Making Waves: Irving Dardik and His Superwave Principle

by Roger Lewin

The biography of a medical maverick who is challenging scientific convention with his astounding approach to achieving and maintaining health.

Dr. Irving Dardik's radical notions about how all matter moves in interconnected waves has drawn deep skepticism from physicists, and his early attempts to put his theory into practice in the field of health care got him banned from practicing medicine in the 1990s. But now, after a decade's worth of rigorous research that seems to support Dardik's SuperWave theory, scientists at such esteemed institutions as MIT, Harvard, and Stanford Research International are signing on with Dardik's team to probe the possibilities. For example, Dardik's unique approach to physical exercise, based on his Principle, has achieved some remarkable successes in reversing symptoms of chronic disease.

Making Waves weaves together two fascinating stories: Dardik's personal progression from vascular surgeon to scientific iconoclast and pioneer, chronicling his struggle to convince the scientific community to take him seriously; and the evolution of his mind-expanding SuperWave Principle. Colleagues--skeptics as well as supporters--consider the impact of SuperWave theory on current thinking about nature on all scales, from the universe to the subatomic world, and in the realms of biology, applied science, and medicine. The resulting read will interest those concerned with their own health and vitality as well as those curious about the fundamental workings of nature.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published September 25, 2005

About the author

Roger Lewin (born 1944) is a British prize-winning science writer and author of 20 books.

Lewin was a staff member of New Scientist in London for nine years. He went to Washington, D.C. to write for Science for ten years as News Editor. An example article was "Evolutionary Theory Under Fire", 21, November 1980, vol. 210, pp 883–887. Lewin wrote three books with Richard Leakey. He became a full-time freelance writer in 1989 and concentrated on writing books. In 1989 Roger Lewin won the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books for Bones of Contention.


In 2000, Lewin formed Harvest Associates with wife Birute Regine for business consulting. Together they wrote, The Soul at Work: Unleashing the Power of Complexity Science for Business Success, Orion Business Books (1999), republished as Weaving Complexity & Business: Engaging the Soul at Work, Texere (2000). He is a member of the Complexity Research Group at the London School of Economics.

Reviews

[Patrick Taylor · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little too 'fanboy' for me. Not enough meat to merit another reading.

[Darran Hughes · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was recommended by Joseph Riggio, whose work I greatly admire. The recommendation however didn't fully suggest what I would gain from it and my first expectation was that of a book in which I would read the theory of Superwaves and their presence in the world... Which I got from the book! However what delighted me more so was the way the book was crafted as not just a factual presentation of a theory, which I fully believe has a huge impact on our understanding of all things, but also as a tale of The Hero's journey in which you get great Insight into the pioneering work of the theory's originator "Irving Dardik" and how the establishment in its many guises reacts to new ideas. its a story of faith, resilience, trial and tribulation, hope, courage and success. It's an inspiration to all who have an idea or passion and lack the courage to follow it...

[George · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book..it's actually a read about excercise and longivity! Vigorous exercise if not done right can kill you. The body has natural rymthms that you should pay attention to...indirectly I think, it makes the case for people who enjoy working out that they should do Tai Chi. Maybe, the Taoist were right after all!