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Muscle-Testing and Applied Kinesiology: Uses and Tips on How to Use it

  • Posted on January 27, 2009 at 2:53 pm



Muscle testing is an empowering energy technique that most anyone can use to better their health. Muscle testing functions as a subconscious lie-detector test and is used by challenging any muscle of the body. Over the years I have answered numerous questions about muscle testing, how it is used, how to make it more accurate, how people misuse it, and what things to pay attention to. This is the culmination of all those questions. Before using muscle testing, meditate or pray to become a clear channel and leave your ego out of the answers. Intention is everything in the world of healing.

You obtain better answers from your muscle testing by asking better questions. For example: Do I have permission to ask this question? Is this something I should let go of or participate in? Can I share this information? Am I asking the right question? Is there anything else I should be asking? And, will this be reasonable and in alignment with my morals and values?

Always ask yes or no questions–be clear and present when asking. Ask only one question at a time.

In Healing Work I use muscle testing for: Doing body scans for disrupted energy, testing for vanishing twins, to determine which disease is most plausible from a list of rule outs, for doing chiropractic adjustments on animals or figuring out where to place spot magnets, to determine the best treatments or healers to use, for emotional clearing work, to ask which flower essences, herbs, supplement, crystal and foods to combine for relaxation, immune building, serenity, and health. Muscle testing can also be used to test amounts.

Using Muscle Testing for Allergy testing: It’s useful for asking what side effects or benefits are being caused by a particular drug and in testing which flower, bulbs, grasses, shrubs, trees, molds and mildews or pollens you are allergic to.

Some fun and different ways to use muscle testing: Use it to test who is visiting from the other side, for backtracking the core cause of death, to choose which clothes to wear for best health or to look the best in an interview, and to pick the perfect gift or card for someone you love.

For Organizing Things: If goals and accomplishing tasks are important to you, muscle testing can be most helpful in prioritizing tasks and in determining how much time to spend on each item.

For Pet Health: Muscle testing can be used to communication with your animals. Ask your pet which foods they like and which will help their health, which name they would like to be called, or if they would like a companion. In my veterinary practice I use muscle testing to determine what the best antibiotic is to send home and for determining which foods to use in creating a personalized raw food diet.

I use muscle testing for nutrition and dieting by testing which emotions trigger the cravings for certain foods, to test which ingredients a person is allergic to and for asking the amounts of raw fruits and vegetables that would be best for the body.

For Spiritual Issues, muscle testing is used to: test the number of past lives or the number of lifetimes you have spent with someone, to track past lives, to ask whether someone is in your soul-pod, in tracking down spiritual lessons to focus on with a person and for tapping into the Akashic records.

In Helping with Environmental Issues, it can be used for: finding and clearing energy vortexes in a house, dowsing to find water, minerals, and the best places to build.

For learning purposes, muscle testing can be used to test the percent truth of a book or chapter, to test the truthfulness of a newspaper article, theory, or paper. I often use muscle testing to determine which books to purchase, or which topics to study next.

In Plant Healing muscle testing can be used to communicate with your yard, your garden and individual plants. Yes, plants talk too. I use it to figure out where to plant individual plants and to ask where the plant wants to be and if it is happy where it’s at, when to water, or what a plant needs to be healthier (more sun, water, soil, micronutrients, fertilizer, drafts, etc.)

Biomedical Engineering Online

  • Posted on January 25, 2009 at 9:10 am



Yes, there are online degrees offered by Biomedical Engineering Schools. Students can get bachelor and master degrees through accredited online Biomedical Engineering colleges and universities.

The field of Biomedical Engineering combines the fields of engineering and medicine for the advancement of health care. Biomedical Engineering schools teach analysis and problem solving for the advancement of medical technology and medical care. Degree programs in Biomedical Engineering prepare graduates for careers in imaging, medical image processing, medical image archiving, electronic communication systems, and design and development of biomedical products.

Degree studies in Biomedical Engineering colleges and universities cover three areas: biology, medicine, and engineering. Students can expect to perform research with chemists and medical scientists, learn to develop systems and products for medical use, and learn techniques for evaluating artificial organs and devices for replacing body parts that have lost their function. Online Biomedical Engineering universities and colleges often offer graduate studies for pursuing master or doctoral level biomedical and research degrees.

Biomedical Engineering degree programs prepare students for careers working with health care therapists, technicians, nurses, and physicians. Professionals with Biomedical Engineering degrees will design instruments, devices and software; develop innovative medical procedures; and perform research to solve clinical problems.

Graduates of Biomedical Engineering universities and colleges will find positions in hospitals, universities, research facilities, medical research institutions, government regulatory agencies, and in educational systems.

Some degrees in Biomedical Engineering are available completely through online studies. However, upper level programs of study may require previous education and, sometimes, experience in the biomedical field before admission to Biomedical Engineering degree programs. Additionally, laboratory courses for completion of Biomedical Engineering degrees may require some on-campus studies. Consult with schools regarding degree completion requirements.

If you are interested in learning about the field of Biomedical Engineering, feel free to research our site for more in-depth information and resources.

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Revealed – The Real Truth About Cold Medicines and What You Can Do to Protect Your Child

  • Posted on January 24, 2009 at 6:52 am



In the course of researching the topic of swine flu, I came across this article and thought it would be appropriate to include it.

When our kids are suffering with a cold, it’s pretty common for parents to reach for the over-the-counter bottle of cough syrup or cold medications. But recently both the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued guidelines regarding cold and cough medications that may surprise you.

The MHRA issued an advisory announcing that cough and cold medications do not work on children ages 6 to 12. In fact, the MHRA advisory went on to note that such medicines may even cause harmful side effects, such as trouble sleeping and hallucinations.

Similarly, the U.S. FDA issued a new guideline recommending that children age 2 and under no longer be given cold and cough medicines because they are not effective and they may cause dangerous side effects.

What should parents do instead? Of course, be sure to consult with a physician to make sure something more serious than the common cold isn’t at work. Then, consider some natural remedies to help a sick child feel better:

- Chicken soup. Yes, it’s a cliche, but this remedy seems to have some validity. Studies have shown that chicken soup can actually help ease the symptoms of respiratory-tract infections.

- Try treating a cough with honey. My mother would love this, as she typically treated a cough with this home remedy. And studies support that it’s actually more effective than over-the-counter medicines. Try mixing it with a little warm water or non-caffeinated herbal tea. NOTE: Be sure never to give honey to a child under the age of one year old, as babies face a risk of botulism from consuming honey.

- Use saline nose drops or sprays. This is a natural remedy and alternative to medications and can help open up blocked nasal passages.

- Use a cool-mist humidifier. By increasing the humidity in the child’s room, this can also help alleviate congestion and help the child breathe easier.

- Plenty of rest. Again, a bit of a cliche but true. A child with a well-rested body is better able to fight off an illness. You can even encourage a sick child to rest by darkening the room, giving a back rub, even playing some soothing music in the background.

One Reason You Might Need CBC Blood Tests – Anemia

  • Posted on January 23, 2009 at 10:59 pm



A commonly prescribed medical test used these days to decipher if you are sick, experiencing trouble, healthy or to better pinpoint a current internal, medical issue, such as anemia, is a blood test known as a Complete Blood Count Test, or more commonly, CBC, the acronym.

Anemia strikes and affects more than three million men and women each and every year, among the American population. In fact, Anemia, of all blood conditions is the most common.

Humans could not carry on unless we had blood flowing from top to bottom within our bodies. Thus it makes perfect sense it is one of the first tests ordered by your doctor when determining diagnosis. CBC blood tests are often shouted by doctors in t.v. dramas these days, but in actuality, it is a vital step in being sure what is normal and what is abnormal with you, internally.

In the case of Anemia, your doctor may prescribe a complete blood count test to detect is lacking the vital, red blood cells that all humans need in order to get and maintain an optimal amount of oxygen in your blood. Oxygen fuels each of your organs so that they may perform best: ensuring a healthy heart, lungs, brain, every major organ and all the minor organs in between depend on oxygen.

If your blood has too few red blood cells, another factor comes into play: low counts of hemoglobin, ultimately resulting in too little iron in your blood. A major and most common reason why individuals fall short of energy, constantly feel tired and fatigued

A CBC blood test [http://www.healthylivingstraighttalk.com/cbcbloodtestscompleteblood.html] can be prescribed by a doctor simply when you’re are under the weather, chronically tired, or even if you simply have a common cold. You don’t have to be inches from your death bed, nor obviously ill to have CBC blood tests ordered.

Next time you have an appointment with your doctor, physician or alternative practitioner for your yearly check-up, if your doctor doesn’t order a CBC Blood Test, by all means, ask he or she does. It is the cheapest, most simple, maybe even life-saving thing you can do and should do at least once a year.

Your complete blood count test, or CBC represents your internal (which fuels your exterior) health and if there is something to worry about, odds are, warning signs will be found within your blood and its makeup. There are exceptions to the case, but be on the safe side, anyways. Many determining factors are researched with CBC Blood Tests: white blood cells and red blood cells or levels, the HCT (or Hematocrit, which basically is defined by the volume of space which your blood takes up), Hgb (or Hemoglobin which accounts for the oxygen inside your blood cells), and platelet counts which determines your blood’s ability to clot.

Too many or too few of another essential part of your blood, depending on what numbers reveal themselves could be a alert that tells your medical team what is really happening inside you. While the diagnosis variations can be numerous and cover a wide spectrum, having your CBC Blood Test at least once per year, after visiting your doctor can hand you answers to most questions about your internal and external health, that physical touch, listening to your heart, checking your lungs and using a tongue depressor just can’t do.

A CBC (Complete Blood Count) Test (or Tests) can provide you specific answers to why you’re fatigued, not feeling ‘normal’, showing bruising for ‘no reason’, having chest pains, have an infection, are showing allergic reactions, plus a truck load of other potential issues. But, perhaps even more vital, these blood tests allow you the potentially life-saving, life stretching benefit of catching early alerts and signs of maybe hazardous and life shortening trouble if allowed to grow. Write this down now for both yourself and your family to consistently (at least annually) take part in a CBC Blood Test or Complete Blood Count Tests. Sure, may save your life, but even if nothing is terribly out of order, it is a simple way to boost the quality of your life.

FREE Light and Sound Machine Software for Stress – Anxiety – Meditation – Hypnosis – Relax – Sleep

  • Posted on January 22, 2009 at 1:39 pm



Since 1997, Herbert Benson, of the Harvard Medical School, has reaffirmed that “Sixty to ninety percent of [doctor-patient] visits are prompted by conditions related to stress.” Especially in today’s world, stress management is truly vital to emotional, relational, and overall physical health. As a psychologist, I understand that most tend to consider meditative exercises as too difficult to learn; and too time consuming to practice.

Although activities like watching television and listening to music can be relaxing, they do not illicit the relaxation response that is most beneficial for managing stress. In order to de-stress, people need to do something that sounds contradictory, namely engage in activity that is not passive. The Surgeon General recommends physical activity for stress management. One can also manage stress by engaging in self-meditations.

Even though Light and Sound Machines are effective devices that help to induce healthy meditative states, most also consider them to be too expensive. To sample the positive effects of these devices, “Flasher 1.51″ is actually a fully-functional, virtual Light & Sound Machine freeware program, that was created in the early 1990′s. It was designed to similarly entrain brainwaves with precisely timed, flickering lights. One can simply choose the settings one wants, sit in front of the computer monitor, and close one’s eyes. The software then pulses the monitor so that the flickering is experienced behind one’s closed eyelids. It offers a remarkably effective, seemingly effortless feeling of DEEP RELAXATION, within only a few minutes. The effect appears very similar to the experience of using actual Light & Sound Machine goggles.

This meditation enhancer was recently given new life, by an American computer programmer. It now allows the previously out-dated program to function within today’s modern Windows environment. I often recommend it to my patients who want to better mange their stress.

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