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Health has always been a passion of mine. For the first several years of my adult life, when I was a teacher in South London Primary schools, the interest was confined to the odd bit of reading, generally in newspaper articles. But even then I seemed to have a feel for it, and soon gained a reputation for being able to give health advice to my colleagues if asked. It was when my own health took a severe nose dive after the birth of my daughter that, out of necessity, my interest increased and I embarked on a wonderful journey which led me to regain my own health and, in 2001, change career so I could help others to do the same.
This article about me was published in 'The Candida Digest' in 2002
Members are often sceptical about Kinesiology which they view as controversial. Their scepticism is hardly surprising when the House of Lords Select Committee's report into Complementary and Alternative Medicine relegated kinesiology to the third group i.e. those that "lacked any credible evidence base". Harsh criticism that some would think unfair, particularly those sufferers who have been helped by it when all other approaches failed them.
Kinesiology was developed from a system of muscle-testing which had been used within orthodox medicine e.g. by physiotherapists, for many years. In 1965 Dr Goodheart (a US chiropractor) discovered that muscles could be 'tested' to reveal vital information about the health and functioning of the individual.
Kinesiologists take a holistic approach, treating the whole body. They use the response of muscles to find imbalances which interfere with optimum function. These imbalances can be corrected with nutritional supplements, massage realignment etc.
Alison Manos in south London is a Qualified Registered Kinesiologist. Her patients speak highly of her, and having conquered her own candida with kinesiology, she glows with health. I went along to interview her and afterwards promptly booked a treatment, which helped me too. This is what she told me:
"It was my own search for a cure for candida that led me to kinesiology. I developed candida at 17 after I took antibiotics for a tooth abscess. At 23, I had abdominal pain accompanied by mucus- coated stools and chronic thrush. My doctor's tests drew a blank. Over time, I developed more symptoms including Total Allergy Syndrome. I became allergic to the environment, chemicals, pollen, grasses, mould, house-dust mites, shampoos, soaps -not to mention a lot of food.
For twenty years I tried most alternative therapies - acupuncture, herbalism, and homoeopathy. Nothing cured me. The homoeopathy gave some improvement; the acupuncture made me very ill indeed; and I had such a violent allergic reaction to the herbs that the herbalist gave me a full refund. After that experience, I wanted a fail-safe method of knowing in advance that a supplement was suited to me. What I mean by that is knowing that the supplement would do some good, and that it wouldn't harm me. Kinesiology has given me that. I was so impressed that I decided to retrain in Kinesiology so that I could help other people too.
As most patients that I see have candida, I always test for candida first. Next, I test for parasites, followed by viruses. After that I test for heavy metal toxicity; electro-magnetic stress, geopathic stress; gluten intolerance; allergies, leaky gut and so on.
Next, I allow the body to indicate its priorities for treatment. This is likely to be candida and parasites. It is important to measure the candida toxins because if these are sky-high, treating the candida can be extremely uncomfortable for the patient. If the toxins are too high, then it may be better to support the liver for a few months before commencing antifungal treatment.
I also aim to remove other burdens on the immune system; to find out what nutrients the body is depleted of; and what supplements (and in what quantities) are required by the body. The session also includes rebalancing the body's energetic field."
After interviewing Alison I went back for a session, as my BEAM treatment (Candida Digest Vol. 6 Iss. 3) indicated that I had Candida or Parasites. I had no symptoms of Candida and so wasn't surprised when I tested negative for that. But I did have parasites and lead poisoning. Eliminating the lead came up as the priority for treatment, presumably because it is the lead which attracts the parasites. The session lasted one hour, was comprehensive and pleasantly inexpensive. I left a firm believer that Kinesiology was a useful technique for assessment and treatment, but maybe it was just because Alison was so good!