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Muscle Response Testing Allows for Individualized Healthcare

It is scientific fact that we are all unique: fingerprints are different for each individual and everyone is born with their own DNA blueprint. With this in mind, why is our healthcare taken care of in such a cookie cutter fashion? How do we sift through often confusing nutritional advice we receive in order to make the best choices for our families, our clients and ourselves?

There is a tool that is easy to learn, easy to use and within your reach called Muscle Response Testing. MRT, a form of Kinesiology, has been used effectively for close to forty years by all types of healthcare professionals.

To understand MRT, one first needs to learn how the body works. The human body is like a computer made up of the brain, the electrical generator, the memory bank and the miles of electrical pathways called nerves. Nerves connect to every organ, gland and tissue of the body. The body’s muscular system indicates how well these pathways are working in relation to the body systems that they connect to. The section of the brain called the motor cortex contains billions of neurons that connect with our muscles. Because of this relationship between brain and muscle, muscles are very sensitive to electrical signals sent from the brain. This makes the body’s muscles excellent indicators of the strengths and weaknesses of our inner health. In effect, we are using the body’s own energy to assess our health and the health of our loved ones.

During MRT, one particular muscle is isolated (usually the deltoid) and constant pressure is placed upon it while a supplement is held or a location on the body associated with an organ or body system is touched. If the electrical flow of that body system is weakened in some way, it will reflect in the muscle weakening when gentle pressure is applied to it. Once MRT determines energy pathways in the body that are disrupted, it can reveal what is needed to clear the disturbance, open the pathway and restore balance leading to better health.

For the healthcare professional, MRT is a technique that will set you apart in your field. Providers will be able to get to the root causes of health issues that their patients are suffering with and target the proper solutions in a fraction of the time. This amazing technique can assess possible food allergies and health issues while helping select foods, supplements and homeopathics. It’s no secret you need the right tools to do a job well. The right technique for better health is Muscle Response Testing!

For more information, call Laurie Bechler at ActaLine, 908-730-0005 or email [email protected].

Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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