What is
'Meridian Reflex Analysis' ?
Applied Kinesiology
Meridian Reflex Analysis is a simple, safe, natural method of analyzing the body's
structural, physical, and nutritional needs by testing the acupuncture reflex points along the
meridians. A deficiency in any of these areas could cause or contribute to various acute or
chronic health problems. MRA is not a method of diagnosis. It is a means by which a health
professional uses the body's reflexes to accurately determine the source of a health problem.
Many times the symptoms of a health problem are treated while the actual source of the
problem continues to go undetected. For example, headaches are treated with aspirin, coughs
are treated with cough medicine. If these symptoms persist, expensive tests are run and
stronger medications are prescribed. But the question still remains. What's causing the
headache? What's causing the cough?
Meridian Reflex Analysis quickly and accurately uncovers the root of the health problem and
provides the Health Care Professional with answers for correcting it.
Hundreds of miles of nerves carry electrical energy and connect with every organ, gland, muscle and
tissue. There are approximately 75 known reflex areas on the skin which represent various organs,
glands and bone structures. It is believed that when the body becomes ill there is an interruption of
nerve energy to these reflexes. The reflex, when tested, will act similar to a circuit breaker under an
overload.
To test a reflex, the tester will use the patient's arm muscle (or any other muscle) as a "circuit" indicator.
When the tester's fingertip comes near or touches a healthy reflex, the arm muscle will remain very
strong. Nerve energy is flowing freely. The tester will not be able to push the patient's arm down without
exerting a lot of force.
However if the arm muscle is suddenly weak, and the tester can easily push the patient's arm down, a
"hot circuit breaker" has been located. The nerve energy has been interrupted. Using this reflex
information, the Health Care Professional will know if the problem is structural, physical, or nutritional.
When the deficiencies are uncovered, an exact structural and/or nutritional support can be given to help
the body heal. A structural deficiency could inhibit the necessary flow of energy and nutrition to specific
organs, muscles, glands ... thus causing a health problem.
Physical deficiencies are caused by environmental agents such as chemicals, parasites, viruses and
bacteria that attack the body and make it sick. Proper nutrition needs to be given to strengthen and/or
support the problem area.
Health authorities are finally admitting that good nutrition is very important to good health. Natural
Health Professionals continue to prove that most health disorders share the same root problem;
improper body function, brought about by nutritional deficiencies and life-style.
A great degree of accuracy is possible with MRA. It will even uncover deficiencies at a sub-clinical level;
that is when the problem is so tiny that the person may not be aware of it, and many modern methods of
testing cannot detect it.
Until MRA, the methods for determining the body's structural, physical, and nutritional needs were costly,
time consuming and at times frightening. The only method of determining a nutritional need was by a
person's symptoms, expensive lab work, and the Health Care Professional's knowledge of
biochemistry, physiology, and nutrition. An educated guess.
Now with MRA, the educated guess is no longer necessary. MRA is the finest natural method of guiding
the Health Care Professional to the root of the problem.
With MRA, the Health Care Professional is also able to prove to the patient that the source of the
problem has been located, and that the proper nutritional support and/or structural procedure has been
given.
Amazing Facts About Your Body:
Except for your brain cells, 50,000,000 of the cells in your body will have died and been replaced with
others, all while you have been reading this sentence.
The adult heart beats about 40,000,000 times a year. In one hour, the heart works hard enough to
produce enough energy to raise almost one ton of weight one yard from the ground.
The liver is often called the body's chemical factory. Scientists have counted 500 different liver functions.
The central nervous system is connected to every part of the body by 43 pairs of nerves. Twelve pairs go
to and from the brain, and 31 go from the spinal cord. There are nearly 45 miles of nerves running
through our bodies.
Messages travel along the nerves as electrical impulses. The fastest they travel is about 248 miles per
hour.
In one square inch of skin there are four yards of nerve fibers, 1300 nerve cells, 100 sweat glands, 3
million cells and three yards of blood vessels.
The kidneys filter 2000 pints of blood per day through the thin renal tubes, which if laid end to end would
cover 75 miles.
The point behind all these facts is that your body is a wonderful, complex creation.
Like a machine, all of its parts (organs, glands, muscles and tissues) must be in
good working condition. Its electrical system (nervous system) must be carrying
energy smoothly to all areas. There must not be any short circuits. Finally, it must
be fueled with the proper nutrition to keep it functioning, alive and well.
Jane Smolnik, ND
Iridologist, C.I.H., M.H., Meridian Reflex Analysis
Wellness Lifestyles Center
218 E. Chestnut St.
Asheville, NC
Phone: (828) 777-JANE (5263)
body respond
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itself!
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Health is a
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