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Making the Right Choice for Your Treatment

When you have been diagnosed with a life-threatening ailment, choosing the best strategy

can be a bewildering task. No treatment works forevery person every time.

Most conventional therapies, and even many alter-native therapies, treat only the individual symptomswhile ignoring what is ultimately causing the disease.

The Gerson therapy is effective with so many differ-ent ailments because it restores the bodys incredibleability to heal itself, with no damaging side effects.Rather than treating only the symptoms of a particulardisease, it treats the underlying cause of the disease.

Heal ing Your Body w ith the

Gerson Therapy

The Gerson Therapy uses a whole-body approach tohealing that boosts your bodys own immune system andother defenses to heal cancer, arthritis, heart disease andallergies, as well as many other chronic conditions.

Metabolism is stimulated through the addition of natu-ral thyroid hormone, potassium and other supplements, andby avoiding heavy animal fats, excess protein, sodium andother toxins.

With generous, high-quality nutrients, increased oxygenavailability, detoxification, and improved metabolism, thecells, and thus the body, can regenerate, become healthyand prevent future illness.

Components of the Therapy

Diet

Juices

Detoxification

Medications & Supplements Rest

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Juices

The Gerson Therapy regenerates the bodyby flooding it with nutrients from almost 20pounds of organic fruits and vegetables daily,most of which is used to make fresh raw juice,one glass every hour, 10 to 13 times a day.

Dr. Gersons research indicates that it isimperative for cancer patients to have a two-step juicer with a separate grinder and hydraulicpress. One-step juicers generally do not producethe same quality of enzyme, mineral or micro-

nutrient content.In fact, some patients have failed to experi-

ence results simply by using the wrong juicer. Wedo not recommend the use of any masticatingor centrifugal-type juicers for the GersonTherapy.

Diet

The Gerson diet is naturally high in many vitamins, minerals, enzymes and micro-nutrients,while low in sodium and fats. It is also rich in fluids. The following are the typical daily foods for aGerson patient:

Three full vegetarian meals, freshlyprepared from organically grownvegetables and whole grains.

10-13 glasses of two types of fresh raw

juice: a green leaf/apple juice blend anda carrot/apple juice blend.

A typical meal will include salad, cooked

vegetables, baked potatoes, vegetablesoup, fruit and juice.

Breakfast includes oatmeal, fruit and

orange juice.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are alsoallowed for snacking.


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Medications and Supplements All are made from natural derivatives

Potassium Compound

Lugols Solution (iodine)

Thyroid Hormone

Injectable Crude Liver Extract

Injectable Vitamin B12

Pancreatic Enzymes

Acidoll (digestive enzyme)

Niacin

CoQ10

Desiccated Liver Capsules

Organic Flax Seed Oil

DetoxificationDegenerative diseases render

the body increasingly unable toexcrete waste materials adequately.

The Gerson Therapy uses intensivedetoxification to eliminate wastes,regenerate the liver, reactivate theimmune system and restore enzyme,mineral and hormone systems.

Coffee enemas help the liverto detoxify the tissues and blood.Patients report that the enemas decrease pain and hasten healing. The scientificbasis for the use of coffee enemas is well documented and can be obtained fromthe Gerson Institute. Enzyme systems of the gut wall and liver are stimulated, andbile flow is increased. Castor oil is used as an additional stimulant of bile flow. This

enhances the bodys ability to eliminate toxic residues accumulated from theenvironment, chemotherapy and other sources.

Detoxification also helps to more rapidly eliminate tumors and other deadtissue after they are broken down by the body. In addition, digestive enzymesserve to enhance the absorption of nutrients and assist in the elimination of dam-aged tissue.


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Rest

Because the body is working so hard to detoxifyand heal, people on the Gerson Therapy need a greatdeal of rest. It is especially important at this time to listen toyour body. If patients overexert themselves, it can under-mine the healing process. Rest and more rest are essential.

Starting the Gerson Therapy at a HealthCl inic or at Home

For best results, we encourage starting the Gerson Therapy at a Gerson Institute certifiedtreatment center. The Gerson Institute does not own, operate or control any treatment facility. Wemaintain a licensing program with clinics to ensure that patients are receiving true, 100% Gersoncare. Contact the Gerson Institute for a list of licensed Gerson Clinics.

If you would like to pursue the Gerson Therapy on your own, contact the Gerson Institute toobtain the Gerson Therapy Home Package and to get referrals for Gerson Certified Caregiverswho can help you set up your home and get started on the non-medical aspects of the Therapy.

Caution: Do not start the Gerson Therapy without guidance if any of the following conditions exist:

Brain metastasesChemotherapy (prior or current)Diabetes

Severe heart diseaseSevere kidney diseaseSevere liver diseaseForeign bodies, such as a pacemaker, breast implants, steel plates or screws

Patients must be able to eat,drink and eliminate normally.

The Gerson Therapy should notbe administered to organ or stem celltransplant recipients, people onkidney dialysis or those with acuteleukemia.


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Mary Harr ingtonMelanoma With Liver Metastasis

Mary was diag-nosed with malignantmelanoma in Janu-ary, 1996, at age 39.Her original tumorwas removed andshe was given 25radiation treatmentsalong with fourmonths on the drugInterferon.

During the treat-ments, it was discovered that the cancer hadspread to the liver. Her oncologist said that shecould possibly live up to nine months if sheresponded to the right type of chemotherapy.

Mary decided to go to the Gerson Clinic.Her condition improved during the two weeks shespent at the hospital; she felt stronger, gained fourpounds and had a new positive attitude. She con-tinued the treatment at home and 10 monthslater, in September 1997, her scan showed clear.

To this day, Marys oncologist refers to heras his amazing patient. Mary remains well 12years later with no recurrence. Her story is on theDVD Dying To Have Known.

KilayaCir iel loChronic

Fatigue

For three years before beginning the

Gerson Therapy Kilaya experienced debilitatingfatigue, memory and concentration difficulties,sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle/joint

pain, insomnia and many other symptoms. Hehad already been to a battery of doctors andhad tried other juicing/fasting programs. Hedecided to research the theories of Dr. MaxGerson within the field of molecular and cellularbiology before starting the program.

From what he learned, he became con-vinced that the Gerson Therapy would work.And it did. After nine months on the full programhe had not only recovered but had reached anew level of physical, emotional and mental

health that he had never known before. Hecredits the Gerson Therapy with providing alevel of contentment, calmness and strengththat he had never dreamed was even possible.

Gerson Recoveries

I rene StananaughtMelanoma

In 1996 Irene was diagnosed with stage III melanoma. Her healthcontinued to decline. After reading A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50Cases, she decided to do the Gerson Therapy. At first some of her familymembers thought it was a foolish idea, but after seeing the results theycame to support Irene and the therapy completely.

In 1997, Irene visited the Gerson Clinic for two weeks. She did thestrict diet prescribed by Gerson doctors without wavering (13 juices per

day and coffee enemas) for two-and-a-half years.

In June 2001 Irene revisited Gerson doctors for a check-up and all the tumor markers werenormal. A PET Scan showed her clear of any melanoma. Twelve years after beginning the TherapyIrene feels fine and still continues eating healthy and only organic food.


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Mercedes LaPineCarcinoma

In 1970, Mercedes had a Pap smearwhich showed a malignancy: carcinoma in situ.She had a hysterectomy. Her ovaries were left

intact, but one of them

showed a spot. Thecancer recurredand metastasizedwithin a few years.

Despite muchadvice to the con-trary, Mercedesdecided to fight hercancer the naturalway. She startedthe Gerson Therapy

as best she could onher own, and also tried several other therapies.

By 1979 she had not made much progressso she came to the Gerson Clinic for an in-depthexperience of the Therapy. Mercedes recoveredand has remained in good health ever since as aresult of her commitment. She actively continuesher Naturopathic practice, teaching othersabout the benefits of natural healing.

Lawrence KirkPancreatic Cancer

Lawrence wasdiagnosed withpancreatic cancerin 1993. His doctortold him that con-ventional therapieswould not help.Lawrence began

treatment at theGerson Clinic inDecember 1994.

After completing 20

months of the Gerson Therapy, a CT scan foundno evidence of a tumor on his pancreas and allhis organs appeared normal. A subsequent CTscan and MRI performed six years later confirmed

that Lawrence remained free of cancer.

Fifteen years after going to the GersonClinic, Lawrence continues to feel great. Heenjoys gardening and playing with the grand-children that he initially thought he mightnever see.

Ned WrightTesticular

Cancer

Today,when I thinkback to whenthe doctor saidthat I had threeto six months tolive, it seems likea distant night-mare. His wordsstruck me like a fist in the stomach. I wasgiven the proverbial cancer deathsentence.

Ned was diagnosed with testicularcancer in 1999 and he was treated withsurgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Afterthe first two procedures, the cancer cameback within six months. After the chemo-

therapy, which was a grueling experience,the cancer was back after just one monthand was now in three areas of the liver.

The doctor provided him with anotheroption: a bone marrow transplant followedby a high dose of chemotherapy that offeredonly a 20% survival rate.

Ned had studied so may other thera-pies that seemed to be magic bulletattempts at curing cancer. He went to the

Gerson Clinic on April 3, 2001. The diet wastough and time consuming but I followed itjust as the Gerson doctor had prescribed.

As you can see by my testimony, it is2009 and I am alive by Gods grace and theGerson Therapy. I am now a Gerson person,because of a little known mans passion forhealing.


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Sarita SudBreast Cancer

Sarita was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001. She hadbreast surgery and some lymph nodes were also removed. Her doctorcalled to tell her she needed more surgery to remove otherinfected lymph nodes two weeks later.

This dismal news convinced Sarita that the medical treatments

would never end. In the meantime her husband did some researchon the Internet, found the Gerson Therapy and showed Sarita the

information on how nutrition could heal.

Sarita instinctively felt that this approach was right for her. She came to the GersonBasics/Caregiver Workshop so she could learn to apply the Gerson Therapy at home. Her effortpaid off and now Sarita is in good health and shares the amazing benefits of the Gerson Therapywith many others.

Carla ShufordOsteogenic Sarcoma

(One of Dr. Gerson s original patients )

On September 4, 2008, Carla celebrated her 50th anni-versary. Fifty years earlier, she was diagnosed with osteogenicsarcoma. On that same day, her left leg was amputated at thehip. Since the cancer had spread to her lymph system, she wasgiven only six months to live.

Radiation was not possible because of the tumors location. In desperation, the doctors

decided to do radical surgery, offering a faint possibility that her death could be postponed by30 to 60 days. Instead, Carlas mother made arrangements with Dr. Max Gerson for Carla tobegin the Gerson Therapy as soon as she was discharged from the hospital.

For the next five years, her parents devoted their lives to preserving Carlas life, Gerson-style. Her father asked the neighbors to help supply the large quantities of lettuce and carrotsrequired for daily juicing, and some farmers agreed to allocate portions of their gardens to bepesticide free for her treatment. With pure, organic foods and dedication to the GersonTherapy requirements, Carla recovered.

The doctors finally grew tired of requiring Carla to have monthly chest X-rays that wereconsistently clear. Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center sent out a yearly survey to ask if she was stillalive, and each year, to their amazement, it was returned. Carla is now an official senior,having turned 65 in April, 2008.


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Dr. Max GersonDeveloping the Gerson Therapy

Max Gerson, M.D., was born on October 18, 1881, in Wongrowitz,Germany. He attended the Universities of Breslau, Wuerzburg and Berlin,eventually graduating from the University of Freiburg.

Suffering from severe migraines, Dr. Max Gerson initially focused hisdietary experiments on preventing his debilitating headaches. In thecourse of treatment with the special "migraine diet" that Dr. Gerson hadoriginally developed for himself, one of his patients was cured of his skin

tuberculosis as well. This discovery led to further studies of the diet and the successful treatment ofmany more patients suffering from tuberculosis.

Through his work with tuberculosis, Dr. Gerson attracted the friendship of Nobel Peace Prizerecipient, Albert Schweitzer, M.D. In 1930, Professor Schweitzer's wife, Helene, who had suffered fromtuberculosis for seven years, was admitted to Dr. Gerson's clinic and cured after nine months. EvenSchweitzer's own advanced (type II) diabetes was cured by Gerson's nutritional therapy. Schweitzerfollowed Gerson's progress over the years, seeing the dietary therapy successfully applied also toheart disease, kidney failure, and then finally cancer.

To escape Adolf Hitler's reign in Europe, Dr. Gerson moved with his family to America, where theytook up residence in New York. In 1938, Dr. Gerson passed his medical boards and was then licensedto practice medicine in the state of New York. For 20 years until his death, he treated hundreds ofcancer patients who had been given up to die after all conventional treatments had failed.

"I see in Dr. Gerson one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine." Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Prize Laureate and former Gerson patient

Charlotte GersonFounding the Gerson Institute

Born in Germany, Charlotte Gerson was the youngest daughter ofDr. Max Gerson. She assisted her father with translating and writing papers,making rounds and nursing patients. When Dr. Gerson died in 1959, Char-lotte carried on by publicizing and selling his book, A Cancer Therapy:Results of 50 Cases. As a result of her lectures, demand for the GersonTherapy spread.

She founded the Gerson Institute in 1976 to make the therapy avail-

able to people across the world. In 1977, she helped establish the first Gerson Therapy hospital inMexico. She also helped create the Gerson Therapy Training Program for Licensed Health Profession-als. She continues to train physicians, caregivers and patients.

Charlotte Gerson has kept the flame of her father's discoveries alive, lecturing internationally,selling her father's books, writing and publishing her own books, producing documentaries and con-ducting TV and radio interviews. Each week she still visits the Gerson Clinic in Mexico to personallycounsel each patient. She continues to guide hundreds of people along their healing journey andinspire thousands around the world.

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The Gerson Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing and healing chronicand degenerative diseases using the philosophy and successful work of Max Gerson, MD. We do thisthrough:

Information and Referral Service: Our toll-free helpline provides referrals to caregivers and recoveredpatients, as well as information about the Gerson Therapy, Gerson Clinics and other resources.

Patient Support: We share information and conduct case evaluations for those interested in going to aGerson Clinic, along with tracking patient outcomes.

Training Programs: We train and certify health professionals in the medical aspects of the GersonTherapy and caregivers in the non-medical aspects of the Therapy.

Education: We conduct lectures, workshops and media presentations about the Gerson Therapy. Wealso publish and distribute materials by and about Dr. Gerson and his therapy, including books, DVDsand the Gerson Healing Newsletter for our members.

Start the Gerson Therapy at a Gerson Clinic or at home

Order educational materials

Obtain referrals and information

Sign up for a training program or workshop

Join as a member and receive our bi-monthly newsletter

Sign up for our monthly email bulletins

Volunteer at the Gerson Institute

Make a donation to help us bring hope and healing to more people around the world


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Gerson Basics Workshop

This two-and-a-half day workshop is for individuals who want to provide basic Gerson care fora loved one or to expand their range of knowledge to help themselves or others. Sessions include:

Overview of the Gerson Therapy by Charlotte Gerson Food preparation and juicing demonstrations by Gerson experts How to do a coffee enema, safe injection techniques and medication overview Preparing clay and castor oil packs Caring for patients and coping with healing reactions Recipes, cooking tips and kitchen organization

Contact Barbara Conde at [email protected] for more information.

The Gerson Therapy Practitioner Training Program

This program is designed for licensed medical professionals with the following degrees: MD,ND, DO, DC, NP and PA. The purpose is to train qualified medical professionals who are committedto guiding and medically managing people who are on the Gerson Therapy.

Practitioners are instructed in the strict therapy as developed by Dr. Gerson. The week-longinstructional portion of the training program is typically held once a year in May.

The subsequent experiential review phase includes case management of three clients under

supervision over a period of 18-24 months, with emphasis on clinical data collection, developingindividual protocols and ongoing patient management. An optional continuing education intern-ship may be offered as well.

Contact Dr. Kayla Smith at [email protected] for more information.


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