Electro-Photonic Imaging (EPI) as an Ancillary Study Suggestion.

Rajan Narayan

EPI is a development of Russian researchers based on traditional medicine of China that is also consistent with the traditional medicine system of India. It is an effort to objectively assess what Chinese and Indian traditional medicine practitioners have done through ages by feeling the pulse in the forearm below the wrist and quantify it in terms of physiological systems understood in modern medical sciences.

While several types of equipment are available today in the market to serve as an objective surrogate for the ancient system of pulse reading, to the best of our knowledge EPI stands alone in explaining its full basis and in translating it completely in terms of communication of organ systems as understood by modern physiology.

HIGHLY TRAINED AND CAREFUL MEASUREMENT REQUIRED FOR PROPER

USE – Past tests by researchers of such equipment has found the readings lacking reliability from a standpoint of a static physiological system. Thoughts, environment, exercise, food or medicines, etc. immediately change the readings and hence have been discarded as not meaningful. However these observed changes are consistent with changes in gene transcription that changes from moment to moment. Evidence of before and after a single yoga-type practice on gene expression has been studied. [1,2] Therefore, such tools like EPI must be used by highly-trained researchers in clinical trials when all factors that are not normal to the person, that can affect the EPI/gene expression readings, are minimized as much as possible for meaningful results. But more importantly, EPI can be used as an immediate predictor of the long term impact of any treatment when reading is done pre and post of a singular treatment. Such an observed phenomenon is consistent with the findings of long term impact of consistent gene expression on neuroplasticity. [3-5]

Further, this confounding issue of varying EPI readings must be understood in the context of the post human genome study two decades back. If we understand the moment by moment functioning of the human system as dependent on the predictable pattern of instructions from the brain and neural system, and the varying aspect coming from the changes in gene transcription from epi-genetic factors (including thoughts, activities, food or medicine, presence of others, any environment change, etc.) which may change from moment to moment, then we can understand the genius of the ancient systems of medicines of India and China, the role of pulse reading and the readings of EPI.

– 2 to 4 is low communication indicative of weakness in the specific organ system.

– Less than 2 is considered very weak.

– 6 to 8 is considered overactive communication within the organ system indicative of some imbalance or disturbance or extraordinary activation in the organ system. [Theoretically, the body’s system may be able to fix itself some of the time. If it fails to do, the organ system may weaken and become eventually become non-functional. In the case when a system is weak, hyper-activation may happen in the process of healing.]

– Over 8 indicates high level of communication – severe imbalance or changes that has excited the body’s communication.

Since 5 is absolute normal, changes in readings of 0.5 or more (10% of absolute normal) from any treatment/intervention may be considered significant and less than that may possibly be ambient movement.
The algorithm and calibration is largely based on modern adult Caucasian population. The absolute numbers are cautioned to be considered only useful for such people when read with proper calibration
(which resets the voltage of the electro-magnet). However, in our experience with over 600 people in the United States, it applies to all races, although conditioning may change the readings (as observed for
mountain-climbing Sherpas in Nepal) and would require a different kind of interpretation. Relative numbers of the organ systems may be used across all subjects irrespective of race or conditioning.

Studies with more details of this system with pictures of reports can be viewed at
http://lifeinyoga.org/App_Downloads/EPI_YogaSession.PDF
http://lifeinyoga.org/App_Downloads/EPI_Diabetes.PDF
http://lifeinyoga.org/App_Downloads/EPI_Pain.PDF

The protocol for yoga therapy treatment is as follows:

 Start with conventional diagnosis of condition and consider yoga interventions that are
researched for the particular condition.

 Consider the weakest system identified by EPI, no matter what disease condition is reported.

 In combination of the two considerations apply suitable yoga protocol and seek to learn how
subject feels, while also looking for EPI reading changes.

 Recommend therapy based on both EPI readings and reported experience of subject.

 [Integrated with Ayurvedic Pulse Reading, the concept of moving from Vikrati to Prakriti can also be used.]

Illustrative Cases Relevant to NHLBI

While all the cases described use yoga therapy, given what we do, the pre-post readings of EPI from any intervention that are predictive of future improvement and the insights developed into root cause are the points of these examples. [Yoga therapy is NOT the point of these cases.]

HYPERTENSION

52 year-old female on hypertension medication for 10 years. Using Losartan 50 mg from 2014, but detected with hypertension 2006 and started with other medications.

Reading of “Cerebral Zone” communication energy (indicative of abnormal blood pressure):

Sep 9, 2016 Walk-in Reading 3.43

Sep 9, 2016 After 5 mins of slow alternative nostril breathing 4.94 (significant change)

Oct 14, 2016 Walk-in Reading after 4 weeks of daily practice 4.43 (evidence of lasting change)

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Electro-Photonic Imaging (EPI) as an Ancillary Study Suggestion