Nutritional autonomic response testing or NART is a method of muscle testing to determine which tissues are stressed, which are the most stressed, and which supplements are best for the tissue and person. This technology was pioneered by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt (ART). I have received training from him and from numerous other people including Dr. Fred Ulan (Nutritional Response Testing), Dr. Dick Versendaal (CRA), Dr. Victor Frank (TBM) and Dr. Gary Lasneski (NRT).
Principle: If a tissue is stressed, pressing on the tissue will cause a muscle weakness in the person and in anyone who is touching them. (Like the little boys who hold hands and one of them touches an electric fence. They all get a jolt.)
Principle: If a tissue is stressed, placing either the problem or the solution on the body will make the arm strong. (Either mercury or chlorella will make the mercury-stressed tissue test strong.)
1. Test for a strong muscle: NART testing is usually done with the subject standing. The person should be wearing their usual clothing, jewelry, glasses and watch so we can test and see if these are problems. An arm is extended straight forward from their body with the fingers straight but relaxed. The tester applies pressure to the wrist, pushing down. Pressure is gradually increased over a period of about 2 seconds until the arm either gives or locks. You are feeling for a lock or lack of lock. If there is no lock, use a second person as an indirect tester. Have them stand near and touch the subject and use their horizontal arm instead of the subject's arm. Or, use the items in number 2 below to find the reason for the weakness.
2. Test for open regulation. Testing is done through clothing. To see if the autonomic nervous system sends adequate signals: Hold your fingers together, arched back. Place the center the of your palm over either of the subject's ears or their navel. Their arm should go weak. If it does not go weak, the autonomic nervous system regulation is "blocked". This must be corrected before any other test will be valid. Look for:
Their watch. The quartz oscillator can irritate the nervous system and prevent normal function. This is a very common problem
Their glasses. A metal frame that goes all the way across the face can be an issue. Glasses should have plastic frames or glass lenses with just a wire connecting them. This is a very common problem. The temple part of the frame does not appear to be an issue. Similarly, an underwire bra can block the person.
Black clothing. The body has an electrical field that is a bit like the earth's magnetic field. Black clothing covering the navel often disrupts this field and blocks the person.
Scars. If the person has any scars, especially ones that have been sutured, you or they can press on the scar and test. If a woman has had an episiotomy, have them reach back and press on the area. You may be able to keep their regulation open with a vial of Scar Drops, wheat germ oil or sesame oil, or other topical scar remedy. Scars can be treated with the materials mentioned above or a small red laser or Scenar.
Food sensitivities. Place a vial of a quality enzyme such as Optimal Digestive System, GastriGest or Zypan touching the person and test for open regulation again. When you find the material that opens the regulation, you will need to leave it there for the rest of the test. Some tissues that would have tested stressed now will not test stressed.
Toxic metals. You can use a metals test kit or a vial of Metals Release on or touching the subject and test the arm. Again, the material used to unblock the person will have to touch the person for the rest of the tests.
Toxins. You can try silymarin or Miracle II Neutralizer.
Mold Toxins. Use Cholestepure or Peach Tree.
Infections. For this, you can use a thin plastic bag of all your infection remedies or try individual remedies.
Teeth. An infected tooth socket can block a person. Use one of the Tooth Tonic products or use a small red laser on the gum of a sore tooth for one minute.
Hiatal Hernia. Hiatal hernia is very common and it is very disruptive to the whole body. Try Ligaplex II. If all else fails, you may need to correct this before testing. And if you do correct it, the person may still not be testable until the next day. If possible, put off correcting hiatal hernia until the end of the session. See the section on high thymus for more on this.
Need for chiropractic adjustment. It may be necessary to have adjustments done before testing is possible. It is often possible to find a sore spot in the muscles either side of the neck. Try having them rub that spot for one minute or shine a red laser on it for not minute.
Gallbladder. Try malic acid or gold coin grass.
Macho. Swipe up on their forehead. If macho is the problem, they will be testable for a few minutes.
Weak adrenals. Try DSF or Isocort.
Radiation. Try Rad Balm or Rad Balm NA (no aloe).
Other possibilities. Jewelry or tattoos may block testing. For tattoos, consider a scar remedy or toxic metals remedy.
Record your findings. You can use the form at http://www.royalrife.com/NART-findings.pdf
3. Test for switching to see if autonomic nervous system messages are sent accurately or if they are skewed or reversed: On either hand, have them touch the tip of the pinky finger to the tip of the thumb. Test an arm. It should stay strong. Then test the other hand. If either test fails, they are switched. Check all the items in number 2 above. If both sides fail, the person is double switched. This is often an autoimmune problem. You may be able to unswitch them with items above, or with a sample of their own saliva, or with cetyl myristoleate (a good remedy for auto- immune problems). The material that corrects switching must be left on them for the rest of the test.
4. It is now time to test individual tissues. If you have vials on them due to blocking or switching, some stressed tissues will not test now. At http://www.royalrife.com/tissues.gif there is a diagram with some organ and tissue test points. You can test any tissue by pressing on it. In some cases, the tissue is so stressed that pressing on it blocks the person. The arm does not become weak. To test for this, test for open regulation while pressing on the tissue. To do this, you may need to use a third person or use the client's hand over their ear.
One of the most important items to test for is for hiatal hernia. To test for this, find the point that is just below the bottom of the breastbone and press in and up at an angle. Test the arm. Probably more than half of those with health issues have a hiatal hernia and it causes much stress in the body. Doing this test may block the person. So even if they do have hiatal hernia, when you press up under the breastbone, the arm may stay strong. While doing the hiatal hernia check, test to see if they are blocked. False negative tests for this condition are very common.
For scars or skin problems, press directly on the tissue. Record the tissues that are stressed.
5. Prioritize: So now you have a list of organs and tissues that are stressed. Now the person being tested takes the hand that is not being used for testing uses the thumb and forefinger to touch them self in the hollow under the collarbone where the collar bone meets the breastbone. These are the K- 27 points in acupuncture. To find the points, follow the bottom edge of the collarbones in to where they meet the breastbone. While the subject holds these points, you test the stressed points again. Now, only the most stressed point or points will test. Have them release the K-27 points. Record your findings.
6. Check for food sensitivities. Have them hold containers of common foods and check to see if the arm goes weak. You cannot do this if you are using enzymes to correct blocking or switching because that will likely prevent the arm from going weak. Common problems are wheat, spelt, oats, corn, soy, liquid milk, egg, peanuts, garlic, shellfish, and sugar. If they react to wheat, try sprouted wheat or spelt. If they react to most foods, it will be hard to eliminate everything. They may need a good enzyme and possibly betaine hydrochloride as a stomach acid replacement. Gluten Digest may make if possible for them to eat sprouted wheat or spelt. Dairy Digest may make it possible for them to use liquid milk.
Correcting a hiatal hernia may make some food sensitivities go away.
Keep in mind the fact that foods may block the person. If they test that wheat, for example, is not an issue, check that their regulation is open when they are in contact with wheat.
It is a good idea to not discuss your findings about food until later. If you tell them that they have a problem with wheat, this distressing news may be so upsetting that they become blocked. If you do end up in this situation, you may be able to unblock them by changing the subject and having them blink their eyes several times.
If a person does not show sensitivity to wheat or milk, try both as a combination. Very often they will not be able to tolerate both at the same time. You can also test for wheat plus cheese as in pizza.
You can also check foods against a stressed tissue. If the liver, for example tested stressed, you can take a sample of a food and put in contact with the person. Test the liver again. If it tests strong, the food is stressing the liver. (Two negatives make a positive). At this point you can also test for open regulation to make sure that the food is not simply blocking them.
7. You can now test the priority point (most stressed tissue) for various stressors. If the liver is stressed, for example, you can have them hold a vial of mercury or aluminum or cadmium etc. and test the liver again. If the arm is strong, that is an indication that the liver is being stressed by that material. You can also test for open regulation in case the vial is blocking them. If they have a heavy metal problem, you can decide on treatment and record your findings. I prefer "Metal Release" imprinted with "Metals Detox" and Platinum Plus Essential Amino Acids.
Almost all who have health issues have some degree of digestive failure. The result is that they do not have adequate free amino acids. They are protein starved at the amino acid level even if they live on steak. This amino acid formula makes it possible for the body to make metallothionein that the body uses to transport minerals and also toxic metals. The amino acids also make it possible for them to make neurotransmitters and countless other necessary materials. Determine your heavy metal program and then take the supplements away. Remove the supplements and record your findings.
Test the priority point with other stressors listed above under number 2 and consider supplements mentioned there.
If there is a chemical issue, decide on the supplement (such as Neutralizer or silymarin), remove it and record your findings. If there is an infection issue, decide on the supplement then remove the treatment and record your findings. If there is radiation stress, choose the supplement, remove it and record you findings.
Sick people almost always have a mold toxin issue. They will probably test that they need Cholestepure, Peach Tree and a variety of Thuja.
8. Prioritize supplements: You now have a list of possible supplements. Place them all on a metal sheet. which is touching the person. At this point, you do not need to touch the stressed tissue. Test the arm to make sure that the whole combination tests ok. Then have them touch the K-27 points again for priority mode. Now take one of your remedies away. Test the arm. If the arm goes weak, bring the item back. If the arm stays strong when you take it away, bring it back and re-test. If the arm goes weak, eliminate it. Using this priority mode, you can determine if the body really wants each supplement, or if it can be eliminated. In this way you can keep their supplement program as simple as possible. You will also end up with a program where all the supplements work together instead of against each other. You can test frequencies by running a wire from a frequency source across the person's body. Skin contact is not necessary for testing. Re-check all tissues and organs that were previously found to be stressed to make sure that the nutritional program takes care of them too.
9. You can test to see if the program is complete. While the person is in contact with their supplement collection, you can test the main stressed tissue with the tip of your fingers. The arm should be strong. Now touch the palm of your hand to the tissue. If the program is complete, the arm will go weak. Now test the tissue using the back of your hand. Again, the arm should go weak. If you do not get strong-weak-weak, You have missed something. Keep at it until you get strong-weak-weak. The program will be more effective.
Other important concepts:
Two pointing is a useful technique. Let's say you have found that they have a stressed gallbladder. Press on the gallbladder and the arm goes weak. You have also noticed that if they press on their hysterectomy scar the arm goes weak. So we have them press on their scar and we press on the gallbladder at the same time and the arm goes strong! This shows that the scar is causing or contributing to the gallbladder problem. Using this technique, you will discover that things like scars and teeth contribute to many health problems.
Teeth are a problem for most people. You can have them press on each of their teeth to test for tooth socket issues. MMS or Tooth Tonic products can be used as oral disinfectants. Eventually the sockets will heal and the teeth will test strong.
To keep tooth sockets healthy, most men should use Tooth Tonic Plus and most women should use Tooth Tonic TTO Plus. (Tooth Tonic TTO Plus contains tea tree oil which is a great oral disinfectant but is estrogenic so we usually do not suggest it for men!) Use the products as a mouth wash and for brushing teeth. Dilute the products with water if necessary and keep the teeth and gums bathed in the products for three minutes or longer twice a day. If MMS is used, a pinch of baking soda can be added.
You can seal seal metal fillings so that they stop leaking mercury with this TBM technique: Take a flat magnet and put the negative/north face on the cheek near the tooth. Shine a pen light on the fillings, teeth and gums. Do about 10 seconds per tooth. The fillings will be sealed until they have them polished again.
Thyroid and adrenal issues: Be aware that the many thyroid and adrenal issues involve excess cortisol which blocks the conversion of T4 to the active T3. The product ADHS reduces excess cortisol. Reducing mold toxins usually works even better.
If the adrenals are worn out from prolonged excess stress (like from mold or Lyme toxins), consider the product DSF. DSF provides raw materials for the adrenals. If necessary, Isocort or desiccated adrenal can be used temporarily.
Most Americans have an iodine deficiency. Iodine will often bring low temperatures up to normal and will often produce better results than thyroid hormone replacement. Consider testing for Biotics Meda-Stim which aids conversion of T4 to the active T3. When thyroid hormones are used, patients usually feel much better when they get T3 along with T4. Armour Thyroid contains both.
There is a TBM concept called High Thymus. This is a situation where the body has has all the work done on it that it can tolerate for that day. This is a common result of correcting a hiatal hernia. To test for high thymus, put your pointer finger in the notch at the top of the sternum and your pinky finger down on the sternum. If the arm tests weak, they are in high thymus condition and cannot be tested for anything else for about 24 hours.
If the person has come from a distance, you will want to avoid putting them in high thymus until you have done all the testing that you want to do! So if you correct hiatal hernia early in the session, you may wish that you had waited!
