Bjorn Overbye
Bjorn Overbye | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 (age 78–79) |
| Residence | Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Known for | Biophysics, bioresonance, electromagnetic health research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medical Doctor, Biophysics |
Bjørn Johan Øverbye (born 1947), also written Bjorn Overbye, is a Norwegian physician and author. Trained in both physics and medicine at the University of Oslo, he practiced as a general practitioner and later ran his own clinic, where alongside conventional medicine he pursued research into bioelectricity, electromagnetism and bioresonance as tools for diagnosis and treatment. He is also known for his popular books on acupuncture, nutrition and self-directed health care, and for articles questioning aspects of Albert Einstein's work and the modern rejection of the aether.
Biography
Øverbye studied physics at the University of Oslo before completing a degree in medicine at the same institution, qualifying as a medical doctor in the 1970s. He worked for many years as a general practitioner in southern Norway, in the Arendal and Grimstad (Fevik) area, and holds a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in addition to his medical qualification. In his later career he operated his own laboratory and practice, combining patient care with independent research, before retiring from active clinical practice to focus on writing and a health-oriented blog.
Work
Øverbye's research centred on the biological effects of electromagnetism and on measurement-based methods drawn from the field he described as biophysics. He investigated bioelectricity and electromagnetism as means of diagnosing and treating illness, and studied the health effects of both natural and man-made radiation, including reported effects of exposure from mobile telephones. His monograph Bioresonance Research and Opportunity (2006) describes electro-acupuncture measurements aimed at evaluating whether a silica-crystal design could reduce the biological impact of cellphone exposure. He has also written and lectured on tick-borne illness, publishing on Lyme disease (borreliosis) under titles such as Syk etter flåttbitt ("Ill after a tick bite").
A recurring theme in Øverbye's writing is the relationship between the psychology of science and what can actually be measured in practice. He has expressed the view that while Albert Einstein's theoretical work is intellectually appealing, its practical application is, in his opinion, flawed. He set out this argument in a two-part article on Einstein and the aether published in Nexus magazine (Autumn 2008), in which he revisits classical physics and the concept of the aether.
Books
Øverbye is the author of several Norwegian-language books on health and natural therapies, including:
- Du kan helbrede – Gjør-det-selv-akupunktur (self-directed body acupuncture)
- Frisk uten piller – en innføring i øreakupunktur (an introduction to ear acupuncture)
- Mat er helse (food and health)
- Ja takk, begge deler! Helse i en ny tid
- Den helbredende blomster-energi
- Syk etter flåttbitt (on tick-borne disease)