Sometimes at the Clinic we find it very important to treat a person where he is, improvising from our own experience and knowledge of physiology what should be used as therapy. Cayce, for instance, seldom suggested potato poultices for cataracts. He did recommend them for blepharitis, however, and they are usually highly effective in treating […]

Application of enzymes is what one might call the use of a potato poultice placed over the eyes. We have had considerable experience in using these poultices with patients who have a variety of eye problems. And, if you have ever made up such a poultice, you are probably aware that the potato, when properly […]

David is currently hearing his twenty-first birthday. We received a report from his mother several months ago and will be seeing him again shortly, but his story is illustrative of the manner in which the body can be assisted in rebuilding parts of itself and correcting conditions which look otherwise permanent. When David was born, […]

Muscular dystrophy is one of today’s puzzles in the medical field. The cause is not readily apparent and treatment is not really aimed at curing; rather, the patient seeks a certain degree of rehabilitation, and some effort is made to stem the progress of the disease. One of our out-of-town patients was recently at the […]

Children, as a rule, are more subject to infectious diseases than adults. The following story comes from my correspondence with a registered nurse, Peggy, whose baby developed ear trouble at the age of nine months. Her pediatrician prescribed antibiotics and a decongestant. One month’s treatment left the infant with fluid behind the left tympanum and […]

A Personal Account by Cathy C. About 10 years ago, at the age of 27, I suddenly lost the sight in my left eye due to optic neuritis. I went to three ophthalmologists including the head neuro-ophthalmologist at NYU hospital. I was offered only steroids as a treatment, which I was afraid to take because […]