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Nutrition and Muscle Testing
Diet and Nutrition can be confusing topics but are so important to your over-all good health. With so much contradictory information coming at you, our goal is to clarify the direction you need to focus on.
Christine Schlenker, DC at Natural Elements Health Center has the experience, knowledge, and training to help you sort out what your body’s particular needs are through Applied Kinesiology- Muscle Testing to clarify the focus.
Applied Kinesiology
What is Applied Kinesiololgy?
Applied kinesiology (AK) is the study of muscles and the relationship of muscle strength to health. It incorporates a system of manual muscle testing and therapy. AK is based on the theory that an organ dysfunction is accompanied by a specific muscle weakness. Diseases are diagnosed through muscle-testing procedures and then treated.
Dr. Christine is an Applied Kinesiologist who draws on complementary therapies to achieve total well being including: acupuncture, chiropractic, massage, nutrition, exercise and stress management.
Applied Kinesiology is based on principles of functional neurology, anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and biochemistry as well as principles from Chinese medicine, acupuncture and massage. It was developed from traditional kinesiology in 1964 by George G. 
Goodheart, a chiropractor from Detroit, Michigan. He observed that each large muscle relates to a body organ. A weakness in a muscle may mean that there is a problem in the associated organ. Goodheart found that by treating the muscle and making it strong again, he was able to improve the function of the organ as well. Goodheart also found that painful nodules (small bumps) may be associated with a weak muscle. By deeply massaging the muscle, he was able to improve its strength.
This therapy is designed to be a part of a holistic approach to preventive medicine. The goals of applied kinesiology are to (1) restore normal nerve function, (2) achieve normal endocrine, immune, digestive and other internal organ functions, (3) intervene early in degenerative processes to prevent or delay pathological conditions, and to (4) re-store postural balance, correct gait (walking) impairment and improve range of motion.
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AK is performed with no other equipment than the practitioners hands.
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It assess the relative strength of the organs, glands and meridians.
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It can uncover structural problems such as rib misalignment, spinal subluxations, or tooth problems.
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It can identify acupuncture points needing treatment.
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It can reveal deficiency conditions requiring herbs, or other homeopathic remedies.
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It facilitates the assessment of infections, toxicity, degeneration or regeneration of the tissue.
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It facilitates a communication with the patients body and mind.
According to applied kinesiology, common internal causes of muscle weakness include:
- Dysfunction of nerve supply (nerve interference between spine and muscles).
- Impairment of lymphatic drainage.
- Reduction of blood supply.
- Abnormal pressure in cerebral fluid affecting nerve-to-muscle relationships.
- Blockage of an acupuncture meridian.
- Imbalance of chemicals.
- Dysfunction of organs or glands.
- Excesses of deficiencies in nutrition.
Food Sensitivity Testing and Lab Testing
The preferred technique to assess food issues would be Muscle Testing. Food issues could be fluctuating depending on your health journey, and this is the most cost effective way to proceed with changes in response to food. The gold standard in functional medicine, is to remove the food for 21-28 days then add it back in, and watch for symptoms and results. Sometimes the food group can come back into the diet, and sometimes the food group must remain removed. Hundreds of food vials are in-clinic to utilize for testing purposes, and others have brought in particular food items to be tested with good success.
Further options for lab testing are available from home blood spot kits, referral for blood panels, urine testing, to fecal samples for a variety of labs. It is generally not the first step in treatment in our office due to the high success rate of using Muscle Testing to determine the course of action and the cost of repeating labs. But they are available for those that may have more complicated health concerns or if we need more clarity in the situation.
Labs:
- Basic Blood Panels
- Stool Analysis with GI Map
- Vitamin D; blood spot home kit
- Celiac & Gluten Sensitivity
- Hormone – Urine testing through Dutch labs
- SIBO (Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth)
- Food Sensitivity: FIT Test blood spot home kit
- Omega 3; blood spot home kit
- Water Testing
Supplementation
Natural Elements Health Center has a full range of high quality nutritional products available to help your good diet work even better for you.
Some of the brands we carry include: Supreme Nutrition, Nutri-Dyn, Thorne, and a variety of others.
Our Commitment to You
The supplements I carry and recommend are handpicked based on my education and research. They are of the quality I demand for my own family.
To ensure safety and efficiency, all products we offer have passed rigorous testing for purity and quality. This means they are most likely to be effective at targeting your needs, and won’t contain contaminants like heavy metals, PCB’s or other poisons.
The supplement market is an unregulated wild west where companies are driven to provide cheap products, which often means they contain cheap, substandard ingredients. I won’t waste your time or treasure with products that are unlikely to help, or even worse—-could harm you.
Because I am committed to your health, and all supplements are not created equal. I can not attest to the safety or effectiveness of supplements obtained by other retailers.
Dr. Christine Schlenker
Call us to learn more, for appointments, and for pricing information, 320-983-2333.