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Gerson diet, I was so pleased to see that also been reading up on alternative treat- cancer patients need some animal
the film discussed Dr. Prices’s research. ments, and several sources have cited protein—not excessive amounts, but
But at the end, I was astounded to find very similar dietary recommendations they do need it. There is no difference
the Gerson diet promotes veganism. for cancer patients: in digestibility between fish, chicken,
How can this be? Dr. Gerson and Dr. 1. Cut out all sugar. beef or pork, but meat should always
Price must have been contemporaries 2. Cut out all milk as milk causes the be consumed with fat, otherwise it is
and no doubt corresponded. While body to produce mucus, especially very hard to digest. Undigested meat
touting the Price research as meaning- in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer is eliminated at the same rate as ev-
ful and instrumental, Dr. Gerson then feeds on mucus. erything else you eat—you do not have
claims veganism is the only healthful, 3. Cancer cells thrive in an acid en- some kind of sorter in your digestive
restorative diet for chronic conditions vironment. A meat-based diet is tract that holds meat particles back and
such as cancer. I know the Foundation acidic. It is best to eat fish, and a lets other types of food move forward!
concurs that short term vegan diets for little chicken rather than beef or Meat does require digestive enzymes,
chronic conditions may be healing but pork. Also, meat protein is difficult but your body requires animal protein
certainly not long-term. to digest and requires a lot of diges- of some sort. If cancer patients eat a
After doing a search on the WAPF tive enzymes. Undigested meat lot of meat, they should take a digestive
website I did find a couple short refer- remaining in the intestines becomes enzyme. Most vegetables should be well
ences about the Gerson diet, but no in- putrefied and leads to more toxic cooked to neutralize anti-nutrients, and
depth articles. Are there any extensive buildup. served with lots of butter. Whole grains
articles available about this apparent 4. Consume 80 percent of food from and seeds are indigestible raw. Nuts
discrepancy? raw vegetables and juice, whole and seeds should be properly treated
Anne Greenwood, Chapter Leader grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruit to neutralize enzyme inhibitors and
Verde Valley/Sedona, Arizona to help put the body into an alkaline other anti-nutrients. To maintain proper
environment. About 20 percent acid-alkaline balance you need many
A key component of the original Gerson can be from cooked food including nutrients, including adequate protein,
diet was daily consumption of raw liver beans. vitamin D and phosphorus (found in
juice. But his daughter, Charlotte Ger- 5. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate. meat and whole grains). Missing from
son, no longer uses the raw liver juice, these recommendation for the cancer
and claims a vegan diet with lots of I’m wondering what you think of patient are important foods like cod
vegetable juices is the best therapy. (She these recommendations, and where ap- liver oil, coconut oil, bone broths and
does, however, prescribe vitamin B .) propriate, what your counter-recommen- lacto-fermented foods. Also missing are
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We do not know what kind of success dations would be for cancer patients. recommendations to detoxify heavy met-
she is getting, but her father got excel- Jamie McEwan als and safely remove amalgam fillings
lent results, largely, we think, because of Lakeville, Connecticut and root canals. Finally, cancer curing
the high amounts of vitamin A and other protocols should never be carried out as
nutrients from the liver juice. These recommendations are a typical do-it-yourself projects, but undertaken
example of good advice mixed with with the guidance of a knowledgeable
CONFUSING bad. It is good to eliminate coffee, tea, health care practitioner.
RECOMMENDATIONS chocolate, and sugar. We agree with Gifts and bequests to the
I was diagnosed in July with mul- cutting out all conventional milk, but Weston A. Price Foundation
tiple myeloma and have started on an raw whole milk is usually excellent for will help ensure the gift of good health
immunomodulatory drug therapy. I have cancer patients. Like everyone else, to future generations.
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