AS writes: “Please can you tell me if vega testing is new age…i.e where electrodes are held in hands and imbalances or illness is detected and recorded on machine – supplements prescribed to restore health of body. Also can you tell me if psychotherapy is new age in particular CBT.”
Vega testing is not New Age – it’s simply a bogus form of alternative medicine.
For those who have never heard of it, vega testing involves the use of a type of electro-acupuncture machine which proponents claim can diagnose allergies and other health problems. The machine is just another version of the old EAV or electro-acupuncture-according-to-Voll (its inventor) machines which the FDA no longer permit to be imported into the country. The only reason these machines are still in the hands of chiropractors, acupuncturists, naturopaths and the like is because the FDA is doing a poor job of policing the industry for these hokey machines.
I don’t make this claim lightly.
Several major medical associations such as the American Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and similar organizations in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have long been warning against the use of Vega testing.
This position statement appearing in the Medical Journal of Australia sums up the consensus of scientific opinion on the use of vega testing.
“Vega testing is a technique of diagnosis without scientific basis. It purports to be useful in assessing a large range of conditions from allergy to cancer. At the best, it is a prop which can help some patients overcome ill-defined symptoms. At the worst, it can lead to inappropriate or delayed treatment. Proponents of the system use a smoke screen of illusion which includes convoluted scientific jargon and unsubstantiated claims of efficacy.”
This expert, who believes that anyone who uses these machines is “either delusional, dishonest, or both”, recommends that you report any device to the practitioner’s state licensing board, attorney general, FDA, FBI, the National Fraud Information Center, and any insurance company to which the practitioner submits claims that involve use of the device. (Click here for contact information for any of these agencies.)
Neither psychotherapy nor cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is New Age. Both are proven approaches to the treatment of a variety of emotional and behavioral issues.
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