On Zyto Hand Scanners and thier "Practitioners"

I guess there's no better way to say this -

Life is too short for such chicanery!  

Both for me, and the poor Zyto "practitioners" that have been so duped.

Late last night, one of our friends from St. Ann's visited to provide a Zyto hand 'scan' to determine if there might be some nutrients that I am deficient in consuming.  Right there in that sentence you can see that Zyto is offering a diagnostic service even though The FDA warned them not to do so.

Also Dr Stephen Barret offers a good, quick run down of Zyto's failures.

As an electronics technician, schooled in electronic metrolology, I can assure you that the hand scanner can offer no more interpretation of the surface resistance of my palm that my old Fluke 77 multi-meter!  Even though the Zyto video claims it is making over 400 million redundant measurements a second, it's pretty much the "definition of insanity!"  Trust me, it was probably close to 2-5 Million Ohms each and every time, which is typical for everyone depending on body moisture.

I should also point out that between any two points of surface resistance on the palm, you'll get the same reading within three significant figures.  It is because current doesn't flow in a straight line from point to point, but will use all parallel paths around the hand's skin and to a lesser degree the rest of the body.  So for the hand scanner to use six contact points is only for show and does nothing useful.

There are no other units of measure that the scanner can possibly measure and there is nothing medically diagnostic that can be done with that data.  It is all a hoax.

The FDA was historically instituted precisely to protect the public from such snake oil salesmen.  As long as Zyto stays within limits outlined by the FDA, they can go about their business, but clearly they are exceeding their authorizations.  What is worse, is they have a fully engaged independent workforce making claims for them.

The most useful thing Zyto does for anyone is offer a strong placebo effect (if at all).  Their "practitioners" certainly believe there is good in what they do, and this can strengthen the effect.

As a software engineer, my suspicion is that if Zyto's software is any more sophisticated than a pseudo-random generator offering products at random, it may actually be searching the internet checking for web surf bread crumbs left by me to form some sort of gullibility index and find which products I would most likely respond to and buy.

It is my hope the the FDA will soon re-visit Zyto and shut these jokers down as quickly as possible.

For the practitioners, like my friend Velma, I have some ice cold recommendations for you.

As I read more about Zyto , it seems that some of you actually lease the hand scanner from Zyto.  Return them at once, and stop wasting your money on this enterprise.  If you are truly motivated to serve others with wellness and nutritional advice, then consider getting a real education on the matter.

Perhaps you might consider working for a well established company such as GNC , Whole Foods Market or the Vitamin Shop.

Those companies will give you good education on their products, and you won't be burning gasoline and other expenses on home visits. This will also help protect you from telling anecdotes, that if you're not careful, could be construed by some to be medical advice, that can get you into a great deal of legal trouble.

As much as I hate the idea of Multi-Level Sales, I might even recommend you consider a company like Shaklee.
 
An even better option, if you truly desire to help serve someone to better health is to consider beginning as a nurse's assistant.

As I have been helped here in the Caolinas, I've had a curiosity of how it is that the medical profession is receiving the education around here.  As near as I can tell, the barriers to entry are very low indeed!  I am sure you can also find needed grant money to get started as well.

Consider becoming a real Certified Nurse's Assistant and then while you are working, and paying the bills, and gaining valuable experience, upgrade your education to RN, BSN, PA, or higher.  Good luck!

As for reporting my personal status, it seems my daily weight check has come up to 256.6 lbs this morning. It's only one data point, but  the trend to weight loss may be stopped.  I have a Urologist appointment with my PA today.

- Quod scripsi scripsi , Eric
256.6 lbs