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F r e e S O A P n o t e s w i t h M a s s a g e B o o k f o r A B M P m e m b e r s : a b m p . u s / M a s s a g e b o o k 103 production of endorphins, hormones that relieve pain. 6 More recently, scientists have been using in-body bioelectric stimulation of the internal body, focused on the deep brain and the vagus nerve, a cranial nerve that extends from the brain stem to the abdomen. This nerve is responsible for hundreds of important bodily functions, such as the regulation of heartbeat, muscle movement, and chemical and neurological responsiveness. In particular, researchers are now stimulating the vagus nerve to treat dozens of different inflammatory conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, hypertension, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, obesity, chronic fatigue, hepatitis, and even cancer. 7 Science is also crediting bioelectric medicine with futuristic treatments for psychiatric disorders, such as depression, schizophrenia, and more. Isn't that interesting? We can even shift our emotions by altering our electrical balance. 8 The central tenet of bioelectric medicine is summarized by biologist James Oschman, PhD, who speaks for hundreds of researchers, healers, and ancient cultures when he recognizes the body as a living matrix—a complex network formed by all systems of the body. Energy is at the core of this matrix and interconnects all human tissue. before structural differentiation in an embryo means that the field predates the organism. He also noticed that when there was abnormal tissue in an organism, the field showed abnormalities. Therefore, reasoned Burr, you can alter anything— from an embryo to diseased tissue—by first changing the external field. In other words, by positively shifting the electrical voltage within a system, you can create a more healed state. 4 Of course, we don't only alter electrical currents by applying field-based healings from outside to in. Case in point: Tufts University is currently using Burr's concept to grow new organs. By altering the voltage in cellular membranes, Tufts's researchers have actually caused eyes to grow outside of the head in tadpoles. 5 The implications of bioelectric therapy don't start and end with organ regeneration. For quite some time, electricity has been considered a safe and drug-free option for treating chronic and acute pain, headaches and migraines, blood flow disorders, and arthritis. The most traditional way this therapy is delivered is via electrodes attached to the skin, with the applied voltage controlled by a connected computer. The electrical flow interrupts pain signals before they reach the brain, also prompting the If you create function where there is dysfunction in electrical flow, you create new patterns for the body, enabling healing.