Why use Iridology ?

Why use Iridology

No other analytic method offers such an immediate, practical and reliable means of aiding in the determination of the general state of health of the individual. No other single method of health analysis lends itself as well to the goals of the wholistic approach to health and the prevention of disease. We will examine the vital principles of Iridology to gain a better understanding of how to put them into practice.
Most medical research institutions are deeply concerned about discovering ways of identifying diseases in the early stages of manifestation. Millions of dollars, perhaps billions, have been spent in the development of sophisticated diagnostic machines to accomplish this goal. At the same time, wholistic health research has aimed at discovering and refining methods of preventing disease—of staying healthy. The science of Iridology is in a unique position to assist both the wholistic and the conventional medical approaches.
Basically, all healing arts aim at the prevention and alleviation of human suffering, and any analytic tool which assists in this worthy goal must be taken seriously. As we describe each of the principles of iridology, we will show that it is specifically useful in the context of restoring health to the individual patient. Every physician desires to be sufficiently perceptive with regard to his patients to identify problems as early as possible, for this permits the use of minimal therapeutic intervention in restoring health. The ultimate goal of every health professional should be twofold:

1) to use minimum therapeutic intervention to restore his patients to health; and

2) to educate his patients to turn to a right way of living to prevent future health problems.

What Iridology Does Not Do?

1. Iridology does not diagnose diseases. Instead it analyzes tissue conditions as reflexly indicated in the iris, an entirely different process.
2. It does not show evidence of operations performed under anesthesia. Due to the effect anesthesia has on nerve transmission, the iris does not record the condition of an organ while anesthetized. In the case of an organ that has been removed, the iris records the presurgical condition.
3. It does not reveal pregnancy. Some say it can; however, we make no claim to this.
4. Gallstones and kidney stones cannot be determined from the iris, since no nerve supply is involved.
5. Iridology is not a "psychic" analysis.
6. Iridology does not identify specific pathology in the body.
7. Iridology does not confirm the presence of viruses, parasites, germ life or bacterial invasions in the body. However, it can show tissue conditions which would allow a "host" situation to develop.
8. Iridology cannot predict either a person's life span or impending death.
9. It cannot separate the myriad number of drugs taken or pollutants absorbed.
10. Iridology cannot identify gender (although iris slides sometimes show mascara on the eyelashes, usually an indication the subject is female).

 

What Iridology does

1. The Presence and Location of Inflammation. Examination of the irides will show acute inflammation by the presence of white markings. The inflammation may be systemic, in which case the entire iris will appear excessively white (indicating an acidic condition of the body) or it may be localized. In any case, acute inflammation is the earliest stage of identifiable pathology revealed in the irides, the precursor of more serious problems if not treated. Inflammation may occur as a secondary or reflex manifestation of a problem elsewhere in the body and, if so, this will usually be revealed in the iris. In the more advanced stages, inflammation may show up in the iris as gray (subacute), dark gray (chronic) or black (degenerative).
Inflammation reveals the presence of irritants which are not being taken care of through the body's normal immunological defense system or elimination channels. The irritants may be exogenous (poor diet or exposure to harmful chemicals) or endogenous (buildup of waste products of cell metabolism). In the latter case particularly, the cause may be emotional (such as job related, financial, marital, etc.), of which the simplest example might be an acidic stomach that will lead to ulcers if neglected. A diet low in the organic sodium needed to neutralize body acids in normal living can result in an acidic condition that shows up in the iris as inflammation. Or, the cause may be one of the "undesirable side effects" of prescribed medication or an "over-the-counter" drugstore remedy. Fatigue and enervation frequently contribute to the onset of inflammation regardless of whatever other causes may be involved. We may note that it takes time for an acute inflammation to reach the subacute, chronic, and degenerative stages, and the reason for the body's failure to heal the condition is often found in the living patterns of the patient— diet, attitude, lack of exercise and so forth.Catarrhal development, even to the point of heavy congestion, generally accompanies acute tissue irritation, and this should not be interfered with or suppressed under most conditions. Catarrh, as in the case of the common cold, assists in ridding the body of toxic material when the body's other natural defense and elimination systems are insufficient for the task. This run-off of catarrh is a lifesaving process. Suppression of catarrhal conditions often leads to a more serious extension of the pathological process. It has long been a standing joke among many physicians that "We can cure pneumonia with penicillin, but we can't cure the common cold." We may consider ourselves fortunate that an effective "cure" for the common cold has not been discovered.

2. Inherent Strengths and Weaknesses. Within the irides of a single individual, variations may be observed in the tonic weave (density of the trabeculae), which indicates the inherent strengths and weaknesses of the body. Densely interwoven trabeculae indicate areas of inherent strength. Such a person has a high degree of vital resistance. Coarsely-meshed fibers or crypts, due to separations of trabeculae, indicate areas of inherent weakness. We may define inherent weakness as slower metabolic function as compared to that in other parts of the body. Slower metabolic function indicates that nutrients are not used as efficiently and waste products are not carried away as rapidly as they are in other body tissues. It does not mean that an individual is unhealthy, but only that he or she should be especially aware of these portions of the body and should take care of them. A person with many inherent weaknesses who is living right may be much healthier than a person with few inherent weaknesses who is "burning the candle at both ends."
Inherent weaknesses are congenital anomalies inherited from the parents but may also result from the poor living habits of the parents during the time preceding the birth of the child. In Iridology, we say that areas of the body with inherent strength will take care of themselves; areas with inherent weaknesses are the places we need to watch. The criterion for defining "strength" and "weakness" is generally based on variations within the irides of each individual—the individual is the standard, not some hypothetical "norm" or "average." (We will discuss exceptions to this when we come to the chapter on "The Constitution of the Body.")
Obviously, a knowledge of the inherent strengths and weaknesses of his patients would benefit any health professional enormously, because he could then be in a better position to help each patient plan for optimum health based on the concept of keeping the weaker organs and body parts functioning well.

3. Healing Signs. Every physician takes greatsatisfaction in seeing his former patients looking
healthier and happier, in part because he likes to know if his choice of therapy was effective.
Unfortunately, looks can be deceiving, and a patient who looks well one day may return with a serious
relapse a day or two later. The science of Iridology takes a great deal of the guesswork out of subjective
evaluations of patient recovery.
One of the most useful aspects of Iridology is the definite confirmation of effective therapy through observation of readily identifiable healing signs in the iris. Changes in the iris indicate gradual purification of the system, the elimination of morbid matter and poisons, and readjustment of the system to normal conditions under the regenerating influence of natural living and treatment. When a patient has been treated successfully for a chronic liver ailment, for example, delicate white intermeshed lines (fibrillar tissue) begin filling in the formerly dark gray area just preceding 8 o'clock in the right iris. If the course of therapy is effective, healing lines may be expected to begin appearing in about three weeks. Not infrequently, I find that a patient who says he feels well is not showing healing signs when he should, and this indicates the need to adjust what the patient is doing, reevaluate his nutritional intake, exercise and so forth.
Every physician knows that some people say, "I'm feeling fine, doctor," even when they are not, perhaps because they want to show him they are trying hard to get well. Iridology provides a consistently reliable means of objectively evaluating patient recovery, and it is a great advantage for all health professionals to have an objective measure of their own effectiveness.

4. Hering's Law of Cure. Many physicians who
use natural healing methods have found Dr.
Constantine Hering's law of cure valuable in assisting
and confirming the healing of chronic diseases.
Hering's law states, "All cure occurs from within out,
from the head down, and in the reverse order that the
symptoms have appeared." In iridology we seek to
confirm this law by direct observation.
As a patient is being brought out of a chronic condition by natural means, old dried-up mucus membranes become moist again and catarrhal movement commences, carrying away the toxins and wastes once trapped in the affected parts of the body. This marks the onset of a healing crisis. While it may seem as though the disease has returned, the difference is that the healing crisis comes at a time when the patient's general health has greatly improved, and the elimination of catarrh is simply a step in the "reversal of symptoms" as predicted by Hering's law.

5. Drug Accumulations. Drug accumulations show up in the iris as discolored areas—yellow, red, brown, etc. Some of these are inherited and are called "psoric itch spots." Psoric itch spots are inherited from parents who have ingested drugs, and appear upon close examination to be dark flecks on the surface of the iris stroma. Acquired drug spots are in the stroma itself. This means that chemical residues have settled in particular portions of the body in which the metabolism is too slow to eliminate them. Where do these chemical residues originate? We ingest them in prescription drugs and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals; foods with preservatives, artificial colorings and flavors; direct skin contact with garden chemicals, pesticides, sulfur, dyes, paints and other standard job-related chemicals; and polluted air and water. These are just a few of the potential sources but I believe the point is clear.
Many physicians assume that most drugs, even those with "undesirable side effects" are eventually cleared out of the body. Iridology indicates this assumption to be naive and unwarranted. Some drug spots are inherited from the parents, which shows that drugs in the parents' bodies are frequently passed.on to the children in the same inherently weak organs. Analysis of the irides of parent and child together easily confirms this, and I have observed such correlations in many cases.
The cumulative effect of drugs in the body further slows down the metabolism of organs that are already inherently weak. Thus, these organs become even more vulnerable to malfunction. The evidence for drug and chemical accumulations in the body is simply overwhelming in the findings of iridology, a fact which emphasizes the degree to which drugs are overprescribed by too many medical practitioners. Drugs should only be used as a last resort in cases where less harmful alternatives are lacking or impractical. Safety standards for the use of all commonly used chemicals should be upgraded, from home oven cleaners and floor polishes to agricultural and industrial chemicals

6.Health Level. In approximately ten minutes, an experienced iridologist can analyze the overall health level of an individual. From the degree of darkness of the bowel area in the irides, he can get a reasonable picture of how clean the blood is. He can determine whether there is congestion in the lymph system, irritation of the nerves, anemia in the extremities, acidity in the stomach and whether there are problems with particular organs. From this and other information shown by markings in the irides, the iridologist can put together a reasonably accurate health profile of anyone he examines—including the adequacy of the person's diet, exercise and attitudes in relation to health.

7.Constitution of the Body. The health level of each individual is basically determined by his physical constitution, which is derived from a combination of genetic factors and living habits. When we refer to the body's constitution, we are talking about the anatomical basis of a person's present and potential health level. A person who started out in life with an excellent inherited constitution can, by means of poor living habits, break much of it down. By making the right changes in his life, he may be able to recover his health to a great extent, excepting for certain irreversible changes caused in his body. A person's constitution, in other words, is made up of inherited and acquired characteristics which define his physical limitations and potentials.

The constitution of the body can often be well understood by examining the irides. Inherited characteristics are noted in terms of inherent weaknesses and parentally derived drug deposits. In evaluating constitution partly in terms of inherent weaknesses, we have to recognize that overall organ and tissue metabolism is healthier in some individuals than others. Empirically, we observe that the trabeculae of the irides are more coarsely arranged in some individuals than others, and we notice that this is correlated with differences in physical strength, stamina, available energy for tasks, mental alertness, quickness of response, and so forth. In terms of acquired characteristics, we may notice in the iris signs of a prolapsus of the transverse colon, which puts pressure on all the organs of the pelvic bowl and which can be compensated for by certain exercises but never entirely corrected. This must certainly be considered one of the possible causes of ectopic pregnancies, one of the most serious complications associated with pregnancy. Knowledge of one's constitution is useful in designing a plan for right living—knowing how much exercise and sleep to get, what kinds of foods to eat and to avoid, what kind of work to do, and such things as whether to live at the seashore or in the mountains.

8. High- and Low-Grade Infections. While most high-grade infections are relatively obvious, low-grade infections are notoriously and insidiously different to discover and locate by conventional diagnostic procedures. One of the great advantages of iridology is the relative ease with which the source of either high- or low-grade infections may so often be found from signs in the irides.
Low-grade infections sap the vitality, consume body energy, lower the fatigue threshold, and cause a noticeable drop in the overall feeling of well-being. Because they are not accompanied by any overt or readily identifiable symptoms, low-grade infections are apt to be interpreted by the patient as just a "down-in-the-dumps" feeling or another equally vague representation. Once identified, however, most low-grade infections can be dealt with effectively.

9. Acid Levels. There are many kinds of acids produced in the body by the normal processes of cell metabolism, and when the body is working properly, these acids are neutralized by buffering agents or excreted. For example, carbonic acid is more commonly formed in the body than any other acid, entering tissue capillaries in which it is mainly neutralized by potassium from the blood. Respiratory and urinary functions also assist in ridding the body of acid or acid-forming substances. In the urine, exchange of sodium ions for hydrogen ions helps to control acidity. When this acid balance is upset and excess acidity occurs, the resulting inflammation is quickly signaled to the iris where it appears in the form of white markings, showing hyperactivity (the acute stage).

10.  Unity of Symptoms of Whole Body Healing.
When a patient complains of a kidney problem, it is
not sufficient to aim merely at correcting that
condition alone. Invariably, if there is a kidney
problem, the blood is carrying more toxic material
than usual and the function of every organ, gland and
body tissue is affected adversely. No matter what is
wrong with any part of the body, the entire body is
affected—and the wholistic approach to health is to
treat the whole body, not simply the disease.

11.    Biochemical Needs. 1 believe that most
diseases have their origin in fatigue and enervation.
When we are physically exhausted or emotionally
drained, cells are deprived of the nutrients they need
to keep the body functioning correctly. The
metabolism of the body simply cannot keep up with
the demands made upon it. When fatigue and
enervation are caused by habitual patterns of
behavior, chronic cell starvation occurs, and we are
on our way to serious health problems. Malnutrition
and ingestion of toxins, of course, can also cause
biochemical depletion at the cell level with similar
consequences, as can inadequate circulation and
poor elimination.

 

12. Differences in Bilateral Organs or Glands. The human anatomy is so designed that a number of its organs, glands and limbs are bilaterally and symmetrically arranged with regard to the sagittal plane of the body. Internally, this bilateral symmetry is noted in the lungs, kidneys, adrenals, testes, ovaries, thyroid and hemispheres of the brain. Because each iris reflects tissue conditions on its own side of the body, the science of iridology readily distinguishes which of two bilateral organs or glands is showing signs of pathology or whether both are involved.
The existence of a kidney problem may be determined from certain laboratory tests; but they cannot tell whether one or both kidneys are involved without further costly and time-consuming tests. Iridology is capable of identifying such differences directly from the irides.
Once a patient who came to me showed symptoms of thyroid disturbance, but when her previous physician had ordered laboratory tests, the results indicated her thyroid was functioning normally. Examination of her irides immediately shed light on the problem. One side of her thyroid was overactive; the other side was underactive. Indeed, the patient had problems—but they could not be diagnosed from conventional lab tests, which had averaged the functions of the two sides. The ability to separately evaluate the condition of bilateral organs and glands is another remarkable advantage of iridology over other forms of analysis.
Blood tests and urinalyses have their place, but we must realize their limitations. The results of such tests are interpreted on the basis of averaging thousands of previous tests to determine what should be in the blood or urine (and what should not). But the "average" person isn't necessarily healthy. Can you understand that? So, what are we finding out in these tests? At best, they provide rough guidelines that must be interpreted for the individual patient. Really, there is no such creature as an "average"

 

 

 

 

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