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How To Test Yourself Through Muscle Testing


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hollyres Explorer

I use a technique EVERY TIME I buy new food or products (shampoo/soaps, etc...) that has literally saved my life. I have gotten so good at it that I can tell if my body will reject something just by holding it in my hand (if I will have a huge reaction). It is called muscle testing. This ancent and proven techique works with the energy of the food or product and your body's energy, so don't worry about packaging.

1) hold the product up to the center of your chest (what ever arm is most comfortable)

2) put your other arm out straight to the side, make it stiff, but not too stiff

3) have a person push down on your extended arm, lightly, but enough to give it push down--don't resist too hard, but see if you can resist

4) then put the product down and repeat the process with nothing in your hand--was there a difference?

If your arm goes down while holding a product to your chest, you cannot tolerate that product. You will begin to see if your arm is weak or not, this is muscle testing. You can also hold the a product up to your chest and clasp your thumbs/pointer fingers together to make a chain. If you can brake the chain, you are weak, and shouldn't have that product. If you are strong, it is fine. I don't like this method as much, not quite as reliable for me, but I use it if no one is around to push my arm down.

My husband (the biggest skeptic in the whole world) tests me regularly, especially when I am going through a spell of feeling bad--we use it to figure out what I shouldn't have. I tried a new vitamin without testing it and began feeling awful, but we couldn't figure it out, then we tested me on it and I could barely hold my arm out straight with the box up to my chest.

Hope this helps someone!


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luvs2eat Collaborator

Are you being serious? I actually tried this... no difference whatsoever for any food I was holding.

purple Community Regular

My daughters osteopath diagnosed her allergic to gluten on her first doc visit very similar to this. Months before he diagnosed my mom...I think it was lead in her heart. Anyway my mom (72) is all better now. I thought he was nuts :blink: watching him. Then my daughters roommate said she had a doc that did the same thing for another problem. It works. My mom and daughter were laying down and he used all kinds of what I call "potion" bottles...like lead, mercury, etc(he had a whole box full) by putting them on their chest. Then they had to push his arm and sometimes they could push it and sometimes not. Also they had to wear funny shaded glasses, it was something to do with their eyes. It was pretty wild but hey...no surgery and no meds and no more visits. We called it a body lie detector test. It works! One of those things you have to see to believe but you still walk away feeling weird about it.

neesee Apprentice
I use a technique EVERY TIME I buy new food or products (shampoo/soaps, etc...) that has literally saved my life. I have gotten so good at it that I can tell if my body will reject something just by holding it in my hand (if I will have a huge reaction). It is called muscle testing. This ancent and proven techique works with the energy of the food or product and your body's energy, so don't worry about packaging.

1) hold the product up to the center of your chest (what ever arm is most comfortable)

2) put your other arm out straight to the side, make it stiff, but not too stiff

3) have a person push down on your extended arm, lightly, but enough to give it push down--don't resist too hard, but see if you can resist

4) then put the product down and repeat the process with nothing in your hand--was there a difference?

If your arm goes down while holding a product to your chest, you cannot tolerate that product. You will begin to see if your arm is weak or not, this is muscle testing. You can also hold the a product up to your chest and clasp your thumbs/pointer fingers together to make a chain. If you can brake the chain, you are weak, and shouldn't have that product. If you are strong, it is fine. I don't like this method as much, not quite as reliable for me, but I use it if no one is around to push my arm down.

My husband (the biggest skeptic in the whole world) tests me regularly, especially when I am going through a spell of feeling bad--we use it to figure out what I shouldn't have. I tried a new vitamin without testing it and began feeling awful, but we couldn't figure it out, then we tested me on it and I could barely hold my arm out straight with the box up to my chest.

Hope this helps someone!

I prefer to read the ingredient list. It's always worked for me. ;)

Live2BWell Enthusiast

I was never tested for allergies using muscle testing technique, but I was tested for conditions/ailments at one point (about a year and a half ago when I was seeing a nautropath.) Anyway, admittedly so I thought some of it was cooky, and couldn't understand how that could possibly be true - but according to my results I had parasitism, an infection, severe inflammatory responses, I was low on various different hormones also. Ofcourse, I was skeptical, and it sounded a bit "out there." Considering that a) it's so different from traditional medicine and B) naturopathy isn't covered under my insurance whatsoever and is very expensive ~ I never went back.

Fast forward two years later, and I have been diagnosed with intestinal parasites, diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, and still struggling with various other diagnoses *sigh* and not getting very far.

Needless to say I'm not as skeptical as I once was, and my interest is definitely peaked :o

I have a book on this technique that my naturopath suggested, called "The Ultimate Healing System: The Illustrated Guide to Muscle Testing & Nutrition" by Don Lepore; It's very interesting. Hmm, maybe I'll pick it up again :P

feelingbetter Rookie

My doctor uses the same procedure. I too thought this was a stange method. However when I first started seeing him in March/08 I couldn't walk from my house to my car. He diagnosed the gluten intolerance which was later verified through enterolab. He has also found lots of other problems. My energy is now at about 60%. He has saved my life. I am taking all kinds of vitamins and minerals but I am healing.

jerseyangel Proficient

My chiropractor/accupuncturist in New Jersey also used muscle testing for certain things.


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You just have to be careful. I worked with a woman who had this done and was told to avoid wheat, but told that she could have a little bit of something once a week. It was around the time celiac disease was mentioned to me by a doctor and I was asking her about her symptoms. I really believe she has celiac disease but she was given inadequate info and happy that she can just change her diet a bit and avoid wheat most of the time and feel better and avoid that scope/biopsy that the reg. Dr. suggested. I hope that she gets more accurate info before those pieces of cake at work catch up to her. The practicioner's intuition was in the right direction but his/her knowledge to diagnose a disease and provide her patient with all the information necessary to treat it was not there and not just in the case of celiac disease but with other health problems as well, I'm sure. Not that our Dr.'s do much beter with celiac disease ;) I had a chiropractor that used a combo of eastern and western techniques and used the technique mentioned as well and his knowledge of certain things was better than Dr.s but I would not rely on him to diagnose a major health problem. At best I would take what he revealed and go to a western Dr. and get tested for things that relate. Don't get me wrong. I'm not a big fan of western medicine either.

jerseyangel Proficient
You just have to be careful. I worked with a woman who had this done and was told to avoid wheat, but told that she could have a little bit of something once a week. It was around the time celiac disease was mentioned to me by a doctor and I was asking her about her symptoms. I really believe she has celiac disease but she was given inadequate info and happy that she can just change her diet a bit and avoid wheat most of the time and feel better and avoid that scope/biopsy that the reg. Dr. suggested. I hope that she gets more accurate info before those pieces of cake at work catch up to her. The practicioner's intuition was in the right direction but his/her knowledge to diagnose a disease and provide her patient with all the information necessary to treat it was not there and not just in the case of celiac disease but with other health problems as well, I'm sure. Not that our Dr.'s do much beter with celiac disease ;) I had a chiropractor that used a combo of eastern and western techniques and used the technique mentioned as well and his knowledge of certain things was better than Dr.s but I would not rely on him to diagnose a major health problem. At best I would take what he revealed and go to a western Dr. and get tested for things that relate. Don't get me wrong. I'm not a big fan of western medicine either.

I think you're absolutely right... I was also muscle tested by a Kinesiologist before I had ever heard of Celiac. He told me to avoid, among other things, wheat, oats, barley and rye. He also said that if I found a noodle at the bottom of my soup bowl, not to worry--and put me on suppliments that contained things like wheat germ.

He was "in the right church, but the wrong pew", so to speak.

Of course, it took conventional doctors over 20 years to diagnose me--and that was after I suspected gluten and persued it.

Cinnamon Apprentice

But if this really worked, wouldn't we all collapse in the bread aisle of the grocery store with all those bad vibes surrounding us?

Rachel--24 Collaborator

Hi,

I've had LOTS of muscle testing and I absolutely LOVE it. :)

I really hadn't tried anything like this until about a year and a half ago. My Dr. sent me to this "voodoo" lady (thats what I called her at the time :P ) and I wasnt all that thrilled about it....but I went because my Dr. said she was good.

She wasnt doing muscle testing....but electrodermal screening...and with her testing she was able to identify alot of my issues.

Through her I got set up with a Dr. who does an advanced form of kinesiology called autonomic response testing (ART). It has been very accurate and extremely helpful. My health has improved alot since I started seeing her. She tests me for many things...and when she identifies the biggest "stressors" she then tests the various treatment options and based on my body's response she can determine how effective the treatment is for me as well as how well my body tolerates the product.

That has been the biggest help to me....I'm highly sensitive and prior to this type of testing I was reacting to everything I would try. Since then I'm no longer having that problem....I dont take anything that does not test well for me.

Sometimes its difficult for her to find something that works for me....because my body seems to react negatively to ALOT of things.....but so far so good with the things that do test well for me. :)

I also saw another Dr. who used applied kinesiology.

With 3 different types of testing.....electrodermal screening, ART and applied kinesiology.....the results were pretty similar. The biggest issues that came up for me were the same in all of the tests.

One of them tried to teach me how to test myself.....by holding the item against my chest while standing straight up...and seeing whether my body leads towards the item....or starts falling back. If you lean toward it...it means your body "accepts" it...if you lean away.....well, your body doesnt like it.

I tried it but I'm just not good at it. I'm no good at testing myself so I only trust the Dr.'s to do it.

I remember testing lots of different things and the only thing that I had a clear response to was peanut butter. I totally almost fell backward! :o

I know I cant eat peanut butter....but there were other things I tested which I know are bad for me and I wasnt able to get as clear of a response.

They said it takes practice but I dont think I have enough patience. :P

They also tried to teach me the one where you you link your fingers and try to break through...but I'm no good at that one either. :(

purple Community Regular

I talked to my daughter tonite about it and she said that she was taught it in one of her college classes. This was before she ever went to the doc.

hollyres Explorer

Muscle testing isn't for everyone--that is for sure. It works very well for me, and it takes practice, patience, and an element of belief. I do feel strongly that we should check the labels, but sometimes it is the chemicals, additives, or other allergic reactions that can get us from a food or product.

For those who choose to give it a try--good luck! I'm really not crazy :D

fedora Enthusiast

honestly, musle testing saved my life probably.

At 19 I was itching from the inside out ALL OVER. IT was horrible and I thought I would go crazy. A string of events led me to a natural supplement store. By coincidence a chiroparactor was there. I was able to see him after the lady at the store said I should. He muscle tested me and I cam up weak to wheat. This was in June 1995 and I was 19. Within a week off of wheat my itching stopped. I knew no one with food allergies. I would have never thought of this ever. Stupidly I began to eat wheat again after a few months. I was careful though. In 1999 I was tested by someone and we worked on my intestional health.

I didn't hear about gluten intolerance or celiac until June of 2003, eight years later. I had gone off wheat again at the beginning of that year.

My babies were muscle tested when they were babies and were having mucus and colic. It was very helpful

I went and saw someone who has been muscle testing for 30 years this January. I tested weak to gluten grains and all other grains except corn and rice. She was soooo adament about avoiding gluten. She gave me a very good list of hidden gluten. She said none ever. Also pork , beef, and turkey which I did not eat pork and beef anyways.

My chiropractor does it too.

I can not do it to myself.

I do not think it is 100% accurate 100% of the time, but what is?

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Terri V Newbie
On 7/12/2008 at 8:48 PM, Rachel--24 said:

Hi,

 

I've had LOTS of muscle testing and I absolutely LOVE it. :)

 

I really hadn't tried anything like this until about a year and a half ago. My Dr. sent me to this "voodoo" lady (thats what I called her at the time :P ) and I wasnt all that thrilled about it....but I went because my Dr. said she was good.

 

She wasnt doing muscle testing....but electrodermal screening...and with her testing she was able to identify alot of my issues.

 

Through her I got set up with a Dr. who does an advanced form of kinesiology called autonomic response testing (ART). It has been very accurate and extremely helpful. My health has improved alot since I started seeing her. She tests me for many things...and when she identifies the biggest "stressors" she then tests the various treatment options and based on my body's response she can determine how effective the treatment is for me as well as how well my body tolerates the product.

 

That has been the biggest help to me....I'm highly sensitive and prior to this type of testing I was reacting to everything I would try. Since then I'm no longer having that problem....I dont take anything that does not test well for me.

 

Sometimes its difficult for her to find something that works for me....because my body seems to react negatively to ALOT of things.....but so far so good with the things that do test well for me. :)

 

I also saw another Dr. who used applied kinesiology.

 

With 3 different types of testing.....electrodermal screening, ART and applied kinesiology.....the results were pretty similar. The biggest issues that came up for me were the same in all of the tests.

 

One of them tried to teach me how to test myself.....by holding the item against my chest while standing straight up...and seeing whether my body leads towards the item....or starts falling back. If you lean toward it...it means your body "accepts" it...if you lean away.....well, your body doesnt like it.

 

I tried it but I'm just not good at it. I'm no good at testing myself so I only trust the Dr.'s to do it.

 

I remember testing lots of different things and the only thing that I had a clear response to was peanut butter. I totally almost fell backward! :o

 

I know I cant eat peanut butter....but there were other things I tested which I know are bad for me and I wasnt able to get as clear of a response.

 

They said it takes practice but I dont think I have enough patience. :P

 

They also tried to teach me the one where you you link your fingers and try to break through...but I'm no good at that one either. :(

What city is your doctor located in? What is her name and phone number? I’ve been looking for someone like her  

Thanks,  Terri 

GFinDC Veteran
On 9/12/2019 at 1:55 AM, Terri V said:

What city is your doctor located in? What is her name and phone number? I’ve been looking for someone like her  

Thanks,  Terri 

Hi Terri,

Rachel-24 hasn't visited the forum since 2009. So she won't see your question.

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