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George Czerlinski and Tjalling Ypma and. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. December 2011, 17(12): 1165-1173. doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0742.
Published in Volume: 17 Issue 12: December 14, 2011
Online Ahead of Print: November 10, 2011
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George Czerlinski, PhD,1 and Tjalling Ypma, PhD2 1Department of Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. 2Department of Mathematics, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. Address correspondence to: George Czerlinski, PhD Department of Biology Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225 E-mail: gczerlinski@gmail.comABSTRACT
AbstractObjectives: The objectives of this study were to present a simple descriptive and quantitative model of how high potencies in homeopathy arise.
Design: The model begins with the mechanochemical production of hydrogen and hydroxyl radicals from water and the electronic stabilization of the resulting nanodomains of water molecules. The life of these domains is initially limited to a few days, but may extend to years when the electromagnetic characteristic of a homeopathic agent is copied onto the domains. This information is transferred between the original agent and the nanodomains, and also between previously imprinted nanodomains and new ones. The differential equations previously used to describe these processes are replaced here by exponential expressions, corresponding to simplified model mechanisms. Magnetic stabilization is also involved, since these long-lived domains apparently require the presence of the geomagnetic field. Our model incorporates this factor in the formation of the long-lived compound.
Results: Numerical simulation and graphs show that the potentization mechanism can be described quantitatively by a very simplified mechanism. The omitted factors affect only the fine structure of the kinetics. Measurements of pH changes upon absorption of different electromagnetic frequencies indicate that about 400 nanodomains polymerize to form one cooperating unit. Singlet excited states of some compounds lead to dramatic changes in their hydrogen ion dissociation constant, explaining this pH effect and suggesting that homeopathic information is imprinted as higher singlet excited states.
Conclusions: A simple description is provided of the process of potentization in homeopathic dilutions. With the exception of minor details, this simple model replicates the results previously obtained from a more complex model. While excited states are short lived in isolated molecules, they become long lived in nanodomains that form coherent cooperative aggregates controlled by the geomagnetic field. These domains either slowly emit biophotons or perform specific biochemical work at their target.
