Oriental Diagnosis is a very old, non invasive form of diagnosis. It has been used for thousands of years in countries such as Japan and China.

The shape and marking on your nose for example will tell the practitioner what is happening in your heart, pancreas and stomach.

Your lips will inform him as to how much stagnation you have in your intestines.

The pimples/ markings on your chin or side of chin will indicate the health/ disease of your reproductive system.

But Oriental Diagnosis can be exercised on other parts of the body as well. For example the health of the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, spleen etc.. is visible on the tongue.

The sclera in the eyes will also tell us what is happening in the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen. Cysts or tumours in the reproductive system are sometimes noticeable on the sclera. Please note that this technique is different from iridology.

Meridians can also be used for diagnosis. Dis/colouration on certain parts of the body where the meridians run can give us a warning that something is going to happen in a specific organ. Testing specific meridian points can also inform us as to the congestion in certain organs.

The feet also have a story to tell as is powerfully demonstrated with Reflexology. All organs are mirrored in the feet (and the hands). Pressing on a specific part of the foot will either confirm or question what we previously found whilst diagnosing a person.

When combined together, all these diagnosing methods give us a very good idea of what is happening in a person's body.

Why would somebody want to diagnose?

If you are told an organ is getting weak in advance, you can take remedial steps to strengthen this organ before it causes problems. Preventive medicine is always better than reactive medicine and much more gentle on the body.

A story:

In a training course, a student had no energy. An experienced Oriental Diagnosis practitioner could see from her facial features that her kidneys were tired and that her intestines were congested.

Oriental Diagnosis signs showed an excess of dairy and animal products. One day she looked particularly tired, the advice she was given by the practitioner was: "I think you better give up dairy product and animal food for a while, you look very tired". At first, she was shocked that somebody could tell she loved dairy products and animal food just by looking at her face but as she was indeed feeling constantly tired, she followed the advice and eventually became grateful.

Within a few weeks, she looked much better and amazed other students on the course with the amount of energy she had regained. By recognising the problem before it turned to disease, she was able to change what she was doing wrong and regain health. This is what holistic medicine should be about!

Oriental Diagnosis will allow you to detect a forthcoming health problem before it manifests. Doing so may save the person a long illness. It may even save a life.

What can you do if you are told that one of your organ is weak?

The 3 main causes of disease are:

1- A bad diet high in animal food, dairy products, sugar, fast food, microwaved food, pre-prepared food, too many meals out etc... This also includes consumption of sugared, carbonated drinks, alcohol

2- Negative emotions, including stress (anything that worries you or prevents you from getting a good night sleep)

3- Environmental toxins in your home from products used on a daily basis such as your toothpaste with fluoride, your shampoo with SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulphate), your washing powder, dishwasher tablets etc.. and the pollution in your place of work with EMF from computers, routers, neon lights etc.. Plus of course pollution from factories, pesticides, exhaust fumes etc..

Basically, there is no quick fix to health and you must address all three causes with precision. Remember the words of Japanese philosopher and Macrobiotic Guru George Ohsawa: "There is no incurable disease, only incurable people". An organ usually takes a long time to get weak and the only way to get it healthy again is by changing our life-style. But with proper advice and guidance, one may be able to recover health.

Having said all this, remember that in our free society health practitioners are not supposed to diagnose. Only doctors!