Bioresonance testing is an unrecognized complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) technique which purports to detect food intolerances by taking a sample of hair for analysis. Unfortunately, however, its scientific validity remains questionable, making this CAM method ineligible for mainstream medical consideration.
Everlywell, 5 Strands and Ucari tests claim to detect food sensitivities by measuring frequency energy wavelengths present in hair samples; these tests tend to be much more expensive than scientifically validated ELISA blood tests.
What is bioresonance?
Bioresonance sessions involve placing electrodes on your body, which then connect to an electrical device which reads energy wavelengths of different tissues and organs. According to bioresonance practitioners, these wavelengths may help diagnose causes for health issues or treat existing ones by providing insights into potential solutions.
Based on this theory, this method recognizes that all substances (living and nonliving), both living and nonliving, contain protons and neutrons which vibrate at specific Hertz frequencies, detectable using devices like the BICOM-Optima bioresonance machine. When exposed to foreign substances, their energy frequencies change to match that of their presence causing stress or imbalance which may eventually lead to disease or health concerns.
Bioresonance machines use frequency detection technology to measure how your body emits consistent waves of energy that are detectable by them, while when stressed your body emits different wavelengths which are also detectable by them. A practitioner could then use their bioresonance machine to correct an imbalance by transmitting back “correct” frequencies back into your system to restore equilibrium and heal any conditions present in the body.
Bioresonance claims lack sufficient empirical support. While some studies have produced positive outcomes, others have been criticised as misleading or fraudulent. Furthermore, other methods of diagnosis and treatment provide stronger scientific backing.
There have been concerns that bioresonance may deter patients from seeking traditional medical treatments, which could have an adverse impact on their health outcomes. Due to this potential drawback, the ASA advises consumers when considering this form of therapy.
What is the ELISA blood test?
ELISA blood testing is a commonly employed laboratory technique used to detect antibodies against various substances. This test involves placing antigens onto a microtiter plate followed by binding antibodies and then adding a substance containing an enzyme that will react with them; should binding occur, a detectable signal such as color change will result. Various medical tests use this methodology, including those for Lyme disease, brucellosis, syphilis and hepatitis A-C among many others.
Everlywell, 5 Strands and Ucari offer at-home food sensitivity tests that claim to identify hundreds of foods and ingredients as potentially sensitive based on electromagnetic waves emitted in our environment emitted at specific frequencies emitted from food items compared with frequencies released by them; by measuring electromagnetic signals emitted by different foods a test can detect imbalances between their frequencies and those from these other foods and ingredients.
These at-home tests differ from ELISA in that they don’t involve taking blood samples; instead, you simply pluck a few hairs or prick your finger to shed blood onto a paper card and mail it off to the company for evaluation. Your digital results should arrive shortly thereafter with a list of foods that may be contributing to symptoms.
Accuracy can vary depending on both the test itself and lab where it was administered, with false positive and negative results possible. False positive or negative results mean either that no trace was detected at all, or too much was found. If inaccurate results occur, your healthcare provider must consider other factors and order additional tests as soon as possible.
How does bioresonance testing work?
Bioresonance testing is grounded in quantum physics, with the concept that all living things and inanimate objects vibrate at specific frequencies, which can be read and interpreted by computers using advanced algorithms. If anything appears ‘off balance”, bioresonance software emits counter frequencies to correct it.
Therapeutic touch is a noninvasive and harmless approach. It works on the electromagnetic and biochemical balance within the body to promote self-healing and restore energy flow, leading to self-healing processes and increasing energy flow. Therapeutic touch can be used alone or combined with other treatment approaches like functional medicine and nutritional therapy for effective healing results.
At the start of a test, either hair or saliva samples are sent to a laboratory and analysed for any toxic elements such as heavy metals, chemical pollutants or food intolerances. Once analysed, results are fed back into a bioresonance machine which then scans them again and provides feedback regarding imbalances it detects; then emitting frequencies to help restore natural biomagnetic fields within your body and correct them accordingly.
Some individuals claim that bioresonance can identify nutritional deficiencies, toxic overloads, food intolerances, underlying infections and other health problems through its resonance signatures. Furthermore, some claim it can detect allergies to various substances as well as identify these individuals. Sadly, however, no scientific evidence supports these claims and most healthcare professionals acknowledge bioresonance is not an effective means of diagnosing or treating health conditions.
One of the biggest dangers associated with bioresonance is that it could dissuade individuals from seeking appropriate medical attention. Bioresonance practitioners have made outlandish claims for their product, such as saying it can read energy wavelengths from cut hairs cut from heads in order to diagnose illnesses – this was labeled by The Good Thinking Society charity as scientifically illiterate and absurd by an independent scholar.
Bioresonance does not have any credible scientific evidence that supports its claims of treating any disease, and has even been associated with pseudoscience by regulators. A few small studies suggest it might help with specific symptoms; however, these only involve limited participants.
Why is bioresonance testing controversial?
Bioresonance therapy remains relatively unproven as an effective form of medicine. The practice relies on the idea that electromagnetic oscillations of diseased cells differ from healthy ones, and that this difference can be detected using a device which reads energy frequencies within our bodies cells and rearranges them accordingly to treat conditions like these. Also referred to as electrodermal testing, bio-physical information therapy or vibrational medicine, bioresonance is often misunderstood as just another treatment option.
Even though some studies suggest bioresonance therapy could be useful, most of them were performed on animals and have had mixed results. Some small studies show promise, such as helping smokers quit or improving gastrointestinal symptoms; other research showed no effect whatsoever. As stated by the American Cancer Society, bioresonance therapy should not be seen as a replacement treatment option.
Bioresonance hair tests have become such a contentious topic that the UK advertising regulatory agency, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has banned claims that they can diagnose diseases. In one case, the ASA found a clinic was misleading customers by advertising bioresonance as helping with weight and digestive issues like bloating; heart conditions; arthritis/joint pain/back issues/diabetes; back issues; Diabetes; Skin issues like rashes/Psoriasis; Rhinitis.
There is no scientific basis for these claims; tests relying on them are conducted based on an entirely unscientific premise: that body energy frequencies can be read off of hairs from your head. This method, called radionics and first developed by scientologists Franz Morell and Erich Rasche in the 1940s, was later banned by the ASA because of it does not produce reliable or accurate results and may even lead to harm.
Issues arise with some bioresonance hair tests which claim to determine an individual’s sensitivity to hundreds of foods and ingredients, similar to allergy testing. While blood testing or an elimination diet would provide more accurate answers, many bioresonance hair tests involve plucking several hairs or pricking your finger before sending it away for analysis – according to The Good Thinking Society this type of practice can be harmful and should be avoided at all costs – these bogus tests are harmful as they send multiple hairs from each client as samples – another company was recently criticised by them after sending dog’s fur back from one client who received it as evidence against an analysis company a company who used hair from another client in this way!
