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The Edgar Cayce Handbook for Health Through Drugless Therapy

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I've owned this book for several years. Although I can't say that I practiced all of the treatments diligently or with regularity, it's surprising how much of the health and diagnoses information given by psychic Edgar Cayce in the 19th and 20th centuries, coincides with modern-day medical advice.
I'd like to begin this review with a disclaimer. Please don't follow the advice in this book without being under the care or supervision of a doctor. In fact, Reilly suggests this before undergoing any of the treatments in the book.

Although we now know most of the dietary advice that Cayce gave is now common knowledge, you have to remember that Cayce was born on March 18, 1877. He started readings at the age of 21 when he was afflicted with a paralysis of the throat, and continued his readings up until the time of his death in Virginia Beach,VA on January 3, 1945. Much of the advice we take for granted now was not known by dieticians, doctors, and the like when Cayce first gave predictions. Harold Reilly was the man who practiced many of Cayce's treatments. He's treated stars like Mickey Rooney, Robert Frost,Gloria Swanson, Bob Hope, Mae West, Jessica Tandy...among others.

Cayce's dietary advice is as follows. For example, Cayce cautions against eating red meats, and instead encourages people to eat healthy portions of fish, fowl, and lamb. Also, pork is a no-no, except for crisp bacon. And encourages people to eat one raw salad a day - - composed of 4 plants that grow above ground to one below. Fried foods, starches and the like are to be avoided. Surprisingly almonds are the stand out as the miracle drug. Cayce says they're a great disease-prevention tool because of it's combination of phosophorus and calcium.
The advice is amazingly detailed. It discusses how certain foods can affect the body's acidity/akalinity that can cause or prevent disease. There is also a section in the book which advises which "food combinations" are better-digested in your stomach than others.

This book covers naturopathic treatments for a variety of ails from the teeth/hair down to the blood/toes/bones. According to Cayce's advice, eliminations are also essential to curing diseases. Eliminations are carried out through osteopathic adjustments, massage(with peanut oil,olive oil,etc;), colonics, packs(usually composed of cold pressed castor oil or other enemas, baths (steam, sitz,etc;). Also there are sections, with pictures, on exercise and massage. There are also internal cleansing diets (such as the apple diet) which are discussed. Reilly's book even has a small section on meditation.

The massage is interesting because it coincides with what some Hindus do daily - - the self-abhyanga(abeeyanga) - - or daily massage to satisfy their doshas. Usually done with sesame seed oil or some other kinds of oil, right before bathing.

My only quip with the book was the way it was organized was sometimes confusing. If Reilly gave advice on certain exercises, it was difficult to flip through another part of the book to find them. The indexes were helpful to find them - - but sometimes - - not always. Then again, I do possess an old old copy of Reilly's book. Hopefully, there will be an updated versionother edition that makes it easier to find some of the examples he discusses in the book.

I know there are a few skeptics out there. And if you're going to use this book - - please do so under medical supervision.

I own two copies of this book just so I am sure to always have one and can loan one to a friend. I trust the remedies of Edgar Cayce and have used them for over 20 years. I have lots of other books on health, including professional ones for doctors. This book includes all the basic info on diet, exercise and daily living to keep healthy. Having read many books about Edgar Cayce and spent many years experiencing the truth of his work I have great respect for him and trust his suggestions.

This book is a good shortcut past trial and error. It's a bit depressing that a lot of the foods, activities and attitudes we grow up with arn't good for us but it's nice to know what they are. With knowlage one has the ability to plan and re-invent ways to live better.

If you would like to know the effects of your actons, attitudes or foods, this book is for you.

This is a wonderful book on how to use the Cayce trance suggestions to maintain a healthy body. The first time I bought it, it happened to arrive while I was suffering with a terrible flu that was going around my community. At the time, my one-month-old baby was being breastfed. I realized I couldn't afford to be sick again with a newborn depending on me, especially since it's not recommended to take medicines while breastfeeding. I also felt wretched because of the painful head pains associated with this particular flu. You can imagine how motivated I was to get and maintain a healthy body.

I began to follow the suggestions in the book immediately--switching to an alkaline-reacting diet, and as soon as I was well enough, incorporating the exercises suggested in the book. These included specific exercises for the morning and others before bed. With two small children, there were many nights I just wanted to crawl in bed, but I kept up with the exercise program even though I was often very tired.

Amazingly, when the next round of flu went through the community, the other members of my family suffered with it but the baby and I sailed through without any symptoms whatsoever. The suggestions in the book, based on Cayce's trance source as put into use by Reilly's expertise as a top-notch physiotherapist, worked!

There's much more in this book than diet and nutrition. There's also the famous Cayce castor oil packs and mixtures of oils for massage recommended for ailments such as arthritis. There's suggestions for increasing beauty and prolonging life.

I like that Reilly quotes from many of the actual Cayce readings and that the publisher included the number of the readings. Many books about Cayce, such as The Edgar Cayce Remedies, which I also like because it is written by a doctor, refer to the Cayce readings but seldom quote them and if they do, they neglect to add the reading number.

Today, it is so easy for members of Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. to look up the readings online that I appreciate the reading numbers if I want to consult the rest of the psychic reading.

Reilly was recommended by Cayce in his psychic readings. Reilly thought that Cayce must be a doctor because his diagnoses and physiotherapy suggestions were so accurate. You can imagine Reilly's surprise when he discovered that Cayce was not a doctor but a psychic.

Reilly is a real authority. He trained many physiotherapists and massage therapists. Edgar Cayce's A.R.E.'s health facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia is named for him and Cayce.

If you want to know how to do many of the therapies suggested in the Cayce readings, this is the book for you. If want to understand Cayce and Reilly's insights into the workings of the body, get this book. If you prefer to keep healthy instead of cure illness, you need this book.

By Carol Chapman, award-winning photographer of the ONLY Edgar Cayce calendar Divine in Nature: With Quotes from Edgar Cayce and author of When We Were Gods: Insights on Atlantis, Past Lives, Angelic Beings of Light and Spiritual Awakening.

This is one of the best books on natural remedies. Easy to read too. Comprehensive. It has remedy ideas for almost all ailments; formulas that nowadays are proven true. And most important, ideas to keep oneself healthy, to prevent sickness. A must have for anyone's library and reference.

As a Diabetic I can tell you that edgar cayce was the real deal. I've studied the edgar cayce readings themselves and I have many of the books on the edgar cayce readings. The essential books on health, as well as edgar cayce's view on health probably would include this one, Foods for Health and Healing, as well as the encyclopedia of healing by Reba Ann Karp. I would suggest these books to go along with the edgar cayce readings themselves to study the readings if you wish.

Generally speaking, edgar cayce never gave a full discourse on what it meant to be healthy, but he gave "clues" about it. However, when the questioner enquired more into specifics, edgar cayce definitely got more specific in his answers. Anyways, the single biggest key to health is to ALKALIZE!!!! This will take care of probably all health problems that are not mechanical by nature.

Edgar Cayce often talked about purifying and cleansing the alimentary canal through various methods. Food being the single most important way about doing that. Colonics and enemas are probably the second most recommended treatment after changing one's diet to an alkalizing diet and he recommended supplementing colonics with alkaline solutions. This is because most diseases start in the Colon. Some other good books on colon health are books by Dr. Jensen, as well two books on probiotics, "Bacteria for Breakfast" and "Probiotics Revolution" It's also no coincidence that edgar cayce recommended using the famous Castor Oil packs most often over the lower abdomen next to the colon.

Edgar Cayce recommended following an 80% alkaline diet to 20% acid GENERALLY SPEAKING. However, the more sedentary the more alkaline and the more active your lifestyle the more acidic your diet can be. And that's the secret to true health believe it or not. To test whether your acidic or alkaline, you can use litmus paper to test your urine and saliva.

Anyways, western medicine is a joke and has only done things to ruin my life. Get this BOOK!!!

What's new under the sun? Nothing really. Everything that holistic health is preaching this day was given 80 years ago by Edgar Cayce. And some great ideas that science hasn't figured out yet. Why wait another 80 years to get the whole story. Read this book now.

This book is a must have for every household. It indeed contains the secret for a long and healthy life. Not only does it contain necessary information for eating properly, it contains information imperative for a healthy Mind and Spirit. This book should be used for a class in every school and college world wide. I own a few books written from the Readings of Edgar Cayce but this one is the best hands down. I just received The Complete Readings of Edgar Cayce on DVD-ROM and it also is a must have if you truly are interested in the vast knowledge left to us by Edgar Cayce. He indeed was a gift of God to us all. My goal is to bring the wisdom of this great man to all, especially my African American and Hispanic brothers and sisters. Sadly, Many of us have never heard of Edgar Cayce.

Love, Peace and Gratitude,
Joshua McNeill

I was very pleased to receive this book so quickly and in such perfect condition. I haven't had a chance to read much of it yet but what I have read is very good. Jan J.

The book is thought provoking and it constantly amazed me how much of Cayce's recommendations are now commonly accepted by the medical profession. I went to a lecture by a mainstream medical doctor, who wholeheartedly recommends Cayce's treatments in his practice today!