Stop The Itching Now!
by Anne Hunt, True Health Newsletter
If you are like me, winter
months bring with them the promise of a slower pace of life. Evenings
are spent reading, cooking, going out to the movies, and other relaxing
indoor activities. With winter comes something else as well. Like clockwork,
my skin gets dry and itchy. I have generally attributed this midwinter
malady to drier air and colder temperatures as well as my personal love
of long, hot baths that open pores and deplete moisture content in the
skin. Yes, I try to moisturize regularly using the CayceCare™ product Olivae™
Skin Lotion, but sometimes I get a bit lazy on this front and it seems
that once the dry skin settles in, it’s there to stay until spring.
What Would Cayce Say?
It has been years since I searched
the readings on the topic of dry skin so I decided to see if there was
wisdom there that our True Health readers would benefit from. It was not
at all surprising that there was! The following reading reveals the readings’
philosophy about dry skin:
“(Q) What causes a dry, scaly skin? Should this condition be remedied
locally as well as generally; if so, how? “(A) This may be aided by the
rubbing with a combination of Rosewater and Olive Oil - equal parts. This
is to soothe the skin, but the general applications should be from within.”
(274-9) What does Cayce mean when he says “from within”? Another reading
elucidates this point. “(Q) What causes my skin to be so dry? “(A) The
poor circulation.” (288-38) Healthy circulation was certainly a fundamental
in the Cayce health philosophy. Harold J. Reilly, pioneer Cayce health
practitioner, put circulation first in his famous Cayce C.A.R.E. health
guidelines (Circulation, Assimilation, Relaxation, and Elimination). As
I thought about poor circulation being a root cause of dry skin, it made
sense. If you live in a cold climate in winter as I do, you tend to be
more sedentary. Clothes are more binding. Hence, circulation suffers.
Circulation, of course, helps deliver nutrients to all parts of your body,
the skin (which is the largest organ of elimination) included. Lack of
proper circulation can cause toxic buildup, which Cayce often indicated
is unhealthy for the skin. Add this to the harsh elements, and the itching
begins!
What to Do?
If you suffer from generally
dry skin, the following Cayce reading offers you the best approach to
relief: “ . . . specifically for the dry skin - we find it would be well
once or twice a week to take almost a bath in Peanut
Oil - but this more as a massage, to be sure. A small quantity - say
two tablespoonful - should be enough to make a complete massage. Do this
over the whole body. Begin with the temples, the face, neck, shoulders,
along the spine, limbs, arms - all parts of the body, and especially give
this across the diaphragm area; that is, from the liver - or almost a
circular portion of the body, see? This will make a glow and a circulation
that will be most beneficial.” (2582-1)
The above recommendation is
peanut oil based, so additionally I suggest daily use of Olivae™
Skin Lotion which is a combination of olive, almond, peanut, and lanolin
oils, plus Vitamin E. And I’d add an additional suggestion, which is to
take a brisk walk daily when the sun shines! This is sure to improve circulation,
lift your spirits, and give you a healthy glow . . . even in the middle
of winter.
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