IRIDOLOGY

ANW and Pocket Bowel in Colon

2009-11-23T20:16:00.000-08:00

If large intestine forming pockets, it's called diverticulosis. Pocket bowel in the large intestines will be easily filled by chymus (dough digestion of food substances that would be a feces) that pass, especially those that do not contain enough dietary fiber. Chymus in the pocket bowel will cause the infestation of intestinal microbes that cause infections and poisoning.

In the area of a circle around the ANW will be seen lacuna (in the form of closing the wound), such as hole roundness small, somewhat oval, deep, and dark.

ANW, Stricture of Colon

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Intestinal stricture is a narrowing of the road from the large intestine. As a result, waste can not move properly through the digestive tract and be stuck in front of the constriction. Local narrowing of the colon following will eventually collapse, while areas that previously had started to enlarge the accumulation of waste. The "narrowing" long may be used to describe the natural processes of the colon become narrow, or it may refer to the section of intestine is narrowed.

ANW, Prolapsed Colon

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The transverse colon is often the underlying cause of many conditions. The prolapse can be detected by the flatness to the ANW.

The transverse colon causes most of its problems by exerting physical pressure on the organs of the pelvic cavity; bladder, prostate, uterus, vagina, etc.

ANW, Balloned Sigmoid

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Iridology very good and almost perfect for bowel condition described.
Circumstances in which can be seen by the two points of the circle around the pupil, between zones 1 and 2 Circle of distinctive and clearly visible as ANW.
The shape and size of APP similar to the shape of the colon.
ANW puffs as shown on the left, at least there is a problem in the descending colon (bowel) in the form of construction dust, so swell, this part of the intestine. This case is named ballon sigmoid or balloned Sigmoid.

Swine Flu

2009-11-23T19:24:00.001-08:00

Swine Flu!

Is it dangerous?

Swine influenza (also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu) is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus (SIV) or S-OIV (swine-origin influenza virus) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs.[2] As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3.

Swine influenza virus is common throughout pig populations worldwide. Transmission of the virus from pigs to humans is not common and does not always lead to human influenza, often resulting only in the production of antibodies in the blood. If transmission does cause human influenza, it is called zoonotic swine flu. People with regular exposure to pigs are at increased risk of swine flu infection. The meat of an infected animal poses no risk of infection when properly cooked.

During the mid-20th century, identification of influenza subtypes became possible, allowing accurate diagnosis of transmission to humans. Since then, only 50 such transmissions have been confirmed. These strains of swine flu rarely pass from human to human. Symptoms of zoonotic swine flu in humans are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general, namely chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort.

ANW (Autonomic Nerve Wreath)

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ANW (Autonomic Nerve Wreath)
The Autonomic Nerve Wreath is the area that encompasses the Pupil on the outter edge on top of the intestines.

The area within the Autonomic Nerve Wreath represents the stomach, small intestines and large intestines (Accending colon, Transverse Colon, Decending Colon).

The area within the Autonomic Nerve Wreath represents the stomach, small inteseines and colon is usually smooth. Abnormalties here are not assciated with lesions in this area, but a general change of color or manifestations in the pupil area around the nerve wreath.

The ANW further gives us the indications of prolapsed, balloned sigmoid, stricture, pocket bowel and even a spastic colon because of its (the wreath's) location.

GOUT

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Gout is a disease hallmarked by elevated levels of uric acid in the bloodstream. In this condition, crystals of monosodium urate (MSU) or uric acid are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons, and surrounding tissues. It is marked by transient painful attacks of acute arthritis initiated by crystallization of urates within and about the joints and can eventually lead to chronic gouty arthritis and the deposition of masses of urates in joints and other sites, sometimes creating tophi.

The crystals inside the joint cause intense pain whenever the affected area is moved. The inflammation of the tissues around the joint also causes the skin to be swollen, tender and sore if it is even slightly touched. For example, a blanket or even the lightest sheet draped over the affected area can cause extreme pain.

Gout usually attacks the big toe (approximately 75 percent of first attacks); however, it also can affect other joints such as the ankle, heel, instep, knee, wrist, elbow, fingers, or spine. In some cases, the condition may appear in the joints of small toes that have become immobile due to impact injury earlier in life; the resulting poor blood circulation can lead to gout.

Prevention strategies include reducing the supply of purine, dissolving crystals of uric acid so the uric acid can return to the blood, and increasing the excretion of uric acid from the blood into the urine, without causing lithiasis there. Prevention tactics involve careful diagnosis of the factors contributing to the gout, followed by appropriate use of medication, diet, and over the counter remedies.

Javanese poople (Indonesia) use some herbals to treat gout such as : Zingiber aromaticun (Lempuyang), Sida rombifolia (Sidaguri), Curcuma domestica (kunyit), Zingiber officinale var. Rubrum (jahe merah), Andrographis paniculata (Sambiloto), Imperata Cylindrica (alang-alang), Sonchus arvensis (tempuyung), Equisetum debile (Greges otot), Nigela sativa (Black cumin/habbatusauda)

URIC ACID

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Uric acid is produced by xanthine oxidase from xanthine and hypoxanthine, which in turn are produced from purine. Uric acid is more toxic to tissues than either xanthine or hypoxanthine.

In humans and higher primates, uric acid is the final oxidation (breakdown) product of purine metabolism and is excreted in urine, over half the antioxidant capacity of blood plasma comes from uric acid. About 70% of daily uric acid disposal occurs via the kidneys, and in 5-25% of humans impaired renal (kidney) excretion leads to hyperuricemia.

Excess serum accumulation of uric acid can lead to a type of arthritis known as gout.

Elevated serum uric acid (hyperuricemia) can result from high intake of purine-rich foods, high fructose intake (regardless of fructose's low glycemic index (GI) value) and/or impaired excretion by the kidneys. Saturation levels of uric acid in blood may result in one form of kidney stones when the urate crystallizes in the kidney. These uric acid stones are radiolucent and so do not appear on an abdominal plain x-ray or CT scan. Their presence must be diagnosed by ultrasound for this reason. Very large stones may be detected on x-ray by their displacement of the surrounding kidney tissues. Some patients with gout eventually get uric kidney stones.

Gout can occur where serum uric acid levels are as low as 6 mg/dL (~357µmol/L), but an individual can have serum values as high as 9.6 mg/dL (~565µmol/L) and not have gout.

Sources of uric acid :
* In many instances, people have elevated uric acid levels for hereditary reasons. Diet may also be a factor; eating large amounts of sea salt can cause increased levels of uric acid. (Medical consultation is recommended before using large quantities of sea salt in daily cooking.)

* Purines are found in high amounts in animal internal organ food products, such as liver. A moderate amount of purine is also contained in beef, pork, poultry, fish and seafood, asparagus, cauliflower, spinach, mushrooms, green peas, lentils, dried peas, beans, oatmeal, wheat bran and wheat germ.

* Examples of high purine sources include: sweetbreads, anchovies, sardines, liver, beef kidneys, brains, meat extracts (e.g. Oxo, Bovril), herring, mackerel, scallops, game meats, and gravy.

* Moderate intake of purine-containing food is not associated with an increased risk of gout.

* Serum uric acid can be elevated due to high fructose intake, reduced excretion by the kidneys, and or high intake of dietary purine.

* Added fructose can be found in processed foods and soda beverages as sucrose, or in some countries, as high fructose corn syrup.

Herbal Medicines

2009-08-16T23:39:00.000-07:00

The medicines used today are derivatives of medicinal plants, but because of man's greed and insistence upon playing the chemical game, these products now are synthetic and toxic to our bodies. Their purposes is to alleviate symptoms, not to correct or cure any conditions. Herbal medicines, on the other hand, dispose of the symptoms by curing the condition. They restore normality and thus allow the body to regain homeostasis once again.

A prime example of the effectiveness of herbs can be seen in the animal kingdom. An injured or sick animal will seek out and eat or otherwise use the herbs that will restore its health.

In the early 19th century, when methods of chemical analysis first became available, scientists began extracting and modifying the active ingredients from plants. In the U.S. Later, chemists began making their own version of plant compounds, beginning the transition from raw herbs to synthetic pharmaceuticals. Over time, the use of herbal medicines declined in favor of pharmaceuticals.

Recently, the World Health Organization estimated that 80% of people worldwide rely on herbal medicines for some aspect of their primary health care. In the last 20 years in the United States, increasing public dissatisfaction with the cost of prescription medications, combined with an interest in returning to natural or organic remedies, has led to an increase in the use of herbal medicines. In Germany, roughly 600 - 700 plant-based medicines are available and are prescribed by approximately 70% of German physicians.

Herbalism

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Herbalism is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Herbalism is also known as botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine, herbology, and phytotherapy. The scope of herbal medicine is sometimes extended to include fungal and bee products, as well as minerals, shells and certain animal parts.

Many plants synthesize substances that are useful to the maintenance of health in humans and other animals. These include aromatic substances, most of which are phenols or their oxygen-substituted derivatives such as tannins. Many are secondary metabolites, of which at least 12,000 have been isolated — a number estimated to be less than 10% of the total. In many cases, these substances (particularly the alkaloids) serve as plant defense mechanisms against predation by microorganisms, insects, and herbivores. Many of the herbs and spices used by humans to season food yield useful medicinal compounds.

In the written record, the study of herbs dates back over 5,000 years to the Sumerians, who described well-established medicinal uses for such plants as laurel, caraway, and thyme. Ancient Egyptian medicine of 1000 B.C. are known to have used garlic, opium, castor oil, coriander, mint, indigo, and other herbs for medicine and the Old Testament also mentions herb use and cultivation, including mandrake, vetch, caraway, wheat, barley, and rye.

Medical schools known as Bimaristan began to appear from the 9th century in the medieval Islamic world, which was generally more advanced than medieval Europe at the time. The Arabs venerated Greco-Roman culture and learning, and translated tens of thousands of texts into Arabic for further study. As a trading culture, the Arab travellers had access to plant material from distant places such as China and India. Herbals, medical texts and translations of the classics of antiquity filtered in from east and west.

Muslim botanists and Muslim physicians significantly expanded on the earlier knowledge of materia medica. For example, al-Dinawari described more than 637 plant drugs in the 9th century, and Ibn al-Baitar described more than 1,400 different plants, foods and drugs, over 300 of which were his own original discoveries, in the 13th century.

The experimental scientific method was introduced into the field of materia medica in the 13th century by the Andalusian-Arab botanist Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati, the teacher of Ibn al-Baitar. Al-Nabati introduced empirical techniques in the testing, description and identification of numerous materia medica, and he separated unverified reports from those supported by actual tests and observations. This allowed the study of materia medica to evolve into the science of pharmacology.

Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine (1025) is considered the first pharmacopoeia, and lists 800 tested drugs, plants and minerals. Book Two is devoted to a discussion of the healing properties of herbs, including nutmeg, senna, sandalwood, rhubarb, myrrh, cinammon, and rosewater. Baghdad was an important center for Arab herbalism, as was Al-Andalus between 800 and 1400. Abulcasis (936-1013) of Cordoba authored The Book of Simples, an important source for later European herbals, while Ibn al-Baitar (1197-1248) of Malaga authored the Corpus of Simples, the most complete Arab herbal which introduced 200 new healing herbs, including tamarind, aconite, and nux vomica. Other pharmacopoeia books include that written by Abu-Rayhan Biruni in the 11th century and Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar) in the 12th century (and printed in 1491), The origins of clinical pharmacology also date back to the Middle Ages in Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine, Peter of Spain's Commentary on Isaac, and John of St Amand's Commentary on the Antedotary of Nicholas. In particular, the Canon introduced clinical trials, randomized controlled trials, and efficacy tests.

WHAT IRIDOLOGY CANNOT SHOW

2009-08-13T21:02:00.000-07:00

Reference : UNDERSTANDING IRIDOLOGY, Vision of Health, Dr. Bernard Jensen, Dr. Donald V. Bodeen

What iridology cannot show

Blood pressure levels (normal or abnormal), blood sugar level, and other specific diagnostic findings and labolatory test results.
Which specific medications or drugs an individual is using or has used in the past.
What surgical operations a person has had.
Specifically what foods a person does and does not eat.
How much uric acid is in the body.
The time and cause of an injury to the body.
Whether a snake bite is poisonous and if the snake venom has entered the bloodstream.
The correlation between tissue-inflammation levels and specific diseases or symptoms of disease.
Diseases by name.
Whether a subject is male or female.
Whether asbestos settlements or silicosis exist in the body.
If hair is falling out and why.
The numbers or organs with which a person was born.
The presence of a yeast infection, such as Candida Albicans.
Which tooth is causing problems.
The presence of lead, cadmium, aluminum, ar any other metallic elements in the tissues.
If a woman is on birth control pills.
If a woman is pregnant.
Whether an operations is necessary.
Whether a tumor is present and what size it is.
Whether hemorrhage exist in the body or where it is located.
The difference between drug side-effect symptoms and the symptoms of actual diseases.
Whether irregular menstrual periods are caused by the thyroid.
The presence of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or bubonic plague.
Whether healing signs indicate a raising of the general health level.
The presence of syphilis, gonorrhea, or another sexually transmitted disease.
Orientation toward homosexuality.
The presence of AIDS.
The presence of gallstones or kidney stones.
Whether a cardiac artery is blocked.

WHAT IRIDOLOGY CAN SHOW

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Reference : UNDERSTANDING IRIDOLOGY, Vision of Health, Dr. Bernard Jensen, Dr. Donald V. Bodeen

What iridology can show :

The primary nutritional needs of the body
The inherent strength or weakness of organ, glands, and tissues
Constitutional strength or weakness
Which organs are in the greatest need of repair and rebuilding
The relative amount of toxic settlement in the organs, glands, and tissues
Where the inflammation is located in the body
The stage of tissue inflammation and activity
Underactivity, or sluggishness, of the bowel
The need for acidophilus in the bowel
Prolapsus of the transverse colon
Depletion of minerals in an organ, gland, or tissue
The relative ability of an organ, gland, or tissue to hold nutrients
The results of physical or mental fatique or stress on the body
The need for rest to build up immunity
Tissue areas contributing to suppressed or buried symptoms
High or low sex drive
A genetic pattern of inherent weaknesses and their influence on other organs, glands, and tissues
The effects of iatrogenic conditions
The preclinical stages of diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, and many other diseases
Miasms
The recuperative ability and health level of the body
The buildup of toxic material before the manifestation of a disease
Genetic weakness affecting the nerves, blood supply, and mineralization of bone
Healing signs indicating an increase of strength in an organ, gland, or tissue
The potential for varicose veins in the legs
Positive and negative nutritional needs of the body
A probable allergy to wheat
Sources of infection
Acidity of the body and catarrh development
Suppression of catarrh
The conditions of tissues in any one part of the body, or in all parts of the body at one time
The climate and altitude that are best for the patient
The potential for senility
The effects of a polluted environment
Adrenal exhaution
Resistance to disease
The relationship or unity of symptoms with conditions in the organs, glands, and tissues
The difference between a healing crisis and disease crisis
The accuracy of Hering's Law of Cure
Whether a particular program or therapy is working
The quality of nerve force (nerve energy) in the body
The body's response to a treatment
The whole, or overall, health level of the body

Sharbat Gula, The World's Most Famous Eye!

2009-08-04T21:23:00.000-07:00

Reference : wikipedia.org

Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله, literally "Rose Sherbet", born ca. 1972) is an Afghan woman of Pashtun ethnicity. She was forced to leave her home in Afghanistan during the Soviet war for a refugee camp in Pakistan where she was photographed by journalist Steve Mc Curry. The image brought her recognition when it was featured on the cover of the June 1985 issue of National Geographic Magazine, at a time when she was approximately 12 years old. Gula was known throughout the world simply as the Afghan Girl until she was formally identified in early 2002.

Photo's subject

Gula was orphaned during the Soviet Union’s bombing of Afghanistan and sent to the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in Pakistan 1984. Her village was attacked by Soviet helicopter gunships sometime in the early 1980s. The Soviet strike killed her parents - forcing her, her siblings and grandmother to hike over the mountains to the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in Pakistan.

She married Rahmat Gul in the late 1980s and returned to Afghanistan in 1992. Gula had three daughters: Robina, Zahida, and Alia. A fourth daughter died in infancy. Gula has expressed the hope that her girls will receive the education she was never able to complete.

1984 photograph

At the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in 1984, Gula's photograph was taken by National Geographic photographer Steve Mc Curry on Kodachrome color slide film. Gula was one of the students in an informal school within the refugee camp; McCurry, rarely given the opportunity to photograph Afghan women, seized the opportunity and captured her image.

Although her name was not known, her picture, titled "Afghan Girl", appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic. The image of her face, with a red scarf draped loosely over her head and with her piercing sea-green eyes staring directly into the camera, became a symbol both of the 1980s Afghan conflict and of the refugee situation worldwide. The image itself was named "the most recognized photograph" in the history of the magazine.

Search for the Afghan Girl

The identity of the Afghan Girl remained unknown for over 17 years; Afghanistan remained largely closed to Western media until after the removal of the Taliban government by foreign troops and local allies in 2001. Although McCurry made several attempts during the 1990s to locate her, he was unsuccessful.

In January 2002, a National Geographic team traveled to Afghanistan to locate the subject of the now-famous photograph. McCurry, upon learning that the Nasir Bagh refugee camp was soon to close, inquired of its remaining residents, one of whom knew Gula's brother and was able to send word to her hometown. However, there were a number of women who came forward and identified themselves erroneously as the famous Afghan Girl. In addition, after being shown the 1985 photo, a handful of young men questioned falsely claimed Gula as their wife.

The team finally located Gula, then around the age of 30, in a remote region of Afghanistan; she had returned to her native country from the refugee camp in 1992. Her identity was confirmed using biometric technology which matched her iris patterns to those of the photograph with almost full certainty. She vividly recalled being photographed—it was the first and only time she had ever had her picture taken. The fame and symbolic character of her portrait were completely unknown to her.

Modern pictures of her were featured as part of a cover story on her life in the April 2002 issue of National Geographic and was the subject of a television documentary, entitled Search for the Afghan Girl, which aired in March 2002. In recognition of her,National Geographic set up the Afghan Girls Fund, a charitable organization with the goal of educating Afghan girls and young women.In 2008, the scope of the fund was broadened to include boys and the name was changed to Afghan Children's Fund.

How to Know Honey's Quality?

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High quality honey can be distinguished by, fragrance, taste, and consistency. Ripe, freshly collected, high quality honey at 20°C (68°F) should flow from a knife in a straight stream, without breaking into separate drops. After falling down the honey should form a bead. The honey when poured should form small, temporary layers that disappear fairly quickly, indicating high viscosity. If not, it indicates excessive water content (over 20%)of the product. Honey with excessive water content is not suitable for long term preservation.

In jars, fresh honey should appear as a pure, consistent fluid and should not set in layers. Within a few weeks to a few months of extraction, many varieties of honey crystallize into a cream-coloured solid. Some varieties of honey, including tuepelo, acacia, and sage, crystallize less regularly. Honey may be heated during bottling at temperatures of 104-120°F to delay or inhibit crystallization without degrading the honey. Although, lack of crystallization is not proof of excessive heating or pasteurization. If transparent and reluctant to thicken, this may indicate that the bees were fed with sugar syrup or even sugar itself, which is bad for the bees and leads to inferior honey. A fluffy film on the surface of the honey (like a white foam), or marble-coloured or white-spotted crystallization on a containers sides, is formed by air bubbles trapped during the bottling process. This is a characteristic of unpasteurized honey.

A 2008 Italian study determined that nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy can be used to distinguish between different honey types, and can be used to pinpoint the area where it was produced. Researchers were able to identify differences in acacia and polyfloral honeys by the differing proportions of fructose and sucrose, as well as differing levels of aromatic amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine. This ability allows greater ease of selecting compatible stocks.

Source : wikipedia

Radii Solaris

2008-07-27T20:28:00.000-07:00

This sign is probably one of the oldest ever identified. Its use has been extremely widespread. It has been used traditionally by the many herders to maintain the health of their herds, detecting a problem prior to the manifestation of symptoms. This sign gets its name because it appears as radials from a central object-the pupil. Each of these radials indicates a low level of seepage from the intestinal tract into that area represented on the chart. Thus producing a low level of septasemia (septic blood) and inplamation. This area may be high in parasite activity.

The prevalence of parasites in the United States is extremely high with estimates as high as 90 percent. Most pathologist will agree that during most autopsies they find an extremely high rate of parasites. This sign is also very special because it causes a reflexed irritation of the nervous system at the level it is seen, plus directly affects the adjacent tissue (adjacent on the iris chart).

With this sign the colon and other areas of the G.I tract have a general and constant leakage of toxic material. This material goes directly into the blood. This sign indicates more than just routine seepage. It is as though a through has been dug right through the intestinal wall into the adjacent tissue, thus allowing toxic material into these areas at a very fast rate.

Hyperactive Stomach

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When the stomach is hyperactive, whether acidic or alkaline, it will show as a white ring around the pupil. This ring has been named, and rightfully so, a “stomach ring.” Some of the symptoms that can be associated with this sign are heartburn and sensityvity to such items as coffee, tea, alcohol, tobacco, citrus fruits, and spices.
In very severe cases patients have been known to actually spit-up excessive digestive acids.

The most common pathology associated with this condition is ulceration. This can be located in either the gastric mucosa or the duodenum/small intestine.

Treatment Considerations

The most effective treatment for this condition is a combination of specific spinal treatments such as would be expected from a chiropractor or osteopath and one to two tablespoons of aloe vera liquid fifteen minutes before each meal.

Capsicum is one of the gratest healer known to man. Even though hot and used in many cases as a pepper, capsicum, if taken correctly, can heal a bleeding ulcer almost completely within 48 hours

Slippery elm is a highly nutritious herb and is very soothing to the digestive system.

Underactive Stomach

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A hypoactive/underactive stomach is probably one of the most subtle causes of malnutrition known to man. When this condition exists, there is a dark ring around the pupil in the stomach zone of the iris. This ring is called the “stomach ring”,” and whenever seen indicates gastric/stomach dysfunction.

If the ring is white, the dysfunction is one of overactivity; if dark, the dysfunction is one of underactivity. Most people with underactivity stomachs are unaware of any stomach problem.

Some common symptoms are easy nausea, frequent belching and burping after meals.

Colon Cancer

2008-07-06T20:01:00.000-07:00

Definition of colon cancer: Cancer that forms in the tissues of the colon (the longest part of the large intestine). Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids).

Definition of rectal cancer: Cancer that forms in the tissues of the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine before the anus).

Estimated new cases and deaths from colon and rectal cancer in the United States in 2008:

New cases: 108,070 (colon); 40,740 (rectal)
Deaths: 49,960 (colon and rectal combined)

Symptoms of colon cancer are numerous and nonspecific. They include fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, change in bowel habits, narrow stools, diarrhea or constipation, red or dark blood in stool, weight loss, abdominal pain, cramps, or bloating. Other conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (spastic colon), ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, diverticulosis, and peptic ulcer disease can have symptoms that mimic colorectal cancer.

Absorption Ring

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When an absorption ring is present, it means that nutrient absorption from the small intestine is compromised. Look for a reddish-brown or burnt-umber edge around the pupil.

The colon easily becomes toxic because of its function in disponding of body wastes. This waste material often remains in the large intestine for months and even years, decaying more and more, producing poisons, and seeping into the body through the bowel wall. Most of this seepage is gradual except in cases where a radii solaris or radial furrow sign is present.

A dirty or 'toxic' colon can be the beginning of many diseases. Toxic wastes are more likely to be absorbed through the bowel wall and into the bloodstream. The blood then circulates these toxins to every part of the body and deposits some of them in tissues. The greatest amounts of these toxins are retained in the constitutionally weakest tissues. If any other elimination system in the body is under active, more wastes are retained in the body. As toxins accumulate in the tissues, alterations in cellular functioning takes place, especially in the tissues in which toxins have settled. In addition, digestion may become poor, with the partially digested material adding to the problems because the body cannot make tissue out of half digested nutrients. When a person reaches the degenerative-disease stage, it is a sign that toxic settlement has taken over a specific part or parts of the body. This is the time to consider detoxification

Sodium Ring / Cholesterol Ring

2008-06-30T23:31:00.000-07:00

Cholesterol ring is a result from a chemical imbalance in the body, pertaining to non organic sodium excess, calcium out of solution, as well as high cholesterol and high triglycerides in the blood.

Cholesterol Ring is also a non-specific liver marking. It may transpire when hepatopathies (liver disease) diabetes mellitus or hypo-activity of the thyroid are present.

When there is a problem with the inorganic sodium and excessive fats in the body, there may be hardening of the arteries, calcium spurs and deposits, joint problems and so on.

This does not necessarily mean that the blood levels of cholesterol are high but indicate there is an imbalance of fat metabolism.

The cholesterol ring is a white, opaque ring that appears around the outer edge of the iris either partially or wholly.

Iridology History

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The first use of the word Augendiagnostik ("eye diagnosis," loosely translated as iridology) began with Ignaz von Peczely, a 19th-century Hungarian physician. The most common story is that he got the idea for this diagnostic tool after seeing similar streaks in the eyes of a man he was treating for a broken leg and the eyes of an owl whose leg von Peczely had broken many years before. At the First International Iridological Congress, Ignaz von Peczely's nephew, August von Peczely, dismissed this myth as apocryphal, and maintained that such claims were irreproducible.

The German contribution in the field of natural healing is due to a minister Pastor Felke, who developed a form of homeopathy for treating specific illnesses and described new iris signs in the early 1900s. However, Pastor Felke was subject to long and bitter litigation. The Felke Institute in Gerlingen, Germany was established as a leading center of iridological research and training.
Iridology became better known in the United States in the 1950s, when Bernard Jensen, an American chiropractor, began giving classes in his own method. This is in direct relationship with P. Johannes Thiel, Eduard Lahn (who became an American under the name of Edward Lane) and J Haskell Kritzer. Jensen insisted on the importance of the body's exposure to toxins, and the use of natural foods as detoxifiers.

Few medical researchers managed to secure funding to study the possible non-visual functions of the eye. In a paper published in Medical Hypotheses (Waniek, 1987), one group tried to explain the observed patterns of iris transparency that distribute light into the ora serrata (the edge of the optic retina) by postulating a functio ocularis systemica (systemic eye function). Based on this hypothesis, the researchers developed an experimental trans-iridal light therapy method; however, no other confirmation of the theory and method exists to date. Other results from this research include early attempts at computerized iris imaging for the purpose of iridologic diagnosis (Popescu et al., 1986).

---reference: wikipedia--

What is Iridology?

2008-06-30T03:15:00.000-07:00

Iridology is the science of analyzing the delicate structures of the iris, the colored portion of the eye; as well as the sclera, the white part surrounding the iris. Iridology specializes in the relationship between diseases and the shape, color, signs and markings of the eye.

The iris is the most complex tissue of the body meeting the outside world. It is an extension of the brain, being incredibly endowed with hundreds of thousands of nerve endings, microscopic blood vessels, muscle and other tissues. The iris is connected to every organ and tissue of the body by way of the brain and nervous system. The nerve fibers receive their impulses by way of their connections to the optic nerve, optic thalami and spinal cord. Both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are present in the iris.

Iridology reveals the way we have built our bodies. Iridology can identify tissue integrity to show inherently weak or strong body organs. It can locate inflammation or degeneration in tissues to identify them as possible causes of physical complaints. Iridology can locate toxic material in an organ. Iridology can locate vitamin and mineral deficiencies which is helpful since toxic settlements and these deficiencies are often found together. When inherently weak organs are vitamin and mineral deficient, the tissues will not function well enough to throw off toxins
Iridology allows you to see your entire body, including every organ and system, all at once.

Professional analysis by a Clinical Iridologist will show you:
The current locus of any disfunction in your body
An audit trail of any past trauma or disease damage
Your genetic inheritance, including strengths and weaknesses

Let iridology reveal the problem lurking underneath the problems you can see, and arm you in your quest to regain control of your body and your health.