Cayce on Nutrients for 'depression'
Hi Friends,
(Grounding pendant “holiday sale” - see bottom)
In recent decades scientists have figured out a lot of the minutia about how our bodies work. These discoveries basically confirm Edgar Cayce’s health philosophy.
I recently posted on twitter about my efforts to help a friend implement a Cayce-inspired approach to ‘mental health’, using modern science lingo:
(click on the above image to view the whole twitter thread)
My friend figured out, by herself, that she’s a “poor methylator” who can’t turn the food fortification folic acid into a usable form of Vitamin B-9. She told me adding L-Methylfolate, a usable form of Vitamin B-9, to her routine was like flipping a switch from “Depressed” to “Not-Depressed”. But the mental health professionals just added the vitamin to their cocktail of forced prescriptions. Then they neglected to to inform the next group of involuntary care providers of the importance of making sure my friend has a usable amount of methylated Vitamin B-9 in her diet.
This is NOT a rare condition: one estimate said 30-40% of us are poor methylators.
While thinking about what to say in this email, I found a page that specifically cautions against consuming folic acid on account of its fueling growth of inflammatory bacteria:
“[…] eating foods with supplemental folic acid may strengthen the bacteria that [Marshall Protocol] patients are trying to kill. MP patients must avoid supplements and multivitamins containing supplemental folic acid, and try to limit intake of foods containing supplemental folic acid”
-The Marshall Protocol Knowledge Base: Folic Acid. (“The Marshall Protocol, sometimes referred to as the MP, [is] an antimicrobial treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases.”)
Edgar Cayce’s approach to health does NOT require genetic tests to figure out if you have a certain “genetic mutation”, or special supplements.
Edgar Cayce’s advice for Bulgarian Milk was a way of making sure people have enough folate (Vitamin B-9) in their diet: the bacteria that make Bulgarian Yogurt crank out a lot of folate, whereas other yogurt bacteria consume folate. By buying/making bulgarian yogurt, you’re assured of getting folate-rich yogurt, rather than folate-poor yogurt. I’ve found two brands of “Bulgarian” yogurt in my local grocery store, but they don’t say this on the labels.
Two commercial yogurts that you might find in your local grocery stores are Oikos Greek Yogurt and Clio yogurt bars pictures here. There are various internet stores that sell packets of Bulgarian yogurt culture, but I encourage people to look at their local grocery store first. Grocery store yogurts can also be used to make your own Bulgarian milk and yogurt: Scald the milk, allow to cool to ~100 degrees, culture the milk by adding some store-bought yogurt, then let it sit out for a while. (Ref: Previous blog post about Clio yogurt bars.)
Someone emailed me about their experience making yogurt. They said their yogurt started to go ‘off’ after a few batches. This is why it’s helpful to use a fresh culture every so often.
If you’re just not interested in Bulgarian milk or Bulgarian yogurt… Green leafy vegetables (turnip greens, spinach, romaine lettuce, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, broccoli), sunflower seeds, whole grains, and egg yolks are also good sources of folate.
While folic acid supplements might help reduce the number of babies born with “neural tube defects”, it causes other problems. It’s much better to get folate from food than from folic acid supplements.
-James
P.S. I just dropped the price on my ‘Grounding Pendants’ for a holiday sale. Usually these are $9, but for the rest of the year you can pick these up for $7/each. Or until I run out, whichever comes first. :)
The previous email that gave a practical example of someone noticing the effects of Cayce’s steel: A practical example of using Cayce’s steel for grounding
thanks!