Bio-Energetic feedback is an informational tool that allows for a very detailed conversation between your body and the practitioner at Healing Alternatives. Bio-Energetic feedback is based on energy feedback through meridian pathways. These meridians have been used for healing in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. "Qi," or your life force energy passes through these meridians. Bio-Energetic medicine uses a combination of these meridians and meridians discovered by Dr. Rienhart Voll.

Energy flows on specific pathways throughout the body. Physical, chemical, or emotional stressors can cause the organs to malfunction, blood to stagnate, and energy to become blocked. The function and healing process of vital body parts are affected at this point and although extreme health problems have been observed, it is more often not noticed at all. If the condition is allowed to go untreated, the body will attempt to support the affected area, but as the problem increases, the area starts to degenerate. The longer the condition is allowed to go untreated, the less chance there is for recovery. What began as a minor problem or discomfort may lead to irreversible damage.

How does it work?

The body's skin is electrically conductive. This conductivity changes when the body is exposed to various stressors. This change in conductivity is called Galvanic Skin Response (GSR).

Bio-Energetic Feedback works by assessing changes in the electrical conductance of the body when it's exposed to these stressors. The body is a wonderfully self-healing mechanism. So when certain parts of it are under stress, the body knows this. Bio-energetic feedback feeds small amounts of frequencies or wavelengths into the body, watching for sensitivity, inflammation and chronic degeneration around body systems, organs, and glands. The program measures the body's response, creating a virtual conversation with the body.

A couple of terms:

• Stress - The Body's Response to Any Stressor
• Stressor - May Take the Form of Bacteria, Viruses, Traumatic Experience, Injury, Nutritional eficiencies, Chemicals, Metals, Pesticides, etc.

Body accommodates stressors with stress. If a stressor goes unchecked, it will cause problems in the body over time. So, what does your body need to combat the stressors of everyday life?

Detoxification? Nutritional Support? Massage? Acupuncture? Homeopathics? Lifestyle Management? Dietary Changes?

There is no blanket answer to combating stressors. The Bio-Energetic testing systems allow the practitioners at Healing Alternatives, Inc. to come up with a specialized treatment that caters to the individual.

What Type of Bio-Energetic Testing Systems do you use at Healing Alternatives, Inc.?

Healing Alternatives currently has the advantage of two state of the art Bio-Feedback testing systems.

1. Meridian Stress Assessment (MSA)

Meridian Stress Assessment testing measures the energy at the meridian points, which directs the practitioner to probable areas of imbalance. Not only does this technology identify the areas of imbalance but also helps direct the practitioner to the root cause of the imbalance. This is what makes this type of testing so invaluable and different than western allopathic medicine. Healing Alternatives addresses the root cause of the imbalance and not just management of symptoms. When we only manage symptoms we ignore the real cause and wait until the problem or imbalance becomes more deeply rooted in the body. This technology originated in Germany and is widely used in Europe and more progressive health care practices in the United States. It gives practitioners more information to consider, while assisting the body in the healing process. Your body is the healing master; we offer your body assistance to achieve a state of health and well-being.

MSA Testing works by assessing changes in the electrical conductance of various acupuncture points on the body that correspond to organs and body systems. Our program monitors these points, based on classical acupuncture and research by Dr. Voll.

What types of information will you receive from MSA Testing?

Bio-Reportorization is a fast, accurate, and objective profiling tool that assists a practitioner in identifying the optimal nutritional support or detoxification protocol, including Main, Secondary, and Phase remedies for each patient.

This revolutionary profiling tool provides the practitioner with objective patient data which assists in determining what major systems and organs of the body are stressed or weakened, what homotoxicological phases are potentially in process, what is the cause of the imbalance and what symptoms may be present within the identified phase. This information, including MSA-testing data, profiling information, phase determination, and patient symptoms is combined and analyzed to drive the practitioner to the optimal protocol.

Bio-Reportorization is designed to deliver long-term benefits to patients by quickly identifying areas of potential concern, the cause of the imbalance and then focus on supporting core functional health. Patient symptoms, although important, provide only one piece of the data used to determine the optimal protocol for patients. Bio-Reportorization's strength lies in its ability to combine multiple sources of patient information to assist the practitioner in identifying the optimal protocol.

What should you expect if you visit us for MSA Testing?

Meridian Stress Assessment is easy and painless. Our practitioners will use a machine, pictured here, to measure the points mentioned above. A small brass point will be pressed gently into the points and the brass grounding cylinder will be held in the client's opposite hand. All points tested are on the hands and feet. The test itself will only last about 30 minutes. The rest of the appointment will be focused on correcting the imbalances through lifestyle changes and appropriate supplementation.

*Sources: http://www.biomeridian.com/technology.htm, Stress is your friend video. www.ZYTO.com

2. ZYTO - LSA PRO

The below information contains excerpts from "Understanding Deviation Rations (dR) and Bio-Communication and Reproducibility, by Dr. Vaughn R. Cook, OMD as well as explanations from www.zyto.com

Similarly to the Meridian Stress Assessment test mentioned above, the ZYTO machine is a technology that creates a virtual conversation with the client. This technology is different from MSA for a variety of reasons. First of all, the hand cradle is used to connect a client to the program. With MSA, the various points are pressed using a copper tipped device that measures energy imbalances directly with organs and body systems. The ZYTO technology is still used to "ask a patient questions and record the answers" but the response device is simply a cradle that clients rest their hands on while the practitioner runs the computer and evaluates the program readings.

"The conversation between the computer and the patient takes the form of a stimulus-response exercise. The computer asks a question by sending a signal to the patient, called a virtual stressor. Upon receiving the signal the patient's body will respond, measured as a shift in GSR (galvanic skin response) at the point of contact with the hand cradle. ZYTO software records and analyzes this data and displays it in a way that is easily understood by the operator."

What types of information will you receive from ZYTO Testing?

The ZYTO system allows the practitioners at Healing Alternatives to look at the health of the organs and the systems of the body. We'll be able to tell you what is stressed and imbalanced, for you specifically, and what we can do to put the systems back in balance. The ZYTO creates a full "Stress Profile" through the conversation it has with your body. There are over 40,000 frequencies and wavelengths of anything from foods, allergens, viruses, toxins, bacteria, etc. that can be tested for stress levels and then balanced back into homeostasis.

What should you expect if you visit us for ZYTO Testing?

These tests are very easy for any client. You'll sit in a comfortable chair, and place your hand on the cradle, and we'll do the rest. Wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to remove any metal objects you may be wearing, your cell phone, or cumbersome jewelry.