The Gerson Therapy: The Proven Nutritional Program to Fight Cancer and Other Illnesses, Cover may vary

I had heard about the Gerson Therapy from a close friend who's co worker had stage 4 lung cancer and attempted this therapy as care. After a few months of the therapy, the cancer had reversed and the lung cancer slowly dissipated. Three years later he is living a normal life, running every morning and no longer dealing with cancer. I thought this to be unbelievable, until another friend was diagnosed with fatty liver disease and given 6 months to live unless a liver transplant was conducted. After taking himself off of his 12 medications and completing the Gerson Therapy for 30 days, he no longer needed a transplant and doctors were dumbfounded. They had no answer as to why his liver had become healthy again. My friend told me this story two months before I had my first gallbladder attack. I was so sick, I could not eat anything other than fruit without having extreme pain in my upper right abdomen and feeling unbearably nauseous. I lost 12 pounds in 10 days and became so malneurished due to my body not properly digesting food that there were days when I could not form proper sentences. In my head I knew what I wanted to say, but my brain could not get the words to my mouth. This was extremely scary for me, as I had never had health problems like this before and I am the only person in my immediate family without a digestive disease. My brother and sister having ulcerative colitis, my dad chrone's and my mother celiac. I went to six different doctors, had numerous tests completed and no one could tell me what was happening. The only reason I now know I had a gallbladder attack was because I researched it myself, obtaining numerous books on gallbladder and liver problems and studying them until I could complete a self diagnosis. When I suggested this may be the problem to one specific doctor on my 9th visit with her, she simply told me 'yes, that could be.' No one could tell me what was wrong, so I found the answers myself. Through part of my research, I found the Gerson Therapy and remembered the stories of it helping those with multiple digestive issues. The Gerson Therapy has even been proven to cure ulcerative colitis and celiac disease, so I thought I would give it a try. I completed 30 days of the therapy, drinking all of the juice and sticking to the strict diet. The only thing I changed was that I only completed 1-2 coffee enemas per day, as I work full time in an office completing the enemas three times per day was difficult. I can now eat whatever I want, drink alcohol and caffeine without being in extreme pain, and (although a bit of a TMI) I have regular and normal bowel movements. I HIGHLY recommend this therapy to anyone having any type of digestive issues, and even if you are not having any problems at all. My husband completed the therapy with me for support, difficult for him as he had to stop drinking beer and eating wings ;), but after the first two weeks he admitted that he felt like a new person. If you are dealing with any type of health issues, PLEASE check this out!!! Not only is this therapy a working science miracle, but I highly recommend this specific book because it really lays out the history and the science behind the therapy. Here's to feeling better!

Dr Gerson published medical papers in Germany on his results curing cancer. His therapy is still being used, world wide, with similar results. He moves to the US, and is branded a quack and they refuse to publish new papers. His cure is too simple. Plus it seemed to cure everything. Well for someone with cancer, taking 11 glasses of fresh juice every day would not be that simple. I am sure they would need help. Also the method of pressing the vegetables, and squeezing the juice through cheese cloth seems very hard for a sick person to do. Some might have to use a simpler juicer, against the recommendations of the book author, just to keep up. Sometimes you just have to do the best you can. You have to read the book for the details, but my take on it is that his method floods the body with antioxidants. So of course it is good for more than just one condition. When you read in the newspaper, or magazines, about eating foods high in antioxidants, does it say to do it to help with just one health condition? No, of course not. It can help in many ways. No snake oil treatment here, just sound medical advice. There is a video documentary on Dr Gerson, that is a must watch. Parts of it are available on utube. I got it from my video service. It gives both sides, interviewing people who were not familiar with the therapy, but who branded him a quack. Also interviewing doctors who used the therapy successfully, and who had no doubt that it worked. I know Dr Gerson testified in congress about his work, and they were impressed enough to try and pass a bill on funds for cancer research. It was narrowly defeated after much opposition from medical lobbyists. Why the opposition? Could they really think that research could put doctors and drug manufacturing out of business? That does make sense to me. Unless maybe one small cancer drug company was in a panic. Or maybe the lobbyists were hired by people who believed he really was a quack. I always thought that people who condemn something with out investigating it, are fools. Dr Gersons original book was published years ago, before he was murdered. Also, an attempt was made on his life while he was writing it. Someone knows who killed him and why. The cure rate achieved for certain cancers was about 70 percent. It is not a guarantied 100 percent cure. He had positive results where others failed. Names are named in the book of people cured, and you will recognize them. According to the book, chances of going into remission were much higher using the Gerson therapy, than with chemo.

I love buying books on amazon ! I bought this book to further my knowledge of cancer and other "incurable" diseases and how to treat them effectively , I think it's something that everyone should be studying in order to educate ourselves about how to avoid and treat these disease naturally . This book is literally a step by step treatment program for cancer and diseases and explains everything in detail from why we get these disease , how to avoid them, how to treat them and how to make sure that after you are cured you don't get them again . The Gerson Therapy is genius in its simplicity and completely logical and It is COMPLETELY INSANE that this treatment is ILLEGAL in america !! it doesn't make any sense and only proves that the governing force of this country is under the complete control of corporations and that these corporations want to keep us sick so that we continue to spend money on treatments that only treat the symptoms and do not cure the illnesses and cause further illness which will further treatment and so on ! This treatment literally uses Organic Fruits/Vegetables , Coffee, Distilled water and Potassium to open the liver, cleanse toxins from it and your blood and replace them with cell building potassium and other vitamins that will strengthen your immune system in order to allow your own body to work it's magic then it teaches you to avoid poisons such as Sodium , Aluminum, Fluoride and Chlorine. Open your minds and learn to help yourself so you don't have to depend on people that might not have your best interest in mind. Thanks for the book and the fast shipping /great price !

I got a lot from this book. It is, generally, easy to read for a book of its type, with accessible formatting and functional writing (though, oddly, the text repeats itself several times, in different sections -- no biggie, but kind of awkward, I thought). And, furthermore, it thoroughly delivers on its premise, providing a highly comprehensive overview of the Gerson treatment and its underlying theory and mechanics, plus an equally rich collection of recipes and the like. If you're contemplating the therapy, the book leaves no question unanswered. Best, however, is the great deal of complimentary information, which not only covers many additional, related health issues, but also provides many pearls of wisdom, and a consistent overtone of good, sound reasoning -- positive vibes, as it were. Also, I found the large majority of this information to agree with my personal experience in regards to health, lifestyle, and my general worldview, for what that's worth. All in all, this extra depth worked to enhance the book to something beyond a mere overview of the Gerson therapy, as to be a source of practical advice and food-for-thought, offering substance even to readers without interest in the treatments. My sincere thanks goes out to the author, subjects, and publisher. I am grateful for, and have benefited from, your work.

Although this book deals primarily with cancer reversal therapy, I've adapted and utilized the base philosophy to lose weight and improve my overall health. I drink a quart of fresh juice and two super smoothies each day, and I've lost over 25 pounds in the first 6 weeks, In addition to my weight loss success, my skin is no longer dry and itchy, my energy level has increased dramatically, my mood has improved significantly, my urine flow is stronger, and I'm having two to three bowel movements each day. My overall health picture has improved from a level of 5, when I started, to a level of 8 today. That's significant for me because next March I'll turn 65 years old. My doctor is amazed at the progress I've made in six weeks. I reduced my A1C from 6.6 to 5.7, and my blood pressure is down to 110/60. As a result, he reduced my blood pressure and diabetes medications by half during my visit last week. At this rate, I could be off of all my medications by this time next year. Another aspect of the Gerson Therapy is the concept of coffee enemas. It sounded somewhat weird to me too initially, but once I decided to try one I became a believer; now I take one about every two weeks. Once I developed a procedure that was simple and easy for me to perform, the process became very relaxing, and now I feel better after each enema. Don't knock it until you try it. I really like this book and I'd recommend it to anyone who needs a health makeover.

There are so many books and products on the health market that culling and picking the right ones is not easy. Let's face it, there's lots of junk science. This is not. Sometimes it amazes me that Amazon items as valuable as this one can be rated 2 or 3 stars. To understand how this book stands out, you have to evaluate how much research, how many "test cases" have shown the Gerson program to work. Seventy years of study and observation is a long time. Pharmaceutical drugs are often on the market after less than three years. We all consume drugs and foods with grossly inadequate testing of highly questionable substances with little or no data on long term, or even short term effects. Our doctors, well-meaning but under-educated and themselves "sold" by advertising, prescribe them to us. If only each doctor, each medical student, were assigned this book. The truth is always simple. The Gerson diet plan is utterly straightforward, if difficult to transition to from a Standard American Diet (S.A.D., and isn't it?). You could read two dozen nutrition books and the Gerson diet underlies all of them. It's basically a diet based on vegetables and fruit and whole grains, with the super-nutrient therapeutic value of organic, fresh-pressed juices consumed in quantity. It's brilliant, fundamental, frightening in its quotient of fact. If you or a loved one are ill, dis-eased in any way, this book is vital reading. Even if you don't have cancer or other serious conditions, even if you are young and healthy, the data you will find will make your life a longer one, a better one. This increasingly healthy and energetic reader is very grateful to Max Gerson and all who are carrying on his work.

An indispensable aid for those wishing to use the highest cure rate therapy for cancer yet devised. The incredible cures for many degenerative diseases wrought by slight variations of this program are also described in this book. With the recent opening of a Gerson Therapy center in Hawaii, and with the Baja Nutri Care facility in Las Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, what's not to love about this amazing chance to survive the deadly big "C"? With a cure rate under 10% in America, why not go with the Gerson Therapy, with almost ten times the cure rate? This book is logical, orderly, and well thought out. It is not "easy reading," but it is certainly essential reading for our day. The present rate for cancer is five of every twelve alive today. Doctors are already predicting that the rate will increase yet again. Be prepared. Know how to prevent cancer, not just cure it. Update 12-15-2006. My wife began the Gerson Therapy for stage 4A Malignant Melanoma in October 2005. She is quite healthy today and her cancer markers are perfectly normal according to her monthly blood work. She has at least 10 months remaining to stay on the full Gerson Therapy. She has already out-survived 7 out of 10 patients with her diagnosis from the same start date who were or are undergoing "conventional" medical treatment. Conventional treatment odds for her five year survival are 1 in 200. Gerson Therapy gives her 80 chances out of the same 200. Yes, there are other therapies out there, but it is a minefield that can kill you if you land on the wrong therapy. The Gerson Therapy has about a 75 year history of great overall success. It is definitely not 100% though. Check the history of whatever others you are looking at. But whatever you do, remember that your health decisions are in your hands alone and that your life is a precious thing. Don't let anyone scare you into wasting it.

The Gerson therapy is said to be effective and its basic premise makes sense: detoxify the body and provide it with nutrients. The former with coffee enemas, the latter with "voluminous amounts" of fresh juices. But it costs more than $5,000 per week, and insurance might not cover it. Of course, some of these things you can do for yourself, at home, once you understand the program. But the full program involves a lot of work, which conflicts with the patient's need for rest. Does healing really need to be this rigorous? "Saturating" the body with nutrients might be counterproductive. Nutrient intake needs to be adjusted to the digestive capacities of the patient. Some of its dietary recommendations are questionable: a diet "overcooked by most standards." While forbidding nuts, sprouts, and avocados, the program allows oatmeal and baked potatoes, despite cancer-causing acrylimides in cooked starches. It recommends Lugol's solution, which contains potassium iodide; the Natural Hygiene school considers this form of iodine to be toxic. The Gerson therapy is 100% salt-free, to its credit, but this means that iodine deficiency can be an issue. In my opinion, it is safer to get your iodine from a natural source such as seaweed than from Lugol's solution. Is cancer a disease of excess or of deficiency? Is it caused by too much of something or too little of something? The Gerson program assumes both to be true. It aims to detoxify and replenish at the same time. But can this be done? Can the body effectively detoxify itself while it is being "saturated" with nutrients? Fasting is nature's way to detox, very different from the Gerson way. A clean-up mode is called for in the beginning, not "voluminous" intake of anything. The nutrient therapy can come later, during the rebuilding phase, after the body has been prepared and thoroughly detoxified. The Gerson program makes more sense than most, but is inaccessible to most people. There are other programs that are more accessible, such as Herbert M. Shelton's Natural Hygiene protocol, which is 100% non-toxic. Shelton's program begins with a fast.

This is awesome information, every house should have one, this stuff should be taught at schools...scary how the medical industry has tried to keep this information quiet for the past 60/70 years!

Very good book if you want to use Gerson therapy protocol. Everything explained in detIail. We're planning to follow the protocol for my mums case.

Excellent book with a lot of really interesting and valuable information about nutritional effects on common illnesses including terminal ones. The Gerson Therapy is a very strict diet and would be tough to follow with all the organic vegetables required and the amount of time juicing. However, if one is disciplined and motivated, the health benefits claimed are dramatic. There is a Gerson clinic in Mexico to get one started with the processes to be able to continue at home. I would definitely try this if faced with a serious illness as it is a much healthier alternative to conventional medicine and sometimes the only option left.

現在、ガンの治療法には、手術、放射線、化学療法、の3つの柱と、最近、免疫療法が研究されていますが、 このゲルソン療法は、ガンの予防と再発防止に特に役に立つのではないかと思います。

Excelente livro sobre um trabalho excepcional. Leitura obrigatória para todos que buscam uma solução para problemas de saúde com a cura das causas das doenças e não somente o alívio dos efeitos.