Iridology Therapy Course

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The eyes are said to be the passageway to the soul. Whatever the saying is, one thing is true, the eyes can really give you away. Through your eyes, one can see if you are telling the truth, know what you feel and see your pain. And now, one can find out what disease you are suffering through your eyes. Unbelievable as it may seem, it is a fact. This kind of practice is known as iridology or iridodiagnosis. In this form of medical practice, the proponents claim that the color, pattern and any other characteristic of the eye’s iris (the colored part of the eye) may be examined to find out the condition of a patient’s healthy and make a diagnosis.

The practitioners of this form of medical diagnostics make use of iris charts. These iris charts are where the observations are matched. The charts also divide the iris in zones equivalent to certain parts of the body. Iridologists, the experts on this medical field, believe that the eye is the window of the state of health of a person. After examining the iris, they use the charts to distinguish the healthy organs and systems in the body from the ones that are inflamed, distressed and overactive. Iridologists firmly believe that this data will be used to demonstrate the weakness of a patient towards some diseases, to suggest previous problems or even to predict some possibilities of health problem occurrences that may develop in the future.

However, you should know that this is not a treatment. Rather, it is a means for making a diagnosis. The practitioners of iridology study other alternative medicine branches like naturopathy. Moreover, iridology is not supported by any scientific data or published medical studies. It is considered a pseudoscience (a theory or practice that is doubtfully believed to be scientific) by majority of eye care professionals, optometrists and medical practitioners.

So how does iridology work? First of all, the iris is the part of the eye with a greenish-yellow color that surrounds the pupil. Iridologists mainly use equipments like magnifying glass and flashlights, slit-lamp microscopes or cameras for examining the irises of a patient and looking for any tissue changes, change in features like pigment patterns and abnormal stromal architecture. Whatever characteristics are found in the iris, they will be compared to the chart, which links iris zones with several parts of the body. For instance, the zone that is related to the kidney is located at the iris’ lower part at around 6 o’ clock.

There are some bodily conditions that result to noticeable changes in the iris. Some of these changes are chronic inflammatory, catarrhal signs and acute inflammatory may be brought by maintenance, healing and involvement of matching tissues respectively. Other iris features that iridologists may look for and can denote disorders are contraction rings and the klumpenzellen.

Iridology proposes to recognize several symptoms. These include stages of inflammation, general health level status, biochemical deficiencies, toxins and where they are located and inherent weaknesses or strengths. Iridologists are pretty much aware that the iridology practice is not enough and should not be used on its own. In fact, it should be used along with other holistic arts and medical practices. There is nothing wrong with going to an iridologist. But it is a good move to confirm findings of iridology with a practiced physician just to be sure that the findings are factual.

It is also good to read criticisms about iridology every once in a while. You would not lose anything about reading opinions before you make up your mind and decide to pursue iridology. Make sure that you read well informed publications before you start believing them.