Treatment Info Asthma

Asthma

Be sure that you have read carefully the cayce philosophy page as missing any one of the principles there could cost you in some form – we know we have done it.

One of the most important principles outlined by cayce and others where people are suffering from any condition is to do everything they can to help others in whatever capacity they can. Cayce frequently mentioned that this would bring faster results. This is a great ingredient in helping all people to transmute their own karma. See other pages on this particularly important treatment.

Asthma is a lung condition, which is characterised by widespread narrowing of the air passages within the lung. These passages can vary in size spontaneously over short periods of time, which can be triggered from different stimuli. According to a leading charity there are about 8 million people who have been diagnosed with asthma at some times in their lives. Currently about 1500 people die from asthma each year in the UK.There has been a massive increase in asthma in the last few years and millions of research money has poured into the subject to try and determine the reasons why.
According to the book asthma a complete guide by Professor brostoff and Linda gamlin
Who have reviewed thousands of pieces of work by various departments, doctors, and researchers, there is a vast amount of knowledge on the subject. Those people interested in the subject would I feel do well to consult their book ISBN 07475 4043 8

These are some of the findings

Numerous people have benefited greatly by doing yoga.
By identifying their own common triggers or allergic reactions people’s lives can be helped greatly.
Strengthening the breathing muscles has also been of great benefit and research has proven this point.
Check that you are not taking drugs that make your asthma worse Such as aspirin and in some people, certain drugs for glaucoma, high blood pressure, angina, migraine and thyroid problems.
Avoid chest infections.
Protect yourself from pollution indoor and outdoor.
Check your workplace for allergens and irritants, this accounts for a great many problems.
Peak flow meters put people in touch with their airways and give an early warning of asthma attacks.
Review your drugs the amounts taken and the inhaler devices, some people go on taking these drugs for months without need.
A management plan worked out with your doctor is extremely useful.
Professor brostof recommends osteopathy treatment
Vigorous exercise is highly recommended, studies have shown that people who do exercise require fewer drugs
Lose weight, studies have shown people who are more overweight have a higher chance of developing the disease.
There appears that there is good evidence now that the western diet with its high fat and salt intake and low fruit and vegetables is part of the reason for the epidemic of asthma.
Just have a look at this study on cats our feline friends.

The Pottinger Cat Experiments illustrate the genetic tendency principles. In the 1940's, a medical doctor, Francis M. Pottinger, made an experiment using 900 cats to determine what effects processed foods have on the body. The cats were divided into five groups. Two of the groups were fed whole foods-raw milk and meat - real foods for cats. The other three groups were given denatured foods pasteurized, evaporated and condensed milk. All the groups were fed the same minimal basic diet to sustain life. However, the predominant portion of the diets was either real foods or denatured foods as listed above. The cats were observed over a four-generation period and the following results were documented by Dr. Pottinger:

POTTINGER CAT EXPERIMENT SUMMARY

Fumes of many of the household things we use are a contributing factor for some people.
Fatal asthma attacks come on very quickly so do not delay going to hospital if your symptoms start to get much worse. A quarter of fatals die within 30 mins of an attack. Nocturnal asthma is the most serious as most people die from an attack at night.

Those who die from an asthma attack very often have been exposed to a large dose of an allergen within the last 24 hrs

Antibiotics if given to babies within the first two yrs double the risk of getting asthma. Some antibiotics are worse than others.
At the end of a long course of steroids – anything more than 3 weeks, children are especially vulnerable to developing asthma for up to a year after.
Anyone who smokes while suffering from asthma must have a death wish, it is paramount to not even start and anyone who does smoke should give up immediately.
Asthma does run in certain families or the susceptibility to it.
Swimming does seem to help some people with reports of peak flow improving after having done the swim, other reports indicate that the humidity helps the airways.
There is a considerable amount of evidence, which supports the view that people who have moved from areas where there was a small amount of asthma to the west have doubled their chances of contracting the disease. People moving from Tokelau to newzealand, Asians coming from east Africa then moving to Britain and many other examples.

Factors which seem to encourage asthma- according to our learned professor

1.Allergens from dust, pet’s pollen, moulds either in the mothers blood during pregnancy or in the air at birth.
2.Natural antibodies in the mothers breast milk
3.Other microbes
4.Natural bacteria in the gut, which can be altered by taking antibiotics.
5.Parsitic worms
6.Vaccinations
7Toxic chemicals from tobacco in the mothers bloodstream if she smokes when pregnant.
8Irritants such as tobacco smoke and nitrogen dioxide in the air that the baby breathes.

Triggers

According to out learned professor these are some of the most common triggers.

1Cold or very dry air.
2Certain ways of exercising.
3.Colds and chest infections.
4.Emotional upsets and stressful situations.
5.Excitement.
6.Industrial pollution.
7.Traffic pollution.
8.Irritants such as smoking, fly spray, airfreshener, or other aerosols.
9.Irritants in the air at work.
10Srong smells, even pleasant ones.
11.Sulphur dioxide given off by certain foods and drinks.
12 Aspirin and aspirin like drugs and it appears that these can affect you even if you have taken them before without ill effect.
13 Thunderstorms.
Other triggers
14.Certain foods.
15.Nitrogen dioxide as found in the kitchen.
16.Certain household cleaning products give off sulphur dioxide, which can cause fatal attacks.
17Mould.
18People who have reduced or stopped a long course of steroid medication.
19Antibiotics given during the first two years of life double the chance of asthma developing.
20 People who develop asthma at work should leave the job or get a transfer ASAP, most that get asthma at work have it forever.
21Asthmatics, who use ventolin far too often, over use has been fatal.
22.Ignoring exercise-induced asthma has also been fatal.

Life conditioning and suggestion

Let me explain that term a little more, does anyone remember Pavlov’s dog who was fed food at the blow of a bell, eventually the dog would salivate at the sound of a bell even though there was no food on offer. That is conditioning
An example of suggestion would be telling people who were allergic to grass pollen that they were actually breathing it even though you knew they were inhaling something harmless- some would actually have asthma attacks. What is more telling them they were having a reliever drug would stop the attack. Such is the incredible power of suggestion. What does this mean in the real world? Well if you were allergic to cats and you saw one even if on the tv may be enough to start you wheezing, if this occurs you have been conditioned from the repeated attacks from that stimuli.
Another real example was of a lady who had a particularly bad experience when she was a child from her father. She noticed that her symptoms got worse whenever he was around even if he was on the phone. She had been abused by her father. Gladly with the help of psychotherapy she got much better.
Another asthmatic believed she was allergic to goldfish and even the gold fish bowl –this is impossible, as they do not produce any airborne irritants. However tests showed that there was significant narrowing of her airways from both of that stimuli. Eventually the problem was traced to a particularly traumatic event in childhood when her mother took the child’s goldfish and threw both in the dustbin.
In both of these cases there was underlying asthma which when the psychological factor was added triggered a reaction. It is very rare apparently to find an asthmatic that has attacks solely triggered from these kinds of stimuli.
All of these examples only go to show that we are very complicated beings and are totally unaware at a conscious level of past conditioning.
According to Professor john brostoff Asthma can also run in families, where he mentions a susceptibility to the problem being passed on usually in the form of certain allergies. In all cases the allergy is a mistaken reaction by the bodies defence system against a harmless substance such as pollen dust or particles from pets. Once the airway has become inflamed by the allergic reaction it is then very sensitive to irritants such as cold air, fast breathing and other triggers.
It would seem that there are a variety of triggers, which can bring on an attack.

Cayce approach to healing Asthma

There are quite a few principles which cayce advocated

1.All healing comes from the infinite – that means from attunement and harmony with our spiritual source
2. At the same time each person must take responsibility for his or her health and healing process. No one can simply sit back waiting passively for healing to occur.
3.All healing is the changing of the vibrations within no one can hate his neighbor and not get stomach upsets as a result. Thoughts are real and have weight and value.
4.Cayce warned people about certain drugs and talked about them as palliatives that deceive the soul with half-truths and temporary relief.
5 He also mentioned that the very best treatment procedure could bring about a temporary worsening of conditions. If we did not recognize this we could give up just as there was a change in our health.
Emphasis was also placed upon self-acceptance. As we rid ourselves of self-condemnation we make room for healing forces to work.
Optimism and hope .We are encouraged to expect healing
Patience, we must be willing to invest whatever time and trouble it takes.
6 We are encouraged to use creative visualization to stimulate our own healing, which usually takes more than a few sessions.
7.A commitment to a purposeful life .Not just any purpose but one which reflects care for other people. To help balance our karma.
8. There appears to be quite a few causes for this problem.Cayce gave 73 readings for 23 people and specified the causes to have its origin in the neuralgic stimuli which were touched off by either lesions and adhesions in the bronchi and larynx or by pressures exerted in the autonomic ganglia and their connections with the cerebrospinal system. In other words spinal problems were involved occurring mainly in the dorsal and cervical area. Poor spinal misalignments combined with certain other factors such as stress or poor diet would also cause the bronchi to constrict bringing on an asthmatic attack. Frequently congestion would result and toxins which were not fully eliminated from the lungs would cause a reaction in the kidneys and liver. Glands associated with the assimilation system would also come involved.

An interesting exercise was mentioned for strengthening the lungs, this came I believe from Harold reilly he found that by blowing up several balloons a day this aided conditions of asthma, emphysema and other disorders.

A review of the circulating file on asthma

In case 5004 asthma started when he was just a boy after a severe bout of flu, when he was delirious Lesions were formed here in the bronchi and the larynx as a result of the infection. In another case an injury caused a lesion, which in turn created disturbing conditions in the bronchial tree. When that part of the body tried to seal itself off inflammation came about with adhesions developing in the bronchial tree. These in turn disturbed the assimilation and elimination processes. Occasionally there will be dizzy spells associated with the asthma or visual or auditory problems. These have their origin in the same centers of control in the ganglia, which have been affected. There are connections between the first second and third dorsal that connect directly to the sensory system hence dizziness, auditory and visual problems can sometimes occur. After these lesions are once created the patterns of activity which most people have tend to point the finger at external stimuli causing the problem.
Cayce made this statement that the body has the capability of normal function and thus we would administer those therapies which bring about an activity from the body itself rather than becoming dependent on supplies that are robbing portions of the system to produce the affects which we are after. Cayce was pointing the finger clearly at the nervous system and to remove any adverse stimulating factors from pressures which may exist in the bronchial dorsal and cervical ganglia thus a series of osteopathic adjustments should be made and long enough for proper function to be made. The eliminations, which may have been disturbed, have to be brought back to normal and in balance with the assimilations. The deep and superficial circulation which is often disturbed should be restored. The glands of the body should be brought also into balance. Irritation of an external nature should be eliminated. Dietary adjustments should be made, which are very important with a severe restriction of sweets, only honey once a day was allowed no white bread potatoes tomatoes or dried beans or rice. All fruits vegetables and nuts were desirable Fowl of fish for protein.
Colonics should be given weekly for 2-3 weeks then perhaps once monthly. Enemas could be used if colonics were not available. Atomidine can be given in a series this is to balance the glands one drop daily in half a glass of water for five days stop for three days then to two drops daily for five days stop for three days. Then back to one drop daily then a rest and start the regime again. These factors applied in a therapeutic regime need to be done with patience and persistence.

Acute attacks of asthma were controlled in various ways although it is implied that when other forms of therapy have begun the attacks would become less severe.
Calcidin 1-5 drops in 5 ounces of warm water sipped every 15-20 mins is one suggestion.
Atomidine 6 drops in a tablespoon of water sipped entirely once every 6 hrs is another.
Special inhalants were also advisee such as to 4 oz of grain alcohol add oil of eucalyptus 20 mins, rectified oil of turpentine 5mns,compund tincture of benzoin 15mns.
Apple brandy fumes from a charred oak keg were also recommended this was prepared by taking either a 1- 2 gall charred oak keg and filling it with pure apple brandy just half a gallon. Drill 2 holes in the top and breathe the fumes twice a day, the keg should be placed near a heat appliance of some kind to enable the fumes to come off readily. This acts as a purifier of tissue but also allows the tissue to be revivified.

To one female adult 85-1 who had an injury a lesion was found in the area of the 456 dorsal which was triggering off sympathetic ganglia causing the asthma. Corrections with deep manipulation applying at the same time mercury lamps which would relax the congested part of her and also bring about better conditions within the nerves and tissue themselves.
Little sweets at all were to be eaten
Also advised was 5-10grain tablets of calcidin dissolved before eaten 2 a day preferably in the evenings when the congestion shows or spasmodic conditions occur take these up to the time when the congestion has been removed.
Persistance was advised.
AReport back from the patient confirmed the injury at the top of the spine, which was the original cause.
90-1 male adult
General advice was to avoid sweets entirely, as these would cause irritation and also avoid tea and coffee or any of that nature
36-42 osteopathic adjustments applying heat at the same time.
Calcidin recommended.

227-1 male adult
This patient had complications with his heart
Osteopathic adjustments and calcidin were recommended.

304-2male 68
Spinal Lesions and scars were the seat of the trouble.

527-1 male adult
Spinal Lesions affecting the 3 and 4 dorsal, which were causing the problems, triggers for the asthma attacks were various, but the underlying cause were the lesions. Symptoms were various –mucous, problems with the nasal cavity, the hearing the eye soreness of the soft tissue of the face, burning at times of the bronchi, even atmospheric pressure changes produced some irritation these were reflex actions coming from the action of the lesions.
Cayce said despite the severity of the problem that with persistence all of these conditions would be overcome
Osteopathic adjustments were recommended and diet changes, an inhalant, and atomidine.
Improvements were made in direct accordance with complying with the suggestions as given by cayce it seems.

595-1Male adult
A Germ acting with a sublaxation [spinal problem] was at the seat of the problem.
Osteopathic adjustments, diet changes, an inhalant, calcidin, apple brandy mixed with rock candy drunk very slowly no more than two teaspoons. A course of Atomidine and a warning that the person should not get overheated or cold or even cold feet while the applications were being made.

656-1male teenager
This was an interesting case in that cayce said that there were various effects, which could be seen in varying atmospheric pressure changes. Various ganglia were being affected by the changes.
A sublaxation spinal problem was sited as the problem with mention of various and numerous triggers, which affected the body directly.
A move to a more stable place was recommended like Carolina, New Mexico, Arizona where there was more sunshine and less atmospheric pressure changes.
Osteopathic adjustments, diet changes, calcidin and onion packs which were to be placed over the right lung and caecum were all recommended. Again with consistence cayce said that results would be forthcoming.