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The Pulse Test

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At a loss to figure out why I was so ill, my doctor recommended I use the information in this book to determine if food allergies might be the source of my health problems (daily migraine, violent coughing fits lasting 8+ hours, chronic fatique, severe depression, sinus problems, memory loss, confusion, disorientation... and the list went on and on...and on). The migraine had begun some 30 years earlier, and things had progressed from there with the list of symtpms growing yearly. I had not a clue as to their source, even though I searched constantly for answers. I had even done the routines with allergists, but got no answers.

I read the book; it made perfect sense. A high pulse rate indicates the body is in reaction to exposure to some "allergen." On day three or four of my test, I developed a very high pulse in the morning, but I had not eaten a single thing. However, I HAD cleaned the bathrooms, using my usual cleaning products which contained chemicals and chemical fragrance. It didn't take long to make the connection!! We had stumbled upon a shortcut to diagnosing my intolerance to chemicals. After 30+ years, I had an answer! This book, written in the 50's, focuses on food allergies, so did not have much to say about how chemicals affect living things, since chemicals were just becoming prevalent in our world beginning after WWII. However, the pulse test told the tale, and I was diagnosed with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.

That was 4 years ago, and my life has changed dramatically, needless to say. Having this book probably saved me years of tests and evaluation -- except that I would not have lasted long enough to go that route.

Most doctors will scoff at what Dr. Coca has written here, but you don't need a doctor to simply check your pulse and discover what might be the source of your symptoms.

This is an excellent self-help book. I read this book 25 years ago and have used the information with my patients since. It was Dr. Coca's wife, ill at the time, who said to him that she noted that her pulse was racing at times following a meal. Dr. Coca subsequently monitored her pulse and discovered what in her diet was increasing her pulse rate and making her sick. Your testing starts with taking your pulse rate per minute (at lease 30 seconds X2) in the morning before rising. Write it down, keep track, and do that for 2-3 days to establish your resting heart rate. Now after you eat anything, wait 30 minutes and check your pulse rate. Do that and record it for three 30 minute intervals for three pulse rate checks within that one and one-half hours after eating. If your pulse rate increases 6-8 beats per minute or higher, you are recording your bodies negative responce by speeding up the system for the liver etc., to detoxify the offending food or chemical? If you eat several foods at one meal and have a increased pulse reaction, you will have to eat each item individually to find the culpret. Anything that increases your pulse rate should be eliminated from your diet and environment. You can try checking for increased pulse to test the effect of skin exposure of perfumes and all chemicals you use on your hair, body and those contacted in your home or work the same way. Other good self-help books for food allergies or help with dis-ease are Eat Right For Your Type by D'Adamo, The pH Miracle by Robert Young, Ph.D. One more thing, if you are ill or have allergies, pillows of all types, bed, sofa, etc., are full of skin mites, their ancestors bodies and droppings and the mold and fungus which feed on these remains will make you sick and potentially increase your pulse rate. If that is the case, an antifungal nasal spray may help. New pillows are important to remove the allergens:)

Offers a step-by-step plan to determine personal allergies and, by avoiding them, gain better health and avoid backaches, headaches, tiredness.

One of my relatives was chronically ill with cough and phlegm expectoration. After several doctors failed to diagnose the problem correctly, we finally landed at the doorstep of a pulmonologist. First the doctor treated him with severe antibiotics. No change. Then he went onto antibacterials.No improvement. Then he went on to anti-fungals and finally with anti-tuberculosis medication. My relative lost 25 pounds as an in-patient and became skeletal. Fearing for his life, we took him out of the hospital. I searched online for a solution till I stumbled upon this book. Since we went through antibiotics, antibacterials, antifungals,etc. I was sure it has to be an allergen causing the problem. But I wasn't sure if it was airborne or food related allergy. I borrowed the book from a library and asked my relative to start a strict audit on his food while checking the pulse. The pulse was much higher than normal. The audit continued for a couple of days. After that, my relative and caretaker lost discipline. Then following months of agony, one day my relative gave up some multi-vitamin tablets (protein + vitamins) that he has been taking as a diet suppliment for many years. All of a sudden his pulse rate dropped from a 110 to 80. He was able to get up and do some mild exercises. The change was remarkable. He has kept away from the vitamins and all is fine. I strongly recommend the Pulse Test to everyone who has sufferend the vagaries of the medical profession and wants to try something different.

Pulse test has been a great help and exactly what I needed. I would recommend this book to everyone who has a pulse...every human being!
That is interested in maintaining good health and life longevity.
Thank you

Beautifully written and insightful book on how to identify your allergies by using your pulse -- and how you heal many health conditions in the process.

For anyone who holds an interest in the Autonomic Response field; A.R.T. or applied Kinesiology.
Very valuable in understanding the bodies reactions and inflammation. I found it very valuable in my Metabolic Typing practice.

Dr Coca developed this test in the 1930s and 1940s after his ill wife told him that her heart beat much faster than usual after eating certain foods.

The basic test protocol is for a person to take their pulse, eat a suspect food, and then take their pulse again immediately after, and at 30 minute intervals for a few hours. If the pulse speeds up 6 beats or more, you many have an allergy to that particular food.

Of course there is a bit more to it, as this book explains.

This book explains that the best way to determine your allergic foods is to retest them enough times that you are sure the pulse reaction isn't a coincidence and due to something else, includes information about the foods which most often cause delayed food allergies, how to determine your usual pulse range, and how to do an elimination diet so you can more easily isolate your food allergies.

The information in this book is accurate and worth considering. I am convinced of this fact because of the number of times I have seen Dr Coca and his work on pulse changes and allergens quoted and referenced in many very high quality health books, and because of the quality of this book and the obvious scientific integrity of its author, plus the fact that for many years I have known that a racing pulse after eating something is a sure sign I am allergic to it! I'm also aware of other patients that have used this method with success.

(I also have a disease called M.E. which involves pulse changes in response to bodily exertion as a major feature, and so understanding this concept in relation to allergies wasn't at all a huge stretch!)

While we do have ELISA tests and so on now, these only ever provide part of the solution as no test tests for all types of reactions to a food, as far as I am aware. So I'm using ELISA testing in combination with the pulse test currently and slowly working out my full list of food allergens. While the more severe and obvious ones are easy to find, many are far more subtle and difficult to identify.

There are many books on this topic that contain very similar medical information or that even contain a lot of extra information about modern tests, so perhaps this isn't the best book on identifying allergies for everyone, but I did enjoy reading about this pulse test protocol from the brilliant man who actually came up with it.

This is quite an old book but I found that the author's passion for the subject shone through each page and made the text very engaging.

Thank you Dr Coca for your pioneering work!

Jodi Bassett, The Hummingbirds' Foundation for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis