This comprehensive diet and nutrition guide explains the dietary recommendations in the Edgar Cayce readings from the perspective of modern nutritional science, addressing a wide range of topics, including acid/alkaline balance, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, food combining, the vegetarian diet, the food-mood connection, and medicinal foods.
Nourishing the Body Temple also gives you concise health information on topics such as:
"It is a classic and a great educational tool for all those interested in the Cayce concept of diet."
------------- Dr. John O.A. Pagano, bestselling author of
Healing Psoriasis:The Natural Alternative
"Nourishing the Body Temple provides a very good holistic perspective to the subject of 'whole self' nourishment."
------------- Geoff Tarbat in Vitality magazine
"The Cayce readings gave the world an unprecedented source of insights on how food energies interact with body, mind and spirit to create health or illness; Simone has assembled these for us in this wonderful collection of nutritional guidelines and cooking instructions and complemented them with her own expertise as a professional nutritionist. This is a book that you have to read for yourself to appreciate its value. Thank you, Simone, for this gift to all of us and God bless."
------------- Catherine MacDonald, co-editor of The Open Road
- fruits, vegetables, and juicing
- raw food power
- seasonings, sweeteners, and beverages
- meat and dairy products
- fats and oils
- sea vegetables and herbs
- preserving nutrients in the cooking process
- balancing body weight
- boosting immunity with nutrition
A section of the book addresses the use of foods and supplements for nutritional needs during pregnancy and lactation, as well as for babies, young children, and teens.
Table of Contents
| Foreword by Dr. William A. McGarey , M.D. |
| 1 |
The Cayce Diet: A Tool for Soul Empowerment
An Overview of Cayce's Holistic Approach to Nutrition
Fruits and Vegetables
Grains, Legumes and Nuts
Animal Protein, Fats, and Oils
Seasonings and Sweeteners
Beverages
The Multidimensional Dynamics of Eating |
| 2 |
Building Immunity Through Alkalinity:
The 80 Percent Solution
The pH Balance
Susceptibility to Colds
Acid- and Alkaline-Forming Foods Chart
Balance is Key
Acid-Forming Food Combinations
Psychological and Spiritual Influences
Alkalinity and Its Relationship to Calcium Metabolism
Self-Test for Alkalinity
Glyco-Thymoline
A Note on Stomach Hyperacidity
The Alkaline Solution |
| 3 |
The Healing Power of Enzymes in Raw
and Sprouted Foods
Enzyme Supplements
Juicing
Enzyme Inhibitors and the Benefits of Sprouting
Cultured Dairy Products
Traditionally Fermented Vegetables
Enzymes in Clinical Therapy |
| 4 |
Preparing Healthy Meals the Cayce Way
Cooking with Patapar Paper
Using a Pressure Cooker
Baking and Broiling
Seasonings
Cooking Utensils
Canned and Frozen Foods
Microwave Ovens
Food Combining for Optimal Assimilation
Avoid Combining Starches
Above and Below Ground
No Milk in Coffee or Tea
Dietary Fats: The Good and the Bad
Olive Oil
Cold-Pressed, Unrefined Vegetable Oils
Locally Grown and Seasonal Foods
Benefits of Local Foods
Eating with the Seasons
Internal Seasons
Daily Meal Samplers From the Cayce Readings |
| 5 |
Food as Medicine
Almonds
Apples
Beef Juice
Gelatin
Grapes
Honey
Jerusalem Artichokes
Mummy Food |
| 6 |
Vitamins and Minerals
To Take or Not To Take: Nutritional Supplements
Sea Vegetables Green-Food Concentrates
Bee Pollen and Royal Jelly Herbs from Nature's Pharmacy
The Role of Specific Vitamins
Vitaming A Vitamin B Complex Vitamin C
Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K
The Role of Specific Minerals
Calcium Chromium Iodine Iron
Magnesium Phosphorous Potassium Zinc |
| 7 |
Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Special Times
and Circumstances
Optimal Nutrition in Pregnancy
Giving Baby the Best Nutritional Start
Nourishing Foods for Tiny Tots
Power Nutrition for Teens
Balancing Weight with the Cayce Diet
The Vegetarian Diet |
Notes
References
Resources |
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ISBN 0-87604-423-2
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