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Can Bowen Therapy reverse allergies and cravings?
My theory, based on hundreds of experiences all of which were of a similar nature, is that we become sensitized to substances and STUFF. One of the mechanisms of being sensitized is by coming in contact with the STUFF during times of stress. The mind-Body connection comes into play. Kind of like the placebo effect.
The experience I had with eggs will illustrate this phenomenon.
A friend of mine who practices Naturopathy - natural healing with supplements, herbs, Homeopathics, aroma therapy, essential oils, and other natural methods, told me of a technique she uses to remove allergic responses by the mind – body. Dr. Devi Nambudripad is an RN, Chiropractor & Acupuncturist. Dr. Devi accidentally discovered that by holding an allergen in the left hand and stimulating some Acupoints along the bladder and governing vessel meridians, up the back and along the spine, the mind-body association can be repaired or replaced. Her book is titled, "SAY GOODBYE TO ILLNESS". N.A.E.T. is an acronym for, "Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique".
My Naturopathic friend, Jean, determined that I was allergic to eggs, plus some other things. When she told me so, I recalled that whenever I ate eggs, which I really enjoyed, I felt very sluggish and spaced out the rest of the day until around 4:00 PM. After she did the N.A.E.T. clearing on me, I've had no further symptoms after eating eggs. She wrote, “Eggs” on a little piece of paper and had me hold it in my left hand while she did some little circular movements with her fingertip up each side of my spine. Right about the same places as where Bowen’s moves are made. I was told that pencil works better than ink due to the better vibrational signal provided by graphite? She did a little applied kinesiology and told me to stay away from eggs for 4 days while I was processing. About 2 weeks later, I went out for breakfast and had eggs, plus. Absolutely no reaction, and I have never had one since.
Following are some experiences of my patients who had sensitivities:
Another unusually interesting case occurred with a patient of mine. She was diagnosed with Morton’s neuroma, which is an enlarged nerve between the 3rd and 4th metatarsals. This is a fairly common foot condition, and I felt quite proficient in its diagnosis and treatment options. She had the usual numbness, tingling, and occasional burning in her 2nd, 3rd, & 4th toes in both feet. I performed my usual and customary non-surgical treatments and she seemed to improve. I then made her orthotics to keep pressure from the nerves and instructed her to return in two months if any problems still occurred and we would discuss surgical treatment. About two years hence a friend of her's was seeing me for a foot problem, and she told me the rest of the story. Apparently my patient with the neuromas experienced progression of symptoms up the ankles and legs. Her family doctor referred her to a neurologist who diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis and prescribed drugs for this. She went to Stanford University for a second opinion, and was again diagnosed with M.S. She tried other medications which did not help. Then, a year or so later it began affecting her hands. At this point she went to the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, and again she was diagnosed with M.S., and was given some other medications. About the time she lost the use of her thumbs, she went to my naturopath friend, Jean. After Jean completed her work-up she was surprised that the lady did not show any of the usual findings that go along with neuropathies. She then asked our patient about what was happening in her life when all of this began. As it turns out she was building her dream home at the time of a real estate slump, and she was the not so proud owner of two houses built on speculation, which were not selling. All kinds of stress were abundant in her life at the time. She recalled the first sign of the tingling in her toes when she walked bare footed across the Mexican pavers tiles in the hallway of the new home. Jean then tested her for allergy to the tile, and sure enough, she was. Within days following a clearing her symptoms began to reverse, and within a month she was totally symptom free. However, as soon as she went back to walking on the tile floor the tingling in the toes returned so, she ended up selling the house.
I discussed the allergy theory with a patient whom I was doing some Bowen sessions on. Her 12 year old son had multiple allergies and was seeing the local allergist for allergy shots. One of his main allergens was shellfish. If he ate any shellfish whatsoever, he suffered laryngospasms and hives. He also often craved shellfish. The allergist was afraid to give him allergy shots for shellfish for fear of a serious reaction. I had mother bring him for a Bowen session during which I had him hold a shrimp in his left hand during the treatment. When mother came back the following week she told me that his allergy skin test for shellfish had reduced by 80%. Unfortunately, they moved to Texas shortly after, so I did not get to follow up with them.
Another of my patients mentioned that whenever she drank a glass of red wine she developed a panic attack right after. This didn't happen to her with white wine. However, she didn't like white wine. She only liked red. So, we wrote red wine on a post-it note. She held this in her left hand while I did an abbreviated Bowen session using procedures 1-2-3. When she returned a month later for her Bowen “Tune-up”, she was no longer sensitive to red wine.
A friend of mine began experiencing headaches after drinking only a sip of red wine. I performed the same clearing for him, and he has been fine ever since.
My naturopath friend, Jean had a client who she was treating. She suffered headaches during the week. But, she did not have them on the weekends. After it was all said and done, Jean found that her client was sensitive to the color orange. She worked for Cal Trans and they had to wear orange vests while at work on the freeways and roads in California. She had the option to wear instead, and as soon as she switched colors, her chronic weekday headaches cleared.
Another interesting case occurred recently at the cancer clinic where I used to do therapy. Mandy had sugar cravings, and I cleared her of those. Then she told me that she was unable to tolerate fried eggs. She could eat eggs in any other form, but she vomited after eating fried eggs. I did the clearing, and she now can eat fried eggs with no problem.
Then, if you are sensitive to some STUFF you may crave that same STUFF.
I have successfully reversed cravings for sugar, sodas, chips, chocolates, marijuana, cookies, crackers, and cheese. Sorry, not for nicotine.
Can Bowen Therapy reverse allergies and cravings?
My theory, based on hundreds of experiences all of which were of a similar nature, is that we become sensitized to substances and STUFF. One of the mechanisms of being sensitized is by coming in contact with the STUFF during times of stress. The mind-Body connection comes into play. Kind of like the placebo effect.
The experience I had with eggs will illustrate this phenomenon.
A friend of mine who practices Naturopathy - natural healing with supplements, herbs, Homeopathics, aroma therapy, essential oils, and other natural methods, told me of a technique she uses to remove allergic responses by the mind – body. Dr. Devi Nambudripad is an RN, Chiropractor & Acupuncturist. Dr. Devi accidentally discovered that by holding an allergen in the left hand and stimulating some Acupoints along the bladder and governing vessel meridians, up the back and along the spine, the mind-body association can be repaired or replaced. Her book is titled, "SAY GOODBYE TO ILLNESS". N.A.E.T. is an acronym for, "Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique".
My Naturopathic friend, Jean, determined that I was allergic to eggs, plus some other things. When she told me so, I recalled that whenever I ate eggs, which I really enjoyed, I felt very sluggish and spaced out the rest of the day until around 4:00 PM. After she did the N.A.E.T. clearing on me, I've had no further symptoms after eating eggs. She wrote, “Eggs” on a little piece of paper and had me hold it in my left hand while she did some little circular movements with her fingertip up each side of my spine. Right about the same places as where Bowen’s moves are made. I was told that pencil works better than ink due to the better vibrational signal provided by graphite? She did a little applied kinesiology and told me to stay away from eggs for 4 days while I was processing. About 2 weeks later, I went out for breakfast and had eggs, plus. Absolutely no reaction, and I have never had one since.
Following are some experiences of my patients who had sensitivities:
Another unusually interesting case occurred with a patient of mine. She was diagnosed with Morton’s neuroma, which is an enlarged nerve between the 3rd and 4th metatarsals. This is a fairly common foot condition, and I felt quite proficient in its diagnosis and treatment options. She had the usual numbness, tingling, and occasional burning in her 2nd, 3rd, & 4th toes in both feet. I performed my usual and customary non-surgical treatments and she seemed to improve. I then made her orthotics to keep pressure from the nerves and instructed her to return in two months if any problems still occurred and we would discuss surgical treatment. About two years hence a friend of her's was seeing me for a foot problem, and she told me the rest of the story. Apparently my patient with the neuromas experienced progression of symptoms up the ankles and legs. Her family doctor referred her to a neurologist who diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis and prescribed drugs for this. She went to Stanford University for a second opinion, and was again diagnosed with M.S. She tried other medications which did not help. Then, a year or so later it began affecting her hands. At this point she went to the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, and again she was diagnosed with M.S., and was given some other medications. About the time she lost the use of her thumbs, she went to my naturopath friend, Jean. After Jean completed her work-up she was surprised that the lady did not show any of the usual findings that go along with neuropathies. She then asked our patient about what was happening in her life when all of this began. As it turns out she was building her dream home at the time of a real estate slump, and she was the not so proud owner of two houses built on speculation, which were not selling. All kinds of stress were abundant in her life at the time. She recalled the first sign of the tingling in her toes when she walked bare footed across the Mexican pavers tiles in the hallway of the new home. Jean then tested her for allergy to the tile, and sure enough, she was. Within days following a clearing her symptoms began to reverse, and within a month she was totally symptom free. However, as soon as she went back to walking on the tile floor the tingling in the toes returned so, she ended up selling the house.
I discussed the allergy theory with a patient whom I was doing some Bowen sessions on. Her 12 year old son had multiple allergies and was seeing the local allergist for allergy shots. One of his main allergens was shellfish. If he ate any shellfish whatsoever, he suffered laryngospasms and hives. He also often craved shellfish. The allergist was afraid to give him allergy shots for shellfish for fear of a serious reaction. I had mother bring him for a Bowen session during which I had him hold a shrimp in his left hand during the treatment. When mother came back the following week she told me that his allergy skin test for shellfish had reduced by 80%. Unfortunately, they moved to Texas shortly after, so I did not get to follow up with them.
Another of my patients mentioned that whenever she drank a glass of red wine she developed a panic attack right after. This didn't happen to her with white wine. However, she didn't like white wine. She only liked red. So, we wrote red wine on a post-it note. She held this in her left hand while I did an abbreviated Bowen session using procedures 1-2-3. When she returned a month later for her Bowen “Tune-up”, she was no longer sensitive to red wine.
A friend of mine began experiencing headaches after drinking only a sip of red wine. I performed the same clearing for him, and he has been fine ever since.
My naturopath friend, Jean had a client who she was treating. She suffered headaches during the week. But, she did not have them on the weekends. After it was all said and done, Jean found that her client was sensitive to the color orange. She worked for Cal Trans and they had to wear orange vests while at work on the freeways and roads in California. She had the option to wear instead, and as soon as she switched colors, her chronic weekday headaches cleared.
Another interesting case occurred recently at the cancer clinic where I used to do therapy. Mandy had sugar cravings, and I cleared her of those. Then she told me that she was unable to tolerate fried eggs. She could eat eggs in any other form, but she vomited after eating fried eggs. I did the clearing, and she now can eat fried eggs with no problem.
Then, if you are sensitive to some STUFF you may crave that same STUFF.
I have successfully reversed cravings for sugar, sodas, chips, chocolates, marijuana, cookies, crackers, and cheese. Sorry, not for nicotine.