E D G A R - C A Y C E - O N - D I E T
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SORTING OUT THE FACTS
Being a citizen of the United States of America in year 2017, it is hard for me to remember, let alone recognize, that God made only 10 foods:
01. Spring Waters;
02. Milks;
03. Eggs;
04. Meats;
05. Vegetables;
06. Fruits;
07. Nuts;
08. Seeds;
09. Grains;
10. Beans.
Everything else found for sale in a typical grocery store, which is the vast majority of what is available in a typical grocery store, is a man-made food-product, created by processing and combining two or more of the 10 foods.
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EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF
There are about as many ideas in regards to diet, as there are people to espouse them.
A vegan says it is best not to consume any of the three animal foods - milks, eggs, meats.
A vegetarian says it is best not to consume any meats.
A fruitarian says it is best not to consume any food type except for fruits.
The Paleo Diet says it is best not to consume any milks or grains or beans.
And the list just goes on and on and on of the different diet ideas.
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CAYCE COMES THROUGH
The Cayce Reading information is different.
Except in rare individual cases, the Cayce Reading information espouses the consumption of all 10 foods.
This would only make sense. That is why they exist !!!!
However, that being said, there is still a wealth more of information in the Cayce Readings in regards to diet.
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DIET IN THE DETAILS
For example, in regards to Eggs, most individuals were told to eat only the yolk and not the white. Why? The Readings say that the white is very hard to digest for most individuals and so the consumption of it for most individuals leads to acid indigestion as well as an acid balance rather than an alkaline balance. On the other hand, eating an egg yolk or two any day is excellent, and goes especially well with a raw vegetable salad and a bit of extra virgin olive oil.
For another example, the main Meats advocated are Fish and Fowl and Lamb, whereas Beef is to be consumed only once or twice a week, and ought to be lean and well-cooked, and Pig Ham Pork is not to be consumed at all except for a little bit of very crisp bacon now and then if really desired. The Readings also recommend Wild Game and Organ Meats as being especially nutritious and healthy, except be sure and remove the leg tendon of Rabbit. Also be careful when purchasing packaged fresh meats: Read the small print and only buy those containing up to a certain percentage of retained water rather than containing up to a certain percentage of added broth or salt or dyes or various chemicals.
Vegetables and Fruits are to be consumed aplenty, and especially well to have fresh citrus fruit or juice for breakfast, raw vegetables at lunch, and steamed vegetables at dinner with some cooked fruit for dessert. Leaf lettuces are better than head lettuce. Lettuce and celery and carrot are especially cleansing for the blood and one or more should be consumed each day. Vegetables are most easily digested if there is at least a bit of fat or oil with the meal such as found in olive oil or egg yolk or avocado or nuts or seeds or some fat from a meat. Vegetables should be well-cooked, this means tender rather than chewy or mushy. Instead of boiling vegetables directly in water, they should be steamed in a Parchment Paper pouch set in the boiling water and any juices formed should be consumed along with the steamed vegetables. Regarding white potatoes, the portion closest to the peel should be eaten and the central portion should not be eaten. Colored grapes are better than green grapes. Fruits should be picked ripe, especially the vegetable-fruit tomatoes. Fruit and sugar should not be consumed at the same meal as the healthful effect of the natural sugar in the Fruit will be ruined. Fresh Fruit and Dried Fruit should not be consumed at the same meal.
Nuts and Seeds are to be consumed but in small or moderate amount, and should be consumed with a meal rather than by themselves. Raw whole Almond is the healthiest nut. Eating several each day and every day may help to prevent and shrink tumors and cancer.
Grains and Beans are to be consumed but in small or moderate amount. And any Grain or Grain-product consumed should be whole grain only, not any refined grain.
Milks and Milk-products are great or good for most individuals, especially Yogurt. [However, if one experiences nasal congestion, they can try going without consuming any cow milk or cow milk-products, including cow milk butter, and see if the nasal congestion clears up. Many individuals have difficulty digesting the protein portion and/or the fat portion of cow milk. These individuals usually find that they do not experience nasal congestion when they consume the milks and milk-products of the smaller animals such as sheep and goat, as the proteins and fats are structured differently.]
Dry Red Wine in moderation, on an empty stomach or else with some whole grain cracker or bread, is healthful, and an excellent mid or late afternoon intake. Do not drink with other types of food or a meal. And except in rare cases and in small amount, neither Liquor nor Beer nor Soda-Pop should be consumed.
Pure Spring Water should be drunk aplenty, but before meals and after meals rather than with meals, and especially first thing upon awakening to clear the kidneys and set the stomach aright for the day. Digestion is best when the stomach is first acted upon by aqua pura (pure plain water).
Coffee and Tea should be drunk either plain or with a small amount of sweetener, as tannin in the coffee or tea will cause any added milk or cream to become indigestible and a serious strain to the digestive system and organs.
Caffeine - found in Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, and most energy drinks and products - should be avoided by someone with a slow or sluggish system, otherwise it will sit in the colon and emit toxins [and this will cause one to feel bad, as well as potentially lead to disorders or diseases].
Gelatin is an excellent dietary addition, especially when taken in the afternoon, as it increases the assimilation of vitamins and gives an energy boost.
Olive Oil - Extra Virgin Olive Oil - is a healthy fat, and makes an excellent dressing for a raw vegetable salad, either by itself, or with added fresh citrus juice and/or granulated kelp and/or soft-boiled egg yolk and/or paprika and/or whatever other healthy spice you might like [except for Black Pepper, which the Readings advise against consuming].
Salt and Sugar and Fried Food should be avoided:
Granulated Kelp should be substituted for Salt.
Raw Honey right out of the comb should be substituted for Sugar.
Baking and Broiling and Steaming should be substituted for Fried Food.
Vinegar should be avoided, as it stops the digestion of protein AND this leads to an over-acid condition, so if it is consumed it should only be in very small quantity. Lemon Juice and Lime Juice are excellent alternatives.
Condiments - such as ubiquitous ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, etc. - should be avoided or used in small quantity - due to the usual vinegar salt sugar more. A fresh healthy homemade condiment can be made from plain yogurt with ground herbs and spices added in amount and type to suit taste, then just slather on the meat or sandwich or what have you.
Charred or blackened or browned or caramelized foods, and smoked foods, and pickled foods, should be avoided.
Artificial ingredients - flavors, colors, preservatives - should be avoided.
The preservative Benzoate should be avoided. [Read ingredient labels; it is currently found in many Soda-Pops.]
Soda-Pop should be avoided, especially Diet Soda-Pop: 1. The carbon dioxide is a toxic gas our bodies are constantly expending (trying to get rid of) and it causes an imbalance between the liver and the kidneys, and "an irritation to the distressed areas", and a tendency "to produce that slowing of the emptying of the stomach and disturb the proper eliminations"; and 2. The carbohydrate / sugar content is way too high; and 3. Some have many added synthetic chemicals, especially the latter. [Note: Numerous individuals were told to avoid carbonation, but numerous other individuals were told to consume it. However, the latter was always in limited amount and frequency, and solely for individuals that it would be a good "stimulant" for or to make a liquid remedy more effective. So overall it would be safe to say that probably at least most individuals should either avoid carbonation, or else consume it infrequently and in limited amount. And naturally flavored but otherwise pure seltzer water aka sparkling water makes a great substitute for any sugary chemical-laden Soda-Pop.]
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SPECIAL FOODS
There are a number of foods that are given especial merit in the Cayce Readings, some of which are as follows:
A. Whole Raw Almonds - 2 to 4 per day, every day, beautify the skin, and counter cancer;
B. Soft-Boiled Egg Yolks - Contain gold, which cultivates youth, and are easily digested and especially nourishing;
C. Plain Gelatin - Can be made into edible "jello", or stirred into water or juice and then swallowed, but enhances the assimilation of vitamins and especially the B-Vitamins, and is excellent as an afternoon pick-me-up;
D. Dry Red Wine - also excellent as an afternoon pick-me-up, but should only be consumed either on an empty stomach or else with some whole-grain brown crackers or bread and should not be consumed with other food types or meals;
E. Plain Yogurt - has an excellent cleansing effect on the gastro-intestinal system;
F. Grapes / Grape Juice - of the red or black variety; contains cream of tartar which also has an excellent cleansing effect and for the organs and body;
G. Leaf Lettuce / Celery / Carrots - all three purify the blood, and if some of one or two or all three is eaten every day will inoculate or help to inoculate against contagion of virus or bacteria; the best carrots are the large ones, and the top portion, rather than the middle portion or bottom portion;
H. Leaf Lettuce - one leaf of lettuce "will destroy a thousand worms", meaning gastro-intestinal pin worms;
I. Potato Peelings - of white potatoes; the portion closest to the skin contains all the vitamins and minerals; the central portion is pure starch and is best to not be consumed;
J. Citrus Fruits - a meal of only citrus fruits at breakfast is very alkalyzing; raw lemon fruit eaten first thing, then a walk taken, for a certain number of consecutive mornings, will help to heal internal ulcers;
K. Jerusalem Artichoke / Sunchoke - contain natural insulin and good for diabetics.
L. Extra Virgin Olive Oil - is a food for the lining of the intestines;
M. Seafood, Fish, Figs, Egg Yolks - good for the teeth.
N. Sourdough Bread - yeasted breads are much preferred over non-yeasted as the yeast predigests the grain / starch, making it much more easier to digest and lessening the high carbohydrate content.
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
There are also a number of general principles in the Cayce Readings which pertain to diet:
01. Next to Nature:
As much as possible, consume foods in as close to their natural state as possible, with little or no processing;
02. Acid / Alkaline Balance:
Try to consume an 80% alkaline building and 20% acid building diet;
03. Alkaline Building Foods:
Spring Water, Milks and Milk-products, Egg Yolks, Meats, Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, Seeds;
04. Acid Building Foods:
Egg Whites, Grains, Beans, Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Fried Food, Meat Fats (especially Beef and Pork), Bad Food Combinations, Picked Green Fruit including Tomatoes, Unripe Fruit, Rancid Oils and Fats.
05. Bad Food Combinations:
Acid Food combined with Grains [Acid Food: Citrus, Tomato, Apple, Plum, Cranberries]; Milk and/or Cream combined with Coffee or Tea; Starches combined with Proteins [Starches: Grains, Beans, Root Vegetables, Winter Squashes] [Proteins: Meats]; Raw Vegetables combined with Raw Fruits;
06. Good Food Combinations:
Proteins combined with Vegetables; Proteins combined with Fruits; Milks or Milk-products combined with Vegetables; Milks or Milk-products combined with Fruits; Starches combined with Vegetables;
07. Acclimatization:
As much as possible consume foods grown closest to where the body resides; do not consume imported foods, especially those from farthest away;
08. Aluminum:
Avoid cooking with or storing foods in aluminum, especially acidic foods;
09. Angry, Tired, Rushed:
Eat lightly or little or nothing when angry or tired or rushed; when you do eat, take the time to do so - chew any food or liquid thoroughly before swallowing, well-mixing saliva into it first;
10. Prayer and Positive Thoughts:
It can be beneficial to pray over what you consume, and to see it providing the healthy benefit that you want it to.
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST
When considering the Cayce Reading dietary advice, let us keep in mind what Science tells us: Proteins and Fats are essential, but Carbohydrates are non-essential.
What this means is that when deciding what to eat for most of your meals be sure and reach first and foremost for some healthy protein and/or fat.
Your body cannot manufacture protein or fat, but it can manufacture carbohydrate. That is why protein and fat are called essential - it is essential that you consume them.
Whereas carbohydrate is called non-essential because it is not essential that you consume it. If you do not consume any carbohydrate, your body will turn the proteins and/or fats that you consumed into the needed carbohydrate.
Personally, I think the number one cause of food cravings and overeating and overweight and obesity in the United States of America and similar countries IS A LACK OF REGULAR PROTEIN INTAKE, and this due to the plethora of manufacturers and advertisers of the less expensive and more pervasive high carbohydrate food-products. There are entire aisles of high carbohydrate food-products: Bakery Goods, Breads, Crackers, Cookies, Cereals, Snacks, Sodas. If one is not careful, when they are hungry they will be reaching for high carbohydrate food-products most of the time.
But both Cayce and Science say: Stick mostly with the healthy Proteins and Fats, and go easy on the healthy Carbohydrates [especially Starches].
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What are the healthy Proteins and Fats?
HEALTHY PROTEINS AND FATS
* Milks and Milk Products -
especially Yogurt, and including Butter (except for cow milks/products if one suffers from nasal congestion when consuming them)
* Egg Yolks -
soft boiled; if turned green blue grey, overcooked and denatured
* Meats -
mostly Fish, Fowl, Lamb, and occasional Beef (lean only, and well-done/no pink, and especially swallow the juices rather than necessarily swallow all of the bulk); also Wild Game and Organ Meats
* Avocados -
make sure they are not under-ripe nor over-ripe but ripened just so, which is when the skin first starts to turn dark and the flesh first starts to have a little bit of give to it when lightly pressed; refrigerate once thus ripened just so if will not be eaten within the next day or two as this will slow ripening and extend days of quality by as much as a week or two
* Olive Oils -
especially Extra Virgin Olive Oils
* Nuts / Nut Butters / Nut Oils
especially whole raw Almonds
* Seeds / Seed Butters / Seed Oils
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What are the healthy Carbohydrates?
HEALTHY CARBOHYDRATES
* Sugars & Fibers -
as found in Fruits & Vegetables
* Starches & Fibers -
as found in Grains, Beans, Root Vegetables, Winter Squashes
Note: Be sure and subtract the Fiber count from the Carbohydrate count to get what is called the Effective Carbohydrate count, as Fiber is indigestible.
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What are the healthy Sweets?
HEALTHY SWEETS
* Fruit -
in all its forms: fresh, dried, frozen, canned, juiced
* Dried Fruit and Nuts / Seeds -
excellent combination
* Gelatin -
homemade from plain gelatin and fruit and/or fruit juice (no added sugar)
* Yogurt -
all natural
* Ice Cream -
all natural
* Candy -
all natural
Note: These healthy sweets are listed more or less in order of healthfulness, and the first three contain no added sugar, and the last three contain added sugar. Ice Cream is more healthful than Candy. Yogurt is more healthful than Ice Cream. Candy is the least healthful sweet on this list, and any Candy or other sugary item such as Soda or Pastry should never be consumed on an empty stomach or as the entire meal but rather should be consumed with a meal or at the end of it as dessert. The Readings say that otherwise poisons will be produced in the system, and that these poisons may lead to health problems such as skin conditions like eczema or psoriasis,
