Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques
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Born in India where she spent her childhood, Dr Devi
Nambudripad moved to California in 1976 and has lived there ever
since. From birth onwards she suffered severe ill health due to a
multitude of different allergies and sensitivities (for several
years she could eat only white rice and broccoli), which naturally
led her to undertake medical studies in search of a cure for her
ailments.
She first graduated as a Registered Nurse, then studied acupuncture
and completed a PhD in oriental medicine. She is also a qualified
chiropractor (D.C.), kinesiologist and now Doctor of Medicine (MD).
In 1983, as she kept trying to find a solution to her own health
problems by combining the different disciplines she had studied,
she 'stumbled' across the discovery that would enable her to
develop NAET.
The basis of the NAET method
The theoretical basis of the method is a combination of
knowledge derived from allopathic medicine, oriental medicine and
acupuncture, chiropractic, kinesiology and nutrition.
Dr Devi Nambudripad's simple definition of an allergy is as
follows: An allergy is an adverse physical, physiological,
and/or psychological response of an individual towards one or more
substances also known as allergens. However, these substances
may be harmless, well tolerated or even useful for most
people.
Dr Nambudripad's approach is the same for full-blown allergies
involving the release of immunoglobulin type E (IgE-mediated
reactions) in the body, and for intolerances, sensitivities and
hypersensitivities (non-IgE mediated reactions). Her technique
diagnoses and treats them all in the same way.
If we apply the fundamental tenet of oriental medical theory which
asserts that everything on earth is surrounded by an
electromagnetic field, this "adverse response" can be defined as
"an energy imbalance (in the body) caused by the clash between two
or more incompatible energies". This conflict creates energy
blockages in the meridians (energy pathways), and accumulated
blockages can cause various complaints and pathological conditions.
These incompatible energies or energy imbalances are considered
synonymous with "allergies" in the context of the NAET
method.
Furthermore, this principle implies that an individual is
potentially allergic to "any substance under the sun, including
sunlight itself", not excluding his or her own organs and
tissues.
As she attempted to identify the causes of these reactions, Dr
Nambudripad formulated a fundamental hypothesis, subsequently
confirmed by the thousands of cases she has treated: that
allergic reactions are determined by the way in which the brain
perceives the substance in question. If the brain considers the
substance a threat to the body, it will order the immune system to
mobilise its defences to fight the "invasion". This manifests as an
allergic reaction whose initial signs are generally aimed at
"chasing the intruder away".
However, more often than not this perception is erroneous and our
brain actually betrays us by triggering an inappropriate response.
This faulty perception may be due to both cellular mutation or
damage which has taken place over several generations and to the
difficulties the human body encounters when it has to adapt to a
constantly evolving environment (chemicals, climate, processed
foodstuffs, technology, etc.).
This is why allergic reactions generally have very little to do
with the intrinsic properties of the substances that trigger
them. It also explains why some substances are severely
allergenic for some individuals but totally harmless or even
vitally important (nutrients, for example) for others.
As she further developed this theory, Dr Nambudripad discovered
that if the roots of the sympathetic nervous system are given
specific stimuli the brain will receive messages that enable it to
correct its faulty perception of the substance concerned (the
equivalent of a computer "reset"). These new messages will be
permanently imprinted in the brain after a number of other
acupressure/acupuncture points have been stimulated, provided the
patient follows certain precise rules for a specified time period
after the treatment.
This "reprogramming" constitutes the core part of the NAET
methodology, and this theory has been extensively verified for more
than fifteen years with highly satisfactory, long-lasting
results.
After the treatment, the incompatibly or clash of energies
disappears completely and there is no trace of allergy, sensitivity
or intolerance when the patient next comes into contact with the
substance. This is because NAET treats the cause of the allergy,
not the resulting symptoms.