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Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis

by: James L. Oschman
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0443062617  9780443062612 

Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis
By James L. Oschman




Product Description:

There is growing interest world wide in the field of mind-body medicine and the effect which the natural "energy forces" within the body play in the maintenance of normal health and wellbeing. This in turn has led to interest in how these energies or forces may be channelled to assist in healing and restoration to health. This book, written by a well known scientist with a degree in biophysics and a PhD in biology, brings together for the first time evidence from a wide range of disciplines which is beginning to pre an acceptable explanation for the energetic exchanges that take place in all therapies.




Summary: A must for al energy therapists
Rating: 5

This book is frankly amazing! I devoured it from begining to end and it's the sort of book you have to read several time to get the full benefit of all the information in it.

It presents a rational, scientific, no-nonsense view of energy medicine outlined in a an unbiased objective way. What really stands out is that all the facts stated are backed up by research papers listed at the end of each chapter so that all claims made can be investigated by checking out those research papers. Also, what amazed me is that the research quoted in the book comes from well known scientists, Nobel Prize winners etc.

Basically, what Oschman is saying is that all the facts are out there and available to anyone who cares to take a look. Anyone reading this book with an open mind will have no doubt that energy is a valid form of healing. An ideal book for teachers looking to present a rational approach to explaining how energy works.

Well done!



Summary: There is overwhelming scientific evidence for energy medicine
Rating: 4

Interesting book on various energy healing modalities. I would have preferred it if the book had some details on how to go about using these techniques, though. The other reviewers have already mentioned what I would have mentioned so there's no need to repeat it again.

If you want scientific evidence that magnetic therapy works, all roads lead to the Albert Roy Davis laboratory. They are solely responsible for the surge of interest in magnetic therapy in the 90's. Experiments with magnetism/electromagnetism were not consistently reproduceable until Davis' discovery (that the North and South poles of magnetism are two separate energies with opposite effects) began to be understood by other researchers in the field. The book, "The Magnetic Effect", by Albert Roy Davis and Walter C. Rawls, Jr., is the pioneer book on how to use magnetism for healing numerous ailments. There was a study published in the Journal of the National Medical Association, Vol. 82, No.9 (1990), that confirmed the cancer discoveries of Davis and Rawls. "The experiment with human lung carcinoma cells verified the statement by Davis and Rawls that there is an increase in the growth curve of human lung carcinoma cells when exposed to positive polarity magnetic fields." "This experiment verified the statement that different magnetic field polarities produce different effects; while one polarity produced a decrease in the growth curve, the opposite produced an increase (Figure 1)."

Davis and Rawls are trailblazers in the fields of electromagnetic healing, ESP, agriculture, anti-aging, laying on of hands, intelligence research... There is no end to this list because their discoveries can be utilized in all fields of human knowledge. To understand what I'm talking about read their first book, "Magnetism and Its Effects on the Living System". Incredible doesn't begin to describe the revolutionary discoveries covered in this book and how they will change the world as we know it. It is the closest thing to a blueprint for a true Utopian society that I have ever found.



Summary: Energy Medicine
Rating: 2

The author took too much time explaining science of energy. If you have already read up on energy and the science behind it, this book is repetitive. I prefer Dr Gerber's "Vibrational Medicine".



Summary: Excellent but limited
Rating: 4

The author does a superb job in illustrating the advances in scientific knowledge. It is amazing to me to learn how far advanced science is in discovering the workings of the body. It is also amazing to learn that so many "far out" methods of healing are now appoaching mainstream.

I was fortunate to have had a Reiki treatment. The session took about 20 minutes. All that time I could feel the pleasant heat from the therapist's hands although they never touched me. This experience made me more receptive to the author's comments, as there are many references to the effectiveness of hands on therapy.

I also liked the short chapters on each issue where the subject matter was covered in detail with explanatory diagrams.

My only concern, and why four instead of five stars, is that I would think that some people would have difficulty not only in accepting his presentations but also the amount of detail involved. This book is not for you if you read it with a prejudgment. Again, if it were not for my Reiki experience, I would have had some difficulty.

In summary, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and the author's style. I hope that you do also.



Summary: Energy Medicine, the Scientific Basis
Rating: 5

Great book on the exploration of energy and health. Helps us to understand different healing arts.