- ~ IRIDOLOGY SCIENCE AND PRACTICE IN THE HEALING ARTS Bernard Jensen, DC Bernard Jensen, Publisher <J) < w III U Z ~ IRIS REFERS EFT SIDE OF THE THE RIGHT IRIS REFERS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. The information in this book is presented for educational purposes only as a text for the study of JrldoJogy. It consists of the best information available to the author and is based on many years of study. experience. and research throughout the world. This information is not intended to be used for diagnostic purposes for any individual orcondltion except by a qualified health professional. In every case where a specific health problem exists. competent professional advice should be sought. Iridology should be recognized as a system of analysis which indicates the location and extent of inflammation in the body which a complete diagnosis may confirm. First Edition Copyright © 1982 Bernard Jensen ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BERNARD JENSEN, Publisher Route 1, Box 52 Escondido, CA 92025 Library of Congress Card Catalog Number 82-81498 ISBN 0-99608360-6-3 I Believe I believe in iridology as the "eye" of the natural healing arts, the window through which the wholistic perspective on health becomes understandable. I believe in iridology as a reliable means of assessing what is happening in the body. When we know what is happening in the body, we can choose the path to high-level wellness. I believe in iridology as the analysis to use in any of the healing arts to monitor and evaluate how well a therapy is working. I believe in iridology as the only analysis which reveals conditions before symptoms appear and shows abnormal conditions for which no symptoms will ever appear. I believe in iridology as a wonderful means of demonstrating' the rewards ofc hoosing a healthy .way of life, the ideal of preventive medicine. . ,r 1 believe in iridology and nutrition as Ihe twin guiding stars that will bring in a new profession equally uplifting for both doctor and patient. A personal look On March 25. 1908. in living becamc his burning desire. As the healing of his Siockion. California. own body progresscd. hc turned the experience of the Jorgen Bernard Jensen was wholistic approach toward the helping of his born (0 Eugen and Anna patients. Jensen, both of Danish The results were dramatic. His anent ion was descent. now riveted in this direction. Natural therapeutics Enrly in life. young became his healing mode. setting (he pattern for the Bernard displayed Ihe rest of his life. He began to travel extensivc:ly in qualities nceded for his search of more knowledge and information. future work. His penchant for being an analytical, In Chicago, he took posl~graduate work at the critical. serious perfectionisl National Chiropractic College. Upon returning to blended with his sensitive. Califomi:l. he began an intensive study and competitive. spiritually-minded personality to arm investigation of the newly-introduced subject of him with an unusual perspective thai opened the lridology. doors to the nonconventional life he was soon 10 Pursuing more training, Dr. Jensen travc:led to enter. But before that palh was SCI firmly, severnl New Jersey and studied the subject of lridology in intense learning experiences occurred which depth at a chiropractic-osteopathic college. Before determined the direction he was 10 take. graduation, he was required to draw 500 irides in Deing his own worst obstacle, restless and never detailed color. satisfied. he would rather study and read a book than calor sleep. H is father was a chiropractor. and young The combination of natural hcalth care and Bcrnard followed in his ptllh. When 18 years old. he iridology proved 10 bea rewarding path for the young entered the West Coast Chiropractic College in doctor to follow. In the 1930s. he met Dr. J. Haskcl Oakland. CaliforniO\. During his four years' study, Kritzer (MO), who encouraged Dr. Jensen to study Bernard burned the midnight oil while holding down Iridology and, then. to set out on his career of as many as two outside jobs simultaneously. The teaching the subject. strain was immense. The capacity to push forward, He gave his first seminar in lridology and the ability to persevere doggedly toward a goal were Nutrition in 1931. at the Naturopathic Association firmly established- but at a price. Convention in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. Sincc that After receiving his diploma in 1929, he went into time, he has taught classes all over the world with practice, opening his first office in Oakland, more than 3,000 doctors auending. Many thousands California. He focused intently on the task of his of people. from all walks of life. have taken his calling-to offer a helping hand to those suffcring teachings to heart. He has tta\'eled around the world and in need. His devotion was complete, the hours s-even limes. visiting every continent, in search of the long. his personal needs forgollcn. ageless truths about health and wen-being. By this time, thc sacrificing of many years began to demand anention. His health failed. At one point, His keen mind and analytical approach were he was given up to die. Doctor after doctor offered no directed IOWaI'd the investigation of all possible remedy. Then a Seventh Day Adventist medical natural healing modalities. None escaped his doctor presented a program of nntural health attention, and he studied subjects ranging from maintenance to him that emphasized the return to Herbology, Homeopathy. Heliotherapy. and pure. nalure. and whole foods. Hydrotherapy to Renexology and many other Following this program brought excellent drugless therapies. His experience with fasting was resuhs. He was soon on the way back to health and obtained from two medical doctors, Dr. John Tilden rencwed vitality. A great turning point had occurred. of Denver, Colorado, and Dr. George Weger of To study nutrition and discover the laws of right Redlands, California. 1n Germany, he studied the methods of Father In June of 1978, he was knighted into the Order Kneipp and the healing powers of water. In of 51. John of Malta for his humanilarian work. Switzerland he uudied with Or. Ralph Bcnnerofthe In January 1982, he received the National Bircher-Benner Vegetarian Sanitarium in ZuriCh. Health Federation's Pioneer Doctor of the Year Olher training included studies of Ihe eye, ear, nose award at its Long Beach. California convention. and throat with Or. John Harvey Kellogg (MO) of He has written o\'er 2S books devoted to nalUral Battle Creek, Michigan. Others with whom he health care and iridology. His Sd~IJUQlld Pracliceo/ studied included Drs. Max Gerson, Dejarnett, and frid%gy textbook is re<:ognized the world over as a Slone, who applied the wholistic approach. For two classic on the subject. years, he studied the science of menial trails known as Having retired from active practice in 1978. Dr. Personology with Judge Jones of Los Angeles. Olher Jensen is now focusing his abundant energies on the imponanl studies followed through his association publishing of several books representing his with Drs. S. Claunch and Robert Jackson (M D) of accumulated knowledge and experiences. while at Ihe Canada. same time traveling extensively 10 teach classes in Of greatest influence was his aiSoci31ion with Rejuvenation, Nutrition. and. of course. his lifdong Professor V. G. Rocine, a Norwegian homeopath. love-Iridology. with whom Dr. Jensen spent over 10 years learning thc art of how medicine comes from food. Following the palh of the great n3ture cure practitioners, Dr. Jensen operated his own health sanitariums in Ben Lomond. Alta Dena. and Escondido. California. It was the Hidden Valley Health Ranch in Escondido that provided the greatest opportunity for applying the rules of right living. People in search of health and rejuvenation came there from all over the world to ream the principles Ihal Dr. Jensen believed in. practiced. and taught, Mter having worked with over 350.000 patients. he firmly believes thai nutrition is the greatest single therapy to be applied in the wholistic healing arts and thaI "We must treat the whole patient, not just the disease. .. In recent years, he has become interested in discovering the secrets of longevity. In this pursuit, he Dr. and Mrs. J~nSln studied and visited with many of the world's oldest living people, one of whom was 153 years old. He visited the land of Hunza where there was no sickness. disease or doctors. He was invited to stay in the ki,ng's palace for 10 days while he conducted his studies of this incredible land and its many people who have attained 100 years of age or more. Over the years, Dr. Jensen's work has been rewarded with many honorary degrees from all over the globe. In 1954. he was named Doctor of the Year in Portland. Oregon. In 1973. he was the recipient of the Ignatz von Peczely Inlernational lridology Gold Medal award at a ceremony in San Remo, haly. In 1974, he was recognized for his valuable contributions by doctors assembled in France. In New Zealand and the South Seas, he established the '"Dr. Jensen 719 Clubs," where thousands of people Cross o/Ih~ Ord~rofSI. John 0/ go every month to learn his "How to be Heallhy" MalIa. programs. The clubs were (armed to compensate (or the lack of health cart in an area where there were 729 people to every doctor. /n piQlII'I'';II8 UIIY !furk 1/11'1'1' i!1' CUl1lrUI'er:J.". N. . ,,· ielt'us uflell uri' TilE AND SERVICES I/lllvmul;ru/~I'lIp'IUSej/, 'Virill' I du /IV/ "oIlJIdl'r mY,lt'1f II) hI' f II(' lIulhor of1 111.1 OF HEAL Til ' WE HONOR purlirll/ur SCh'IICI', I elu /1'<'111r1l1 111.1' SIJllilUrilim wurk wil11 1..JIUf(srk ;'11'1.1.\' BERNARD JENSEN. N.D .• D.L ul rr"alillK 11I'IJplt, Idlir hU/IIi'Krull·'1 . . r - /u()(.u FOR HIS PIONEERING LEADJRSHIP, . 1.11/11 NI·mJ.: tIlt' it/i'll/fiji' II"/J.\' U piUII"l'r jub, ,ljll'f a .I'IIU~I' u/ UIW jl) IN TilE FIELD OF. '. ..., .n'ars working ",il}' irit'ol.1 ill my IRIDOLOGYA ND- NUTRITION .•, ; t'mll'al'O' fQ prow' (Jml .wh.r/muIUlI' Iltt' l"I'u,/t'$ amI /() pral·lil'l' whul I A LlFE-TnIE,MEMBER OF TilE . trl/~I' bdit'\wl 1/1, I hal·" Sl't'll /11e' OF 'GOv~'R~,ilRs:; r/!J·uIH cumt' JUrlh. I It/II'/' /lIlIl1d t'l1{mglt rl'idl!lIc:t·/hul ",hall \\"II~'''rJiI/X wus ,,"hUl hUlI/anil)' m'tdl!u. IllIa.r he"'11 a piUllt't" J1I1tll all fht' !W/.'''· bill, tJllI o/Ihis. I huw! ullly /JIlt' w6'/r amilitul Is lirUI sul"i.,I.!" and I/u' professiuns. ill gl'llI'rtIl. will aim gallrl'f lhis SI);l'it UIII//lilllll'I" iliff) lIt'''' pOlhs If) luwI" Ullf Jdckllt'S,f faIt' aill/ Il'utl a pef.mll 011 /Q h"l/ling uml a bl'lla wu)' uj lifl'. DR. JENSEN KNIGHTED FOR HIS WORK Monday evening, June 26. 1918. Presenlcd by Prince Robert in New York City. Ceremolliul Address ... For your consistent tife efforts in study. travel and Icachiny. for your persistent continued efforts to raise health standards for nearly fifty years. we commend you for crusading::l more healthful lift to the people you have mel. The acceptnnce wherever yOll hnve gone, the numerous books you have written lhlll have reached so muny people, arc a testimony to your untiring efforts. Visiting the H ulnas of Pnkisl3n, native studies in the South Seas, South America. and teachings in Australia. New Zealand, France. haly, Russia, and various cultures in the world, is commendable, Your human endeavors have been outstanding in the rclinemcnt of the knowledge of foods to families and homes. 10 the profession for the natural care of ill heallh, espcci:llly in teach ing preventive methods and of the discernment in detecting of ill hea Ilh as found in the philosophy and theory of iridology.