Date: Sun May 16, 1999 12:36 pm

Subject: Muscle Testing

In this morning's newspaper:

I recall seeing a demonstration of this many years ago but with my renewed

interest in holistic health practices, it now bears a little scrutiny. The

article was quite long so I'll provide an edited version.

There is a technique

called Muscle Testing ( aka Neuro-Kinesthesiology) that "determines" if a

product is safe for you to use. Dr. Milton McIlwain, an Orlando,Fla., mercury

free dentist, uses Muscle Testing to demonstrate which dental materials will be

bad for patients. He says he learned of it from various holistic physicians

and dentists around the country. He uses a little piece of amalgam (mercury

type filling material) to prove that it will interfere with the body's

electrical system.

The typical test procedure is as follows: The subject

raises one arm and "makes it strong". The person doing the testing tries to

push the arm down. (yes, you need two people to do this) Then the subject

holds the substance to be tested to her/his chest. (it's OK if the substance is

in it's packaging) The other person then tries to deflect the arm down. If the

arm is weaker the second time, the substance being tested, (food, medicine,

etc.) could be less than beneficial and even dangerous to use or consume. The

theory behind this is simple, according to practioners, it has even been

demonstrated on walls of Egyptian tombs.

The body is "electric and magnetic" ,

it picks up vibratory rates of living and nonliving substances, they claim.

"Captured" vibrations that are in sync with the body's natural electric and

magnetic fields will make the body's systems stronger. Those that aren't will

make it weaker. They also caution that jewelry can interfere with readings.

It is also possible for the central nervous system to be so out of whack

(gulp!) it can give unreliable results when testing.

For a temporary fix that

often works long enough to complete the test they recommend placing a

container of chorella or spirulina (both high in RNA and DNA factors) in the

subject's shirt pocket. After a few minutes, they say that the subjects will

have normalized their electrical system well enough to provide accurate test

results.

The "after" part of the test is that the person doing the testing -

while still trying to deflect the arm down of the subject - places his free

hand about an inch form the subject's head. If the subject's electrical system

is reasonbly normal, his arm will suddenly become weaker. He will be "short

circuited". I find this interesting because this technique provides a built-in

"proof" for the skeptic in us. xxxxx: Does Barbara know about this; and

what's her opinion on it?

For some fascinating reading about our electrical bodies I recommend "The Body

Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation" of Life by Robert O. Becker and

Gary Selden. I'm sure it can be found at your library.

Restful days and peaceful nights,

Robert, 51

near Orlando, Florida