Edgar Cayce's Everyday Health. Carol Ann Baraff

      The lighter wines or champagne should be sipped, as to make for a settling of the stomach and to strengthen the body.

      325-60

      Though a dollop of wine may be a good constitutional for just about everyone, there are definitely cases in the readings of overloaded systems where all stimulants need to be temporarily avoided. In the meantime, grape juice may be an acceptable substitute. There are also precautions about avoiding hard liquor, sticking to the lighter wines, or those with the lowest alcohol content, and making sure the body does not become too dependent on alcohol.

      In this day and age, when many people have allergic reactions to sulfites added to wine and other foods, some prudent label reading is also a very good idea. A host of excellent, even in-state, organic wines that contain no added sulfites can be found today.

      With these caveats in mind, it’s an excellent time for a heartfelt toast—to the mighty fruit of the vine and its fermented essence.

¹James F. Balch, and Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Nutritional Healing (New York: Avery Publishing Group, 1997), 34.

²Ibid.

³Y. Toda, S. Takemura, T. Morimoto, and R. Ogawa, “Relationship between HLA-DRB1 genotypes and efficacy or oral type II collagen treatment using chicken cartilage soup in rheumatoid arthritis,” Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi (February, 1997): 44-51.

⁴Richard Schulze, Healing Liver and Gallbladder Disease Naturally (California: Natural Healing Publications, 2003), 42-43.

⁵R.W. Owen et al., “Olive-Oil Consumption and Health: The Possible Role of Antioxidants,” The Lancet Oncology (October 2000): 107-12.

⁶Gene A. Spiller et al., “Nuts and Plasma Lipids: An Almond-Based Diet Lowers LDLC while Preserving HDL-C,” Journal of the American College of Nutrition (June 1998): 285-90.

⁷P.M. Kris-Etherton et al., “Nuts and their Bioactive Constituents: Effects on Serum Lipids and Other Factors that Affect Disease Risk,” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (September 1999): 504-11.

⁸Paul Davis and Christine Iwahashi, “Whole Almonds and Almond Fractions Reduce Aberrant Crypt Foci in a Rat Model of Colon Carcinogenesis,” Cancer Letter (April 2001): 27-33.

⁹F.B. Hu and M.J. Stampfer, “Nut Consumption and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Review of Epidemiologic Evidence,” Current Atherosclerosis Reports (November 1999): 204-9.

¹⁰Chris Kilham, “Coffee and Chocolate, the New Health Foods,” HerbalGram 47 (Fall 1999): 21.

¹¹H. Leighton Steward et al., The New Sugar Busters! (New York: Ballantine Books, 2003), 31-32.

¹²Ibid., 8.

¹³James A. Joseph et al., “Reversals of Age-Related Declines in Neuronal Signal Transduction, Cognitive, and Motor Behavioral Deficits with Blueberry, Spinach, or Strawberry Supplementation,” The Journal of Neuroscience (September 15, 1999): 19 (18): 8114-121.

¹⁴Andrew Weil, Spontaneous Healing (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995), 143-44.

      ¹⁵Ibid., 139-40.

      ¹⁶Andrew Weil, Spontaneous Healing (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995), 142.

      ¹⁷Ibid., 141.

      ¹⁸Ibid.

      ¹⁹Rosario Cuomo et al., “Effects of Carbonated Water on Functional Dyspepsia and Constipation,” European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (September 2002): 991-99.

      Health Aids and Strategies

       Good Vibrations

      Many folks today seem to be fascinated with the concept of vibration. Though the term literally refers to an oscillating or swinging motion, as in the vibration of the washing machine’s spin cycle, the colloquial gist may bear a closer resemblance to a quality of energy or even to a feeling or generalized impression. Thus, a piece of music, a meditative chant, home, institution, workplace, or individual can all be said to have a particular “vibe.” With the term so deeply embedded in our culture, it’s not surprising to find an upsurge of interest in the health-giving properties of physical vibration. Here, as in many other areas, the Cayce information was ahead of its time.

      In fact, over 375 readings recommend electric vibrator massages as a part of treatment in a wide variety of conditions. Here their primary purpose is to stimulate the superficial circulation in sluggish areas in order to help create a more balanced blood flow throughout the body. At the same time the slight but steady motion relaxes the muscles, relieves tension, and is “. . . excellent for quieting the nerve forces of the body . . .” (369-10), making this an extremely versatile form of therapy.

      Vibrator massage works fine over clothing, broadening self-care—and home-care possibilities. However, using it over the skin following oil application apparently gives the circulation an even greater boost. This way “. . . the absorbing of the oil has a better distribution through the general muscular as well as regular circulation.” (2452-2)

      In one use of this type, the vibrator is used directly on the scalp after crude oil has been applied. Although a rub with the fingers may be a more typical practice, another effective option is “. . . using the electrically driven with the suction applicator” (4056-1) to work the oil thoroughly into the hair follicles.

      A more usual site for electric vibrator treatments is the spine. A reading for a person with muscular problems due to injury commented:

      . . . the vibration will act as the stimulation to those portions along the system, see, from the middle of the spine to the base of the brain—deep! It should be given . . . along each side of the cerebrospinal system. This will make for a muscular relaxation and contraction that will make for the adjustments necessary . . .

      306-1

      Similarly, a person with a partial dislocation or sprain was told:

      . . . we only need to produce the vibration necessary to make the equalization of the nerve pressure through muscular forces over the system, and we will correct or bring the normal forces to this body . . .

      4101-1

      The readings even view spinal application as a gentle way to stimulate sluggish elimination processes:

      The vibrations given in the electrically driven vibrator are to stimulate