Also called: Chole variant II (CCK), Chole for setting the stomach — CCK form
Chole variant II is the form of the Chole treatment used for setting the stomach by way of CCK. It ends at the gall bladder point, the point matched with cholecystokinin.
The Chole treatment teaching says that when it is used for setting the stomach, it works still better in one of two matched forms. The two differ only in the last point. Variant I ends at the liver point and leans on secretin. Variant II ends at Gal, the gall bladder point, and leans on CCK.
CCK, short for cholecystokinin, is released when fat and protein reach the duodenum. It squeezes the gall bladder, relaxes the small muscle ring at the bile outlet, and tells the pancreas to send its enzymes. The gall bladder belongs to this response, which is why Gal is its point.
As written, variant II uses the same points as the Chole treatment itself. What makes it 'variant II' is the purpose it is chosen for: setting the stomach through the CCK route.
Three points, listed as a set. The exact method is taught hands-on in the Neurotherapy (LMNT) course.
(10) Medulla, at the back of the neck below the ears — reaches digestion through the vagus nerve, which provokes CCK.
(6) Gas 'I', down both calves — speeds up the small intestine so food moves on and the gut hormones come out.
Gal, the gall bladder point on the left thigh — the point matched with CCK, to send bile for fat.
Position: Seated for the Medulla part, then lying on the back (supine).
The exact technique is taught hands-on in the Neurotherapy (LMNT) course. See the course →
The vagus nerve calls up CCK; the small intestine is set moving; and the gall bladder is roused to empty. Those three steps together are meant to let bile and enzymes meet the fat and protein that need them.
CCK's business is with muscle — the gall bladder wall — and with the enzyme-making cells of the pancreas. Secretin's business is with the ducts. That is why the liver point goes with secretin in variant I and the gall bladder point with CCK here.
Variant II is one of the matched pair taken from the Chole treatment.
The teaching names one purpose for this variant: setting the stomach by way of CCK.
As written, they use the same points. Variant II is the name used when the treatment is chosen for setting the stomach by the CCK route. Your therapist decides which is meant for you.
The teaching does not name gallstones for this variant. Gallstones need a doctor's assessment; never let a gall bladder pain go unexamined.
Because the gall bladder is the organ CCK acts on most visibly: it makes it squeeze out bile.
It squeezes the gall bladder, relaxes the muscle ring guarding the bile outlet (the sphincter of Oddi), and tells the pancreas to send enzymes — so bile and enzymes arrive together.
Source: Okonkwo O, Zezoff D, Adeyinka A. Biochemistry, Cholecystokinin. StatPearls, 2023.
Besides digestion, CCK signals to the brain, partly through the vagus nerve, that a meal has arrived — one of the body's 'stop eating' messages.
Source: Guyton & Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th ed., regulation of food intake (cholecystokinin and satiety).
Between meals the gall bladder removes water from stored bile, making it several times stronger, so a small squeeze delivers a lot of bile salts.
Source: Guyton & Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th ed., storage and concentration of bile in the gall bladder.
A demo of the Chole treatment ((10) Medulla, (6) Gas 'I', (3) Gal), shared for acidity, heavy meals and the digestion of fats.
A medical reference describing how CCK makes the gall bladder contract, controls pancreatic enzymes and regulates stomach emptying.
This page explains what a Neurotherapy (LMNT) treatment is for; it is not a self-treatment guide and does not diagnose. Neurotherapy (LMNT) works alongside your medical care — keep taking the medicines your doctor prescribed.
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