This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Va. Beach, Va., this 27th day of December, 1932, in accordance with request made by and through Mr. Maurice Pereles, Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mildred Davis and L. B. Cayce.

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1. EC: Yes. Now, we have those conditions that disturb this body, [4510].
2. As we find, these are latent; yet at varied periods and under certain distresses are very aggravating to the body. They may be called constitutional, for they have been of long-standing and the system continues to attempt to adjust itself to the inconveniences of the humor in the blood supply, that forms as a rash over portions of the body.
3. This, as we find, is a case of improper eliminations, produced by conditions that have caused the thinning of the walls of the eliminating system (or colon, intestine) that allows a formation to gain access in or through the lymph and emunctory circulation, that is not carried through its normal or natural channels; thus finding expression in the form of the irritating rash.
4. In many respects the general functioning system is very good. Were this not the case more of the organs and their functionings would be disturbed. The very nature of the condition (from thinned walls or small perforations that occur at times) prevents the disturbance in ORGAN functioning, but PRODUCES the disturbance in the lymph and emunctory, and makes for such a disorder that exists.
5. Meeting the conditions, as we find, will require time, and will of necessity require persistence and consistent effort on the part of the body, yet the disturbance may be eliminated or eradicated entirely from the system. Not by the activity of medicinal properties of a nature that would cause irritation in other portions of the system, neither by diets that would reduce the vitality in some other portions of the system. As the body finds, diet often does play a great part in the disturbances, yet this must be of the nature that the vitality and the resistance is builded. Hence the requirements would be those properties that will add, or be taken up, or be absorbed by the system in such a way and manner as to add vitality, stamina, resistance, so as to turn the eliminations into their regular or normal channels without disturbing the functioning of organs as a vital force in the recuperation produced in the system.
6. Then, we will find that these properties taken and kept up for several months will not only correct the condition but will eliminate the causes of same from the system. Prepare these in this way and manner, and take consistently and persistently for periods of two to three weeks; then stop for five to eight days, then begin again for a period of two to three to four weeks, and so on.
7. Two or three times each day take small quantities of olive oil.
8. Also take three to five times each day half an ounce of a mild Saffron tea, made in this proportion:
9. Put one dram of the yellow Saffron, or the English or the American Saffron, in sixteen ounces of water. Allow it to steep as tea for ten to twenty minutes. This may be strained off and kept in a cool place. Take in the quantity as given.
10. The activities of these upon the system:
11. The Saffron will assimilate and coordinate with the gastric juices of the DIGESTIVE system, in such a way and manner as to eliminate that character of poisons that saps the vitality of the muco-membranes OF the digestive and intestinal system.
12. The oil adds to the elasticity of the functioning of the intestinal tract, acting also as a food value to the system itself.
13. Be mindful that in the diet that there are not those foods carrying excessive properties that are the production of alcohol, or that are of alcoholic nature that makes for a strain on the activity of the digestive system as related especially to the liver; that there is not the excessive use of foods that are of the acid nature. This would be as an outline:
14. Mornings - citrus fruit juices, with coddled egg or coddled egg and rice cakes or brown bread.
15. Noons - vegetable juices, and the like.
16. Evenings - a well balanced vegetable diet, with beef, mutton or wild game.
17. Of course, this may be altered to meet the tastes, but not acid producing foods. Keep away from those.
18. Do not mix cereals with citrus fruits.
19. Do not mix nuts with the diet at any time, unless it is the almond.
20. Do not use the excessive amount of sugar in any form.
21. We will find if we will follow these that in six to eight months we may rid this entirely from the body.
22. Ready for questions.
23. We are through for the present.

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