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| What Is Your Body Telling You? Using Contact Reflex Analysis to read your body's signals and find the cause of illness. | ||
| By Dr. Keith Jordan | ||
Have you ever walked into a health food store or vitamin aisle at the supermarket and been totally overwhelmed with the number of vitamins, herbs and supplements available? It seems as if there is a vitamin, herb, or supplement for every ailment known to man. But how do you know which one to take for your ailment, and how much, and when? These are very valid questions. After all, you don't start taking supplements simply because you've heard it's effective and "it can't hurt to take it" Often times taking more is not better than less. But how do you know? Contact Reflex Analysis, or CRA, helps to answer all the above questions and so many more. Treating The Cause Not the SymptomAs holistic care providers, we at Optimal Wellness Center are constantly trying to determine the cause of illness, not treat the symptoms or signals the body gives off as a result of illness. By doing this, we not only relieve symptoms but also establish wellness. We consider CRA the "Total Body Modification (TBM) for nutrition" because it takes into account the many layers an illness can take on over time, and also reveals the underlying cause and nutritional deficiency associated with it. This allows us to identify the deficiency the body feels is the top priority and treat it through appropriate nutrition. Typically a patient has more than one problem that needs to be fixed. But by treating what the body feels is the priority usually relieves many symptoms which were merely a secondary result of the primary problem. For example, if the body feels the major problem is a liver that is congested or not functioning at its optimal level and you take supplements for sinus congestion, fatigue, or sleep trouble, the true cause may be food allergies due to liver problems. By taking herbs for any of the above symptoms, you are never going to rid yourself of the problem permanently, because you are treating symptoms caused by the real problem-which is with your liver. |
 | How It Works CRA works much the same way as TBM (see your Optimal Wellness Center professional for further information). CRA uses applied kinesiology, or muscle testing, to determine the cause of illness by asking the body questions at certain reflex points, or fuses on the body. CRA also uses a scoring system. A score of 10/10 at a reflex point is considered optimal. Anything higher or lower would demonstrate an excess or deficiency in energy to that fuse or reflex. Achieving Balance Like "Chi" or life force energy in acupuncture, too much or too little energy is unfavorable. Balance is the key CRA helps the body achieve this balance by identifying the primary nutritional deficiencies associated with the highest priority organ, gland, or structural problem. At this point in treatment, a customized nutritional program is set up specific to the patient's needs and is monitored by the doctor. The patient is told how much of the prescribed nutrition to take, when, with food or without food, and for how long based on what the body says with muscle testing. On subsequent visits, follow-up is performed regarding levels of nutrition, frequency of intake, as well as additional layers of illness that might reveal themselves as former priorities are supplemented. This method provides a way to give the body not only the amount of nutrition it wants, but also in the order it wants. We can therefore "peel back the layers of the onion" according to the body's wishes, addressing what the body signals needs to be treated, when it needs to be treated. |
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