What is the Gerson therapy?
The Gerson therapy has been used by some people to treat cancer and other diseases. It is based on the role of minerals, enzymes, and other dietary factors.
There are 3 key parts to the therapy:
Diet: Organic fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to give the body plenty of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other nutrients.The fruits and vegetables are low in sodium (salt) and high in potassium.
1. Supplementation: The addition of certain substances to the diet to help correct cell metabolism (the chemical changes that take place in a cell to make energy and basic materials needed for the body’s life processes).
2. Detoxification: Treatments, including enemas, to remove toxic (harmful) substances from the body.
3. What is the history of the discovery and use of the Gerson therapy as a complementary or alternative treatment for cancer?
The Gerson therapy was named after Dr. Max B. Gerson (1881-1959), who first used it to treat his migraine headaches.
In the 1930′s, Dr.Gerson’s therapy became known to the public as a treatment for a type of tuberculosis (TB).
The Gerson therapy was later used to treat other conditions, including cancer.
What is the theory behind the claim that the Gerson therapy is useful in treating cancer?
The Gerson therapy is based on the idea that cancer develops when there are changes in cell metabolism because of the buildup of toxic substances in the body.
Dr. Gerson said the disease process makes more toxins and the liver becomes overworked.
According to Dr. Gerson, people with cancer also have too much sodium and too little potassium in the cells in their bodies, which causes tissue damage and weakened organs.
The goal of the Gerson therapy is to restore the body to health by repairing the liver and returning the metabolism to its normal state.
According to Dr. Gerson, this can be done by removing toxins from the body and building up the immune system with diet and supplements.
The enemas are said to widen the bile ducts of the liver so toxins can be released.
According to Dr. Gerson, the liver is further overworked as the treatment regimen breaks down cancer cells and rids the body of toxins.
Pancreatic enzymes are given to decrease the demands on the weakened liver and pancreas to make enzymes for digestion.
An organic diet and nutritional supplements are used to boost the immune system and support the body as the regimen cleans the body of toxins.
Foods low in sodium and high in potassium are said to help correct the tissue damage caused by having too much sodium in the cells.
How is the Gerson therapy administered?
The Gerson therapy requires that the many details of its treatment plan be followed exactly.
Some key parts of the regimen include the following:
Drinking 13 glasses of juice a day.
The juice must be freshly made from organic fruits and vegetables and be taken once every hour.
Eating vegetarian meals of organically grown fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
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If someone is very ill, Dr. Gerson HIGHLY recommended that they use pure Gerson juices from a juicer proper and not a blender to make their juices and smooshes.
The reason is because blenders, liquifiers, juice mixers or masters and centrifugal juicers generate a electro-magnetic current that destroys the efficacy of vital active enzymes. So the Smoosh recipe below is for those who might want health improvement rather than expect a curing of a very serious illness.
The best juicers are those that use slow grinding without generating any excess heat. The Green Star juicer’s rotating grinders have special magnetic cores that create a special field which enhances the uptake of vital nutrients into the juices from the ground fruits and vegetables. Other great juicers include the Norwalk. This Norwalk is a two process juicer, a grinder and a press. The Champion juicer uses a fast spinning tearing mechanism.
However, any juicer is better than not juicing at all, and in fact, many people have accounts of successful results irregardless of the juicer used.
Dr. Gerson’s patients were considered the acutely ill and terminal at best – the “worst of the worst” in terms of prognosis, and thus, he was forced to use the most optimal conditions and methods to brings them back to health.
Dr. Gerson’s Juices consisted of mainly:
Carrot Apple Juice
Equal Parts Carrots Washed, Not Scraped to
Equal Parts Apples Washed, Not Peeled
Drink within 2 – 3 hours after pressing
Green Leaf Juice
Mixed Greens
Lettuce
Swiss Chard
Romaine
Red Cabbage Leaves (2 to 3 leaves)
Beet Tops (small inner leaves)
Escarole
Watercress (1/4 bunch)
Endives
Green pepper (1/4th of one pepper)
Sprouts of Seeds and Grains
1 Apple for every glass of Green Juice
Drink as soon as possible.
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ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THE GERSON JUICING DIET
Seasonings that are Allowed
Allspice
Anise
Bay Leaves
Coriander
Dill
Fennel
Mace
Marjoram
Rosemary
Sage
Saffron
Taragon
Thyme
Sorrel
Summer Savory
Chives
Onions
Garlic
Parsley
Spices must be used sparingly as they “counteract the healing reaction.”
RECIPE for Dr. Gerson’s Hippocrates Soup
1 big or 2 small fresh organic leeks
1 pound fresh organic potato or several small ones
1 1/2 pounds organic fresh tomatoes
1 large organic onion or 2 small onions
1 sm/medium organic celery knob (I have found that
the smaller, fresher knobs are more delicately flavored)
or 3/4 stalks organic celery
1 small parsley root (if unavailable, can substitute
3/4 sprigs of organic parsley)
Instructions:Don’t peel any of the vegetables as many of the minerals and nutrients are stored directly beneath the skin. Scrub carefully and cook SLOWLY at low heat for 3 hours with a small amount of clean pure water, then mash and eat.
You can add small amounts of fresh organic parsley and fresh pressed raw organic garlic to taste.
It’s hard to for anyone to say why this soup holds such particular power. I have attempted to creatively altered the recipe and not received the same results. Is it the placebo effect? I’m not sure. But even Dr. Gerson remarked that this soup was very special and highly effective in his regimen even if he wasn’t absolutely sure of the dynamics.
If you simmer the soup for 3 hours, it should be done.
IMPORTANT: Slow cooking over LOW heat is crucial to preserve natural flavor and easy digestibility.
If you cook quickly, cell walls burst and the vital minerals go out of colloidal suspension, thus making them much more difficult to absorb.
Romaine Smoosh Recipe for Rejuvenation and Rebuilding
More Smoothie Resources
1 Head of Fresh Organic Romaine Lettuce
1 or 2 Stalk Fresh Organic Deep Green Kale
1 large or 2 Small Organic Carrots
2 Organic Apples (if you’re allowed)
2/3 Cup Fresh Apple Juice or Very Lightly
More if necessary to blend easily and taste
delicious
Processed Refrigerated Organic Apple Juice
Add More Liquid if necessary for the right
consistency
1 Cup Natural Spring Mineral Water – Alkaline
2-3 Tablespoons of Fresh Raw chopped Organic
Sprouts; sunflower, clover, broccoli, or other
similar more mild type
Good to Add as Tastebuds acclimate
Inch cubes Organic Beets
Small stalk of Organic Celery
Several inch cubes red, green organic cabbage
1/2 leaf organic collard greens
Sprigs of Parsley (not too much)
Red, Yellow or Orange Sweet Peppers
Instructions:
Pour liquids into blender, blend Romaine for as short a time as possible (just a few bursts) until liquified. Add Kale, then cut up apples and carrots, finally sprouts.
Blend Until Smooth. You may have to split batches. Do NOT remove pulp – it is as important as the liquid.
However, for those who cannot eat the pulp, you can squeeze and drain and use the pulp for either compost for your own home or container gardens or as an ingredient in homemade pet foods.
Drink (eat) slowly throughout the day – as much as you can. Eventually, you will actually grow to enjoy this concoction.
You might notice your skin changing and some physical afflictions diminishing. Please note: I am not a physician and everything I say is strictly my own experience so do talk to your doctor or naturopathic physician about any of this.
Smoosh is the ONLY thing that has saved me consistently and repeatedly EVERY time.
GERSON DIET SUMMARY
Hippocrates Soup (Hearty, creamy and mild soup)
Fresh raw juices (Pulp uses: for feeding pets, composting)
Greenleaf juice, carrot, apple, etc.
Raw fruits, salads, vegetables (minced very fine)
Sprouts of Seeds and Grains (minced very fine)
Steamed organic vegetables, fruits
Thin oat porridges
Raw organic calves’ liver juice
Special potassium supplements (lugol plus Others)
Special glass or stainless pots, dishes
No plastics (Use glass, pyrex, stainless steel)
Steamed organic potatoes (not bought in plastic)
Organic unsalted sprouted rye bread
Organic Peppermint Tea (very helpful for nausea)
NO SALT (Important for the Gerson Diet)
Dash organic honey, raw sugar, maple sugar allowed
(good in peppermint tea)
Pot cheese (Unsalted fat free cottage cheese
organic if possible)
Fresh Flaxseed Oil (the ONLY oil or fat allowed)
Coffee Enemas (Important for pain relief, detox)
MORERaw fresh pressed organic linseed oil ( as above)
Pancreatin (Pancreatic Enzymes)
Niacin (after juice or food) (will cause a blood flush)
Lugol Potassium (gluconate, acetate, phosphate
see substitutes in
book)
Thyroid (see substitutes in
book)
Oxbile (see substitutes in
book)
Other Things (As mentioned above)Coffee and Castor Oil enemas
THINGS TO AVOID
(For very ill cancer patients)
All berries (unfavorable reactions)
Pineapple
Avocados (too fatty)
Nuts (too fatty)
Cucumbers (too much sodium)
FORBIDDEN
tobacco, salt, sharp spices, alcohol, refined sugar, flour, tea, coffee, cocoa (here I majorly cheated), cream, ice cream, soy products, cake, nuts, berries, canned stuff, dyes, sulphered, smoked, salted stuff, bottled juices.
(All the above produced new growth for severely ill cancer patients)
NO-NO EQUIPMENTno pressure or steam cookers, no aluminum
ADVISORY NOTENo water (only juices for the very very ill… they evidently need all the nutrition from juices they can get)
When I’m SMOOSHING, I need no water. And, I do get better with Smoosh. Also, my skin gets better. My energy goes up. My brain functions at a higher level.
答： 中醫對食物的分辨更精確，有涼與熱的區分。生食法中還沒有談到這些。尤其是西方人所患的病偏於陽性病，所以生食是對症下藥。事實上生食是可以治病的，健康的人不必全部生食， 50% 就夠了。薑屬熱性，可以平衡涼性，胡椒辣椒都有刺激性，反而阻礙消化，芝麻葵瓜子屬於熱性，尤其是如果乾炒一下，更增加熱性，都可中和芽菜的涼性。