Gerson Therapy: what is your experience with it?

Jackie07 · 02-20-2012, 06:55 PM

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2012/02/popular-diets.html

[Gerson is not listed in this brand new article written by the dietician at MD Anderson - proof it's no longer 'popular'. As Amy has said after reading the link provided by Tanya: "Gerson has been pretty thoroughly investigated and debunked."

Paula O · 02-20-2012, 10:07 PM

IMHO, although the Gerson Therapy did not work for me , it does not mean that it (and other alternative therapies) never works for others. Yes, there is quackery out there because of people wanting to gain financially from desparate folks with cancer but I personally don't think all alternative cancer therapy is a hoax.

As I shared, I spoke with women with different types of breast cancer as well as some stage 4 folks with cancer in different areas of their bodies who did Gerson Therapy (and over the years I have personally known people who chose other natural approaches) who told me they have followed up with testing and are NED or stable and doing great. I see no reason for them to have lied to me about the success of the program in their case: they had absolutely nothing to gain or prove to me. I'm sincerely happy for anybody who has no evidence of disease whether they get there through non-toxic alternative therapies or conventional treatment.

Here are a few links that might be of interest for discussion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGJYQ...69D4C85B0690C9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lbs8...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BY9U...eature=related

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/beautiful-truth/

Paula

ElaineM · 02-21-2012, 10:56 AM

I don't think anyone here is saying (or writing) that alternative therapies in general don't work.
If we are interested in exploring therapies other than what has been suggested by our medical team we should try to learn as much as we can about those alternative therapies as we can before we start.
Most of us also know that conventional therapies don't work for everyone either.
Those who shared links probably did so in an attempt to help us learn about the Gerson Therapy from various sources. Other people may be sharing information about their experiences or the experiences of those they know who tried the Gerson Therapy. This tread is an open discussion, not an attack on the Gerson Therapy.
I have the Gerson books. My cousin who tried the Gerson Therapy sent them to me. Unfortunately she passed away of breast cancer 8 years ago. The Gerson Therapy did not work for her either. Some of the recipes look interesting, but I would never try the coffee enemas.
Personally I try to learn as much as I can from several sources about both conventional and alternative therapies I am considering before I start any therapy.
Doing that has helped prevent or control most problems with those therapies.