What is Nutrition Response Testing? (And Can It Help Me?)
What is Nutrition Response Testing?
Nutrition Response Testing or Muscle-Testing is a very helpful tool I use in my practice OFTEN. While not a diagnostic tool, this is a very targeted modality that helps me tune into my client’s energetic imbalances with deeper precision. This helps us quickly get to the root problems causing symptoms, whether emotional, nutritional or immune-related.
“Muscle testing is a form of biofeedback used in clinical practice where the practitioner applies pressure to the forearm of the patient or client to determine if the muscle is responsive. A strong response is seen as a ‘yes’, a weak response as a ‘no’.”
“We can use the muscle response to find out where imbalances are in the body. It is a great way for the body to tell us where the problem originates via muscle strength or weakness.”
-edisoninst.com
With this energetic testing, we can determine:
where to go next in a healing protocol
which supplements/herbs will or will not help (HUGE time-saver!!!!)
what foods are right for you, and which ones might be better to avoid for a time
if there are stored emotions in the body that can be safely + gently released
and much more!
I use muscle-testing on myself almost daily. When I’m beginning to feel unwell I’ll check in with my body to see where the imbalance is happening, and what’s causing it. Then I can determine which herbs/foods will best help my body recover, or what blocked emotions to support.
How does it work remotely?
Since I own a virtual practice, I use remote muscle-testing with my clients. I just use myself as a proxy and can then test the client remotely. I think of it as very similar to connecting with someone over a phone or a zoom call.
I test each organ and body system, and through this process of elimination we learn what the main healing priority is for that client. So if a client has energy issues, we can check the adrenals or thyroid function, and determine where to start supporting that client. As you can imagine, this cuts down on a LOT of guess-work!
Muscle-testing success case studies:
Case # 1: No more migraines!
I recently had a sweet client with migraines that had finally got out-of-control after becoming pregnant. In this case we used muscle-testing to identify which foods were worsening the migraines. This client also benefited from adding in sea salt in her morning water (she had low sodium on Hair Tissue Mineral test) and she has reported being migraine-free for over 6 months now!
Case # 2: Parasites stressing my gallbladder…
This is my own story: I had been showing signs of a sluggish gallbladder, slow digestion, bloating etc. So I tested myself, only to find that apparently I had parasites irritating by gallbladder (I really didn’t want to believe that my muscle-testing was accurate this time!!). But I did a mini gallbladder flush and added in some anti-parasitic herbs. Within 24 hours, I passed a parasite (first of many). The parasites where identified on a bio-resonance scan that year as well.
Can I do it myself at home?
OF COURSE!!! I’m really big on empowering others to be their own and their family’s Healer. At the beginning it was helpful for me to use some sort of pendulum (obviously I think the crystal ones are prettiest, but you can use anything that swings, like a necklace!).
Just start by stating a simple fact, like my name is ____. Decide which direction of swing is a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ (since this is still a type of muscle-testing, your body will use micro-muscle movements to get the pendulum swinging the right direction.) You can hold a food item in your hand and ask your body, “is this food beneficial for me right now?” and see what answer you get! Most importantly, have fun and don’t take yourself too seriously while you’re learning!
Tuning in
Even though I’m a huge advocate for getting functional testing done, I’ve noticed that functional testing PLUS muscle-testing compliment each other very well, and I’ve had a lot of success supporting my clients with this amazing tool. I think that everyone should have access to this wonderful modality. It’s a really beautiful way to tune into our own intuition as well.
If you’re interested in setting up a new client consultation with me, (where I’ll do a full-body remote muscle-testing scan to get clear on your own body’s healing priorities!) just book with me here.
In Health + Wholeness,
Annika
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