This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 18th day of September, 1929, in accordance with request made by self, Mr. [119] via wife [120].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. L. B. Cayce.

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1. EC: Yes, we have those conditions as surround this body, here. Now, we find there are those conditions rather of which the body should be warned. While the condition is disturbing to the body at present, there are deeper seated conditions that are affecting and undermining the vitality of the system, and those elements as have been and are used to stimulate the vitality of the system is gradually LOSING its strength, as far as being of permanent aid little may be expected in its final analysis from these, for they are but temporary changes, and the strength must eventually fail under this, and the last matter would be worse than the first.
2. These conditions, as we find, have to do with the effect as disturbances have produced in the system, and the organs as are disturbed through this pressure or disturbance are gradually failing under the existent condition.
3. These, then, are the conditions as we find them with this body, [119] we are speaking of:
4. IN THE BLOOD SUPPLY, here we find evidences of the heaviness as is experienced in the system through the lack of proper eliminations of the poisons of the system, as well as that of drosses being carried. While these have not YET affected the system, as to the brain reaction, it MUST unless changes are brought about.
5. IN THE NERVE SYSTEM, here again we find rather laxness in the nerve centers. While the body is in a state of ACTIVITY the body seems to do very well, but easily tired out, and when once ready to relax scarcely can this be wholly accomplished for a great period and then when it IS, almost as collapse with the whole system.
6. IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ORGANS, the brain forces are active, but with the condition in blood and nerve, this is not as sensitive - or as responsive - as is at all times desired. The tendency to laxness, or lack of ability of quick response in memory. The response in the activities are not to the full standard. These are indications, not organic, not even functional, other than sympathetic - or reflex.
7. Throat, bronchia, lungs and the sensory system - all show the EFFECT of conditions, though are accentuated in their activities at times.
8. The digestive system often gives disturbances to the body.
9. The activities of the system through that pressure, through injury as existed in the 8th, 7th, 9th dorsal centers, are the basis or the causes of the disturbances. This, as we find, occurred in the past three, four, five years ago - the first disturbance, an injury there. Cold, congestion, followed - weakness through the right side, pain through the hips, and the kidneys were blamed for the disturbance. The effect as has been produced is that sugars are created too freely in the system, and the pancreas in its activity has become engorged, or enlarged. Not wholly as would be termed, YET, as that of the diabetic - but that BORDERING upon same, and without corrections and without the proper diets for the system, these may be expected to be a result, or else HEART's reaction - through the pressure created there - would be the result, with a high blood pressure, with too much sugar showing in urine, too much of the activities of the system in direction of creating these conditions.
10. In the beginning then, for correction of these conditions, first the body should entirely rest from labors for at least two to three months.
11. After the rest is begun, we would begin with small quantities of the ambrosia weed. PREFERABLY this should be taken in the dry weed, EATEN - or dried and crumbled, then it would be for smaller dose - but at least three to four GRAINS if taken in the dried. In the green leaf, preferably would be from six to eight grains; or it may be made into a tea. This would be made in that proportion of, to six ounces of the dried we would add sixteen ounces of distilled water. Reduce to half the quantity by slow boiling or simmering. Add TO this the simple syrup, at least two ounces; also cut one dram Balsam of Tolu in three ounces of eighty-five percent alcohol - this as a preservative, also as an assistant in the digestive system. This should be taken - the whole quantity, in either way or manner, of the properties as given.
12. Then we would begin, after the whole property is taken, by the correction of the conditions existent in the DORSAL region.
13. Beware in the diet of sugars, starches, or those that produce same. Rather those of the vegetable forces that will create for the system those of the BUILDING to the nerve, to the blood, and to the general strength of the body. Calcium foods, Phosphates, Sodiums. These will aid the system in CORRECTING the conditions.
14. The manipulations osteopathically should be made at least every other day. The corrections should not be made more than once each WEEK, and applying heat when correction is made.
15. After the second or third week of the manipulations and corrections, we would begin with those of the clary water, taken in small doses just before each meal - the dose being at least a teaspoonful (not more) half an hour before the meals.
16. We will find, in this manner, we may correct these conditions and overcome many of those troubles that are seen in the circulation, in other directions. Also these will stimulate the system so as to overcome those conditions that have troubled the body, as related to that of the tautness in muscles and in the sinew about the bone in extremities. These corrections should bring the near normal forces for the body in ninety to a hundred and twenty days. Do that. We are through for the present.

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    [CALCIUM: Spinach, steel cut oats, whole wheat, whole rye, halibut, cheese, onions, garlic, rhubarb, milk, raw cabbage.
    SODIUM: Okra, celery, spinach, strawberries, carrots, salt, apples, ham, gooseberries, prunes, raw turnips, peaches, lentils, cheese, oats, beets, cucumbers, string beans, asparagus, figs, rare beef, lamb.]

REPORTS

1. 10/22/29 Admitted to Cayce Hospital.
2. 10/23/29 See 119-2.

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