What is the right acid-alkaline balance for you? In the Cayce diet, a sedentary person (little exercise) should eat only 20 percent acid-producing foods and 80 percent alkaline-reacting. But then he gave the reverse for a physically active person -- 80% acid,
and 20% alkaline. Eat 3 vegetables grown above the ground to one grown below. (He excepted at least one diabetic, who was told to reverse the rule to restore the proper balance.)
Prepare vegetables gently, in their own juices, if possible. He recommended patapar paper, which we haven't always found practical. But at least use as little water as possible, in a pot with a tight lid, and always eat all of that water, which contains most of the nutrients. Many people use a steamer, but we've found that it leads to undercooking of vegetables and waste of the nutrients in the water. Legumes (peas and beans), in particular, can't be digested properly unless thoroughly cooked (or sprouted), and people almost never use the water from steaming.
Eat olive oil, for heart health and colon health. He said everyone would be better for taking a tablespoon of olive oil every night to aid eliminations. Eating much pork, especially if you have arthritis! He did recommend extremely crisp bacon, and offal meats. (These are what most of us consider the unsavory parts -- organs and intestinal products, which have traditionally been used in bologna, sausage, hot dogs, and some types of meatballs. Unfortunately, nowadays these foods often contain too much salt and harmful preservatives.)
and 20% alkaline. Eat 3 vegetables grown above the ground to one grown below. (He excepted at least one diabetic, who was told to reverse the rule to restore the proper balance.)
Prepare vegetables gently, in their own juices, if possible. He recommended patapar paper, which we haven't always found practical. But at least use as little water as possible, in a pot with a tight lid, and always eat all of that water, which contains most of the nutrients. Many people use a steamer, but we've found that it leads to undercooking of vegetables and waste of the nutrients in the water. Legumes (peas and beans), in particular, can't be digested properly unless thoroughly cooked (or sprouted), and people almost never use the water from steaming.
Eat olive oil, for heart health and colon health. He said everyone would be better for taking a tablespoon of olive oil every night to aid eliminations. Eating much pork, especially if you have arthritis! He did recommend extremely crisp bacon, and offal meats. (These are what most of us consider the unsavory parts -- organs and intestinal products, which have traditionally been used in bologna, sausage, hot dogs, and some types of meatballs. Unfortunately, nowadays these foods often contain too much salt and harmful preservatives.)
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