The patient will then be advised to drink 8-10 glasses of water a day to improve kidney function and general health. If a patient has cloudiness or congestion over the heart, they may be told to increase their cardiovascular exercise regime. The presence of nerve rings may point to a need to reduce stress in daily life. However, many Iridologists link interpretations of iris readings with the need for herbal supplements. They believe deficiencies are visible and recommend the desired herbs to replace the deficiency.
Herbs are an entirely different and broad subject.
In general, prevention is the object of an Iridology reading . Iridologists want to warn the patient about tendencies and weaknesses so the patient can fend off illness and disease before it begins. Others view it as an indicator, like a blood pressure cuff or a thermometer. In fact, Iridologists claim that defects in the iris will show up long before changes in traditional lab values. Western medicine often believes that same information gathered from an Iridology reading can be gained through a proper history and physical.