Gerson diet

The Gerson diet isdiet devised by Dr. Max Gerson (1881 - 1959).

Gerson believed that cancerother degenerativeautoimmune diseasescaused by chronic malfunctionscell metabolism,thatcan be effectively treated by restoring proper cell functioning throughdiet whichhighpotassiumlowsodium. He adviseddietfresh vegetablesfruit,minimum cookingideally without animal or dairy products, fats, or sugars.

The diet(perhaps not remarkably) similar tochangeeating patterns recommended by Dr. Joel Fuhrman.

Further reading

• A Cancer Therapy: ResultsFifty Cases andCureAdvanced Cancer, by Max Gerson, M.D. The Gerson Institute; 6th edition. (ISBN 0961152621)
• Dr. Max Gerson: HealingHopeless, by Howard Straus. Quarry Press, 2002. (ISBN 155082290X)
• "Krebskrankheit, ein Problem das Stoffwechsels" ("Cancer,problemmetabolism"), Medizinische Klinik No. 26, June 25, 1954, Munich, Germany