The Gerson Therapy

Posted by The Gerson Institute on Friday, September 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The Gerson Therapy™ is a natural treatment that activates the body’s extraordinary ability to heal itself through an organic, plant-based diet, raw juices, coffee enemas and natural supplements.

With its whole-body approach to healing, the Gerson Therapy™ naturally reactivates your body’s magnificent ability to heal itself – with no damaging side effects. This a powerful, natural treatment boosts the body’s own immune system to heal cancer, arthritis, heart disease, allergies, and many other degenerative diseases. Dr. Max Gerson developed the Gerson Therapy™ in the 1930s, initially as a treatment for his own debilitating migraines, and eventually as a treatment for degenerative diseases such as skin tuberculosis, diabetes and, most famously, cancer.

The Gerson Therapy‘s™ all-encompassing nature sets it apart from most other treatment methods. The Gerson Therapy™ effectively treats a wide range of different ailments because it restores the body’s incredible ability to heal itself. Rather than treating only the symptoms of a particular disease, the Gerson Therapy™ treats the causes of most degenerative diseases: toxicity and nutritional deficiency.

An abundance of nutrients from copious amounts of fresh, organic juices are consumed every day, providing your body with a super-dose of enzymes, minerals and nutrients. These substances then break down diseased tissue in the body, while coffee enemas aid in eliminating toxins from the liver.

Throughout our lives our bodies are being filled with a variety of carcinogens and toxic pollutants. These toxins reach us through the air we breathe, the food we eat, the medicines we take and the water we drink. The Gerson Therapy’s™ intensive detoxification regimen eliminates these toxins from the body, so that true healing can begin.

How the Gerson Therapy Works

The Gerson Therapy™ regenerates the body to health, supporting each important metabolic requirement by flooding the body with nutrients from about 15- 20 pounds of organically-grown fruits and vegetables daily. Most is used to make fresh raw juice, up to one glass every hour, between 9 and 13 times per day. Raw and cooked solid foods are generously consumed. Oxygenation is usually more than doubled, as oxygen deficiency in the blood contributes to many degenerative diseases. The metabolism is also stimulated through the addition of thyroid, potassium and other supplements, and by avoiding heavy animal fats, excess protein, sodium and other toxins.

Degenerative diseases render the body increasingly unable to excrete waste materials adequately, commonly resulting in liver and kidney failure. The Gerson Therapy uses intensive detoxification to eliminate wastes, regenerate the liver, reactivate the immune system and restore the body’s essential defenses – enzyme, mineral and hormone systems. With generous, high-quality nutrition, increased oxygen availability, detoxification, and improved metabolism, the cells – and the body – can regenerate, become healthy and prevent future illness.

Juicing

Fresh-pressed juice from raw foods provides the easiest and most effective way of providing high-quality nutrition. By juicing, patients can take in the nutrients and enzymes from nearly 15 pounds of produce every day, in a manner that is easy to digest and absorb.

Every day, a typical patient on the Gerson Therapy™ for cancer consumes up to thirteen glasses of fresh, raw carrot-apple and green leaf juices. These juices are prepared hourly from fresh, raw, organic fruits and vegetables, using a two-step juicer or a masticating juicer used with a separate hydraulic press.

The Gerson Therapy™ Diet

The Gerson Therapy™ diet is plant-based and entirely organic. The diet is naturally high in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, micro-nutrients, and extremely low in sodium, fats, and proteins. The following is a typical daily diet for a Gerson™ patient on the full therapy regimen:

Between nine and thirteen 8 ounce glasses of fresh, raw carrot, carrot-apple and specific Gerson green-leaf juice prepared hourly from organic fruits and vegetables.

prepared hourly from organic fruits and vegetables. Three full plant-based meals , freshly prepared from organically grown fruits, vegetables and whole grains. A typical meal will include salad, cooked vegetables, baked potatoes, Hippocrates soup and juice.

, freshly prepared from organically grown fruits, vegetables and whole grains. A typical meal will include salad, cooked vegetables, baked potatoes, Hippocrates soup and juice. Fresh fruit and vegetables available at all hours for snacking, in addition to the regular diet.

Download the PDF below for details on the Gerson Therapy™ diet:

Supplements

All medications used in connection with the Gerson Therapy™ are classed as biologicals, materials of organic origin that are supplied in therapeutic amounts. The supplements used on the Gerson Therapy™ include:

Potassium compound Lugol’s solution Vitamin B-12 Thyroid hormone Pancreatic Enzymes ..and more



Detoxification

Coffee enemas are the primary method of detoxification of the tissues and blood on the Gerson Therapy™. Cancer patients on the Gerson Therapy™ may take up to 5 coffee enemas per day, however they are always taken in-ratio with volume of juice.

“The moment a patient is put on the full therapy, the combined effect of the food, the juices and the medication causes the immune system to attack and kill tumor tissue, besides working to flush out accumulated toxins from the body tissues. This great clearing-out procedure carries the risk of overburdening and poisoning the liver—the all-important organ of detoxification, which, in a cancer patient, is bound to be already damaged and debilitated.” (Charlotte Gerson, Healing the Gerson Way)

Coffee enemas accomplish this essential task, assisting the liver in eliminating toxic residues from the body for good. The Gerson Therapy™ also utilizes castor oil to stimulate bile flow and enhance the liver’s ability to filter blood. We recommend working with a Gerson Practitioner to develop and monitor a personalized protocol.

Is the Gerson Therapy™ Right For You?

The Gerson Therapy™ has the potential to restore the body and enable the body to heal itself from a number of illnesses. However, the therapy does have its limits. There is no guarantee that any approach, conventional or alternative, will reverse every case of chronic disease or cancer.

Do not start the Gerson Therapy™ if any of the following conditions apply without the supervision of a Certified Gerson Practitioner:

Chemotherapy

Diabetes

Brain metastases

Severe kidney damage and/or if the patient has ever been on dialysis

Foreign bodies such as pacemakers, breast implants, steel plates or screws

Patient has limited/diminished capacity to eat, drink and have bowel movements

There are many variables and factors involved in determining prognosis and whether a person will successfully recover from chronic and serious diseases such as cancer. These factors can include:

Age and family history

Occupational or environmental exposures

Dietary and lifestyle habits

Pre-existing conditions

Type and stage of the cancer

Time elapsed since initial diagnosis

Whether it is a recurrence

Whether the patient has been previously treated with chemotherapy, radiation or surgery

Some diseases are not treatable with the Gerson Therapy™ and others do not respond sufficiently for the Gerson Therapy™ to be used as the sole form of treatment. In certain cases, patients may need a surgical intervention or other conventional therapy before starting, or while doing, the Gerson Therapy™. For some cases, the disease process is too far advanced and the immune system is too weakened to respond fully to the therapy. Please read the Contraindications and Cautions for the Gerson Therapy™ to learn which conditions are not treatable or difficult to treat with the Gerson Therapy™.

Ultimately, it isn’t possible to predict with 100% accuracy who will be able to reverse their condition using the Gerson Therapy™. What the Gerson Therapy™ can truly offer anyone is a better quality of life, even in cases where full recovery is not possible.

A preliminary case evaluation is available free of charge by submitting an application for one of the Gerson Treatment Options.



