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Rethinking ESR: The Nussbaumer Method for Measuring Plasma Creation, Not RBC Sedimentation

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Rethinking ESR: The Nussbaumer Method for Measuring Plasma Creation, Not RBC Sedimentation


For decades, the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) has been used as an inflammatory marker, measuring how quickly red blood cells settle in a test tube. However, this approach overlooks the most critical indicator of systemic stress: the creation of plasma itself.


Plasma Isn’t Separated—It’s Created

Traditional medicine assumes plasma is merely the liquid portion of blood that “spins out” during centrifugation. The Nussbaumer Method challenges this assumption, demonstrating that plasma is not a preexisting component being separated—it is created in response to trauma.


Trauma, in this context, refers to any form of movement or vibration—whether physical, chemical, toxic, environmental, or microbial. When the body experiences any disturbance, calcium ions flood out of cellular stores, triggering the formation of new plasma, along with fats, lipids, and plaques. This reaction is not a passive metabolic process but an immediate, measurable response to systemic stress.


The Problem with ESR: Measuring the Wrong Variable

ESR measures how fast red blood cells settle, but it fails to capture the biological event happening above them—the rise of the plasma layer. Instead of tracking the fall of RBCs, the Nussbaumer Method focuses on the rate, volume, and viscosity of the plasma being created—a direct reflection of the body’s response to trauma. This distinction is critical. Plasma is not a byproduct—it is an active creation event, carrying the signatures of disease formation in real time.


A New Direction in Diagnostics

By shifting focus from RBC sedimentation to plasma formation, we gain a more precise, real-time indicator of systemic dysfunction. Measuring plasma expansion—rather than cell sedimentation—could lead to earlier detection of vascular disease, metabolic disorders, and immune responses, transforming how inflammation is understood and treated.


If you are a researcher, clinician, or innovator interested in exploring this further, let’s collaborate to push the boundaries of diagnostic science.


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