Iridology

Look at it casually, and the iris of the eye resembles a brown, blue or green coloured disk. Examine it under a magnifying lens, and you see hundreds of tiny fibres radiating from the pupil. Iridology maintains that fibres in each part of the iris correspond to different internal organs or structures of the body, and that the condition of the fibres gives detailed information on the constitution and strength of bodily tissues.

Iridology is a painless, non-invasive means of diagnosing constitutional strengths and weaknesses from the iris. A trained iridologist can plot areas of inflammation, toxicity and acidity, and can distinguish between healthy and degenerative tissue. The main advantage over other forms of diagnosis is that changes appear in the iris before physical symptoms develop, enabling preventative measures to be taken.

This often means changes to lifestyle and taking positive steps with diet and exercise, avoiding pollution, dealing with stress and so on. Iridology is often offered as a means of diagnosis following which other therapies can be used.

Julie and her husband have written two books, Hedgerow Medicine and Kitchen Medicine, both published by Merlin Unwin Books. Both can be purchased at the Wood Farm shop. www.hedgerowmedicine.com 

Julie Bruton-Seal