MUSCLE TESTING 

John Diamond (1979). Your Body Doesn't Lie


Diamond is a medical doctor basing his work on George Goodheart's Applied Kinesiology except he calls the work Behavioral Kinesiology which he defines as a practical method of assessing the effects of external and internal physical and psychological stimuli on the body, providing a negative (muscle tests weak) or positive (muscle tests strong) outcome. The assumption is that the the body is an energy system greatly influenced by the thymus gland (immune regulator) which is, in turn, influenced by stress, emotions, posture, food, and physical and social environment.


Thumping (tapping several times with the tips of the fingers of one hand) in the middle of the chest above the breast bone (the thymus gland is directly under this area) provides a temporary boost of energy.

Muscle testing requiring 2 people: The person being tested extends their arm straight at shoulder height while the tester pushes quickly and firmly (without smiling) down on the top of their arm near the wrist/forearm area while the person being tested resists (tries to keep their arm straight and level)...if the person's arm (muscle) being tested goes weak (the arm moves down), then the substance or thought of the person being tested is not healthy for them at this time and should be avoided whereas if the arm muscle remains strong (the arm does not move down), then the substance or thought of the person being tested is healthy for them and should be included in their life. In this manner, all sorts of things can be tested by thinking about the thing or by actual physical contact with the thing while being tested.

Things that generally increase life energy:

  • tongue to the roof of the mouth
  • genuine smile
  • gazing at a picture of a landscape
  • positive thoughts
  • outstretched arms as if to hug someone
  • sound of certain voices (those that test strong) and certain music
  • natural fibers like cotton, hemp, linen (flax), and wool

Things that tend to decrease life energy:

  • white refined sugar
  • metal at the midline of the body (e.g., belt buckle, cross at the chest)
  • all types of violence
  • synthetic fibers (esp. clothes)




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