Tea Time: The Gerson Therapy Diet

Gerson Therapy diet (From www.gerson.com)

• Defined
  • 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.
  • boosts the body’s own immune system to heal cancer, arthritis, heart disease, allergies, and many other degenerative diseases
  • 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:
    • Thirteen glasses of fresh, raw carrot-apple and green-leaf juices prepared hourly from fresh, 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.
    • Fresh fruit and vegetables available at all hours for snacking, in addition to the regular diet.
  • 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