The Testing
I walked into the clinic which was probably a renovated basement of the Naturopathic's own home. Of course I wondered if that meant I was walking into a half-assed operation. However, it pretty much looked like a private clinic with a waiting area and a reception desk. The books were far from what you'd find in a medical clinic. I didn't notice any 3 year old magazines with recipes ripped out or the always-put-you-to-sleep McLean's. What they had were REAL books. Books that you'd actually enjoy reading, yet they were all focused on the practice at hand. Natural medicine, fitness, diet, etc.
I spent about 20 minutes filling out a questionnaire about my health history and my current symptoms. Then I followed Judy Spence into her testing and evaluation room to go over my overall health and begin some testing.
The testing was pretty easy to go through. I had to hold onto a brass bar in my left hand while Judy poked at my acupressure points on my right hand. Basically this was around the nail of my middle finger. The machine is called a Biomeridan Electronic Stimulation Test (BEST) and it is a very interesting tool. It's wired to a Windows XP PC with some custom software to visually select the allergans from a database and sets called Biosets.
I asked many questions about the machine and I've gathered that it basically changes the voltage for each item in the database and then the operator (Judy!) applies the thingy to a pressure point on my finger. While holding the brass bar, the machine reads and sends the data in real time to the PC which visualizes the bioelectrical signals that it is picking up on a graph. Depending on whether the values fall within a certain range on the chart, will show Judy whether I am senstive to the material.
I had strong sensitivities to edible things like Peppers (which I cook with almost every day...especially the hot variety), tomatoes, wheat, yeast, mold (all kinds...even in cheese, which I eat daily of course), cranberry, many spices including those that I eat weekly in our Indian inspired dishes.
As well, there are a number of environmental that I am sensitive to. Things like car exhaust, dust mites, smog (who isn't?), Trees, chemicals in fertilizers and many other things around my living environment.
Lastly, it seems that the most critical of my sensitivities fell in the natural and biological range of irritants. I am experiencing reactions to the natural bacterias that live in my own body! As well, chemicals that are naturally produced in my brain are affecting me. Molecules that spew out of the hypothalmus, pituitary gland and other glands and organs are definately a problem for me. From the sounds of things, my body is trying to kill me.
I was happy to know that Red Wine was not a problem for me.
related links:
BioMeridian
NAET summary
NAET on About.com
I spent about 20 minutes filling out a questionnaire about my health history and my current symptoms. Then I followed Judy Spence into her testing and evaluation room to go over my overall health and begin some testing.
The testing was pretty easy to go through. I had to hold onto a brass bar in my left hand while Judy poked at my acupressure points on my right hand. Basically this was around the nail of my middle finger. The machine is called a Biomeridan Electronic Stimulation Test (BEST) and it is a very interesting tool. It's wired to a Windows XP PC with some custom software to visually select the allergans from a database and sets called Biosets.
I asked many questions about the machine and I've gathered that it basically changes the voltage for each item in the database and then the operator (Judy!) applies the thingy to a pressure point on my finger. While holding the brass bar, the machine reads and sends the data in real time to the PC which visualizes the bioelectrical signals that it is picking up on a graph. Depending on whether the values fall within a certain range on the chart, will show Judy whether I am senstive to the material.
I had strong sensitivities to edible things like Peppers (which I cook with almost every day...especially the hot variety), tomatoes, wheat, yeast, mold (all kinds...even in cheese, which I eat daily of course), cranberry, many spices including those that I eat weekly in our Indian inspired dishes.
As well, there are a number of environmental that I am sensitive to. Things like car exhaust, dust mites, smog (who isn't?), Trees, chemicals in fertilizers and many other things around my living environment.
Lastly, it seems that the most critical of my sensitivities fell in the natural and biological range of irritants. I am experiencing reactions to the natural bacterias that live in my own body! As well, chemicals that are naturally produced in my brain are affecting me. Molecules that spew out of the hypothalmus, pituitary gland and other glands and organs are definately a problem for me. From the sounds of things, my body is trying to kill me.
I was happy to know that Red Wine was not a problem for me.
related links:
BioMeridian
NAET summary
NAET on About.com
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