Hi guys! Got this from the CookingDownHome list. Give it a try and tell me how it went! Sharon The Arm Test (Interesting) I got this from a friend, thought I'd pass it along as I found it interesting also.. Here's something interesting I learned recently: My friend's son learned this in massage school. It's based on the fact that everything emits energy - people, animals, plants, inanimate objects, and certain foods can be "good" for one person but not as good for someone else, based on the way their energy works with ours. To test this, hold a package or plate of something in one hand (no foil - it messes up the results) and extend your other arm out in front of you. Ask someone to push down on that arm, and the more you can resist the pressure, the better that food is for you (because its energy makes you strong). My friend's son's class tried it as an experiment with a bag of sugar, a banana, and a bottle of water, and they had the items in paper bags so that the person holding it didn't know what it was. It sounds kind of crazy at first, but Mom and I have been trying it, and the results have been very surprising. Knowing that certain food sensitivities can affect fibromyalgia, arthritis, etc., this is a neat tool in helping to determine which foods to avoid. I had come to the conclusion (before I heard about the "arm test") that wheat is a problem for me, and the arm test results have mirrored that. I was wondering why Mom's whole wheat crackers make my arm weak, yet a chicken sandwich on a white bun from Checkers doesn't, and I learned that processed flour doesn't have the wheat bran and that must be what it is I can't eat. And, when I eat the Checkers chicken sandwich, it doesn't seem to have an adverse effect on how I feel. Then Sunday, I had lunch with a different friend and her son, and I told them about it. Just out of curiosity, her son suggested we test the salad I was eating. So I held it and he pushed my arm right down. I chalked it up to the fact that I was sitting down and that must have made it harder to resist, because, after all, I was eating a salad - how bad could that be, right? The rest of my meal was chicken and mashed potatoes, which I already know I am fine with, and the chicken had cheese over it. Well, the next day I had all the symptoms I have been working so hard to avoid, including a migraine, and they lasted until I went to bed that night. Later, we figured out it must have been the bleu cheese dressing on the salad, and possibly the cheese on the chicken. But, funny as it sounds, the arm test didn't lie. Anyone else want to try it and let us know what you think? Leslie