Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy or NSRT provides a novel and unique approach to wellness that is based on proven, accepted science, allowing patients who generally have very few if any treatment options to experience symptomatic relief. Our technology and science are based on these four facts:
1) Stress causes or exacerbates most health related conditions.
“According to The American Medical Association (AMA), stress is the cause of 80 to 85 percent of all human illness and disease. Every week, 95 million Americans suffer some kind of stress-related symptom for which they take medication. “
2) A general reduction of stress levels can significantly decrease symptoms of many conditions.
3) The brain creates associations between stressful events and substances which are often times inappropriate and subsequently lead to a host of chronic and acute conditions.
As an example, “Allergies are abnormal or inappropriate reactions of the nervous system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances.” – Alternative Medicine Encyclopedia
4) If these associations can be broken, by introducing a positive stimulus in conjunction with the specific stress inducing substance… symptoms can be reduced or eliminated.
Stress is the key word. Our technology measures stress levels in the Autonomic Nervous System, Identifies substances that cause stress levels to rise, and couples these environmental stressors with a positive stimulus which in this case is the release of endorphins and enkephalins triggered by nerve bundle stimulation during light therapy. Endorphins and enkephalins are the body’s natural sedative and pain killer which upon release calm the nervous system breaking the previous negative association and replacing it with a neutral association. The net result is the positive conditioning or successful neurological relaxation training of the ANS (Autonomic Nervous System) to no longer respond in a stressful manner during real world substance exposure.
Why is that so important? Well, the stress response is the first step in the cascade of events that end up with sneezing, sniffling, bloating, diar- rhea, itching and a host of symptoms that are often times attributed to conditions such as seasonal allergies, food allergies, eczema, sinusitis, asthma, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), migraines as well as number of childhood neurological disorders. All of these conditions can be described as being kicked off with an Autonomic Nervous System Mediated Response. NSRT (Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy) is very effective at alleviating or eliminating the triggers that lead to these symptoms and conditions.
Our devices are not meant to diagnose or treat any specific condition. The benefits of reducing stress on the nervous system however, and reducing or eliminating autonomic nervous system mediated responses can have wide reaching positive effects on a number of symptoms and conditions that previously had limited therapeutic options.
The benefits of NSRT are further magnified due to the fact that our procedure is faster than any traditional methodology, highly accurate in substance specific assessment, non-invasive, painless and effective. NSRT requires no drugs, no needles, no dietary restrictions and no nutritional supplementation making NSRT a safe and holistic alternative for patient care.
Stress Therapy FAQ
Q: What is NSRT an acronym for?
A: NSRT is the acronym for Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy.
Q: What is NSRT or Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy?
A: Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy is the practice of determining which environmental and food substances cause physiological stress and then conditioning the patient to react neutrally to those substances during real world exposure. The four key principles of NSRT are:
1. Stress causes or exacerbates 80-85% of all human illness according to the AMA
2. A reduction in physiological stress caused by environmental substances can alleviate many of
the symptomatic expressions you may experience in your daily life.
3. The brain creates associations between environmental substances we ingest, breath and
touch. Some of these associations are inappropriate and trigger the symptoms your patients
may be experiencing.
4. If these associations can be broken, by introducing a positive stimulus in conjunction with the
specific stress inducing substance, patient symptoms may be reduced or eliminated.
Q: What is the basis or foundation for NSRT?
A: NSRT combines (3) core components of holistic medicine and modern computerized technology to create a novel and unique therapeutic modality. Acupuncture is a form of 5000 year old Chinese medicine that is based on the flow of energy along meridians in the body or what we refer to today as the body’s energetic system. The meridian energy flow or chi carries information about the body’s internal organs that can be utilized in assessment of organ function, system function, metabolism, general stasis and even the reactive nature of the body to specific environmental substances.
Q: How does NSRT utilize the principles of acupuncture?
A: NSRT utilizes a biofeedback based methodology to perform meridian and energy stress assessment (MESA) much the same way an EKG would measure heart rate. Sensors are placed on several of the body’s key meridians allowing our devices such as the BAX AURA to detect increases in neurological stress as a result of environmental substance exposure. The assessment process used in NSRT is a fully automated, computerized and objective method of measuring the same types of organ and system function performed by acupuncturists for 5000 years. What makes this revolutionary is, the NSRT assessment process takes less than 15 minutes, requires no needles, is safe for all ages and is completely non-invasive.
• Homeopathy Homeopathy is a 300 year old medical discipline developed in Germany. Homeopathic medicine is based on the theory that “like cures like”. Homeopathic medicine suggests that a dilution of the substance can allow the body to build up a tolerance or resistance and allow the body to heal itself.
Q: How does NSRT incorporate homeopathy into the therapeutic procedure?
A: NSRT incorporates low level light therapy (LLLT) to induct homeopathic frequencies that the brain can interpret in the same manner it would interpret the physical substance itself. During assessment, NSRT introduces a homeopathic digital frequency for thousands of substances, measures the stress response and then records the neurological response to each.
• Applied Kinesiology (AK) is a form of complimentary alternative medicine that utilizes muscle testing as a primary feedback mechanism to examine how a person’s body is functioning. Applied Kinesiology is a form of neurological evaluation that uses muscle tests to monitor a physiological response to physical, chemical or a mental stimulus. The belief is that when a person experiences poor health, it is due to imbalance in the body’s physical, chemical or mental state. AK is a practice that has been in existence for nearly 50 years and is practiced by many chiropractors in the US, Canada and Europe. AK is limited because it is considered to be highly subjective in nature, extremely time consuming and dependent upon the training and acumen of the physician. Examples of AK or Applied Kinesiology include: • Brimhall Technique • NAET (Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique)
Q: How does NSRT incorporate Applied Kinesiology into the assessment procedure?
A: Applied Kinesiology and NSRT have a bit more of an indirect relationship. AK is often used for “Nutrient Testing” to examine the patients muscle response to specific chemicals and substances. NSRT offers the same type of assessment by measuring a neurological response based on conductivity of the skin. NSRT however, does this without the subjectivity, time or muscle manipulation required with AK. NSRT is a fully automated, computerized and highly accurate format for measuring the neurological stress response to substances presented through more traditional and clinically accepted biofeedback. Further the BAX AURA is able to determine not only which substances cause physiological stress but the strength of the response and which part of the body is impacted. This cannot be accomplished using any form of Applied Kinesiology.
Q: Is NSRT a form of EDS or Electrodermal Screening?
A: Yes. The NSRT assessment process uses a modern form of EDS or Electrodermal screening.
Q: What is EDS or Electrodermal Screening?
A: EDS is an assessment technique that measures electrical resistance and polarization at the acupuncture points and meridians. Through safe, skin-level measurements, it is possible to analyze the bio-energy and bio-information produced by all of the body’s internal organs and systems. EDS is an acceptable form of biofeedback
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Q: What makes NSRT novel and unique from standard EDS tests?
A: The therapeutic aspect of the technology is brand new. EDS has existed for nearly 40 years however the concept of conditioning the patient using low level light therapy emitting homeopathic digital frequencies is proprietary to BioVeda Technologies and BioVeda Health and Wellness Centers.
Q: Can these substance frequencies cause any type of physical reaction?
A: No. NSRT uses a proprietary low level light therapy process that is not capable of causing a physical reaction regardless of the pathology.
Q: Does the assessment or therapy hurt?
A: No. The vast majority of patients report no sensation or feeling whatsoever during the assessment or therapy process. A very small number of patients that tend to be highly sensitive have reported a mild tingling sensation or a general calming of the body. This is the standard result of photobiomodulation.
Q: What is the assessment process?
A: The assessment process takes approximately 15 minutes. The patient will wear an arm cuff, similar to what is worn during a blood pressure test. The AURA will introduce, measure and record thousands of substances in a single assessment. This is accomplished by introducing digital homeopathic frequencies, assessing skin conductivity and measurable impedance associated with each individual substance.
• Step 1: Hydration
Testing To measure the bodies stress level, you must be properly hydrated. The BAX AURA is first used to get a hydration level reading to determine if assessment can be accurately performed. If the patient is not properly hydrated, you will need to postpone the assessment. The assessment cannot harm you; proper hydration simply ensures accuracy of the assessment.
• Step 2: Base Line Impedance Measurement
After determining if you are properly hydrated. This is really nothing more than measuring the ability of your cells to communicate and pass information through the body. We test the speed at which your body transmits information to the brain without presenting any stimuli to get a baseline measurement for comparison since every individual is unique.
• Step 3: Assessment
Using the arm cuff, the AURA correlates a stress spike with each substance presented digitally and records the data to the computer. Any substance that shows a statistically significant stress response above the initial baseline measurement is recorded to the database and presented during low level light therapy.
Q: How long does the assessment take?
A: The average patient assessment takes about 15-30 minutes depending on how many substances the individual responds to and how many substances the patient is assessed for.
Q: How many substances does the BAX AURA assess?
A: The BAX AURA contains the homeopathic frequencies for thousands of individual substances.
Q: Does the BAX AURA assess all of the frequencies at once?
A: No. The BAX AURA assesses groups of substances based on protocols, patient history and patient reported symptoms. The AURA however is 10x faster than its predecessor BAX 3000 technology allowing it to assess as many as 5000 substances in less than 15 minutes. This substance group would include many environmental, food and chemical substances. By comparison, the BAX 3000 technology would have taken 2-3 Hours to assess half the number of substances.
Q: How many patient visits are required?
A: Visits are determined based on patient protocol. The most common protocol referred to as IDE (Immunity, Detoxification and Energy) Protocol takes a total of 10 patient visits. There is advanced work that can be done for those with more complicated health related issues.
Q: How long does the therapy last?
A: The therapeutic results of low level light therapy and patient supplementation are indefinite. BAX systems have been used in practice since 2007 and both doctors and patients report no symptomatic recurrence for patients at both 1 year and 2 year checkups. The addition of patient supplementation has improved support during therapy as well as maintaining long term health and wellness.
Q: How long does each doctor’s appointment take?
A: The first patient appointment which includes assessment will take approximately 60 minutes. Future appointments for low level light therapy will take approximately 30 minutes. Advanced work can take up to 2 hours.
Q: Does NSRT have any side effects that I should be aware of?
A: No. NSRT does not have any side effects. During therapy however, the body is going through a process of conditioning which can cause some mild expressions of detoxification. Patients report following therapy that they have draining of the sinuses, mild sinus congestion, mild headaches and/or itchy skin. These symptoms typically last only a few hours. Patient’s further report increased energy and longer periods of uninterrupted sleep immediately following therapy.
Q: Can the substance frequency cause any type of allergic reaction?
A: No. Exposure to the homeopathic frequency cannot trigger any type of allergic reaction. This methodology does not come with any of the traditional side effects associated with scratch and RAST testing.
Q: Does this biofeedback based assessment test for allergies?
A: No. While many of the frequencies stored in the computer library used in assessment and therapy are known allergens, most of the substance assessed cannot cause an allergic reaction. The NSRT assessment is looking for a stress response to a specific substance and is not an allergy test.
Q: Which conditions is NSRT able to diagnose or treat?
A: None. NSRT does not diagnose or treat any specific conditions. NSRT is not concerned with specific conditions or labels and focuses on providing holistic and complimentary alternative therapy. Homeopathy, however does have stated benefits for allergies, asthma, skin conditions, migraine pain, digestive discomfort and arthritis and is one of the cornerstones for our technology. Through the process of detoxification and increasing core energy levels, patients experience alleviation of many symptoms including various forms of allergies.
Q: Is this similar to NAET (Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique)?
A: Yes. NSRT in many ways is the evolution of NAET providing an exponentially faster, objective, more effective and automated advancement to the NAET process.
Q: When should I expect to see symptomatic improvement?
A: Doctors and patients report symptomatic improvement after only 1-2 visits. This will vary from patient to patient based on severity of health related issues as well as the results of the stress assessment.
Q: Is NSRT safe for children?
A: Yes, the BAX AURA and NSRT are safe for all ages. NSRT is non-invasive, does not use any chemicals, pills, shots or needles.
Q: What types of health care practitioners use the BAX AURA?
A: Because NSRT is a non-invasive and painless therapy it falls under the scope holistic and complimentary alternative medicine (CAM) and thus is utilized by many types of physicians, including but not limited to Medical Doctors (MD), Doctors of Chiropractic (DC), Doctors of Osteopathy (DO), Homeopathic Doctors, Naturopathic Doctors and Acupuncturists. In some states RN’s can perform this therapy.
Q: Does insurance cover assessment and therapy?
A: No. NSRT is not covered by traditional insurance but that should not be a deterrent for
patients to get the care they need and deserve.
1. First, The cost of the therapy is typically only nominally more than a standard co-pay.
2. Second, most patients have a deductible so they’re not getting any benefit by using insurance until they meet a deductible which they probably won’t meet. Patients will spend the same money to get the care they want when the only sacrifice they’re making is contributing toward a benefit they hope to get.
3. Third, they may be able to use HSA (Health Savings Account) to cover care. This is up to the provider and varies from plan to plan and state to state.
