Konstantin Korotkov, Ph.D., Prof.

Homeostasis: any self-regulating process by which biological systems maintain stability, while adjusting to conditions with dynamic responses that are optimal for survival. If homeostasis is successful, life continues; if unsuccessful, disaster or death ensues. The stability attained is actually a dynamic equilibrium, in which continuous change occurs yet relatively uniform conditions prevail. [Encyclopedia Britannica, 2005].

Homeostasis in physiology: relative dynamic constancy of the composition and the properties of the internal environment, and stability of the basic physiological functions of the body of a person, animals and plants.

Levels and Zones of Homeostasis

It is possible to speak of the existence of several conditional zones of homeostasis, within the limits of which the person’s body functions. A transition between zones is carried out as the result of sudden changes, but inside every zone there is a discontinuous set of quasi-continuous levels. The transition between them requires energy expenditure.

At a high level of homeostasis, the sympathetic-parasympathetic balance is optimal and close to 100%, the level of entropy is close to the minimum for a given age, which corresponds to the maximum production of negative entropy by the body. Let us call this functional homeostasis zone with the letter H, for Health. This is the zone of optimal functioning for a given age, although within its limits a constant fluctuation occurs at a level of homeostasis.

Fluctuations of the sympathetic-parasympathetic balance take place during the functioning process, leading to a discharge of supplementary energy when the balance is diminished, and energy expenditure as the balance is restored. In other words, the downward motion along the axis of ordinates does not require supplemental energy, whereas upward motion requires an expense of energy, causing an increase in entropy, and this can only be compensated at the expense of an exchange of energies and entropies with the environment. A classic example is the stress reaction of Selye.

When the process of entropy compensation cannot cope with the production of entropy by the body, an uneven transition takes place to a lower adaptation zone which can be designated as HS (Health + Stress). In this condition, a quasi-stable level of autonomic control sets in, which is not optimal and accordingly requires higher energy expenditure with high entropy production. At this adaptation level, the person is considered apparently healthy, however the state of health is unstable: the immune system does not work effectively and the person is prone to infections and tires quickly. Digestion is sluggish and the excretion systems enter a state of flux.

On the EPC/GDV -grams, the HS homeostasis levels are characterized by energy deficit conditions without filter, and by good energy with filter. This is most pronounced in the EPC/GDV diagram where the curve without filter remains in the inner area, while the curve with filter is near the lower limits of the optimal middle zone. Another important sign is the asymmetry in the right and left hands. As a rule, increased dispersion of the parameters of the EPC/GDV diagram for different systems and organs can also be observed. This is shown by the high values of the RMS indicators, expressed in the EPC/GDV images in brackets.

One particular example of the HS homeostasis zone is elderly people with a string of chronic illnesses compensated at the autonomic level, which allows them to function relatively normally when small energy expenditure is minimal.

When total loss of autonomic control occurs, the body unevenly moves to a homeostatic pathology zone P. Here, as a rule, a critical process develops. In the early stages it might not have pronounced symptoms. A specific example of this is the condition of cancer patients in the early stages of development of the illness, when there are no external signs that a pathologic process is developing actively. As will be shown below, the EPC/GDV graph makes it possible to detect characteristic signs of these conditions, linked both to the energy level and its form of organization.

The ASC homeostasis zone is linked to the changing conditions of consciousness. The whole body changes the character of the energy provision and switches over to a special mode in which a whole set of specific effects may appear. Above all this is evident in the characteristic activity of the brain’s network of neurons, and in the specific character of both internal sensations and external signs.

These conditions are also linked to a specific type of EPC/GDV image.

The concept of the homeostasis zones and their EPC/GDV bioelectrography correlates is key when carrying out EPC/GDV analysis.
Complete mastery of these concepts means it is possible to analyze the patient’s condition and, in many cases, make a prognosis of its development.

PARTICULAR FEATURES OF EPC/GDV DATA FOR DIFFERENT HOMEOSTASIS LEVELS

H homeostasis zone

In EPC/GDV images the H homeostasis zone is characterized by a high general energy level. EPC/GDV images without filter are equal, powerful and without particular defects, EPC/GDV images with filter are even. On the EPC/GDV diagram both curves are situated in an optimal zone close to each other. There is a high degree of symmetry, the dispersion of the parameters for different systems and organs is small, that is, the line of the EPC/GDV -diagram is close to the circumference. Separate sectors with energy deficit may appear for one hand only. They are functional in character and disappear after a while.
The H homeostasis zone is optimal for vital functions: “the person is full of strength and energy, thinks clearly, is vivacious, active, strong, sleeps well and wakes without difficulty. Such a person entirely corresponds to his psychological character and age.”

HS homeostasis zone

The HS homeostasis zone is characterized by the presence of energy deficit zones on the EPC/GDV images without filter and reasonably dense compact F images. The activation level is higher than optimal but lower than the stress level, within the limits A = 3-6.
Another sign of the HS homeostasis zone is the inconstancy in time of EPC/GDV images without filter. Taking them on different days, or even during one day, we can observe significant fluctuations of parameters of the EPC/GDV images in a number of cases, and a full change of their aspect.
This is a manifestation of instability of the autonomic control and the abrupt reaction of the body to changes in external conditions. As a whole the HS homeostasis zone is characteristic for most of apparently healthy people, EPC/GDV images are generally very convenient for analysis and allow not only detecting weak zones of the autonomic control but also allow making a prognosis of the condition. This is quite a typical case for the work of doctors practicing holistic medicine. A low level of the autonomic monitoring leads to autonomic imbalance, manifested in the so called ‘vegetosis’, notions of which are being actively developed in modern medicine.
In accordance with EPC/GDV images of the H and HS homeostasis zones, it is possible to analyze the energy condition, or in other words, the level of the autonomic control of different systems and organs in conformity with the EPC/GDV  diagnostic table. In the lower subtotals of the HS zone homeostasis this analysis becomes impossible, that is, the autonomic imbalance is too strong. However, it is then possible to analyze the level of energy reserves in the EPC/GDV images with filter.

P homeostasis zone

Transition to this level is related to prolonged stay in the low sublevels in the HS homeostasis zone, with a dramatic shift in the entropy of the body or under severe stress. Provoking factors, such as harmful chemical substances, carcinogens, radiation even in small doses and pathological micro organisms are constantly in effect. At some point the so-called ‘bifurcation shift’ takes place, and the body loses its autonomic regulation. The systems and organs begin to work, each fulfilling its task, but without any tight overall control.
At first glance it appears that nothing unusual is happening. It could be compared to a high-level orchestra, whose conductor suddenly has to go and call home, and the orchestra rehearsal continues without his participation. Each one of the musicians knows his part perfectly and has the sheet music before him, but after about 15 minutes the viola player starts to discuss yesterday’s football match and loses his place, and the second harpist decides that actually everything sounds perfectly all right without her and slips out on the quiet, rushing off to the hairdresser’s before her evening date. A well-preened set, once it has lost its direction, gently slides into a state of chaos. You can see what it leads to in Fellini’s The Orchestra Rehearsal.
It is the same in the human body. At first glance, everything continues to function, but within the system the source of danger is already increasing. A group of cells, when the body’s control is removed, begins to grow and develop, and creates its own blood circulatory function; it constantly increases in size, thereby creating its own autonomous system within the body system. This process has no symptoms, and for a long time goes unnoticed by its host. When a tumor is detected, the group of cells has already reached an advanced stage of development. This is second or third stage oncology.
In a ‘luckier’ scenario, serious inflammation develops around the ‘risk zone.’ This might be a cancer, renal insufficiency, colitis or many other things. One of the problems is slugging of vessels or arteriosclerosis, which leads to a whole array of cardiovascular illnesses.

Therefore, loss of autonomic regulation is the cause of the most serious illnesses.

In the EPC/GDV images the P homeostasis zone is reflected in quite a specific way. The EPC/GDV images without filter have an almost ideal appearance. They become even and round. At sight it is apparently impossible to distinguish them from the EPC/GDV images of the H homeostasis zone. The EPC/GDV diagram without filter lies on the upper limit of the middle zone or higher and almost coincides with the EPC/GDV diagram with filter.

ASC homeostasis zone

In this condition there is a crossover to the fundamentally different principle of autonomic regulation.
In the ASC homeostasis zone the nature of EPC/GDV images changes completely, and they take on a number of characteristic signs which can initially be split into 3 groups.
‘Double rings,’ which usually appear as a second ring around the EPC/GDV -grams, mainly in the lower sectors, although also in the upper sectors in a number of cases. Often the double ring is not fully formed, and is presented as separate emissions.
The next group are blotches which stand apart, sometimes ‘hanging in clusters’ from the finger, sometimes at some considerable distance. Dynamic measurements have shown that these blotches are very stable and exist throughout the entire measurement, which could be tens of minutes.
The third group are branch-like emissions, both individual and multiple, situated over the whole circumference of the EPC/GDV -gram.
These characteristic signs can appear on all of the fingers at the same time, as well as on individual fingers. As a rule, signs of one group can appear instantaneously. Usually this can be seen in EPC/GDV wF, although in some cases the EPC/GDV F diagrams also acquire a characteristic starry character, and the images of the field become almost empty. This character appears most often in wF, but also in F in the clearest cases. It should be remembered that the nature of the image depends on the processing parameters (primarily the noise parameter), which is why it is necessary to ensure that these parameters are constant.
EPC/GDV images for the ASC homeostasis zone in individual fingers are quite common. This is an indicator of the active energy processes in corresponding zones, as a rule linked to specific pathologies. Moreover, in the majority of cases this is the particular condition of the psyche. These conditions appear most clearly in the so-called altered states of consciousness – ASC ([Bundzen et al., 2000]). People transit into these states through meditation, momentary training and under the influence of psychedelics and hypnosis. Mapping the brain’s activity with the help of modern technology has made it clear that in an ASC, the brain switches over to a special status: the activity in the α frequency range decreases, the activity in other frequency ranges rises, and this activity is distributed from the frontal lobes of the hemisphere of the cerebrum to the periphery, gradually enveloping the whole cerebrum. EPC/GDV  measurements show that changes take place not only in the brain, but in the whole energy system. This shows in a specific type of EPC/GDV -gram which we rank at level IV.
Therefore, when registering such EPC/GDV -grams, it is necessary to examine with which ASC processes they may be linked. In many cases this may be psychic deflection which does not appear in behavior. It could also be lined to drug use, particularly in young people. Branch-like emissions in individual sectors are indicators of acute pathological states in the given system, especially if they appear in symmetrical sectors on the L and R hands. In the case of the EPC/GDV -gram of the ASC homeostasis zones, a sectoral diagnosis is not possible.