Muscle Testing - pls share your experiences

Hi All-

I recently had a consultation with an herbalist who does muscle testing. She was out of state, so the consultation was over the phone. I have used her in the past and found that while she was VERY accurate on pinpointing issues, her methods of healing didn't seem to do much for me. However, I have several in-laws in my family that have used her for everything to brain tumors and heart complications with success.

She told me some things that I already suspected myself via listening to my intuition, like to stay away from all forms of corn.

I had her test many of my herbs and supplements - I was truly curious to see if what I was doing was working.

----She said that my LDN and Cryptolepis were working against me. And I had just bought 2 big bottles of CSA!!!

-----She said Sida Acuta, Japanese Knotweed, Ashwaganda and Chaga extract were all excellent for me. I was concerned about the Aswaganda because each time I take it, I sleep great but wake up with horrible cystic acne. She said it is helping to detox me. But I can't find anywhere online that says Ashwagandha does this or causes acne.

---The following were also good for me, but not at this point in time: red root, Houttuynia, Artemisinin, and Hawthorne.


So in order to save $$, I have been practicing self testing. Doing this I have discovered one really distinct herb that makes me really weak - Oil of Oregano. Sometimes I test an herb and get various answers, but this one is always a big negative.

Do any of you self test? Do you find that not everything is always consistent in answers? I try to clear my mind, focus and take drinks of water, but will sometimes get different answers when I re-test.

My first thought was how is she doing muscle testing long distance?

And how do you do this self testing.

I am curious.

Denikeef gave you great explanations of Buhner's take on how the herbs work. Very important for the quality of the herb and the synergy factor may outweigh the not good for you muscle testing.

From what I understand, muscle testing can be done with just the thoughts in your mind, you don't actually have to hold something in your hand, although maybe that would help for some.

I assume she does this by tapping into my energy and asking the questions necessary to determine issues that are going on or herbs/supps that may be helping or not helping. I have heard family members say that she does the finger pressure resistance on herself when asking these questions.

I have often thought she is more of a medical intuitive as well, but she does not advertise this or promote this as part of her process.

My very first reading with her was interesting. At the time, I was still very hypothyroid and having a lot of kidney pain and bladder issues. Without giving her any info on my current state of health, she pinpointed those two things immediately. Of all the things that I could have been going through medically, I have to believe it was more than coincidence that she came up with those issues right away.

PeteZa-

There is actually quite a bit of info out there on it. I do agree though, there can be a lot of variables that could contribute to inaccuracy. That's why I was re-testing my herbs over and over to be sure the responses were consistent. The most consistent answers I got when testing myself is that oil of oregano was bad for me and Sida Acuta was good.

PeteZa-

Yes, I have wondered about different brands. And I have had her tell me on some products "good herb but not a good product" or "good herb, but you are not strong enough yet"

From everything I have read, the key is practice, practice, practice.

I have tried both the middle finger pressing down on the pointer finger of the same hand while I hold a product in the other hand close to my chest. And I have tried the making the "ok sign" or the "o finger technique" with one hand and using the pointer finger of the other hand to try and break through the ring. Both are discussed here:
http://www.healing-with-eft.com/self-muscle-testing.html

When I do the O ring technique, I hold the product in the same hand as the pointer finger used to break the ring. Most of my bottles are small enough.

I have had people muscle test for dental infection and they have always been right when they find an infection but when they say all clear they have been wrong. I do have a friend who muscle test my supplements-they way I see it most docs just writes scripts and load you up with supplements without any testing so muscle testing seems better.
A doc who is experienced in this I would trust-but like everything I do I override any muscle testing if my intuition tells me to.

I did work with two guys over the phone-I didn't get anything out of it but stranger things have worked.

I've been muscle tested by 2 different docs. There is one that I went to pretty consistently. This person has been doing this many years and was right on a lot of things but wrong on some things as well. And yes, I can tell you that the body does change so there are some products that may test as needed or good at the time, then there is a change in the body and the product is no longer necessary. Here is what I have learned. Even if they say good, it doesn't equate to easy on the body always. I am going to have some of buhners products muscle tested on me next week. I have done this so much, I'm going to have my hubby do it and my doctor and see if I have the same findings.