Iridology – Your Unique Body M

As each body is unique, every person I see has different dietary requirements. By exposing a person’s weaker organs, Iridology allows me to make dietary and/or supplementary suggestions that will help support those particular areas of the body. As such, I have found that Iridology provides me with the perfect diagnostic tool to prevent the onset of any future health problems.

A Brief History of Iridology

The recorded practice of iris analysis dates back to the time of the ancient Egyptians. But is is not until the 19th Century that the practice of Iridology as it is known today, was established.

The story goes that a Hungarian boy named Ignatz von Peczely (1826-1911) was playing with an owl in his garden. The owl became trapped in shrubbery and as von Peczely tried to free it, the owl suffered a broken leg. Whilst nursing the bird back to health, von Peczely noticed a dark marking appear in the owl’s iris. He continued to observe this unusual marking over the course of time. During this time he noticed how the dark marking began to lighten, eventually becoming pale and almost unnoticable. Today, this type of marking is recognised as showing the process of healing in the area of the eye in which it orginated.

Whilst von Peczely was developing his theory of iridology, a young Swedish man, Nils Liljequist (1851-1936), was carrying out his own research in the field. During a bout of ill health, Liljequist was given a fair amount of medication to treat his declining condition. Liljequist observed as his once-blue eyes, turned progressively greener in colour. He also monitored the gradual development of red spots in his irides. He noted that the changes began to take place with the increased use of quinine and iodine medication. Over time he also noticed his eyes gradually coming back to their original colour after stopping the medication. Liljequist was among the first to record such iris changes due to toxic build-up from drug use.

Since these early days in the history of Iridology there have been many noted pioneers in this fascinating field. Among them are the German, Joseph Deck (1914-1990) who founded the famed iridology research institute in Ettlingen, Germany, the American medical doctor Henry Lahn (circa early 20th Century), his student Dr Henry Lindlahr (circa early 20th Century) who was both a medical doctor and osteopath and more recently, the late Dr Bernard Jensen (1908-2002), the acclaimed naturopathic practitioner who established the modern, American school of iridology.