I received this article from another health forum and thought it would be of interest to others. <Laura>

What is Iridology?
By: Joan Vankoughnett (joana746@sprint.ca)

The science of iridology is based on the analysis of one of the most complicated tissue structures of the whole body, the iris.

It is a method whereby the doctor or health practitioner can tell, from markings or signs in the iris, the reflex condition of various organs and systems of the body.

These markings represent a detailed picture of the integrity of the body, its constitutional strength, areas of congestion or toxic accumulations, and inherent strengths and weaknesses. The iris of the eye reveals structural defects, toxic settlements, inherent weakness, presence of acids, catarrh, prolapus, anemia, nerve tensions, glandular disorders, chemical imbalances, congestion and the power of recovery.

The laboratory testing procedures practiced today, which are not always necessary, are expensive, time-consuming and, often, uncomfortable to the patient.

Nature has provided us with an invaluable insight into the vital status of the health of the body by transmitting this information to the eye.

With iridology, we have a simple, painless, economical and noninvasive way of looking into the body. It may be employed in conjunction with any other system of analysis or diagnosis that a practitioner wishes to use.

Now, more than at any other time in history, we are in need of accurate and less-complex means of analyzing a patient's condition.

Eighty percent (80%) of the diseases treated in this country are of a chronic nature.

The tissue found in chronically-afflicted patients can be monitored better in the iris of the eye than, possibly, by any other method of analysis.

Iridology gives an essential insight into the development of these chronic diseases or the diminishing of that disease or inflammation.

It is this tissue change that takes place in the patient that makes iridology especially valuable for those specializing in the treatment of chronic diseases.

Iridology is dealing with one of the most basic truths of the healing arts, one that the average form of analysis has not dealt with properly.

With this information, a health program can be developed which is tailored to the specific needs of the client, thus preventing the manifestation of disease.

Iridology in its basic philosophy stresses the treatment of the patient, not the disease. By identifying the underlying imbalances in the body that produce symptoms, it is an invaluable asset in the formation of remedial therapies.

When one has come to fully appreciate the value of being able to determine from the outside of the body what is occurring within it, he or she will realize that iridology is truly a science whose time has come.

The birth of iridology is said to have been about 1861.
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Joan Vankoughnett has been involved in the alternative health industry for over 20 years. Her intense interest in health and natural treatments has encouraged her to further her education and gain certification in numerous modalities. Her diversified expertise and advanced training has resulted in her being elected to a Fellowship in the Emerson College Research Council.