El mito del otro-integrado

Many people, especially knowledgeable professionals often misunderstand IET. We are not testing for the nutritional or health value of a substance, we are testing only if the person has, at this time, a special sensi- tivity to the substance.

BACKGROUND

The following tragic event helped prepare my mind for appreciating the role of toxins in human (as well as animal) behavior and health.

Alive!

This book, and later movie, told the true dramatic story of a soccer team returning from European compe- tition back to South American. The plane crashed high in the Andes in the snow, killing some of the team and they did not know whether they would ever be found.

In order to survive, the athletes had to eat the flesh of their dead comrades; this was very difficult to do but it was necessary. Here is the part that made an unending impression upon me. Despite the fact that these young persons did not know if they would ever be found they reported a phenomenon that I shall never for- get. They reported that despite the uncertainty of their future and the horror of necessary cannibalism they felt better than they had felt in years! As a psychologist very interested in feelings of well-being and pos- sible causes, I began to wonder about what might be causing this strange increase of well-being under such horrible psychological circumstances.

Could it be that their diet could have something to do with it? Probably I reasoned, but not because of what they were eating but rather because of what they were not eating.

It was not what they were eating, but rather what they were NOT EATING that

made the difference.

Having no food supply severely limited their diet to the only grotesque food available - their fallen com- rades. This left out many foods of course that they ordinarily would be having daily such as wheat, milk, potatoes, tomatoes, and corn. Is this why, under such grueling circumstances, that they admitted feeling good and full of energy? I believe it is.

As a psychologist I was extremely impressed with the fact that the horror entailed in this diet did not over- rule or cancel out the good physical feelings that were so evident. This suggests an important role indeed for diet in the feeling of well being and good energy levels. They were not filled with fear and depression but rather with energy. The lesson to be learned here is very important.

So this held my interest but did not at all suggest to me the role that I would discover for toxins as an important factor in psychological problems and especially for maintaining the cures which I would later discover how to carry out.

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My interest level in toxins was further reinforced when I became a member of the two professional groups started by the influence of Linus Pauling (double Noble Prize scientist); Orthomolecular Medicine and Orthomolecular Psychiatry. At the professional meetings of this group I met some of the leaders in the field of toxins. However, I never got seriously involved until some years later when I was developing the highly effective Callahan Techniques® Thought Field Therapy.

Invasion of Client’s Preferences and Addictions

Clients understandably get upset if you find some of their favorite foods, drinks, or nutritional supple- ments toxic and then you add insult to injury by suggesting that they stay away from them. Complicating this is the common observation that some of our favorite foods, etc tend to be toxic. This coheres with the finding that addicts tend to be sensitive to the very items that are addictive. Such items as pot, heroin, nico- tine, certain alcohols, cocaine, pain pills, coffee, etc are often toxic to the addict.

Plant Defense

Not all toxins are derived from plants but a large number of them are. It is important to understand that plants have only one major defense against predators – the use of toxins or the ability to mimic a toxic plant, to discourage animals from eating them (until it is desired for propagation purposes.)

Although genetic alteration or pest sprays may be the source of toxins in some cases, it is definitely not the main source; it is rather something in the plant with which our system is unable to cope. Especially if our system is severely stressed; though it is not stress that causes the problem but the other way around.

Unripe apples are sour - this is due to a toxin which changes when the seeds are ready to be propagated. This protects the seeds until they are ready to be propagated; this is when the apple tastes good - encourag- ing propagation. This is an evolutionary device to encourage the spread of seeds and the plant or tree. The cashew nut has hydrogen cyanide on the fleshy fruit and coats the nut which makes it taste bad. It is roasted off.

“You don’t catch a cold, you eat it.”

Arthur F. Coca, MD Pulse Test, page 150.

In the chapter of the same title, Coca explains that colds happen to people who have toxic sensitivities and whose system is weakened by the toxin and makes the person vulnerable to the virus.

My experience suggests Coca is quite correct about this. As people have their sensitivities identified and avoid them, they become significantly less sensitive to colds and flu This may help explain why in the face of epidemics many people do not get ill.

TFT is very powerful in eliminating all symptoms of colds as well as flu and we find much success in this endeavor. We have had potential trainees call after getting (eating) the flu and we treat them with Voice Technology (VT) and eliminate all symptoms within minutes. It is often surprising to the trainee who had no idea that a therapy could help this type of problem. Today, as soon as possible, I like to discover the toxin that caused the cold or flu and then treat the person for the toxin. If we find and treat all the relevant toxins, we are likely to be successful.

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