How the Gerson Therapy® Works
Most therapies, conventional or alternative treat only the individual symptoms while ignoring what is ultimately causing the disease. The reason the Gerson Therapy® is effective with so many different ailments is because it restores the body's incredible ability to heal itself. A debilitated immune system cannot do this. Rather than treating only the symptoms of a particular disease, the Gerson Therapy treats the cause of the disease itself.
The Gerson Therapy® aims to regenerate the body to health, supporting each important metabolic requirement by flooding the body with nutrients from almost 20 pounds of organically grown fruits and vegetables daily. Most is used to make fresh raw juice, one glass every hour, 13 times a day. Raw and cooked solid foods are generously consumed giving the body optimum nutrition. This diet is naturally full of live enzymes and nutrients is supported by various digestive enzymes, medications, vitamins and other natural substances.
Oxygenation is usually more than doubled, as oxygen deficiency in the blood contributes to many degenerative diseases. The metabolism is also stimulated through the addition of thyroid, potassium and other supplements, and by avoiding heavy animal fats, excess protein, sodium and other toxins.
Degenerative diseases render the body increasingly unable to excrete waste materials adequately, commonly resulting in liver and kidney failure. To prevent this, the Gerson Therapy® uses intensive detoxification to eliminate wastes, regenerate the liver, reactivate the immune system and restore the body's essential defences - enzyme, mineral and hormone systems. With generous, high-quality nutrition, increased oxygen availability, detoxification, and improved metabolism, the cells - and the body - can regenerate, become healthy and prevent future illness.
People who undertake the Therapy often find that although it takes great commitment and effort, the time on the therapy can provide unexpected opportunities for inner development which they would not have had with other therapies. And one other crucial aspect is that you will take charge of your own life, health and well-being.
Once the immune systemstarts to work again, it begins to break down tumours and release stored toxins from the diseased tissues into the blood stream. These toxins have to be constantly removed by the detoxification organs which must be stimulated to fulfill the task. To achieve this the intensive Therapy includes a strict regime of up to five coffee enemas a day, and castor oil enema every other day. The caffeine in the coffee enemas is absorbed by the liver, stimulating it to excrete the toxins which it filters from the blood. Increased bile flow allows the toxins to be expelled naturally. The castor oil is taken by mouth and travels through the gastro-intestinal tract. As the body gets rid of the castor oil, the toxins in the gastro-intestinal tract are also eliminated.