During EDS, a blunt, non-invasive electric probe is placed on the patient's hands or feet at
specific points. These points correspond to acupuncture points which are the beginning or end
of energy meridians.
Energy transfers its signal through an acupuncture meridian to the nervous system. Minute
electrical discharges from the acupuncture points are measured and indicate the condition
of the body's organs and systems.
EDS is painless, non-invasive, and accurate.
Electrodermal screening allows up to 500 foods to be tested painlessly, quickly at a rate of
about 200 per hour. EDS measures both histamine and non-histamine responses to substances which
many tests are not able to do. Non-histamine responses are particularly important in food sensitivities,
since many reactions are non-histamine related, such as bloating, fatigue and headaches.
Koru uses the Biomeridian BEST system. The system measures electrical resistance and polarization at
acupuncture points and meridians.
The basis of this technology was invented in the 1950's by the German medical doctor Reinhold Voll.
The equipment consists of a modern computer program, a sensitive Ohm meter and a signal
generator.
There are two cables coming out of the signal generator; one is positive, and the other one is negative. The positive lead
is attached to a stylus with an electrode tip. The technician holds the stylus by the insulated handle
and presses the tip against one of the patient's acupuncture points. The patient holds a hand electrode
in their free hand. During the measurement, the patient and the EDS form a closed circuit, allowing
energy and information to flow from the EDS to the probe, through the patient to the hand electrode,
and back to the EDS unit.
The EDS reading is a measurement of how much energy makes it through the circuit. The lower the
resistance is the higher the reading will be. EDS uses a scale of 0 to 100 with 45-55 being considered
"normal" or "balanced".
EDS data can help naturopaths detect and treat
-candida levels
-presence of bacteria , viruses and parasites
-vitamin and mineral deficiencies
-allergies and food sensitivities
-organ stress or weakness
-dental materials compatibility
Research published in the Journal of Naturopathic Medicine concluded that "electrical conductance data
reviewed correspond with histological reports. In clinical practice, EDS instruments are useful
as diagnostic supplements to blood test, radiographic imaging, and case histories. The integration
of reliable and valid bioelectric medical instruments into the clinical setting augment the ability to
rapidly evaluate tissues...Bioelectric medicine offers clinicians new quantitative methods for evaluating
subtle electromagnetic changes in humans."
Although relatively new to Canada, EDS is accepted and widely used in many other countries including
Germany, France and England. Today's testing equipment is the end product of a thirty year evolution
of Dr. Reinhold Voll's work that utilizes a modern computer program, a sensitive ohm meter and a
signal generator.
Dr. Roy Curtain was able to 'map out' the electromagnetic frequency of many foods, inhalants and
other substances in our environment. This 'electrical signature' is stored in the signal generator
and is output during testing in a binary code form. The frequency of the substance is output and a
skin response to that signal is measured with the probe at the 'allergy' point along one of the meridians.
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