Jeff Friedman D.C.

Heredity can be either blessed or blamed for many of our physical characteristics, from the inheritance of Mom’s curly hair to Dad’s bald head to, unfortunately, Grandpa’s diabetes. In fact, just knowing about or having observed a beloved relative suffer from a hereditary illness can create an aura of ticking time bomb in our own lives.

How are we to know if we have inherited genetic weaknesses and if the onset of hereditary illness is inevitable? In other words, what if there were a way to learn about our genetic inheritance in order to get advance warning of future health challenges?

Ways do exist. There are natural methods for detecting genetically weak areas in the body that can provide indications of both the potential for illness and guidelines for its prevention. One such method analyzes the colored portion of the eyes (the iris), as a blueprint for a person’s inborn (inherited) characteristics of physical health and recuperative abilities.

This iris blueprint works in a similar way to hand (or foot) reflexology, where the skin surface of the hand (or foot) has been found to comprise a map of the human body with different areas reflecting the body’s various regions and organ systems. The iris has also been found to contain such a map, which has given rise to “iris analysis,” known as Iridology. The iris, connected to the brain via the optic nerve, reflects every organ, bone, muscle and tissue in the body.

Iridology does not diagnose specific diseases but rather indicates which body tissues are strong or weak and, subsequently, where one’s health challenges may lie if preventive measures are not taken. It does this by observing the texture of the fibers that make up the iris, which can be compared to a tightly (strong) or loosely (weak) woven shawl.  Wherever the fibers are found to be tight or loose, the corresponding body tissue will be considered inherently strong or weak.

Experience has shown that most people have a combination of tight and loose iris fibers and, therefore, exhibit a combination of strong and weak body tissue. For example, some of us are born with a weak lung structure or a weak pancreas or a weak digestive tract, but few of us have weaknesses in all these structures.

The effect on our health is that organs with weak connective tissue do not hold vitamins and minerals as effectively as organs with strong tissue do and are often the first to break down when we are under stress or as we age. These areas also have slower metabolism and circulation than other body areas and have a tendency to retain toxins instead of discharging them, further weakening the body’s ability to operate efficiently or recuperate from illness.

It has been said that approximately 90% of illnesses have already begun long before a medical diagnosis is made because early symptoms may not be severe enough to warrant attention. If we could address these functional complaints earlier, there is a possibility of saving the patient time and suffering.

Since iris analysis warns us about the weak links in the chain of our body’s operating system before any physical symptoms appear, we have the opportunity to prevent the onset of illness by making changes to reinforce those weak links through enhanced nutrition, detoxification, stress reduction or neurological chiropractic.

A century ago, Thomas Edison, inventor and researcher, remarked:

“The doctor of the future will prescribe no drugs but will interest his patients in the care and nutrition of the human frame and the cause and prevention of disease.”

Iris analysis is one such modality that meets Edison’s criteria.

Dr, Friedman uses gentle neurological and muscle relaxation methods to promote self-healing.

www.FriedmanChiro.com.