The Body Electric: Electromagnetism And The Foundation Of Life

Dive into the electrical foundations of life with “The Body Electric” by Robert O. Becker MD and Gary Selden — essential reading for bioelectromagnetics researchers, integrative medicine practitioners, regenerative medicine enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the role electrical fields play in biological function, healing, and the organisation of living systems.

Robert Becker was an orthopaedic surgeon and researcher who spent decades investigating the body’s endogenous electrical fields and their role in tissue repair, bone regeneration, and the body’s broader organisational systems — work that put him in direct conflict with the mainstream medical establishment of his time and resulted in research that has since proven foundational to the field of bioelectromagnetics. The book documents his research into the DC electrical currents that flow through living tissue, how those currents change in response to injury and guide the healing process, the discovery that salamanders and other organisms can regenerate lost limbs partly through bioelectrical mechanisms, and his investigations into the potential biological effects of man-made electromagnetic fields. The scientific content is presented accessibly for general readers while maintaining the rigour of a researcher defending controversial work on empirical grounds.

Whether you are a researcher in regenerative medicine or bioelectromagnetics, an integrative medicine practitioner, a student of the history of medicine, or simply a curious reader interested in the electrical dimension of life that most biology textbooks leave unexplored, this book remains one of the most thought-provoking and influential works in its field.