Non-Standard Diagnostic Methods - Should They Be Employed?

Recommendations for a live blood droplet examination include chronic fatigue, headaches and abdominal pain, allergies (including food), hair loss, hormonal disorders, obesity, and insomnia. The examination involves assessing the internal environment of the person and the precise functioning of individual organs and pathogenic changes in the blood resulting in metabolic disorder and various diseases. The aim of the examination is to establish the cause of the health problems and to identify the individual side effects of dietary supplementation to eliminate the blood clotting factor.

Bioelectromagnetic Diagnosis and Treatment is one of the methods of alternative medicine. According to proponents of this method, it can be used to diagnose and treat many health issues, such as allergic diseases, Lyme disease, nicotine addiction, alcoholism, and cancer. The creators and advocates of this method are Dr. Franz Morell and engineer Eric Rasche. A special device is used for diagnosis to measure the electromagnetic waves emitted by the human body. According to the proponents of this method, foreign organisms that should not be present in the body, such as parasites, bacteria, microbes, or unhealthy organs, emit different frequencies than those of healthy organs. This method allows to determine if an organ emits an electromagnetic field that corresponds to that of a healthy or sick organ. The device that receives the waves first filters them from the "bad" waves (e.g. parasites, sick organs) and sends them back to the human body. The cleaning of electromagnetic waves from pathological waves is believed to have therapeutic effects. The proponents of this method see a wide range of applications in the treatment of various diseases, but scientific data do not confirm the effectiveness of this method either in diagnosis or in treatment. Bioelectromagnetic Diagnosis and Treatment is often confused with the effective diagnostic method of magnetic resonance, widely used in conventional medicine. The effectiveness of this method is compared to the placebo effect.

The primary analysis can be performed in various tissues and body fluids, such as blood, saliva, sweat, urine, hair, nails, etc. The purpose of the test is to measure the concentration of various toxic substances present in the environment and to evaluate the amount of elements (including heavy metals) in the material taken from the study. The assumption is that harmful substances accumulate in the body and may cause various diseases (e.g. allergies) by the regulatory authority. However, there are no standards for the levels of toxic substances being tested and their accumulation at the time of testing, which may lead to the occurrence of toxic chemicals or other chemicals in the laboratory. The analysis is reliable, but its connection with the occurrence of certain diseases would require the establishment of norms and the standardization of the analysis. Elemental analysis of tissues plays a crucial role in toxicological investigations in forensic, clinical, sports, driver and worker testing. Chemical analysis of hair is popular due to the ease of sample collection, transportation, storage and long stability under normal conditions. The testing allows the detection of even trace amounts of narcotic substances. Keratin found in hair has a tendency to bind metals, thus the concentration of substances in this material can be up to 50 times higher than in blood or urine. The presence of various substances in hair is higher than in other tissues and body fluids, which allows for the detection of the factor even after many months of exposure (used for example in forensic medicine, when there is a suspicion of poisoning a person). Substances present in tissues and body fluids are a valuable source of information about the exposure of the body to potentially toxic substances present, for example, in the environment. The results of studies suggest that heavy metals accumulated in hair can be an indicator of the disease state in the body, however, there is currently a lack of data indicating at what level of concentration of heavy metals can cause disease changes.

Iridology is the branch of alternative medicine concerned with assessing the state of health based on observing visible changes in the iris. Each organ or organ system has a specific location in the iris. Every individual's iris is unique, similar to fingerprints. Even specialized iridological diagnostic methods have been developed to facilitate the diagnosis of diseases. However, scientific studies question the effectiveness of iridology in diagnosing diseases. People who choose iridology for diagnosis or treatment are often suffering from cancer, Lyme disease, chronic illnesses, or symptoms without a diagnosed cause. They and their families lose trust in pharmaceutical corporations and seek alternative treatment methods. They are willing to take drastic measures to save their health and life or the life of their loved ones. A study published in a scientific journal showed that patients with diagnosed curable cancers who underwent non-traditional treatment died more frequently than patients who relied solely on evidence-based medicine. Those who choose alternative treatments often refuse conventional interventions. A visit to someone promoting alternative medicine is often more expensive than a visit to a private doctor. The cost of the visit includes the cost of conducting examinations, choosing a treatment, and purchasing supplements. In 2016, about 3% of Poles admitted to using alternative treatment methods, with an average annual expenditure for this purpose amounting to about 450 zł. There are about 23,000 paramedical practices registered with CEIDG, and their number is constantly growing, as is the number of people using this type of service. The power of anecdotal evidence and the testimonies of people who have allegedly benefited from iridology are as convincing as the placebo effect. Access to information is vast, but there are significantly fewer reliable sources based on scientific research, as it takes more time to delve into a specific topic.