Day 212: My ART Testing Experience

                                                       Parasites Stage 1 by Stasia Burrington

"Lyme Central"--That's how my Mom answered the phone when I called today. Without getting into the who's and what's of it, I'll just say this:  New tests are proving daily...I'm not alone in my diagnosis.  Still, how can I help others when I am trying to help myself? 


Enter the art of ART testing...

For a while, a friend (one I REALLY respect) has suggested I do ART testing, to get to the root of my problem (lyme, viruses, co-infections, etc).  ART -- developed by  Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD. -- is a biofeedback exam that explores the body's response to different stressors (medications, supplements, molds, etc). It's renowned for uncovering core issues (quickly). It's also something I don't fully understand, but, seeing as I've got nothing to loose (except more $$), I trusted my friend and decided to try it.

Curiously, I swabbed my cheek, packed up my daily doses of supplements, and shipped them off in hopes of answers. The whole process made me skeptical...a response test based on DNA (don't I need to be there to respond)?? Would it really be worth the money??? Could it possibly provide any new information???

Still...test I did. Below were my initial findings/recommendations, along with notes I've added in from my follow up phone call.

Result One:  I have Open Regulation--meaning my body responds to well to stimulus.  According to my tester, this is good news and rare (YAY me!!!).

Result Two (the flip side):  I also have one-sided switching--meaning my body is experiencing some kind of interferance with healing and chaos...most likely from scars. It was recommended I check out Neural Therapy to treat them.  Another suggestion was to rub wheat germ oil rub on scars in the following areas:

· Crown of Thorns
· Neck segmental for whiplash--lower neck to hump
· Appendectomy
· Knee

Core Stressors (this was interesting):

· Babesia (I thought I was a Bart's girl)
· Mycoplasma Pneumoniae (knew this)
· Borellia
· Fungi
· Heavy Metals (surprised by this one)
· Parasites--specifically lungworms (I knew there was something else going on here)
· Viruses (Epstein Barr, etc)
· And a psychological stressor I prefer to keep personal, but it was dead on (how they got that from a scan and a Q-tip, I'll never know)

Other findings:

· Dangerously thick blood
· A negative response to several supplements/medications, including: Fish oil, DHEA, Vitamin D, and my beloved Rocephin (Whaaaaaaat????? Say it ain't so...)

Now, I've got some specific choices to make and things to research. I'm open to almost everything suggested...vitamins, shakes, treatments, enemas, etc (anything to get this train moving again). But Rocephin???? PLEASE...don't take my Rocephin. I'm REALLY going to have to think about that one.

Altered Today: More pieces to the health puzzle(s), future considerations, helping others by helping myself

Comments

[Laina]

I'm still suggesting you look into Eat/Live/Cook Right for Your Type books. It will at least help with the thick blood. Thinking about you today. :)

[Michelle Holderman]

Really interesting.

[shelly schrolucke]

I've heard a lot of people talking about eating for your blood type its on my to do list to check out also. Kathy this is great news about ART I was trying to get up to RI to have this done in person would you mind sending me the info so I can try this swab test instead. I'm desperate with so many things wrong and knowing once I get my gastic problems fixed I can not go back on the aggresive 130 pills a day treatment, I'd rather tackle it a few things at a time and knowing from ART which to tackle 1st, this is my top priority after getting my port this coming week. Thanks for sharing

[Tiffany Sheets]

I so wish I could afford to have this done! Amazing!

[Alter Everything]

Thanks, Laina. I actually have looked at it. It's been a while though. So, I'll look again.

Michelle, Shelly, Tiffany, thanks for reading. If you want any more info, let me know.

[rhonda]

sounds waaaay to interesting to ignore...thanks for sharing your ART/DNA story...i'm on it. <3