NAET

Struggles with her own severe allergy symptoms led Dr. Devi S. Nambudripad, a native of India, to develop NAET in late 1983. A bioenergetic modality that incorporates principles of acupuncture and acupressure, NAET, which stands for Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique, is now practiced around the world. Dr. Nambudripad, a California-based practitioner of acupuncture, chiropractic and kinesiology, has trained more than 9,000 practitioners – including chiropractors, acupuncturists, dentists and veterinarians – in the allergy diagnoses and elimination technique.

The basic theory behind NAET is that the brain can “reprogram” its response to substances it deems harmful. Similar to the idea behind traditional Oriental medicine, an allergy, or sensitivity, is thought to affect the natural energy flow in the body. An energy imbalance results when an allergen blocks a human electrical channel, often referred to as a meridian. This disruption of energy flow can lead to a variety of poor health conditions, including allergic responses.

In NAET, the practitioner’s objective is to “clear” one or more of the patient’s allergies. Practitioners use acupuncture and acupressure, along with other techniques, to clear energy blockages and open meridian pathways. If the patient avoids the particular allergy-inducing substance for 25 hours after therapy, NAET claims a “clearing” of one allergy is usually accomplished in one session. What’s more, if the clearing is successful, the method should allow patients to live free of that allergy for life, according to NAET. The modality claims an 80 percent to 90 percent success rate.

NAET begins with diagnoses using traditional medical procedures, computerized allergy testing with NAET ER® or kinesiology. Kinesiology is incorporated in the form of neuromuscular sensitivity testing, a method that helps practitioners identify patient sensitivities. In muscle testing, the practitioner evaluates the relative strength or weakness of a particular muscle when it is exposed to a potential allergen. A weak muscular response indicates an allergic sensitivity.

Following diagnosis, therapy continues with a technique that mildly exposes the central nervous system to specific allergens. Using acupressure, practitioners work to stimulate the nerves and thus “reprogram” the brain to react differently in the presence of substances to which patients are allergic. Substances that might cause sensitivities include chemicals, environmental allergens, vaccines, eggs, milk, latex, animal dander and cigarette smoke.

In addition to acupuncture and acupressure, NAET uses principles of chiropractic and nutrition therapy. Chiropractic in NAET is used to isolate nerves that are being pinched, thus leading to energy blockages. Once the blocked pathway is found, practitioners can identify corresponding organs that might be affected by disruptions in energy flow. In addition, NAET incorporates nutritional assessment, and practitioners recommend dietary supplements when they deem them appropriate.

(SOURCE: NAET)