EDGAR CAYCE ON DIET

[Debra Dee McQueen Freeman]

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 Water; 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.

********** 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.

********** 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.

********** 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

or 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. [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 will help to prevent 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 afternoon intake. Do not drink with a meal. And except

in rare cases and in small amount neither liquor nor beer nor soda should be consumed.

Pure Spring Water should be drunk aplenty, but between meals rather than with meals,

and especially first thing upon awakening to clear the kidneys and set the stomach aright

for the day.

Gelatin (from Fish or Cow or Pig) 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.

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

any number of disorders or diseases].

Vinegar should be avoided, and if it is consumed it should only be in very small quantity.

Lemon Juice and Lime Juice are excellent alternatives.

Charred blackened browned foods, and pickled foods, and smoked foods should be avoided.

The preservative Benzoate should be avoided. [Read ingredient labels; it is currently found

in many sodas.]

Artificial ingredients - flavors, colors, preservatives - should be avoided.

********** 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 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.

********** 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 Fruits including Tomatoes, Unripe Fruit,

Rancid Oils and Fats.

05. Bad Food Combinations: Acid Food combined with Grains [Acid Food: Citrus, Tomato, Apple, 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;

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.

********** 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,

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BLESSINGS OF HEALTH TO YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES !!!!

Debra Dee Freeman