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Summer 2016

A Tribute to Carol Beard January 5, 1946 – May 11, 2016

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arol Beard, President of the Gerson Institute Board of Directors, passed away on May 11, 2016 after a protracted illness.

Carol originally discovered the Gerson Therapy in 1975 while searching for a natural treatment for her daughter’s asthma. Her daughter had suffered asthma attacks for nine years, starting at the age of six months. Carol was tired of all the shots and medications her daughter had to take. While at a health food store looking for a book, Carol was handed a flyer about an upcoming lecture by Charlotte Gerson, which she attended. She also bought Dr. Gerson’s book A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases and subsequently changed the way her family ate at home. Due to this dietary change, her daughter never had another asthma attack. Carol started volunteering with the Gerson Institute in 1999, driving an hour each way once a week to answer phone inquiries. She also suggested creating a lending library of tapes and books for the volunteers. After six months, she started making follow-up calls to patients and helped at Gerson practitioner training seminars. Carol became one of the first certified Gerson Caregivers (now called Home Set-up Trainers) and even travelled to London to care for a patient. After eight months of volunteering, she was asked to join the Board of Directors in 2001. Four months later, she became Vice President and then was elected President in September 2002. Carol became an employee of the Gerson Institute in March 2004.  

Carol Beard doing telephone coaching calls. the direction of the Gerson Institute and fulfilling the vision of Dr. Max Gerson. Eric Freeman, Gerson Institute Head Chef, said, “Carol has always been very special to me. She always will be. As my first supervisor at my first job out of college, the guidance and support I received from her will leave a lasting impression on me. The things she taught me have become a part of me, and I have been fortunate to share her wisdom with many, many people. Anytime I show someone how to use the Norwalk, or teach anything food-related, I think of and channel her. At Module I, I just shared an anecdote about her showing me how she put onion, garlic, and dill with some flax oil on rye toast in the morning for a bit of a kick, and how doing this helped to replace my morning coffee addiction. I introduced the story with ‘Carol, who taught me just about everything I know...’ There is a permanent place in my heart for you, Carol.”  

Carol trained and supervised Client Services Department staff to answer phone calls and emails and to arrange for people to go to the Gerson clinic in Mexico.   She also trained and supervised Gerson chefs to prepare Gerson food correctly, using the methods outlined by Dr. Gerson.  Carol was famous for her time-saving tips in the kitchen that so many of us still use today.  She taught many sessions at the Caregiver class, the Gerson Basics class and Module I practitioner training.  She loved to teach and her passion shined through in all of her talks.   Carol developed the week-long internship program for caregivers held at the former Charlotte Gerson Health Restoration Center and taught the kitchen staff how to train new caregivers and Home Set-up Trainers in all aspects of Gerson food preparation.  Carol was our resident expert in all practical aspects of the therapy and staff continually consulted her for information.  She also created the Gerson Telephone Coaching Program to be able to provide Gerson patients with high-quality supervision in how to implement their Gerson protocols.  Carol loved helping guide

Blanca Ayala, a Gerson Coach, worked closely with Carol on the Telephone Coaching Program.  “I was always amazed at Carol’s strong faith in God, her deep compassion in helping all her clients and how she shared such a personal relationship with each one.”   

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Diane Ake, Carol’s supervisor for four years, shared that “When I think of Carol, I see a bright light radiating warmth, love and encouragement. She was so sweet, kind, gentle, positive and helpful to everyone. I am so grateful I got to work with her so closely. She taught me so much.

Carol was a wonderful listener and was able to share her wisdom in a quiet, powerful way, through stories. She had a natural ability to read body language and could sense people on a different level, which allowed her to be very tactful and to figure out just the right thing to say and do to help people. I can still feel her warm, smiling, generous vibrant energy. I will keep that image always. I will miss her so much.”  

years she was a partner with her daughter in what was first a wholesale and is now a retail business. Carol enjoyed taking long walks on the beach, reading lots of books and writing about her experience with the Gerson Therapy. We will all greatly miss her.  Her passing leaves a huge hole, but she contributed an indescribable amount to the Gerson Institute, Gerson patients and everyone she came in contact with.  We are so grateful for all she did and was.  

Carol was born in San Diego, California and graduated from San Dieguito High School. She married Daniel Hayward Beard on May 3, 1967. Prior to working with the Gerson Institute, Carol spent eight years in banking, in customer service and as a loan secretary. She also worked for eight years as a supervisor for the US Postal Service and spent three years doing home daycare. For over 14 years,

Carol Beard is survived by her spouse, Daniel H. Beard; Daughters, Deborah J. Beard & Danielle C. McDevitt; Son, Daniel C. Beard; Brothers, Tom Browning & Robert Browning; and Grandchildren, Eliana H. Arnold, Emmalia G. Arnold & Christopher D. Beard.

Case Studies

Lung cancer – a Case Report by Dr. Vidya Krishnamurthy MD, Gerson Practitioner

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r. P is a 50-year-old Caucasian male with stage 4 lung cancer (adenocarcinoma of the left lung with metastasis to the ribs and pelvis). The patient experienced chest pain one day while playing tennis. A chest X-ray revealed that he had a fractured rib, as well as a suspicious mass in the left upper lobe about 3.4 x 2.8 cm. A lung biopsy confirmed it was adenocarcinoma with metastases to the bone.

began the Gerson protocol in December 2013 and followed it strictly for four months. This included a regimen of 13 fresh juices daily along with a restricted no salt or sugar diet of plant-based foods and natural supplements. A repeat CT scan of the chest 45 days later revealed the tumor had reduced in size by 50%! On day 81, the patient arrived for follow-up with complaints of hip pain due to the pelvic metastases. He decided to start radiation therapy to alleviate the pain. Interestingly, at that time, about half of his all-white hair had returned to its original black color and the wrinkles in his face had reduced greatly. 

Adenocarcinoma of the lung is a form of non-small cell lung cancer. It starts in the alveoli of the lungs. Predisposing factors include history of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, family history of lung cancer, and exposure to asbestos, chromium, soot or nickel in the work environment. Other hazardous exposures include radon and air pollution. In cases where more than one predisposing factor is present, the risk is higher. Standard treatment options include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, laser therapy, photodynamic therapy, cryosurgery and clinical trials for newer chemo-preventive medications.

At the fifth month, the patient decided on his own to modify his Gerson Therapy protocol with added protein in the form of nuts, berries, legumes, and plant based protein powder.  He began reducing his juices to 5-7 per day. During month six, he added in Essiac tea, curcumin with honey and black pepper, Beta glucan, barley, green tea extract, vitamin D-3, wheat grass, and spirulina while he continued the juices at 5-7 per day. Almost two-and-a-half years after starting the therapy, he continues doing two coffee enemas daily. Additionally, he is doing daily yoga, meditation with prayer, and weekly massages and has changed his hectic lifestyle.

Mr. P’s family history revealed that his father had pancreatic cancer (he was a smoker). There were no other known family members with cancer. The patient is a pastor and described his lifestyle as hectic; he tended to eat out a lot due to work pressures. He was an avid cyclist and entered marathons. He had a Type-A personality and was very meticulous in his work. He was exposed to secondhand smoke since childhood. He was advised to do chemotherapy and radiation for the bone metastases by his oncologist. However, the patient decided to try natural treatment alternatives instead. Mr. P

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Almost a year after using a non-strict Gerson Therapy, he developed small metastases in the spine. On a followup visit two years after he started the therapy, he reported he continues to pursue a holistic way of living and is generally in good health.  He recently completed the Navarro HCG test and scored 53 (average is 53-63 with a score of 49 or lower being considered cancer free).

In retrospect, I believe that he likely would have done better if he had done the strict Gerson Therapy for the full period of time. But even with the non-strict therapy, he obtained good results as evidenced by the repeat CT scan 45 days after starting the therapy showing shrinkage of the large lung tumor.

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Vidya Krishnamurthy MD, FAAP, FACMG is a Certified Gerson Practitioner in Alpharetta, Georgia. She is Board Certified in Anti-Aging Medicine by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. She has also been practicing Clinical Geneticist for the past 8 years, Board Certified by the American Academy of Clinical Genetics. She completed her Genetics training at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Vidya started her medical career as a Pediatrician with over 15 years’ experience and is Board Certified by the American Association of Pediatrics, having compled her residency at the University of Massachusetts. To contact Dr. Krishnamurthy, visit: www.georgiawellnessclinic.com

The most comprehensive online class on every aspect of the Gerson Therapy. Also available in Spanish. Purchase it at store.gerson.org.

Patient Stories

From Fear to Empowerment: Tami McVay’s Journey of Letting Go and Recovery by Marina Yanay-Triner

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ami McVay’s story began with fear, shock, and anxiety, but blossomed into empowerment and transformation, as she learned to take her health into her own hands and gain control over her healing process by using the Gerson Therapy.

The first question she asked was, “If 99.9 % of my cells are healthy, why can’t I use those cells to heal those cells that have gone rogue?” Nobody in the room had a very good answer.  The oncologist threw statistics and numbers at her, while she sat there, dazed: only 15% of women get this type of breast cancer, estrogen and progesterone positive and HER2 negative. Tami received advice from a variety of

Tami became a vegetarian at age 30, which she believes helped her adjust to Gerson food.  She also became a true believer in holistic treatments when her gallstones were healed using homeopathy. Before she was diagnosed, Tami worked in retail management and marketing for eight to ten hours a day, in a high-stress workplace. Her husband often worked out of town and they were raising a teenage daughter. She blamed these aspects of her life for her constant tiredness. Looking back, she realizes that the tiredness was a symptom: her body was asking for help and self-care.  

“She now believes taking [Gerson Basics online] class is a must-do for both patients and support persons.”

Her tired body’s alert fell on deaf ears, until it began to scream. In September 2012, Tami’s annual mammogram results came back irregular.  She had an ultrasound, which led to a biopsy that revealed cancer. She had three tumors in her breast and one in her armpit.

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doctors, including having a lumpectomy, radiation, and chemotherapy. Eventually, in November of 2012, Tami had a modified, radical mastectomy on the right breast with 16 lymph nodes removed.  She did not know about the Gerson Therapy at that point.  A naturopath doctor suggested she do juicing, which helped her heal quickly from surgery, and she was able to have her drains removed a week early, which amazed her plastic surgeon.   She decided to have radiation after the surgery, because her oncologist told her that her PET scan showed all was clear but revealed that some cancer cells had probably escaped during surgery.  Tami did not experience ill-effects during the radiation which she also attributes to the juicing.  

chemo, which she instead viewed as a 90% survival rate without chemo.  The doctor told Tami that she no longer recommend chemo.  From this experience, Tami learned how important it was to ask questions, rather than simply take doctors’ orders for granted.   After 30 days of radiation, she had to wait six weeks to start the Gerson Therapy on June 11, 2013. Dr. Donato prescribed a modified Gerson Therapy protocol.  She did not want her home to look like a “sick” person’s place and wanted to maintain normalcy for her daughter. Tami scheduled her protocol around her daughter’s school drop-off and pick-up times and started the therapy during summer vacation to give herself time to adjust.   Tami kept her Gerson protocol in a sheet protector and marked off each step hourly, helping her keep on track. The greatest challenge was letting go of trying to maintain the house in perfect condition and tidy, like it used to be. Letting go in all aspects of life was empowering, knowing that even if she did not control every single aspect of life, her body was still strong enough to pull through.

“She learned how important it was to ask questions, rather than take doctors’ orders for granted.”

Tami took the Gerson Basics Online class in June of 2013, during the second week of the therapy. She received materials in the mail, which felt to her like getting accepted into college. A lot of her questions were answered and her fears calmed during the 3-day workshop. She now believes taking this class is a must-do for both patients and support persons. She referred to her Gerson Basics manual and Healing the Gerson Way book constantly, and referred friends and family to those sources, which provided credibility to her way of healing.

Tami did not have an aggressive type of cancer, and she had some time to make decisions. The doctors pushed her to do chemotherapy right away and to take Tamoxifen, but something inside her told her to wait and think about it. She started reading Kris Carr’s blog (the author of the book Crazy, Sexy Cancer) which led her to Jess Ainscough, the Wellness Warrior, who described a day in the life of someone doing the Gerson Therapy.  

“She was taking healing into her own hands.”

Tami was immediately drawn to the therapy. On her birthday, February 14, she drove to Oregon with her sister and daughter for a consultation with Dr. Donato, a certified Gerson practitioner.  He told her several times: “It is a very intense protocol.” However, the therapy still spoke to her and she decided to move forward. After doing so, she instantly felt a sense of relief.  She was taking healing into her own hands.  As Tami said, “It just felt right. It felt more than right. I had prepared my whole life for the Gerson Therapy. Every master cleanse, juice fast, becoming vegetarian, believing in holistic medicine and following my gut instinct all got me ready for the Gerson Therapy.”   At this point, she was scheduled to start chemo in six days. After she declined chemo, the doctor ordered a special Mammoprint test which analyzes certain genetic activity in breast cancers.  Tami was told that on the basis of her test results that she had a 27% chance of recurrence with chemotherapy and a 10% chance of recurrence without

In the beginning, Tami found it easy to adjust emotionally to the therapy.  She felt in control and the therapy gave her direction and hope for healing. Later on in the therapy, she experienced anger, anxiety, and frustration at times, but her physical healing reactions were very subtle. She took two short naps daily and went to bed before 10 pm to maintain her energy. It was difficult not to be able to go out to eat or to see a movie with her family; they brought home takeout food, however, and she tried to mimic what they were having with her Gerson food. She wished she could continue coloring her hair, wearing makeup, using her favorite perfume and adding basil to the tomatoes, but in the end, none of that was as important as being alive for her daughter.

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Tami completed two years of the Gerson Therapy, mostly on her own. She lived away from family, making it difficult for them to help physically, but she was supported by their love: gifts, cards, calls and messages. She kept her friends and family updated on her healing progress via social media and a CaringBridge site.

a fabulous experience.  I am not the same person - I am a much more connected human being.  It allowed me to take care of myself and follow my intuition.”  She described the therapy as a “two year meditation and ritual” that is much more than a diet plan.  “You feel much more connected to the earth, the planet and to yourself.”  

Today, at age 54, Tami feels that she has fully recovered: she had a CT scan in June of 2015, and the results were good except for a cyst on her liver, which she believes will resolve itself as she continues Gerson Therapy maintenance and begins ozone therapy. She stopped eating yogurt, and continues to have Hippocrates soup, baked potatoes, and veggies. She has two green juices and one carrot-apple juice daily.   Two- and-a-half years after surgery, her plastic surgeon could not believe that her scar was completely gone and he asked “What is in that juice that you are drinking?”

If you or someone you know is interested in doing the Gerson Therapy, please read our free Introduction Packet available at: http://store.gerson.org to see if the therapy is appropriate and to learn how to get started.  To learn about the Gerson Therapy more in depth, you can register for our online Gerson Basics Class at store.gerson.org.

Marina Yanay-Triner of Soul in the Raw (www.rawsoulnutrition.com) is a certified health and nutrition coach, specializing in raw veganism. She began her journey with food medicine as a result of the healing of a family member, and this interested her more in healthy eating. She is currently volunteering her time with the Gerson Institute, writing articles for the newsletter.

Reflecting back, Tami said she decided to do the Gerson Therapy as her “insurance policy” for her mind, body and spirit.  She wanted to make sure she dealt with whatever caused her sickness in the first place and keep it clear.  She wanted to heal everything else.  “Doing the therapy was

Programs and Services

Gerson Practitioner Training 2016 by Amanda Onken

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eventeen medical practitioners from around the world gathered for a six-day intensive course on the Gerson Therapy – the Module I Practitioner Training – at the Gerson Institute office in San Diego. They travelled from the UK, the Philippines, Jamaica, Brazil, and multiple cities throughout the United States. For the first time, we even had translators attend along with a doctor from China. Every year, the participants are proving that the Gerson Therapy is becoming more and more recognized and embraced internationally.

Dr. Miven Donato, head clinical Instructor of Module II.

Dr. Melania Nagy, director of the Gerson Centre in Hungary, a licensed Gerson clinic, joined us as an instructor. We were very fortunate to have her share first-hand her knowledge and experience from practicing the Gerson Therapy. A Gerson practitioner for

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over ten years, she has many cases to draw from when teaching practitioners in training. Along with Dr. Miven Donato, certified Gerson practitioner and head clinical Instructor of Module II (the second phase of our Practitioner Training), she taught many elements of the therapy, from Lab Testing to Healing Reactions, and also presented detailed overviews of patient cases. Dr. Pedro Cervantes, one of the most experienced Gerson practitioners, who has worked in a clinical setting for numerous years, also joined us to present a case study of a young man with melanoma.

Four recovered Gerson patients spoke about their experience on the therapy. Jesse Yu told about his research on the science behind the Gerson Therapy before he made his decision to embark on this journey. Verena Muller provided valuable insight and

gave great advice about how to overcome the type of isolation she experienced when using the therapy.  Nima Kian described his determination through his recollections of waking up early to do his juicing and coffee enemas before going to class at the University of Nebraska. Hannah Albers came with her grandmother and spoke about the importance of the support she had from her family when the therapy got very difficult. Testimonials open the practitioners to the patient’s perspective and provide a greater Module I Medical Practitioners gather in front of the Gerson Institute understanding of what it takes office with instructors. to be a Gerson patient. They also illustrate the importance of determination in the healing process and the amount of are multi-lingual and have extensive medical knowledge patience required by the patient and practitioner during the and experience. There are three phases to the Module II years spent on the Gerson Therapy.   training: Gerson Cyber Communication Tools, Internship, and Residency. All five groups have completed the first phase in The practitioners enjoyed a Gerson breakfast and lunch which they learned how to use web tools to communicate every day and even did a day of juicing, along with receivand follow up with Gerson patients remotely, by shadowing ing instruction and materials to do a coffee enema! Just Dr. Donato via online video conferencing to observe cases like the testimonials, these experiences allow the practitiohe is currently working on. ners to better understand what a patient experiences when on the therapy.  Many certified Gerson practitioners have All the interns are now treating patients, under the done aspects of the therapy themselves, thereby gaining an supervision of Dr. Donato. He receives inquiries from opportunity to see what the body goes through. patients all over the world who are unable to visit one of the Gerson in-patient centers. He screens and assigns these Feedback from the practitioners on their evaluation patients to the interns so they can obtain long-term case forms included: management skills. The interns are currently collaborating with each other, presenting their own cases to the others “I realize how intense the program can be.” in their group. “I understand that since the therapy takes time it is important to have a good system of tracking a patient’s progress.”

We look forward to having new interns join the program in the future and to developing an amazing foundation of medical professionals who are dedicated to helping people heal naturally.

“I am more convinced of the effectiveness of the Gerson Therapy after this week.”

If you are a health practitioner and would like to learn more about the Gerson practitioner training, visit http:// gerson.org/gerpress/practitioner-training/ If you know of any health practitioners who might be interested in this program, please refer them to that site as well.

“This week has reaffirmed my belief that food is medicine.” We hope that many of these practitioners will join us for Module II in September 2016 and continue their training as Gerson interns. Module II is taught in such a way that practitioners can work with patients remotely, which allows more opportunity for them to get experience working with patients right away. Currently our Module II program has 21 interns, representing ten countries and nine states in the U.S., split into five different training groups.  Many of the practitioners

Amanda Onken is the new Director of Training for the Gerson Institute. Prior to her new role, she was the Assistant to the Gerson Institute’s Medical Education Director for five years.

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Gerson Review Committee by Kayla Courtney

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pril 7th was a first in Gerson history, with the convening of the first session of the Gerson Review Committee! The quiet morning at the Gerson Institute was soon filled with the excitement and enthusiasm of doctors and staff participating in the virtual meeting. Dr. Cervantes from the Health Institute de Tijuana clinic said, “I think it’s very important what we’re doing here and I think we should have done this a long time ago, but I’m glad we’re doing it now! We can create ways to communicate better, to help better the world.”

other treatments that can help Gerson patients heal, such as taking Vitamin D. As the Committee gathers more information from practitioners who are treating patients, we will communicate those results with the public so we can better educate patients. The first discussion topic focused on how to treat chronically ill children. With openness, understanding and care, the doctors shared great insight from their personal experiences with child patients as well as those who they were unable to treat. The Committee members reached a general consensus about the second topic – whether raw calf liver juice prescribed in the original Gerson Therapy protocol is safe to prescribe in current times. Over time, as the Review Committee discusses and comes to consensus on more topics, we will develop educational materials to share their insights in more depth.  Such a great start to a valuable conversation for the Gerson Institute and a great way to allow the therapy to grow and evolve as Dr. Max Gerson so desired!

The Gerson Institute licenses two clinics and certifies Gerson practitioners who practice outpatient work. These doctors oversee and monitor patients doing the Gerson Therapy, which provides them with the ability to see firsthand how well their patients respond to the various aspects of the therapy. When Dr. Kayla Smith, Gerson Institute Director of Medical Education, proposed creating a Gerson Review Committee a few months ago, she suggested it be composed of Gerson practitioners actively working with patients, along with a few of our staff members. Her purpose was to foster collaboration, sharing, and open communication between the doctors and Gerson staff. The primary focus of this communication will be to discuss tough topics or questions that arise regarding the application of the Gerson Therapy, such as using new juicers on the market in place of the Norwalk or the Champion and press. The Committee will also review the efficacy of adjunctive therapies or

Kayla Courtney has been working for the Gerson Institute for the past five years. She started as a Gerson Chef and is now an Education Specialist. She is currently going to Grossmont Community College and plans to become a naturopathic doctor.

New Essential Starter Kit and Bonus Supply Pack We have created a new Essential Starter Kit containing the basic educational materials new Gerson patients will need to begin their healing journey. We have also produced a Bonus Supply Pack to accompany the Starter Kit, with practical tools a patient will need to set up their home. These new kits condense the most beneficial items to help patients to get started.

Regardless of when or where a patient begins the Gerson Therapy, these books and the other educational materials are essential for understanding basic concepts and preparing to embark on this major lifestyle change.  The materials also walk a patient through instructions for proper application of the therapy and explain the reasons why Dr. Gerson chose these methods, detailing each aspect of the treatment, including diet, juicing, supplementation, and more.

One of the biggest benefits of purchasing the Essential Starter Kit is the 18+ hours of video lectures contained in the Gerson Basics Online course, in addition to the books you will receive.

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We also chose to include supportive books in the kit, to inspire creative cooking with the Gerson Therapy Recipe Book, and to address mental and spiritual healing with the Mind/ Body/Spirit Guide.

Note: We do not carry supplements. For companies that carry Gerson supplements, visit our website gerson.org, under the Gerson Therapy Supplies section.

The Essential Starter Kit includes: ■ Gerson Basics Online course (download) ■ Gerson Basics Manual (hard copy)

The Bonus Supply Pack includes:

■ A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases book ■ Mind/Body/Spirit Guide booklet

■ Enema bucket kit (We strongly recommend reading the Gerson Basics Manual before beginning coffee enemas, for full instructions and safety)

■ Gerson Therapy Recipe Book

■ 1 lb. organic coffee ■ Food mill (to mill the Hippocrates soup) ■ 1 lb. Montmorillonite clay You can find these new kits in our online store at: store.gerson.org

Essential Starter Kit The optional bonus pack (below) includes supplies for a patient to begin doing coffee enemas, cooking Hippocrates soup and other Gerson foods, as well as educational materials about managing healing reactions. Receiving all of the items at once can be helpful for a patient who wishes to hit the ground running.

Bonus Supply Kit

Gerson Therapy

Tips ‘n Tricks for doing the Gerson Therapy – Part II by Tami McVay, Gerson Home Set-up Trainer and former patient Tami McVay is a certified Gerson Home Set-up Trainer and a former Gerson patient who lives in northern California. See Tami’s recovery story on page 4. Please check the Spring 2016 edition of the Healing News to read Part I of her Tips ‘n Tricks.

1. Alternate and Group Together Big Tasks Create a schedule that allows you to make soup and

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coffee in one day, then shop for, wash, and put away produce the next day to help even out your time. Making two days’ worth of coffee concentrate while making the Hippocrates soup will save time. You can stand next to the stove, cut vegetables and make soup while letting the coffee simmer so the coffee can be done and put away before it is time to mill the soup. The next day you can buy, wash and put away the produce.

2. Clean Up at the End of the Day

Appreciating the beauty, loving, and artistic energy that went into creating these pieces and transferring them into my own body while eating Gerson food was healing).

Clean everything in the kitchen at the end of the day, just like restaurants do. Cleaning the juicer and wiping off the counters is about all there is time for during the day. It is not practical to sweep after each juice, or wipe off the ceiling if the juicer spews pulp with the first juice of the day. Save it, and do it all at once, at the end of the day.

7. Practice Mindful Eating

3. Stay on Schedule Do the first coffee enema on time; if you get behind, it will be very hard to catch up. Be sure you have enough coffee for at least the first enema of the day.  If you leave the house, place your carrot and/or carrot-apple juices in a cooler.  Drink one on the way out, one when you arrive to your destination, and the third on the way home. This will keep you on schedule.

If you are comfortable with doing so, start your Tami McVay meals with a prayer or a brief moment of gratitude for the food and all the good it does your body. Take time to chew your food. Digestion starts with the first bite.  Focus on what you can eat on the Gerson Therapy, and looking at food as “providing the divine intelligence the cells need to function at the highest level” to help curb cravings.

4. Have a Certified Gerson Practitioner

8. Create a Help List

The support of a practitioner is invaluable - to review lab results, tweak the protocol to better serve your particular body’s needs, provide invaluable knowledge and troubleshoot any medical issues that may arise.

People want to help. Make a list of the items they can do that don’t need explanation: wash and fold towels, vacuum, take out the trash, run compost to the compost pile, walk the dog, mop the floor, clean juice pulp off the ceiling, fill the water distiller, check the mailbox, pick vegetables from the garden, wash dishes, fill the bird feeders, and water the houseplants. (Having someone make my daughter’s sandwich the night before for her lunchbox was a great timesaver because mornings were very busy, with coffee breaks, juicing, oatmeal and getting her out the door and to school). Keep this list in a sleeve protector so you can mark off what has been done and easily show someone how they can help.

5. Consult with a Home Set-up Trainer (HST) The HST will help you understand how to cook Gerson food, make Hippocrates soup, make coffee concentrate, set up a coffee enema “nest” (comfortable location to do enemas), and run the Norwalk Juicer.

6. Set the Table

9. Create Vision Boards and Affirmations

Create a pretty table setting and use favorite dishes to help you focus on the healing properties of the meals. Try to honor the food as medicine and what it is doing for you as a whole, rather than just your taste buds.  

Make vision boards using old magazines and a glue stick.  Clip words and images of what you want to obtain from doing the therapy, e.g. Healthy, Whole, Happy, Joyful, Grateful, Organic, etc.  Keep these boards in the kitchen, next to your bed and in the living room. Use this method to create affirmations to post around the kitchen and home to serve as everyday bits of motivation to keep going.  Focus on your goal of healing, and let go of anything else: always remind yourself of why you are doing this, and what brought you to start in the first place.

(Sewing a couple of sets of reversible placemats and cloth napkins gave me an outlet to express my creativity.  I also used a great collection of handthrown pottery bowls and plates and some handcrafted silverware.

10. Embrace the Therapy Don’t spend time trying to figure out how to change or modify the therapy to suit your taste buds or vanity.  Wishing for something that is not allowed on the therapy only makes what is allowed seem inadequate and boring and can make you resentful.

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With so much to learn and do as a Gerson patient there

will be many opportunities for mistakes and mishaps. Juice pulp hits the ceiling, juices are spilled, full coffee enema buckets tip over, etc. It happens. Forgive yourself and move on.

Therapy more difficult.  There just isn’t time for that. Acceptance will help you move through the therapy with ease and grace. Have faith that the therapy works and give it a chance.

12. Let It Go

For more tips on how to do the Gerson Therapy, watch our Gerson Basics Online class and/or download the packet of back issues of the Healing News newsletter available for $9.99 at store. gerson.org.

Hanging on to old ways while trying to adapt to a new way creates resistance and makes learning the Gerson

Dr. Gerson’s Thoughts on Salt by Diane Ake

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r. Gerson devoted two chapters to the role of salt in a cancer diet in his book A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases. In this work, published in 1958, he said that at that time mineral metabolism had not been sufficiently studied for him to make any definitive statements about the role of chloride and sodium in the body.1 However, he did discuss his observations on the role of these minerals in treating disease, and particularly cancer.

effect of the diet is that the potassium group is enriched in the essential organs and the abnormal sodium content in these organs is reduced to a minimum and eliminated into the extra-cellular fluids, where they belong.”8 The Gerson Therapy diet does not contain any added NaCl. Patients do not consume any processed, packaged, pickled, smoked, frozen, bottled or preserved foods. They do not use table salt or even toothpaste or other products that contain baking soda (which contains sodium).9 Their diet is high in potassium from fresh fruits and vegetables, and they take a potassium supplement as well. Dr. Gerson observed that “The appetite of patients does not suffer by lack of salt; as a rule it even improves, particularly in serious diseases, after the start of the treatment.”10

Dr. Gerson described how a saltless diet combined with detoxification helps to kill cancer cells: The reduced levels of sodium, chloride and water remove the cell edema (excess fluid). This process causes a change in the electrical potentials on a cellular level, allowing the “activated negatively charged potassium group minerals and positively charged iodine components…to force the cancer cells to a higher metabolic rate.” Because the cancer cells cannot adapt to these changes, they break down and die.2 “Mineral imbalance then becomes a question of profound importance in all discussions of the causative nature of cancerous processes.”3

Professor Albert Schweitzer described a connection between the rising prevalence of cancer and the increased use of salt by the natives, in a letter he wrote from Africa in 1954. The native population had access to very little salt because it had to be extracted from the ocean and then manually transferred from one tribe to another. Salt did not reach more than 120 miles inland using this distribution process and there was no salt at all in the interior of the land. This changed when whites arrived in the area.11

Dr. Gerson said that “The main task of the saltless diet is to eliminate the retained Na [sodium], Cl [chloride], and H2O [water] together with toxins from the tissues all over the body.”4 He describes how patients excrete sodium chloride after the first 2-3 days on the saltless diet and continue excreting for up to 14 days.5 This high sodium chloride content of their urine “proves that sodium chloride and water are retained in cancer patients.”6 If the patients continue on the saltless diet their sodium levels stay near normal, though they can experience periodic “flare-ups” for a few days at a time during which they excrete more NaCl and fluid.7 “The

Dr. Gerson discussed the role of salt in other illnesses as well, including the findings of Noorden-Salomon showing that salt limitation decreases the burden on diseased kidneys. Dr. Gerson commented that the elimination of salt doesn’t cure various diseases but does remove a damaging irritation. A temporary radical limitation of salt also helps treat acute diseases (infectious)

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because the body can’t digest a lot of salt when it has a fever.12 He discussed the findings of another researcher who described how mucus secretion decreases as a result of the water-withdrawing effect of a saltless diet, which can benefit conditions such as bronchitis, vaginal discharge and pus secretions.13

game and no salt available and that “Apes in particular show no need for salt.”18 Subsequent to Dr. Gerson’s publications, researchers such as Dr. Freeman Cope and Dr. Gilbert Ling have done extensive work on the role of sodium and potassium in disease and have further illuminated Dr. Gerson’s findings. We will share some of this information in future articles. For more information about the Gerson Diet, or to obtain Dr. Gerson’s book A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases, please visit store.gerson.org.

In discussing the role of salt in general nutrition, Dr. Gerson said that the average consumption of salt in the United States was 10-12 grams a day at that time (12 grams equals two teaspoons). In his opinion, the body does not require this much salt but people eat salt because it is tasty.14 Today, the Centers for Disease Control and prevention recommend that Americans consume no more than 1 teaspoon of salt.15

1. Max G. Gerson, A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases, 6th Ed. (San Diego: Gerson Institute, 2002), 162. 2. Ibid., 164. 3. Ibid., 163. 4. Ibid., 165. 5. Ibid., 165. 6. Ibid., 97. 7. Ibid., 165. 8. Ibid., 97. 9. Ibid., 237-238. 10. Ibid., 160. 11. Ibid., 159. 12. Ibid., 161. 13. Ibid., 160. 14. Ibid., 153. 15. 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed May 19, 2016, http://www.cdc.gov/ salt/. 16. Gerson, A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases, 154. 17. Ibid., 155. 18. Ibid., 156.

Dr. Gerson said that people get used to the taste of salt, but just because salt is consumed frequently does not mean it is indispensable for the body. Other substances, such as alcohol, are also used in high amounts, but we can’t conclude from this fact that people need alcohol.16 He went on to say that even if everyone ate salt since as far back as we can remember, this fact would not mean it was good for them. He described populations who do not use salt, such as a nomadic tribe who lost their ability to scent wolves when they ate salt. Fishing and hunting tribes of Siberia and Eskimos disliked salt. Stanley and Livingstone found tribes who didn’t eat salt and exhibited toxic symptoms when they ingested it for the first time. Russian (Kirghizian) peasants reported their sight and smell deteriorated after eating bread and salt.17

Diane Ake has worked for the Gerson Institute for 11 years in a variety of roles, including Director of Development, Director of Training and Volunteer Coordinator. She is currently the Newsletter Editor.

Dr. Gerson said that we should not look to the animal kingdom to determine if eating salt is “natural or necessary…Whether a form of nutrition is natural or not has nothing to do with the question of whether or not it is of therapeutic value in diseases.” However, he mentioned that in Central India and Deccan Plateau there is a lot of

Health Information

Six Herbs That Naturally Repel Mosquitoes and Fleas

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ummertime is full of fun stuff – sun, surf and big, silly blockbuster movies – but there’s one part of summer that’s not so fun: the BUGS. ‘Tis the season for mosquitoes, fleas and other itch-inducing insects to come out in full force, leaving your skin covered in bites and your fingers frantically scratching away, desperate for a

little relief. But commercial bug repellents like Cutter and Off are full of nasty chemicals like DEET.  If you try your utmost to keep pesticides off your veggies and out of your diet, you won’t want to rub them on your skin.  So what are some alternatives to use?

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Lemon Balm Five More Plants That Repel Biting Insects

Lemon balm is a member of the mint family, and looks quite similar, with soft, grooved, slightly “furry” leaves. But rather than having a minty fresh scent, it has a strong lemony aroma, somewhat similar to lemon verbena and citronella.

Lemon balm isn’t the only herb on the block that keeps bugs at bay. Here are five more herbs that work as repellents. Like lemon balm, you can plant them in areas you want to keep insects away from, or crush the leaves and rub them into your skin. If your pets suffer from fleas, you can also use these herbs for them.

Here are a few benefits of lemon balm: • Improves digestion

1. Citronella

• Promotes relaxation

Some think of this as “the original” for bug repelling, with a powerful lemony scent. It’s used in many commercial bug repellents and candles but it can be a skin irritant. It’s also not quite as portable as lemon balm or the others listed below. Citronella is a grass-like plant that grows up to six feet tall. Make sure you get the varieties Cybopogon nardus or Citronella winterianus, as some other citronella varieties won’t have the same effect—some aren’t even true citronellas, just citronella-scented.

• Alleviates stress and anxiety • Helps cold sores and blisters–crush leaves and apply to the affected area • Attracts bees and butterflies

Lemon balm

2. Catnip Studies suggest that catnip may be even more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET. It also repels cockroaches, an attribute that many of us living in urban areas can certainly appreciate. It can be used similarly to lemon balm; crushed and rubbed onto the skin. A word of caution to cat owners: watch where you plant your catnip! Your cat may want to roll around on it and play with it. Plant catnip apart from the rest of your garden so your cat doesn’t accidentally damage any other plants nearby. 

Lemon balm is a natural insect repellent for other, less desirable bugs. It contains high levels of a compound called citronellal, which gives the lemony aroma and flavor that certain insects find so unpleasant. You’ll notice that “citronellal” sounds a lot like “citronella,” another plant used in many bug repellent sprays, lotions and candles. But why shell out money for one of these products that almost always contain other, potentially questionable or downright toxic ingredients? You can just plant a cheap little lemon balm plant and you’ll have a near-endless supply of insect repellent sitting in your yard, ready whenever you need it!

3. Marigolds n addition to mosquitoes, marigolds repel garden pests, too. The flowers are edible as well, and add color and flavor to salads or can be a gorgeous garnish when you want to dress up a dish.

How to Use Lemon Balm Crush the fresh leaves and rub them directly on your skin, especially around the ankles, arms and other areas most exposed and vulnerable to insect bites. The lemon scent, which repels the bugs, is very strong. It rubs off very well onto skin. You can crush the leaf up a bit, and then use the leaf like a wipe.

4. Lavender Grow it around the house and garden to keep insects away. It’ll grow inside too, if you keep it next to a sunny window. Lavender has a lovely scent, pretty purple flowers and calming properties as well, so it’s a charming addition to your garden or home for several reasons!

How and Where to Grow Lemon Balm: Plant the lemon balm outside, perhaps near your front or back door, or on your deck, patio or wherever else you often sit outside, as the plants will help ward off bugs in those areas. Lemon balm happily thrives in sun or partial shade, and should be kept in moist, well-drained soil. Keep in mind though that, like other mints, lemon balm is invasive, and it will spread and take over your garden like a weed if you let it. For that reason, it’s best to keep it contained in a pot.

5. Peppermint Biting insects don’t like the scent of peppermint, so you can crush up the leaves and rub it on your skin to ward them off. As an added bonus, peppermint also can also do doubleduty as itch relief if you do get bitten.

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You can find more tips for a naturally enjoyable summer in our free Gerson Guide to Summer eBook! It’s available at http://store. gerson.org/store/Downloads/GersonGuidetoSummer. html.

Recipes

Stuffed Tomatoes 4. Preheat oven to 325 F. 5. Blend tomato insides and top with garlic cloves while other vegetables cook.   6. Place the hollowed-out tomatoes in a baking dish. Fill tomatoes with the cooked vegetable mixture and pour blended tomato/garlic mixture on top. 7. Add two tablespoons of Hippocrates soup stock to the baking dish. Place dish in oven uncovered and bake for 15 minutes. Ingredients: 1 yellow onion, diced 3 vine tomatoes 1 ear of corn, husk removed, kernels removed from cob 1 zucchini, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 3 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons Hippocrates soup stock (or purified water)

Variations:

Servings: 3

Before baking, place shredded potato on top of the tomatoes to add a melted cheese appearance. It may be necessary to bake for a little longer than 15 minutes to ensure the potato topping is cooked.

Directions: 1. Slice the very top off the tomato and use a knife to loosen its insides.  Scrape the insides out carefully with a small spoon, turning the tomatoes into small bowls. Set aside the tomato insides along with the top of the tomato, excluding the tomato core.

You can find more recipes in Healing the Gerson Way and the Recipe Book, available online at store.gerson.org.

2. Create a bed of onions in a small pan, and top with zucchini, bell pepper, and corn. Cook uncovered on medium heat until steam is created. After a steady amount of steam has been created, cover and wait until the lid becomes very hot to the touch. 3. Reduce heat to low and continue to cook for 30 minutes.  

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Your Letters

Five Year Mark

What does it look like?

There are times in your life you experience something that you know will have an impact on you forever.

What does it weigh?

Five years ago, I had the honor to spend two weeks at the Gerson Clinic in Tijuana, Mexico, with two caregivers and other patients like me who were working on regaining our health. Those two weeks changed my life. 

What are its properties? You won’t find an answer, because cancer, and any other labeled disease, can’t survive outside of the body. It’s not something you would find growing on a tree, or in a yard somewhere - and this simple fact is exactly why Gerson Therapy and chiropractic care is so effective at restoring function, and in return, restoring health. When you look inside, you heal. When you look outside, you chase. You will NEVER gain full health believing it comes from outside of you.

Marcia Schaefer, DC and her mother

Today, April 7, 2016 is my five-year anniversary of leaving the clinic! My mom celebrates her one year anniversary of starting the therapy in ten days. Both of us are thriving.

At my five-year post-diagnosis appointment, I was told by my oncologist that while I had no sign of thyroid cancer anywhere, radioactive iodine was still very strongly recommended, so I could keep my “cancer free” status. 

While I wouldn’t wish families to have to endure the thing called cancer, I’m thankful every day that the resources the Gerson Institute provides are there to change people’s health if they are so inclined to utilize them. 

To me, it’s hard to keep a “cancer free” status, when I didn’t let a cancer diagnosis define me in the first place. If cancer scares you, it owns you. You HAVE to move past a place of fear in order to start healing.

Thank you, you are so appreciated!

What are the physical properties of cancer, outside of the body?

Marcia Schaefer, DC

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Disclaimer: The Gerson Institute is not a medical facility. The information provided in this newsletter is educational in nature, and should not be used as a substitute for the counsel of an experienced medical professional. Many people have recovered from illnesses using the Gerson Therapy. There are, however, many factors that impact whether an individual person will make a successful recovery. The Gerson Therapy has its limitations, and we can make no guarantees about its effectiveness for every individual; recovery is on a case-by-case basis.

Since 1984, Healing News has linked the Gerson Institute with its supporters and Gerson patients. The newsletter is published four times a year to educate about the Gerson Therapy and healthy living, provide updates on Gerson Institute programs and events, and share patient stories.

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