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Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that affect
20 - 50 percent of all women. This article provides sensible guidance
from Dr. Christiane Northrup, M.D. along with some suggestions from the
Cayce readings which discuss this problem. Dr. Northrup suggests
various alternative medicine therapies including dietary change, bodywork,
abdominal castor oil packs, journaling, and exercise (even for women who
choose surgery for their treatment). Edgar Cayce's holistic model for healing
fibroids included attitude adjustment, osteopathic manipulation, electrotherapy,
and in certain cases, surgery.
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Monodiets
Monodiets are powerful tools for detoxification.
As the name implies, the diet consists of eating only one food for a limited
period of time, usually three to five days. When used as a therapeutic
modality, monodieting typically focuses on a single fruit or vegetable.
This article focuses primarily on the Cayce apple diet. The short-term
effects of detoxification are often a feeling of toxicity (that can manifest
as headaches, fever, nausea, etc). The article includes some practical
suggestions from Harold Reilly for minimizing toxic side effects when doing
a monodiet for internal cleaning.
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Science and the Soul - Part III:
The Seat of the Soul
Edgar Cayce observed “that the pineal
and the Leydig are the seat of the soul of an entity.” (294-142)
This concluding part of the series on the body-soul connection focuses
on the "puzzling pineal" and "mysterious Leydig" glands. Readers are informed
of a Meridian Institute research project intended to rediscover the Leydig
gland. Practical suggestions for keeping the gland and nerve centers
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Hormone-Replacement Therapy
Reporting in the Journal of the American
Medical Association (July, Volume 288), researchers working on the
Women’s Health Initiative stunned the medical community and women taking
hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) by declaring that the risks of HRT may
outweigh its benefits. For years HRT has been used to reduce menopausal
symptoms with the belief that the hormones also reduced the risk of osteoporosis,
heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. The scientists found
that women taking a combination of estrogen and progestin were at greater
risk for heart disease and breast cancer. Other studies will investigate
different aspects of HRT including the effects of estrogen supplementation
alone.
One important implication of these findings is the need for research
on alternative therapies that can reduce the menopausal symptoms without
increasing the risk of disease. Diet, exercise, and herbal treatments
head the list of recognized alternatives to HRT. As with all health
issues, informed choice is essential.
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Frozen Blueberries
A reader asked whether frozen blueberries
have the same benefits as fresh. My first option with any food is
always to go for local, fresh, and organic. That is why gardening
is so important to me. Next, I go for local and fresh which means
paying attention to seasonal patterns of production. Finally, I rely
on processed (including frozen) foods that have the minimum of preservatives
(especially sodium benzoate). D.M.
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