Cross Currents by Robert O. Becker Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Cross Currents
Book Review: A must read! Fantastic!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read over 15 books in the realm of magnetic therapy and this is one of the two top books that I enjoyed. Absolutely spellbinding. Get this book!!!!Book Review: A very important book
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is one of the most important books I have read, I agree the cover makes it look a little sensationalist but the book isn't it's very much based on facts, scientific proof, and the many studies that have been conducted. I thought this book would be dated since it was written in 1990 and on a few parts it is but I've read almost every book on EMF's and this book is actually the basis on which most the other books get most of their facts, this book is the best book and most comprehensive on understanding EMFs out there IMO. Only downside is the book can get a little technical on some parts but for the most part a regular person will understand it. I would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend it to anyone and especially doctors (this is the key to the so many "whys" and "hows" in medicine we are unable to solve) , IMO this book should be taught in medical school.Book Review: An exceptional book by a doctor ahead of his time
Summary: 5 Stars
Dr. Becker is a brilliant medical researcher who has devoted his life to the study of something most doctors barely understand that it exists: the body's electrical system.
Among many other topics, Dr. Becker describes
- the body's inbuilt electrical systems,
- how he was able to use electrical current to get bones that would otherwise not have grown together to do so,
- how he offered to create a means of inducing anesthesia with electrical currents, but was politely turned down by lesser doctors,
- how one can measure electrical currents flowing at acupuncture points (in other words, why there must be something to acupuncture),
- why he thinks there may be something to homeopathy,
- to what extent electrical systems play a role in the salamander's ability to regenerate tissue,
- the harm that (everyday) electromagnetic fields can cause.
The tragedy of Dr. Becker is that he is so far ahead of his time that he is largely overlooked. All the same he sometimes paints with a little too broad a brush. All the same, I heartily recommend this book to anyone interested in the life sciences.
Book Review: Cross Currents
Summary: 5 Stars
Very interesting book.
I had a hard time laying the book down.
Everyone should take a look at this.
Book Review: Electromedicine: Putting it on a scientific footing
Summary: 5 Stars
Dr Robert O Becker was an orthopaedic surgeon who researched cell/limb regeneration and ended up as an expert on the effects of electricity on the body. His work puts a sound scientific basis to the area of electric fields. He was involved in reviewing electronic fields for the military which gave him a unique access to data. This allows him to bring together an interesting range of facts.
Hospitals now use a number of devices that are based on his work. One device was patented by Dr Andy Bassett (a student of his) and involved using a magnetic field to speed bone union in fractures.
Another device involves inserting 2 electrodes into a bone or wound which is infected (and thus not healing) and using a mild electric current to kill the bacteria. My friend says they did this to him in hospital recently... so it's obviously catching on.
A third device is being used in hospitals for cancer: using 2 carbon nanotubes (probes) we can liquify cancer tumours using the electroporesis effect (as documented by Dr Robert Beck a physicist). Beck based his work on Kaali and Lyman... and they based their work on preceding work... which I assume included Becker.
A surprising book. Covering topics you don't expect to find mentioned. A book with credibility. A book full of useful facts. A book that advances our knowledge of electronic hazards significantly.
Dr Robert O Becker died in 2008... but not before finally patenting a device for regenerating tissue in 1998 ie. the de-differentiation of specialised cells and their re-differentiation into the required tissue. So who needs stem cells? I'm at a loss why this work hasn't been more widely used or cited... and it's not very complicated either... although I suspect that Becker might have left out a bit of detail.
Becker did do a little bit more work on healthy magnetic fields that isn't documented here... as he also seems to be behind at least one device to improve cell metabolism (similar to Bassett's idea only for the whole body).
The use of electrical stimulation in treating depression and addiction is also an area that is starting to get serious attention eg. refer Dr Meg Patterson (NET) and Dr Robert Beck (Biotuner). Beck gives a fascinating history of this in an audio interview.
Electronic fields can have both positive and negative effects on the body... Becker documents both.
Unfortunately Becker fails to reference his own work properly... but you can find the references in his 1998 patent.
This is not hard reading. Becker keeps it simple. Anyone should have no trouble understanding this.
It is a well informed opinion. Much speculation and myth is based on Beckers work. I found Becker originally by trying to track down who people were referencing when they made claims about electromagnetic fields. Most references seem to be refering to Beckers work... so read from the source?
Beckers previous book "The body Electric" is probably the book most people cite.
If you have to choose between the two... buy the first one... then you'll probably be hooked and buy the second one anyway.
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