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       SOME INDICATIONS RELATED TO LYMPH FUNCTION

      If the lymphatic system is doing its job properly—that is, the unhindered flow of fluid is transporting waste products, dead cells, proteins, and fats as well as vitamins and hormones back to the bloodstream—then our bodies would be in a balanced, well-defended state. “A healthy lymph system promotes healthy body tissues and body functions . . . It represents the omnipresent living environment of the body . . .” (Wittlinger, p. 14) But viruses and bacteria do exist, as they have for eons. Harmful substances, toxins, and injuries do provide external stimuli that may destabilize our system, causing damage, pain, and illness. So how do some of these effects manifest, especially in the health concerns and physical circumstances as presented to the sleeping Cayce? Catarrh. Probably the most obvious disturbances are those relating to catarrhal conditions. According to The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary by Dorland (1951), the word catarrh “has been practically eliminated from the scientific vocabulary” (p. 271); however, in its noun and adjective forms it appears quite regularly in Cayce’s readings. Catarrh is an inflammation in the nasal and throat areas of the mucous membranes. These membranes line our body’s inner cavities with a slick fluid so that substances can easily slip through and out of these inner tubes. Because of the preponderance of allergies or allergy-like symptoms, many people suffer from runny noses, itchy eyes, or sneezing fits as the body attempts to rid itself of the irritating allergen, the cause of the allergic reaction. For example:

      (Q) What is reason for excessive catarrhal discharge from head?

      (A) The system attempting to eliminate the excess conditions through the lymph circulation.

      1266-4

      Hydrotherapy treatments consisting of hot and cold baths plus massage were recommended to alleviate this condition for [1266].

      Catarrhal conditions, however, while recognized primarily in the nasal passages, can also affect the entire system. Mucous membranes, as stated earlier, line interior body passages, so that a catarrhal condition can also exist in the stomach and intestines as well as in the head. One woman, so nervous she was taking sedatives, suffered from headaches, acidic stomach, and poor eliminations. Following a domino effect, her nervous condition produced “an irritation throughout the system,” forming sacs in the abdominal area which disturbed the mucous membranes in the throat and head as well as the stomach and intestines, causing “a disturbance in the lymph circulation.” (1288-1) She was advised to use the Wet-Cell Appliance, get osteopathic adjustments, take enemas, and follow a well-balanced diet, eating 80 percent alkaline-reacting foods. Unfortunately, no follow-up reports exist on her results.

      In another reading, for a forty-one-year-old salesman who suffered from frequent headaches, this information regarding the pervasiveness of a catarrhal condition was submitted:

      There have been, as indicated, the effects upon the mucous membranes, upon the lymph circulation, from those infectious forces that arise from what is called a catarrhal condition—or the lymph and emunctory reaction that produces a force of infection in the system. It affects the body in much the same way as a rheumatic reaction, or a nervous reaction. For these conditions naturally in their very nature affect the nervous system, and especially in its relationships to muscular reaction . . .

      As to its development and eventual effects, the reading added:

      . . . by exercise, by even small amount of draft that would be practically unnoticed by the body in its activities, by getting too warm in one way and manner or by cooling off too quickly, there is the reverberating—as it were—to the conditions that are existent. This makes for not only the repressions that produce headaches at times, hurt and burning of the eyes, but through cold or congestion a form of neuralgia that affects the head, the shoulders, and even the torso at times. All of these are but effects, as we find.

      531-6

      Because this was a follow-up check reading, slight corrections were made to his previous instructions, largely involving cleansing his system and increasing organ functioning. “Though requiring a little longer period, to eliminate the cause rather than the effects in the present will make for more permanent reaction in the body.” (531-6) The man was advised to keep up the use of the Radio-Active Appliance (a device the readings stated several times was “good for everybody”), get a series of colonics (“to prevent or keep from causing a great deal of irritation from the infectious forces”) and osteopathic adjustments (“that would make a stimulation to the drainages of the body”), and “Be mindful of the diets . . .” After some initial difficulty with the Radio-Active Appliance, he did follow the instructions and “was getting very good reactions with your treatment . . . while some days . . . I am not up to standard, I have come to realize that there is something good in what you are doing . . .” (531-6, R-6)

      The next example is one probably many can relate to: “I have constant catarrh back of nose which runs down throat.” (557-1) This fifty-two-year-old woman wondered if this condition were due to sinus trouble. The reading replied: “This is a natural condition from poor circulation in the lymph and emunctory activities of throat and head.” In order “that the superficial circulation may be clarified by the cleansing and revivifying of the conditions,” the Violet Ray hand machine was recommended as well as a nasal spray using water and Atomidine.

      As a side note, the information in the Cayce health readings, as mentioned earlier, is very consistent in its holistic approach. In light of this quality Dr. Harold J. Reilly, a renowned physiotherapist who worked closely with a number of recipients of Cayce’s readings, coined the acronym CARE and referred to the “Cayce CARE” therapy as a way of maintaining balance and health. The initials C A R E stand for Circulation, Assimilation, Relaxation, and Elimination, bodily processes that help to normalize the physical system and assist it in functioning more optimally. Some aspect of these four processes, implied either directly or indirectly, make up the bulk of the content of the health readings. Even in the short extracts or snippets from the readings included in this book, the reader needs to understand that the holistic concept of CARE is, nevertheless, included in the larger picture of health.

      Sinusitis. In the course of a year, an estimated thirty-seven million Americans experience sinusitis. It is the fifth most common diagnosis for which antibiotics are prescribed in outpatient settings. Sinusitis, an inflammation of the lining of the sinus cavities, is generally caused by an infection, allergies, irritants, or some obstruction. Four pairs of sinus cavities are connected by a passage to the nose. These cavities, which help to warm, moisten, and filter the air we breathe, are lined by membranes moistened by a thin mucus. Most cases of sinus infections are caused by viruses—so antibiotics would likely be ineffective.

      In several instances in the readings, a sinus condition was attributed to “poor lymph circulation” (3187-1); another reading stated, “It is part of the lymph in the soft tissue . . .

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