What is Biofeedback?

Have you ever heard of a lie detector? It is a biofeedback device used to determine if a person is telling the truth. You can check it for accuracy by asking the person's name. A true answer will show a balanced response on the meter, while a false answer will show an unbalanced response.

This works in a similar fashion for your nutritional, physical, and emotional needs also. Your body knows the answers, and can communicate those answers through biofeedback.

How Does Biofeedback Work?

Biofeedback is a complex topic to understand, however an analogy to something we are all familiar with may help.

Sonar is a technology used in submarines to gather information. For bats, dolphins, and other animals, this ability is built-in. A type of sound wave is sent out, and when it meets an obstacle, it bounces back to the sender. The return signal can tell the sender something about what's out there. In the case of a bat, it may be dinner. For a submarine, it may be information about the contour of the ocean bottom.

Biofeedback is a little like sonar, but much more sophisticated. Each signal that is sent out carries a unique vibrational resonance. These resonances are the "signatures" of things like vitamins, minerals, enzymes, organs, systems, nerves, and other parts of your body. In addition, there are resonances for antibiotics, viruses, bacteria, parasites, molds & fungi, pesticides and other things that you may come in contact with on a regular basis. When a `sent' signature meets with a similar resonance in your body, it sends back a recognition signal.

What does Biofeedback tell you?

According to Dr. Richard Gerber, M.D. in his landmark book, Vibrational Medicine, the acupuncture meridians are the conduits of energy flow that make up a subtle energetic network. It has been demonstrated that the electrical characteristics of the meridians, as measured through the acupoints, contain important information about the status of the body's internal organs.

Gerber points out that the subtle energies flowing through the meridians are not electrical in nature, but are able to induce electrical fields and currents because of their magnetic properties; these energies are a manifestation of the life-force which animates and energizes living systems. He goes on to state that when this flow of energy in the meridian to a particular organ is deficient or unbalanced, patterns of cellular disruption occur.

The meridian system is, then, to the flow of energy what the circulatory system is to the flow of blood, what the nervous system is to the flow of nerve impulses, and what the lymphatic system is to the flow of lymphatic fluid. The energy in the meridians is information for every organ, gland, or tissue along that meridian on how it is to function.

Through advances in technology, a naturopathic practitioner can tap into your body's own communication pathways to discover stresses on the various organs and systems. This will assist the practitioner in establishing a protocol to bring your body back into balance, and thus, back onto the road towards good health.

Can Biofeedback benefit me?

The data gathered by this kind of inquiry can give your health practitioner a very clear picture of the issues that your body is dealing with. For example, you may think that you have an allergy, and that it originates in your lungs, but your body may say, through biofeedback, that the problem originates in your intestines and may be the result of an overly permeable gut lining.

With this kind of information, a tailored program of nutritional support, enzyme therapy, and other changes can be developed. By focusing on your body's relevant issues, and giving it the kind of nutritional and other support it needs, you can recover energy, vitality, and deal with problem issues in order to attain a healthier you.