Intro to NRT

Welcome to this introduction to Nutrition Response Testing^sm. Hello, I’m Dr. Roger Popp. I hold a bachelor’s degree in biology and a doctorate in chiropractic medicine.

Over 70 years ago Dr. Weston Price’s research into the diets of many diverse, healthy primitives revealed that none of the diets contained any refined or devitalized foods such as white sugar and flour, canned foods, pasteurized or skimmed milk, and refined and hydrogenated vegetable oils. All contained at least four times the quantity of minerals and water-soluble vitamins of the American diet of his day. Even more startling was his discovery that these diets contained at least TEN times the amount of fat-soluble vitamins found in animal fats, including vitamin A and vitamin D.

Dr. Price’s (a dentist) research proved conclusively that dental decay is caused primarily by nutritional deficiencies, and that those conditions that promote decay also promote disease. We may easily understand that we can “go to the ignorant savage, consider his way of eating, and be wise. Let us cease pretending that tooth-brushes and tooth-paste are any more important than shoe-brushes and shoe-polish. It is store food that has given us store teeth” (and store bodies).

Most people today are totally confused by the amount of information claiming to have the right answer for your health. I understand this. The only thing people agree on is that the underlying cause in virtually all disease can be found in your body’s nutrition. This is, as you may agree, basic common sense. Nutrition affects heart disease, cancer, diabetes and arthritis. Many are surprised that this is especially true of the “syndromes” like chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, chemical sensitivities/allergies and hormonal imbalances. In fact if you aren’t feeling as good as you think you should, the answer probably lies in the way your body is handling its food. There may be a nutrition deficit.

There may be barriers to healing including major food allergies, heavy metal toxicity, chemical or solvent toxicity, immune challenges with underlying bacterial, viral, yeast or parasite presence, or scars.

The good news is that it is possible to reverse these conditions. Nutrition Response Testing^sm will identify these as well as a host of other conditions, and provide a strategy to correct your imbalance. Addressing the body’s nutrition not only handles many of these conditions, but it also slows down aging, allowing a more energetic lifestyle, and provides not only relief but a road map for a healthier life.

I have dedicated my life to addressing the health of men, women and their families. I have helped thousands of patients restore their health even after the most dismal news from their doctors, and know from my 30 plus years of experience with a wide variety of cases that the first thing we must determine is whether or not you are a nutrition case.

Nutrition Response Testing^sm is dedicated to finding and treating those disorders that are nutritionally related as well as strengthen your body so that you can heal quickly and return to health. It is a form of kinesiology (muscle testing) used to evaluate each patient’s health with neurologic reflexes and acupuncture points to determine which body systems are under stress, and assess whether the underlying problem is due to one or more of the conditions noted above. I do not use “over-the-counter” vitamins, but rather specific whole-food supplements and herbs to restore strength to any weakened area.

The technique involves using the practitioner’s hand lightly pressing on various reflex locations or acupuncture points on the body while simultaneously checking a strong muscle. This controversial (but scientific, because it’s in the physical realm of creation) but highly effective method of evaluation gives the practitioner essential information about what your body reveals it’s requirements for a return to health are. In this system we do not “diagnose” or “treat” diseases. Instead we use tools along with traditional diagnostic procedures that allow the trained practitioner to obtain a highly dependable assessment of a patient’s current health status. This assessment combined with an understanding of anatomy, physiology, neurology, kinesiology and biochemistry allows us to correct the underlying causes of disease.

A partial list of conditions we address on a daily basis at our Clinic include weight control, fatigue, stress and depression, acid reflux, ADHD, allergies, arthritis, asthma, bloating, high blood pressure, candida, high cholesterol, chronic pain, colds and flu, diarrhea, food sensitivities, headaches and migraines, heart conditions, IBS, infertility, menopause and PMS, osteoporosis, skin/hair/nail issues, tremors – and more. The program itself is an individualized health improvement program designed to restore normal bodily function.

I prescribe a personalized health improvement program to restore strength to the body (we like to call this our POPP, for "Personalized Optimum Performance Program"). Depending on the case, I may also require changes to the patient’s diet and eating habits (kale, beets, carrots, collard greens, Brussels sprouts and broccoli are all instances of super anticancer foods), routines and exercise program. You can cut your odds of breast cancer, for example, by 35% by simply exercising regularly. The Program is affordable and not time-intensive, and it is designed to fit into one’s already busy lifestyle.

Here are the steps we will use to assist you with your quest for optimal health:

· Nutrition Response Testing^sm to find the areas of your body that are stressed and at risk for illness.

· Body fat analysis

· HRV (Heart Rate Variability) Test

· Written report of findings with recommendations

The HRV test is a fully automated, non-invasive, computer based system designed to assess physical fitness and the functional balance of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). This is the system that chiropractors rely on to accomplish changes in bodily function. Clinical test at Columbia University Medical Center have confirmed this system to be over 95% accurate in its assessment when compared to industry standards. It accurately determines your heart’s ability to respond to daily stress. It also provides a score that reports how healthy you are.

Each cell, tissue and organ in your body is in the process of replacing itself every day. The health of each organ is dependent on the correct nutrients being available to maintain the health of the body at the cellular level. Our Personalized Optimum Performance Program of clinical nutrition ensures that the right basic materials to build a healthy body are there.

Stop the confusion; get the information. I am available to answer your questions about health.

Our staff is dedicated to providing you with the highest quality natural health care possible. In this time of health care hassles, we strive to provide you with attentive, individual service.

For further information about Nutrition Response Testing^sm or setting up an evaluation please call our office at (503)981-1254.

Thank you for your time and have a blessed day.