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14 THE MIRACLE OF ELECTRICITY IN THE BODY

In order to survive, in short, the human body employs electrochem-
ical systems. That part of the body that depends on electricity the most
is the nervous system. The body keeps producing electricity as long as it
suffers no accident or physical disability, and by the electrical energy it
produces, performs its activities day and night. The electrical systems in
living things possess many more advantages than the electrical systems
in mechanical devices. The most important of these advantages is bio-
logical systems’ ability to repair themselves. Should you cut your finger,
for instance, the wound will heal itself within a short time. Again there
is an electrical sequence behind the systems that permit this to happen.
This feature does not exist in—nor can it be replicated by—any artificial
machine.
Another advantage of the electrical system within your body is its
multi-faceted activity. Circulation, the immune system, motion, commu-
nication, digestion, excretion—all these functions take place thanks to
the nervous system. Man-made electrical devices, on the other hand, are
generally restricted to one or at most, several sim-
ilar functions: such as air-conditioning,
heating, mixing, or sweeping—but de-
spite this, they consume high levels of
energy. The electrical energy used by
the body—despite its being used to
operate so many different systems—
is at exceedingly low levels.
In the electrical equipment we
use in everyday life, the strength of the
electricity used—that is, the voltage lev-
el—needs to be kept at a specific level.
However, these levels are regulated
not by the machine itself, but once
again, adjusted by special, man-made
devices. Adaptors and voltage regu-
lators are used to ensure a balanced