WHAT IS A.R.T?

 

Autonomic Response Testing (ART) is a highly sensitive hands-on method using biofeedback from the body to measure changes in the Autonomic Nervous System (A.N.S) to identify areas of stress, the causes of that stress and how best to address it.

Developed by Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D. Ph.D. it looks for the stressed condition of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) called 'blocked regulation'.  

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Why is this important?

• Blocked regulation is when stressors overwhelm the current capacity of the nervous system

• The 'ANS' is then short-circuited, nothing works as intended with idiosyncratic reactions a hallmark of blocked regulation. 

• It is often what is happening when someone has 'tried' everything and nothing is working

• Common causes include: undiagnosed food allergies, heavy metal toxicity, chemical toxicity, chronic unresolved infections, scars, temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, unresolved psycho-emotional stress, and electromagnetic stress.

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​WHY DO I USE A.R.T. AS PART OF MY APPROACH?

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• It allows an evaluation at the 5 levels of healing model

• Can see the whole person and do a whole body scan 

• Allows assessment if someone is in a place where they can heal or if their nervous system is overwhelmed (blocked regulation)

• Determines key stressors, the priorities and how to work at the pace of your nervous system 

• Can test the body for resonance with an array of heavy metals, toxins and infections and body scan determines which organs and body systems are out of balance. Once issues are found to be causing stress to the body, can then test the best solutions /interventions to clear the stress -these solutions can be foods, nutrients, tapping points, lifestyle changes or other therapeutic interventions.

• Can pinpoint if any further functional testing is required

• I find it much more cost effective that starting with functional testing. Functional labs do not test the ANS , and do not help with prioritisation of things that come up, and may miss large stressors that need to dealt with first

• I use less supplements ! Supplements can and do block regulation - Individual precision of supplements and dosages that will be helpful. Less is often more and I also use other energetic techniques such as acupressure and tapping that can be much more effective​