Dr. Gerson placed much value on the work of German lipid researcher
Johanna Budwig , Ph.D. (still living in her early nineties), who recommends
flax oil for enemas in colon cancer and bowel obstruction. Research in
North America has finally discovered the value of flax oil’s LNA in treating
smaller tumors, metastases, inflammatory conditions, high triglycerides,cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, weight loss, and other degenerative
illnesses.20
The Gerson Therapy requires a participant to use organic, cold-pressed
flax oil, such as that manufactured by Omega, Arrowhead Mills, Barleans,
or other  branded  names produced by the Organo process. But users should
never heat the oil as in putting it on a steaming hot potato or other vegetable
or cooki ng with it; heating alters the fatty acid chains in its chemical bonds
and actually renders the flax oil harmful to the body . Also, don’t consume
whole flaxseeds because of other components in them that interf ere with the
healing process. Flaxseed oil assists the body to utilize vitamin A. During the first month
of following the Gerson Therap y, take 2 tablespoonfuls of flax oil per day. After the first month and during  the balance of treatment, limit  your use of
flax oil to 1 tablespoonful daily . Flax oil is best taken at lunch or dinner as
part of the salad dressing or on potatoes and vegetables. BEE POLLEN  AND ROYAL JELL Y
There are two types of flower  pollen: an exceedingly light kind sent
haphazardly on the winds and another heavier form delivered mechanically
by bees and other insects. Bee pollen,  therefore, is the heavier , non-airborne
substance derived from the male seed of flowers known as entomophile
pollens,  which hitch a ride on hone ybees who forage among flower
blossoms. Entomophile pollens depend solely on insect transport for
spreading flowers’ fertilization. Because they are not airborne, the
entomophile pollens in bee pollen do not produce the widely disseminated
pollen-induced aller gies. Bee pollen contains massive amounts of nutritional ingredients, including
ten amino acids, ten minerals, fifteen vitamins, ten nutraceuticals,
antibiotics potent against E. coli and proteus microbes, and human-growth-
stimulating substances. All over our planet, scientists and medical
researchers praise the nutritive properties of bee pollen.21
The Gerson Therapy incorporates bee pollen into its program, especially
for those patients coping with cancer . Then, 2 to 4 teaspoonfuls per day of
bee pollen are used at the point of treatment progress when proteins are
reintroduced into the patient’ s diet, starting from approximately the tenth ortwelfth week. Noncancer patien ts can begin taking bee pollen earlier , about
the sixth week. Despite bee pollen’s being a nonaller genic substance, some
patients may exhibit allergies to it, so the initial dosage should probably be
as little as ½ teaspoonful per day . Royal jelly  is the rich subst ance fed to the queen bee for the whole of her
life and plays an essential role in the making of a queen. It is exceptionally
rich in hormone s, twenty amino acids, sugars, acetylcholine, DNA, RNA,
fatty acids, gelatin, collagen, gamma globulin, antibiotics, and B vitamins,
plus vitamins A, C, and E.22
As an optional nutritional supp lement that may be added to the Gerson
Therapy if desired, the recomm ended dosage of royal jelly is 100 mg in
capsules taken one hour before breakfast. Do not take royal jelly with hot
food. VITAMIN  B12 INJECTIONS  AND CRUDE  LIVER EXTRACT
Required for proper digestion, absorption of foods, the synthesis of
protein, and the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, vitamin B12 certainly
is an appropriate nutritional supplement for inclusion in the Gerson
Therapy . It is particularly effective for the treatment of anemia. Also, it aids
in normal cell formation and cellular longevity , prevents nerve damage,
maintains fertility , and promotes normal growth and development by
maintaining the fatty sheaths that cover and protect nerve endings.23
Vitamin B12 is administered by intramuscular injection into the gluteus
medius muscle, 0.1 cc (100 mcg) once daily for four to six months or more. It is accompanied simultaneously (in the same injection syringe ) by 3 cc of
crude liver extract. Dr. Gerson found that such liver therapy brings about
the restoration of new red blood corpuscles (reticulocytes) and helps the
body make the correct use of amino acids. He found crude liver extract was
indicated in intoxication during pregnancy; tuberculosis of the lungs and
other organs; arthritis deforman s in more advanced stages; mental diseases
and bodily asthenias; spastic conditions, especially angina pectoris; and
malignancies. Dr. Gers on reports that “leukemias and myelomas need greater doses of
liver juice [whic h is no longer available] and vitamin B12. . . . In the case of
all of these diseases, we have cause to assume the concomitant damage tothe liver has occurred as a result of permanent intoxication or functional
disorders of the neighboring or gans.”24
VITAMIN  C
Inasmuch as the Gerson diet contains large amounts of natural vitamin C,
a routine daily supplementation with this vitamin should not be necessary;
however , vitamin  C is the prime nutrient when it comes to overall support
of the immune system. Vitami n C is used supplementally as a tool for
fighting infectio n, and as part of a pain-relieving triad of natural and
nontoxic medica tions. It also offsets free radical pathology created by the
administration of chemotherapy or radiation therapy . The Gerson Therapy’ s dose of vitamin C comes in orally administered
crystalline (powdered) form such as Bronson’ s Vitamin C in an amount of 1
to 1.5 grams per day. Never  use calcium or sodium ascorbate, since these
two particular products will bring about serious detrimental effects. High
doses of intravenous vitamin C are associated with long-term survival in
patients with a variety of cancers, even after the tumors have metastasized. 25
CHARCOAL  TABLETS
Used as a controlling mechanism for diarrhea, gas absorption in the
intestinal tract, and externally in clay poultices, charcoal tablets  are made
from 10 grains of highly reamed wood charcoal. The numbe r of tablets
taken (dosages) is variable depending on the extent of symptoms. OX BILE POWDER AND  CASTILE  SOAP
For purposes of emulsification, ox bile powder  and castile soap  are
products applied to mix one liquid into another , making a suspension of
castor oil. Thus, as described in chapter 13, ox bile powder and castile soap
tend to bring the castor oil enema into solution.POLARIZING  TREA TMENT
Developed by the noted Mexico City cardiologist and researcher
Demetrio Sodi-P allares, M.D., an intravenous solution known as GKI is
infused intraven ously as an addition to the Gerson Therapy . GKI consists of
1 liter of 10 percent dextrose in water , 20 mEq of potassium chloride, and
15 units “lente” insulin. Up to a maximum of 3 liters of GKI are
administered to the patient over twenty-four hours to bring about the
reduction of intercellular edema, increase cellular uptake of potassium,
stimulate anaerobic and aerobic glycolysis (particularly in the Krebs cycle
and oxidative phosphorylation) , lower intercellular acidosis, and promote
protein synthesis. It is a nontoxi c but potent analgesic. Polarizing treatment
is a recent add-on to the Gerson Therapy protocol. GKI, the basic polarizing solution, is described in Merck’s Manual of
Standard Medical Procedur es, a standard medical text. Dr. Sodi-Pallares
reports that in many patients who are deficient in potassium, it is necessary
to provide GKI as a transport mechanism to help potassium travel through
the cell membrane. He achieve d this by using glucose (G), a potassium
solution (K), and a small amount of insulin (I), which are injec ted together
intravenously . Polarizing treatment promotes healing in the diseased heart
and in tissues damaged by cancer and other degenerative illnesses. Patients
with edema do experience an accelerated reabsorption and release of the
tissue fluids that they have accumulated.26 Since the Gerson Therapy
provides ample potassium as well as glucose in juices, one can use just 3
units of lente insulin in some patients to produce the same result. AMYGDALIN /LAETRILE
Laetrile,  the purified form of amygdalin,  which occurs naturally in
apricot pits and many other foods, was thought to cure cancer , but over time
we have learned that it does not do so by itself. Laetrile is a cyanogenic
glycoside (meaning that it contains cyanide), but it is nontoxic. It has been
used by some Gerson Therapy facilities as an analgesic for the relief of pain
and for other anticancer properties. While it is not a standard  part of the
Gerson Therapy protocol, Gerson patients may request laetrile  from their
physician for use in their treatment. It has come into more common use andis more effectiv e when applied with hyperthermia, hot tub baths, and hot
fomentations.27
References for Chapter Eleven
1
Petersdorf, R., et al., eds. Harrison ’s Principles of Internal Medicine. New Y ork: McGraw-Hill, 1983, pp. 614-623. 2
Mazzaferri, E.L. “Adult hypothyroidism.” Postgraduate Medicine. 79:64-72, 1986. 3
Barnes, B.O. ; Galton, L. Hypothyr oidism: The Unsuspected Illness. New
York: Thomas Crowell, 1976. 4
Langer , S.E. ; Scheer , J.F. Solved: The Riddle of Illness. New Canaan,
Conn.: Keats Publishing, 1984. 5
Dorland’ s Illust rated Medical Dictionary , 28th ed. Philadelphia: WB. Saunders Company , 1994, p. 1543. 6
Gerson Therap y Practitioner ’s Training Seminar Workbook . Bonita,
Calif.: The Gerson Institute, 1996, p. 49. 7
The Gerson Handbook,  4th ed. Bonita, Calif.: The Gerson Institute, 1996,
p. 6. 8
Gerson, M. A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases and The Cure of
Advanced Cancer by Diet Therapy . Bonita, Calif.: The Gerson Institute,
1990, p. 205. 9
Gerson, C. “Restoring the healin g mechanism in other chronic diseases.”
In Gerson, M., A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases and The Cure
of Adva nced Cancer by Diet Therapy . Bonita, Calif.: The Gerson
Institute, 1990, pp. 391-399. 10Op, cit., Gerson Therapy Pract itioner ’s Training Seminar Workbook,  p.
47. 11
Ibid., p. 48. 12
Lee, L.; Turner , L. The Enzyme Cure: How Plant Enzymes Can Help You
Relieve 36 Health Problems. Tiburon, Calif.: Future Medicine
Publishing, 1998, p. 20. 13
Op. cit., Dorland’ s Illustrated Medical Dictionary , p. 1254. 14
Lieberman, S.; Bruning, N. The Real Vitamin and Mineral Book. Garden
City Park, N.Y : Avery Publishing Group, 1997, pp. 97-99. 15
Hoffer, A.; Walker, M. Putting It All Together: The New Orthomolecular
Nutrition. New Canaan, Conn.: Keats Publishing, 1996. 16
Hoffer, A.; Walker , M. Smart Nutrients : A Guide to Nutrients That Can
Prevent and Reverse Senility . Garden  City Park, N.Y: Avery Publishing
Group, 1994. 17
Murray , M.T Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements. Rocklin, Calif.:
Prima Publishing, 1996, pp. 394-399. 18
Op. cit.,  Gerson, M., 1990, p. 41 1. 19
Erasmus, U. Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill. Burnaby , British Columbia,
Canada: Alive Books, 1997, p. 282. 20
Ibid.,  pp. 282, 283. 21
Brown, R. The World’s Only Perfect Food: The Bee Pollen Bible. Prescott, Ariz.: Hohm Press, 1993, pp. 131-145. 22
Ibid.,  pp. 21 1-218. 23Balch, J.F; and Balch, PA. Prescription for Nutritional Healing. 2nd ed. Garden City Park, N.Y : Avery Publishing Group, 1997, p. 16. 24
Op. cit., Gerson, M., 1990, pp. 79-81. 25
Null, G. The Complete Encyclopedia of Natural Healing. New York:
Kensington Books, 1998, p.102. 26
The Gerson Handbook: An Adjunct of A Cancer Therapy—Results of
Fifty Cases by Max Gerson, M.D. Practical Guidance, Resour ces, and
Recipes for Gerson Therapy Patients,  4th ed. Bonita , Calif.: Gerson
Institute, 1996, p. 7. 27
Ibid.,  p. 50. OceanofPDF .comChapter Twelve
LIVER DET OXIFICA TION WITH COFFEE ENEMA
Kent Gardner , aged forty-six, a taxidermist living in Phoenix, Arizona,
discovered that he had only an 8 percent chance of five-year survival
because cancer  of both the esophagus and larynx had struck him. Expanding in Mr. Gardner ’s throat was a golf-ball-sized malignant tumor
that imminently endangered his life. “I bought the Gerson Therapy book [A Cancer Therapy:  Results of Fifty
Cases], read it two times in less than twenty days, and decided, what do I
have to lose? I knew I was dying. The coffee enemas were a mental hurdle I
had to overcome, but once I experienced one of them, I could feel a
difference in the boosting of my health and realized their importance,” Kent
Gardner wrote for the Gerson Healing Newsletter . (Mr. Gardner ’s
photograph may be viewed on the facing page). “After about one and a half months, the swelling was way down , and the
tumor was dead ,” he continues. “Reducing in size weekly , it was rotting in
my throat. Frankly , it felt like hell! This thing now rotting produced a
constant, horribl e smell unlike anything I had ever experienced—even after
working for twenty-four years as a taxidermist! “Still doing the Gerson Therapy  faithfully , about two and a half months
later, as I was locking my car to walk into a local hardware store, the dead
tumor fluttered [vibrated] for about two seconds, then as I swallowed I felt
it break free. I sort of staggered into the store, feeling panicked. I broke into
profuse sweatin g and started losing consciousness. I fell to my knees in a
series of convulsions, and I knew I was in trouble,“ Mr . Gardner asserts.Kent Gardner
“Thinking about this situation later, I realized the tumor had fallen into
my stomach, where it mixed with digestive juices, producin g ammonia
poisons and gases. I should have  tried to throw it up, but ego, and not being
able to think clearly, didn’ t allow me to vomit publicly . To this day,” admits
Mr. Gard ner, “I don’t remember or know how I managed to make it back to
my car and then drive home, which was a twenty-minute ride. For the next
five days I was totally bedridden. “I took three coffee enemas a day; my wife helped me, doing all that was
necessary . The tumor ’s toxic effects were manifold—headaches, vomiting,
bad abdominal cramps, flulike aches and pains of the joints and muscles,
fever , sleeplessness, fast pulse,  dry mouth, no appetite, constipation, and
many other troubles,” the taxidermist states. “I was in an awful state of
absolute illness! “But on the sixth day I felt better and was able to walk around. I have
been walking on water ever since. Because of that experience, I have done
my homework and am experientially educated far beyond my I.Q.,
concerning the human body and nutrition,” Kent Gardner says. “All living
cells and organisms on this planet need water , food, and air. It is the quality ,
not the quantity , that determine s perfect health, or disease. You can’t trash
and pollute your body and expect to have perfect health. What all of us needare daily  coffee enemas, something I do on a regular basis—can—cer or
not.”
ORIGINS OF  COFFEE  ENEMAS AS  GERSON  THERAPY
The much dispu ted, ridiculed, and controversial coffee enemas  have an
unusual origin in becoming a primary component of the Gerson Therapy . Certainly enemas are not new; they were transcribed as part of the
Manual of Discipline,  recorded two thousand years ago, comprising one of
the books in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Also, The Essene Gospel of Peace,  a
third-century Aramaic manuscript found in the secret archives of the
Vatican, strongly advises abou t the taking of enemas in the following
manner:1
 
I tell you truly, the angel of water shall cast out of your body
all uncleannesses which defiled it without and within. And
all uncle an and evil-smelling things shall flow out of you,
even as the uncleannesses of garments washed in water flow
away and are lost in the stream of the river. I tell you truly,
holy is the ange l of water who cleanses all that is unclean
and makes all evil-smelling things of a sweet odor .... Think not that it is sufficient  that the angel of water
embrace you outwards only. I tell you truly, the uncleanness
within is greater by much than the uncleanness without. And
he who cleans es himself without, but within remains
unclean, is like to tombs that outwards are painted fair, but
are within full of all manner of horrible uncleannesses and
abominations. So I tell you truly, suffer the angel of water to
baptize you also within, that you may become free from all
your past sins, and that within likewise you may become as
pure as the river ’s foam sporting in the sunlight....
Seek, therefore, a large trailing gourd, having a stalk the
length of a man; take out its inwards and fill it with water
from the river which the sun has warmed. Hang it upon the
branch of a tree, and kneel upon  the ground before the angelof water , and suffer the end of the stalk of the trailing gourd
to enter your hinder parts, that the water may flow through
all your bowels. Afterwards rest kneeling on the ground
before the angel  of water and pray to the living God that he
will forgive you all your past sins, and pray to the angel of
water that he will free your body from every uncleanness
and disease. Then let the water run out from your body , that
it may carry away from within it all the unclean and evil-
smelling things of Satan. And you shall see with your eyes
and smell with your nose all the abominations and
uncleannesses which defiled the temple of your body; even
all the sins whic h abode in your body , tormenting you with
all manner of pains. I tell you truly, baptism with water frees
you from  all of these. Renew your baptizing with water on
every day of your fast, till the day when you see that the
water which flows out of you is as pure as the river ’s foam. Then betake your body to the coursing river, and therein the
arms of the angel of water render thanks to the living God
that he has freed you from your sins. And this holy baptizing
by the angel of water is the Rebirth unto the new life. So enemas have been used for general purposes of detoxification since
ancient times. However , the use of coffee to increase the effectiveness of
treatment and to reduce pain probably dates back only to the time of the
First World War. A Gerson Therapy exponent, Dr. Jerry Waters, tells the
following story about the original administrations of enemas containing the
coffee beverage:
 
During W orld W ar I, Germany was surrounded by the Allies’
military forces, and many imported materials were short or
missing for German citizens. Among other things, morphine
was running very low in supply . Also there was hardly any
coffee available to drink. Moreover , painkillers, anesthetics,
and other drugs  were lacking too. When soldiers were sentback from the front lines, severely wounded, and in need of
surgery, there usually was just a bit of anesthesia available—
perhaps only enough to get them through the surgical
operation. when the anesthesia wore off, obviously the pain set in for
the wounded soldier . In many cases, after the doctors
finished operating, they ordered plain water enemas for the
patients. But the nurses were desperately looking for
something more to help the soldiers deal with their pain. It happened that there was always coffee brewing,
available only for the surgeons to drink. They often had to
work around the clock, and needed to be kept awake by
caffeine in the beverage. Sometimes, a little of their black
coffee was left over. Apparentl y, some nurse had the idea
that, since the cof fee was doing the sur geons good, perhaps it
would also help the soldiers. So the nurses poured a quantity
of the leftover coffee into the soldiers’ enema buckets. The
soldiers receiving coffee enem as reported that these were
doing them some good, and that their pain was much
relieved. These reports coming out of the First World War aroused the interest of
two researchers, Professor O. A. Meyer , M.D., and Professor  Martin
Heubner , M.D., at the German University of Goettingen’ s College of
Medicine. (Please see Dr. Max Gerson’ s lecture describing this occurrence,
reproduced in its entirety in Appendix II of A Cancer Therapy : Results of
Fifty Cases. ) During the 1920s, these two medical professors further
examined the effect of caffeine when given rectally to rats. They observed
that the caffeinated enemas stimulated the laboratory animals’ bile ducts to
open, and the professors then published their findings in the German
medical literature. For some time after learning of this research by Professors Meyer and
Heubner , Dr. Max Gerson used a combination of the two drugs, caffeine
and potassium citrate, in the form of drops that were added to the enema
water . But he found later that a solution simply made by boiling coffeegrounds was more effective and was much more easily available to
everybody who wanted to take coffee enemas. Thus, Dr. Gerson
incorporated a program of detoxification using coffee enem as into the
Gerson Therapy , and the same procedure remains today .2
THE BENEFICIAL  ACTION OF A  COFFEE  ENEMA
Enemas made from drip-grind boiled coffee have proven themselves an
advantageous means of restoring the liver. The caffeine drug in coffee
administered as an enema definitely detoxifies the liver and is a primary
therapeutic approach of the Gerson Therapy . “This treatmen t should be
followed strictly , both in the clinic and later at home, for at least two
years.... The liver is the main organ for the regeneration of the body’ s
metabolism for the transformation of food from intake to output ,” writes Dr.
Gerson.3
During a 1985 conference on cancer treatment conducted by the late
alternative treatment cancer specialist Harold Manner , Ph.D., held at King
of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Manner discussed the internal workings of a
coffee enema. He announced to the audience that he learned about these
physiological actions from Dr. Max Gerson, who had expounded on the
subject in the same way at least thirty years before. He gave Dr. Gerson full
credit for developing this liver detoxification technique for the treatment of
cancer . The next few paragra phs are paraphrased from Dr. Manner ’s
description of the body’ s cleans ing mechanism that occurs when the coffee
enema is administered. While the coffee enema is being retained in the gut (for an optimum
period ranging from twelve to fifteen minutes), all of the body’ s blood
passes through the liver every three minutes. The hemorrhoidal blood
vessels dilate from exposure to the caffeine; in turn, the liver’s portal veins
dilate too. Simultaneously , the bile ducts expand with blood, the bile flow
increases, and the smooth muscl es of these internal organs relax. The blood
serum and its many components are detoxified as this vital fluid passes
through the individual’ s caffeina ted liver. The quart of water being retained
in the bowel stimulates the visceral nervous system, promoting  peristalsis. The water deliv ered through the bowel dilutes the bile and causes an even
greater increase  in bile flow. There is a flushing of toxic bile which isfurther affected by the body’ s enzymatic catalyst known to physiologists as
glutathione S-transferase (GST). The GST is increased in quantity in the small bowel by 700 percent,
which is an excellent physiological effect, because this enzym e quenches
free radicals. These quenched radicals leave the liver and gallbladder as bile
salts flowing through the duodenum. The bile salts are carrie d away by
peristalsis in the gut, traveling from the small intestine, through the colon,
and out the rectum. In 1990,  the Austrian surgeon Peter Lechner , M.D., and his colleagues,
who had been investigating Dr. Gerson’ s cancer treatment, discussed the
benefits of increasing quantitie s of GST in the gut. It was then that Dr.
Lechner reported:4
• GST binds bilirubin and its glucuronides so that they can be eliminated
from the hepatocytes (liver cells). • GST blocks and detoxifies carcinogens, which require oxidation or
reduction to be activated. Its catalytic function produces a protective
effect against many chemical carcinogens. • GST forms a covalent bond with nearly all highly electrophilic (free
radical) substances, which is the precondition of their elimination from
the body . The intermediate products of potential liver poisons
(hepatotoxic cytostatics ) also belong in this category of forming free
radical pathology . Before the above published finding, Dr. Lechner had decided in 1984 that
the coffee enema had a very specific purpose: lowering serum  toxins. His
medical report states, “Cof fee enemas have a definite effect on the colon
which can be observed with an endoscope. Wattenber g and coworkers were
able to prove in 1981 that the palmitic acid found in coffee promotes the
activity of glutathione S-transferase and other ligands by manyfold times
above the norma l. It is this enzyme group which is responsible primarily for
the conjugation of free electroph ile radicals which the gall bladd er will then
release.”5
Starting in the late 1970s, the laboratory owned and supervised by
biochemist Lee W Wattenber g, Ph.D., identified two salts of palmitic acid,
cafestol palmitate and kahweol palmitate (both present in coffee), as the
potent intensifiers of glutathione S-transferase. Such enhancement turns this
enzyme into a major detoxifica tion system that catalyzes the binding of a
vast variety of electron acceptors (the electrophiles) from the bloodstreamto the sulfhydryl group of glutathione. Because the reactive ultimate
carcinogenic forms of chemicals are electrophiles, the glutathione S-
transferase syste m becomes an important mechanism for cleanin g away any
existing cancer cells (carcinogenic detoxification).6,7,8
This detoxifying of cancer cells has been demonstrated innumerable
times by experiments on laboratory mice wherein detoxification of the liver
increases by 600 percent and the small bowel detoxifies by 700 percent
when coffee beans are added to the animals’ diet. Analogous results take
place within humans who are giving themselves cof fee enemas.9,10,11
COFFEE  ENEMAS  CAUSE  EXCRETION OF  CANCER  BREAKDOWN  PRODUCTS
The coffee enema has a very specific purpose in the treatm ent and
reversal of degenerative disease s. As stated by Dr. Peter Lechner , it lowers
the quan tity of blood serum toxins, literally cleaning the poisons out of
fluids nourishing normal cells. Invariably , some small quantities of poisons
are contained therein. Each cell is challenged by toxins, oxygen starvation,
malnutrition, or trauma which collectively alter the cell’s molecular
configuration and cause it to lose its preference for potassium. As explained
in chapte rs 10 and 11, sodium competes with potassium for association sites
in damaged cells. Loss of cellular potassium and increase of cellular sodium results in
decreased electr on flow through the damaged cell, which some biochemists
refer to as a macr omolecule . This injured macromolecule becomes
unattractive to paramagnetic ions and a subsequent disor ganization of water
molecules may take place. Because bulk-phase water , structured in a high-
energy state, is the main mecha nism controlling cellular water content and
purity , any disturbance in water structuring will result in the cell’s swelling
with excess water and extracellular solutes. When the internal environment
of the macromolecule becomes polluted with excess water and extracellular
materials, mitoc hondrial produ ction of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is
greatly impaired. The result is that macromolecules cannot produce
sufficient ener gy to repair themselves unless the challenge is removed. Endogenous serum toxins can be generated within macromolecules by
bacteria and by malignant cells. It’s been observed that surroun ding almost
any active malignancies are spheres of damaged normal tissue in whichwater structuring is impaired by the chronic insult of tumor toxins. Energy
production and immunity are depressed in these macromolecule s, which are
swollen with excess salt and water . Such damaged tissue possesses a
decreased blood circulation because oversized edematous cells crowd
together inside the capillaries, arterioles, and lymph ducts.12
Teaching that improved blood circulation and tissue integrity would
prevent the spread and cause the destruction of malignancies, Max Gerson,
M.D., held it as axiomatic that no cancer could exist in the presence of
normal metaboli sm. Dr. Gerson’ s favorite example of this fact was that the
tissues of healthy laboratory animals receiving transplanted malignant
tumors quickly kill these tumo rs by the process of inflamm ation which
arises in the healthy animal hosts. They defend themselves against such
foreign proteins . In order to cause transplanted malignant cells to “take” in
the experimental animals, laboratory technicians must first damage the
animals’ thyroid  and adrenal glands. Of course, Dr. Gerson’ s efforts were
directed toward  healing and normality . His desire was to create a near-
normal metabolism in tissues surrounding his patients’ existing malignant
tumors. Enzyme systems in the liver and small bowel are responsible for
conversion and neutralization of the four most common tissue toxins,
polyamines, ammonia, toxic-bound nitrogen, and electrophiles, all of which
can cause cell and membrane damage. Such protective liver and gut enzyme
systems are massively increas ed in their beneficial effects by coffee
enemas. Twenty years after his death, editors at the highly scien tific journal
Physiological Chemistry and Physics  complimented Dr. Gerson by
reprinting one of his works. They affirmed, “Caffeine enemas cause dilation
of bile ducts, which facilitat es excretion of toxic cancer breakdown
products by the liver and dialysis of toxic products from blood across the
colonic wall.”13
PAIN RELIEF  RESUL TS FROM  TAKING  COFFEE  ENEMAS
Prior to the reported findings of both Dr. Lee W Wattenber g and Dr. Peter
Lechner , medical journalist Mark F. McCarty , in 1981, wrote in the journal
Medical Hypotheses,  14 “At the Senate Select Subcommittee hearing on
cancer research in 1946,15 five independent medical doctors who had hadpersonal experience with patien ts treated by Dr. Gerson, submitted letters
indicating that they had been surprised and encouraged by the results they
had seen, and urged a widespread trial of the method inclu ding taking
coffee enemas. One of these doctors claimed that ‘relief of severe pain was
achieved in about 90 percent of cases’.”
Observations so recorded back in 1946 were the truth then and remain
correct today in the same way. While the use of coffee as an enema often
evokes astonishment and mirth in persons who don’t use enema s as well as
in those who emphatically prefer to drink their coffee at the nearby
Starbucks
  beverage shop, these same people would benefit immensely
from receiving coffee through the rectum. They could get rid of their pain
and other discomforts, whatever the source, by accepting the value of this
detoxification method. From the patient’ s point of view , no matter which
degenerative disease is causing symptoms, the coffee enema means relief
from confusion,  general nervous tension, depression, many allergy-related
symptoms, and, most importantly , from severe pain.16
COFFEE  ENEMAS  STIMULA TE BILE FLOW
The coffee enema is in a class by itself as a therapeutic agent. In no way
does the oral administration of beverage coffee have the same effect as its
rectal administration. On the contrary , drinking coffee virtually ensures
reabsorption of toxic bile. Whil e other agents classed as stimulators of bile
flow (choleretics) do increase bile production from the liver, they hardly
enhance any detoxifying by that organ’s enzyme systems. Choleretics do
nothing to ensure the passage of bile from the intestines out the rectum. It’s
a physiological fact that bile is normally reabsorbed up to ten times by the
body before working its way out of the intestines in feces. The enzyme-
intensifying ability of the coffee enema is unique among choleretics. Because it does not allow reabsorption of toxic bile by the liver across the
gut wall, it is an entirely effective means of detoxifying the bloodstream
through existing enzyme systems in both the liver and the small intestine. Inasmuch as clinical practice has taught clinicians utilizing the Gerson
Therapy that coffee enemas are well tolerated by patients when used as
frequently as every four hours in a twenty-four -hour period, the coffee
enema should be categorized  in the medical literature as the onlynonreabsorbed, effective, repeatable choleretic agent. Such a classification
could go far to bring about the healing of pathologies that require quick
absorption and no reuse of bile. SUMMARIZING THE  PHYSIOLOGICAL  BENEFITS OF  COFFEE  ENEMAS
Dr. Gerson hypothesized on the physiological actions and effects of
coffee enemas and observed their clinical benefits. Introducing a quart of boiled coffee solution into the colon will
accomplish the following physiological benefits:
• It dilutes portal blood and, subsequently , the bile. • Theophylline and theobromine, major nutraceutical consti tuents of
coffee, dilate blood vessels and counter inflammation of the gut. • The palmitates of coffee enhance glutathione S-transferase, which is
responsible for the removal of many toxic radicals from blood serum. • The fluid of the enema itself stimulates the visceral nervous system,
promoting peristalsis and the transit of diluted toxic bile from the
duodenum out the rectum. • Because the stimulating enema  is retained for up to fifteen minutes, and
because all the blood in the body passes through the liver nearly every
three minutes, coffee enemas represent a form of dialysis of blood across
the gut wall. Coffee enemas are safe when used within the context of the combined
regime of the Gerson Therapy . Dr. Gerson’ s stated intention in supplying a
sodium-restricted, high-potassium, high-micronutrient diet of fruits,
vegetables, and whole grains was to supply all nutrients, known and
unknown, which are necessary for cell respiration and energy production. High-potassium, low-sodium environments tend to return cell
macromolecules to normal configuration states and to improve water
structuring and water content. The addition by Dr. Gerson of supplemental
potassium salts as acetate, gluconate, and phosphate (monob asic) to the
diet, in which malate is supplied by frequent use of apples, improves the
efficiency of the tricarboxylic acid (Krebs) cycle in mitochondrial energy
production. The Krebs cycle is a series of enzyme reactions in which the
body uses carbohydrates, protei ns, and fats to yield carbon dioxide, water ,
and ener gy for or gan functions.Animal protein restriction, employed by Dr. Gerson as a temporary
aspect of treatment for his degen erative disease patients, was observed even
in the late nineteenth century to aid in the reduction of cellular edema. Administration of high loading doses of thyroid hormone and Lugol’ s
solution result in multiplication  of mitochondria, which have their own
DNA and RNA and replicate independently of the cell. Thyroid is known to
improve cell oxidation of sugars and therefore ATP production so that cell
energy is markedly increased. These numerous treatment mechanisms, including coffee enemas,
proposed by Dr . Max Gerson achieve the following. They:
• Reduce blood serum toxins to eliminate chronic challenge to damaged
normal cells (macromolecules),
• Improve cell potassium ion content,
• Reduce cell sodium content,
• Reduce cell swelling through improved water structuring,
• Increase cell mitochondria count and activity , and
• Supply micronutrients necessary for cell ener gy production and repair . For a person attempting to cope with any form of chronic or acute illness
occurring from some degenerative process, the contribution of low blood
serum toxin levels by the regula r administration of coffee enemas is basic to
achieving increased cell energy production, enhanced tissue integrity ,
improved blood circulation, boosted immunity , better tissue repair , and
cellular regenera tion. All of these beneficial physiological effects have been
observed clinic ally to result from the administration of the combined
regime of the Gerson healing program. Unquestionably , taking coffee
enemas is among the most vital aspects of the Gerson Therapy . References for Chapter T welve
1
Szekely , E.B. The Essene Gospel of Peace. London: International
Biogenic Society , 1981, pp. 15, 16. 2
Gerson, M. “The cure of advanced cancer by diet therapy: a summary of
30 years of clinical experimentation.” Appendix II in A Cancer Therapy:Results of Fifty Cases,  6th ed. Bonita, Calif.: The Gerson Institute, 1999,
pp. 407, 408. 3
Ibid.,  p. 247. 4
Lechner , P; Kronber ger, 1. “Erfahrungen mit dem Einsatz der
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Chasseaud, L.E “The role of glutathione S-transferase in the metabolism
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glutathione S-transferase (G-S-T) activity and 7-12-
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Cope, F.W. “Pathology of structured water and associated cations in cells
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30 years of clinical experimentation.” Physiological Chemistry and
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McCarty , M. “Aldosterone and the Gerson diet—a speculation.” Medical
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Subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the United
States Senate, 1946. Seventy-ninth Congress, Second Session, Hearings
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Healing Newsletter . no. 13, May/June 1986, p. 99. OceanofPDF .comChapter Thirteen
COFFEE ENEMA AND HOW T O TAKE THEM
Broadly known almost as a hallm ark of the Gerson Therapy , the technique
of giving  or receiving coffee enemas for program participants has reaped its
share of denigration. Numbers of critics, general detractors, and outright
slanderers have  condemned the practice; yet rectal self-injection with a
quart of liquid containing cof fee beverage is therapeutic and healing. Exemplifying disparagement of coffee enemas was the edito r of the
Journal of the American Medical Association,  Morris Fishbein, M.D. Now
deceased, Dr. Fishbein was an avowed enemy of Max Gerson , M.D. and
anything to do with his treatm ent program. Publicly and privately , in
speaking of alternative methods  of healing, then known as “unconventional
cancer therapies,” Dr . Fishbein used to repeatedly of fer the tired joke: “How
do you want your cof fee enema, with cream or sugar?”
ADDRESSING THE  TOPIC OF  COFFEE  ENEMAS
But even with a supposed medical oddity relating to its coffee enemas,
the Gerson Therapy has won worldwide respectability . For instance, in a
letter dated March 8, 1999, the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley , a member of the
House of Lords in England, invited Charlotte Gerson to address members of
the English Parliament about the Gerson Therapy . Peers and MPs attended
her presentation before the Parliamentary Group for Alternative and
Complementary Medicine on May 19, 1999, and her lecture was a great
success. Furthermore, Dr. Gerson’ s daughter accepts invitations to address
medical school classes as well, and there are many from which to choose. It
is dif ficult to describe the incredulous facial expressions which ripple across
the audience of medical students when the topic of coffee enemas isintroduced. Embarrassed sniggering invariably may be heard from several
seats in the lectu re hall. And then a wise guy student will be heard to heckle
aloud, “How do you take your coffee?” Snatching a page from Dr.
Fishbein’ s book, Charlotte Gerson doesn’ t miss a beat when she swiftly
answers: “Black— without  cream and sugar .” Laughter relaxes the entire
classroom and Charlotte goes on to explain this detoxifying aspect of her
famous father ’s treatment program. Responses from  the audience of budding doctors will typically be: “Boy ,
I’ll bet you get a buzz out of that!” Or, “Couldn’ t you just drink three or
four cups of coffee?” Or, “Why go to all that trouble just for a caffeine
high?” And eventually , the most  significant question gets asked from active
student thinkers  whose medical interests are piqued, “What does a coffee
enema do?”
Since the full answer was given in our prior chapter , you know the
correct response already . If not, please return to read chapter 12. DR. GERSON  SUMMARIZES THE  COFFEE  ENEMA  PROCEDURE
In a succinct manner, Dr. Max Gerson summarized the best procedure for
self-administration of a coffee enema. He had written down the simple steps
in abbreviated form for easy following. Those directions were recorded in
his famous text for the medical consumer , and the Gerson Institute has
carried forward with refinement s to his method as described in its volume
of educational literature. Dr. Gerson suggests that the individual assume a specific body position
when taking a coffee enema. He writes: “To make enemas most effective,
the patient should lie on his right side, with both legs drawn close to the
abdomen, and breathe deeply , in order to suck the greatest amount of fluid
into all parts of the colon. The fluid should be retained ten to fifteen
minutes.”
As was described by now-deceased Harold Manner , Ph.D., in chapter 12,
within twelve minutes nearly all the caffeine from the coffee is absorbed
through the bowel wall and into the hemorrhoidal veins. From these blood
vessels it flows directly into the portal veins and then into the liver. Dr.
Gerson advises for cancer patients and other very sick people  that during
the first months of treatment, enemas may be taken as frequently as everyfour hours, day and night, for their optimal effect. Some terminal cancer
patients save their lives and restore health by taking five coffee enemas
each day for months at a time.1
In his writings, the formulation that the much-respected German-
American physi cian had offered as the best coffee enema conc entration is
the following:
1. Drop 3 rounde d tablespoonfuls of ground (drip) coffee (not instant)
into one quart of water . 2. Let the solutio n boil three minutes and then simmer fifteen minutes
more. 3. Strain the solution. 4. Fill a quart glass container with the liquid and let cool to body
temperature. 5. Use this solution at body temperature for purposes of bowel infusion. The daily amoun t of coffee liquid can be prepared at one time, or a more
concentrated coffee solution may be made and then diluted down to the
required strength for repeate d separate enemas during consecutive
applications. COFFEE  ENEMA  IMPROVEMENTS  OVER HALF A  CENTUR Y
Detoxification of the body is one of the most important life-enhancement
contributions of the Gerson Therapy . The coffee enema is the basic
procedure employed; but since  the colon is a highly absorptive organ,
enemas can be applied for various reasons. As you learned  in the last
chapter , enemas  go back to the ancients, and are described in literature
through the ages. During the past half century or more since Dr. Gerson first instituted
coffee enemas as part of his treatment program, many improve ments have
been added as refinements to the actual enema procedure. This section will
describe some of those new methods that the Gerson Institute has
incorporated. Self-administration of the regular coffee enema has been modified
slightly and is now made as follows:
1. Take three rounded tablespoonfuls of drip-grind coffee and add them
to a quart of boiling water (use distilled water if your drinking  water isfurnished from a fluoridated water source; use filtered water if you reside
in an average drinking water area). 2. Let the mixtu re boil for three minutes uncovered and allow it to
simmer for another fifteen minutes more covered. 3. Strain the solution through a fine strainer to catch floating  coffee
grounds. Or employ a coarser strainer lined with a filter cloth, such as an
old, used piece of white sheeting or a piece cut from a knit undershirt. Add enough hot water to refill a glass container up to the 1-quart level. (Some water will have been lost in boiling and straining.) 4. Prepare yourself to instill this coffee solution into the rectum when it
cools to body temperature. PROCEDURE FOR  INSTILLING  THE COFFEE  ENEMA
The patient should lie either on the padded floor (use a cushioning mat)
or on a mattress protected with a plastic sheet, either setup covered for
comfort with a towel. Rather than the floor or a bed, some patients use a
camp bed or the famous enema bench. This enema bench is made up of a
table, about the size of a 4-foot-by-2-foot cocktail table, covered with a 3-
to 4-inch-thick layer of foam rubber , which, in turn, is covered with some
Naugahyde or plastic for easy cleaning. In fact, if you are able to get up and down easily , most often a clean
bathroom floor works best for giving yourself an enema. If that is the case,
you may prefer to put some soft padding on the bathroom floor , cover it
with plastic and a towel (a lawn chaise pad is excellent), plop down a
pillow , and lie down on that padded floor . Be sure, in any case,  that you or
the patient you’re assisting are comfortable and warm. The patient should lie on his or her right side, with legs pulled up in a
relaxed position . If, due to pain, the patient is unable to lie on the right side,
it is acceptable to lie on one’s back, also with legs pulled up. Lie on the left
side only as a last resort because the coffee enema goes deeper into the
bowel most effectively from the right side. Take your time letting gravity
force the fluid into your rectum  and bowel. Have the bottom of an enema
bag or bucket elevated only about 18 inches above the tube’ s end that is
penetrating one’ s anus.The enema once  fully infused into the colon should, ideally , be held for
from twelve to fifteen minutes. By that time, almost all the available
caffeine has been absorbed. It is not suggested to hold it longer than fifteen
minutes, since the liquid will also be absorbed into the system. If a person
cannot hold the enema for twelve minutes, he or she should do the best they
can without trying desperately to retain the fluid, which could bring on
abdominal cram ping. If she or he can only manage say six to nine minutes,
do release the liquid at that shorter interval. Eventually , holding the coffee
enema inside the bowel for twelve minutes does become quite comfortable. It merely takes practice, and some people have taken three or four months
before achieving the ideal time period. A C OFFEE  ENEMA FOR THE  BEDF AST PATIENT
Occasionally , a patient is bedfas t and cannot get up for an enema or go to
the bathroom. In that case, assistance from a support person is required. Then, proceed as we have described above:
1. Cover the mattress and bed clothing with plastic and a towel. 2. Have the patient take the enema while lying in bed. 3. Hold the quart of fluid if possible for from twelve to fifteen minutes,
and provide the patient with a bedpan. 4. If incontinence is a complication, the enema has to be introduced while
the patient is lying on the bedpan. As we’ve mentioned—and it’s an important point—the enema bucket or
bag should not be more than 18 inches (50 cm) above the body so the cof fee
does not flow into the bowel under too much pressure. The reason for this
becomes all too apparent rather  quickly . An excessive height could cause
excessive pressure and easily set up counter peristalsis with cramping. If cramping occurs, stop the flow of liquid, either by pinching the tube
closed or by lowering the bucket or bag to the level of the body for a little
while. Then resume the enema’ s flow . A number of patients, at the start of the treatment, have reported
experiencing difficulty getting a full quart of liquid into the colon. If that
becomes the situation for you or your loved one, start with whatever
amount is most comfortably received. Let the patient take and hold that
lesser amount; expel it, and then accept the rest of the enema.Some people are able to take a full quart of coffee solution from  the start,
but at the time of going through their first healing reaction, they can’t even
take half that amount. This may come from toxic pressure produced by the
liver. It requires  the same sort of procedure as just described: take as much
liquid as is comfortable to hold; expel it, and then take the rest. VARIA TIONS T O THE  COFFEE  ENEMA  SOLUTION
There are many variations to the coffee enema. Some patients, if
suffering from an irritated bowel, colitis, diarrhea, bleeding, or cramping,
may find it more comfortable to use half a quart of the regular coffee and
add half a quart of chamomile tea. This combination is soothing to the
intestinal tract and usually helps to clear the above symptoms. In case of serious diarrhea, it may be necessary to eliminate the coffee
and use only chamomile tea. Usually , as symptoms clear away , some coffee
concentrate can slowly be added  to the herb tea, starting with 2 to 4 ounces,
then 6 to 8 ounces (always maintaining the quart quantity as the ideal
measurement), until the patient can again handle the full cof fee enema. Chamomile tea rather than coffee is also useful at the start of the Gerson
Therapy . During  that time, when  patients are required to receive five coffee
enemas a day, the last one at 10:00 P.M. may tend to keep them awake. In
that case, we recommend that such individuals replace the last coffee enema
with chamomile  tea. Usually , in three to four days, the 10:00 P.M. coffee
enema no longer causes loss of sleep. In a few special cases (during severe reactions, in heavy tumor
absorption, or in case of pain striking during the night), Dr. Gerson also
suggested a nighttime enema. If the patient cannot sleep becaus e of pain or
discomfort, it’s better for the patient to get up and out of bed at 2:00 or 3:00
A.M. to take a coffee enema rathe r than to toss and turn and not sleep
anyway . Instilla tion of that coffee enema often allows the individual to go
back to sleep. It may be surprising to some, but these middle- of-the-night
enemas never seem to keep the patient awake. Very-early-morning enemas are also extremely important for drug addicts
who wake up with nightmares due to toxicity or from withdrawal
symptoms. Here  is a tip learned recently: before taking the nighttime or first
morning enema,  it is wise to eat a piece of fruit or have some applesauce orfruit salad (plac ed on the night table by the patient’ s bedside) to raise the
blood sugar a little. MORE EXPLICIT  INFORMA TION ON THE  CAST OR OIL TREA TMENT
Besides self-administering the coffee enema, another important feature of
detoxification is the castor oil procedure. To accomplish an exceedingly
intensive cleans ing technique, Dr. Gerson prescribed a castor oil treatment
for the cancer patient to be conducted every other day (This castor oil
procedure does not apply to cancer patients who were previously treated
with cytotoxic or other chemot herapy drugs. They should not take castor
oil.) Here is how a candidate should proceed with the castor oil treatment:
1. At about 5:00 A.M. drink 2 tbsp of castor oil, followed by a cup of
black cof fee with 1 tsp of or ganic brown sugar (Sucanat). 2. At 6:00 A.M. take the usual cof fee enema. 3. At 10:00 A.M. replace the cof fee enema with a castor oil enema. Make the castor oil enema in the following manner:
a. Into the bucket or bag (for instilling castor oil, a bucket is much
preferable to the bag since it is easier to clean), place 4 tbsp of castor oil. b. Add ¼ tsp of ox bile powder . c. Take a cake of regular soap (not deter gent) into your hand and rub it
for a few moments into a regular cof fee enema at body temperature. d. Take this soapy coffee and mix it into the castor oil with ox bile
powder , stirring constantly . (Some people find it best to use an electric
mixer .) When mixed, the castor oil still tends to rise to the top; therefore, you
need to stir constantly while you allow it to flow into your rectum (quite a
trick; if you can’t manage it, have somebody do the stirring for you as you
take the mixture). This enema along with the castor oil by mouth is virtually
impossible to hold. Do not work too hard at holding the mixture. Rather ,
release when necessary . Some patients report that when they release the castor oil enema , it burns
the anus. Burning can occur , but the circumstance to remember is that
castor oil does not burn. Instead it’s the release of highly toxic materialcoming out of the body’ s tissues that burns! This is one more indication of
how important it is to take these castor oil enemas. Indeed, after two or
three castor oil treatments, the burning is reduced and disappe ars. Such a
disappearance indicates that the toxic level in the system is lower and no
longer irritates the rectum and anus. If irritation exists, use a little petroleum
jelly to soothe the area. You may also use a little zinc oxide ointment (not
suppositories, which contain painkillers). A numb er of patients, if they previously suffered from hemorrho ids, have
a flare-u p of this situation. It can be uncomfortable for a few days; but the
patient should definitely not stop the enemas. Zinc oxide ointment may be
applied locally . But please keep in mind that hemorrhoids are usually
caused by toxic pressure; therefore, detoxifying is extra-important, and
stopping the enemas is entirely  wrong. It has also been observed in those
patients that the hemorrhoids shortly disappear and do not recur. It just
takes a little waiting time and patience. PHYSICAL  FLARE -UPS FROM THE  ENEMA  TREA TMENTS
The frequency of taking coffee enemas as well as castor oil treatments is
reduced after a period of time. Some patients are so toxic that reduction of
enema frequenc ies do not apply to them. If they reduce the detoxification
too soon and then feel ill, toxic, or headachy , they should go back to the
more intensive level for a period of time. Later , they can try to reduce the
frequency again. Each patient needs to adjust the frequency of detoxifying
to his own needs. At times, when the patient does well upon receiving less-
frequent enemas, flare-ups still could occur . These may include new toxic
releases, increased swellings or pain, headaches, or lack of appe tite. At such
times, an extra coffee enema or a castor oil treatment has been known to
work wonders. Occasionally , flare-ups are accompanied by diarrhea. At such times, the
patient should only take perhaps  two chamomile tea enemas daily to gently
cleanse the colon. When the diarrhea lets up, the patient could instill one
chamomile tea enema, followe d four to six hours later with one coffee
enema, and another one of chamomile tea at night. When the colon is
calmed, the regular schedule may be resumed, but some of the coffee
enemas can still be mixed with chamomile tea.Some flare-ups are extremely intensive and cause a great deal of bile to
be released by the liver. This bile could flow over into the stom ach. Bile is
highly alkaline, but the stomach  cannot hold anything that is not maintained
in an acid medium. The alkaline bile will therefore bring on immediate
severe nausea, almost always accompanied by vomiting. At such times, the
patient should omit the coffee enemas, since they simply stimulate more
bile flow and more vomiting! Drink a lot of peppermint tea and eat oatmeal
gruel. Use only chamomile tea enemas. When the flare-up is overcome and
nausea or vomiting has stopped completely , then resume the cof fee enemas. Some patients have problems with a great deal of gas. When there is
much pressure from gas, it is difficult to infuse the coffee. At such times, it
will probably be necessary to lower the bucket to the patient’ s body height
while prone or even below the patient’ s body (if he is in bed or on a bench)
to allow the fluid to flow back into the bucket while also allowin g the gas to
bubble out of the rectum. However , if the gas is too high up in the intestinal
tract, this approach will not work. In A Cancer Therapy  (chapter 27, p. 201), Dr. Gerson discusses some of
the problems of flare-ups, includ ing difficulties with the coffee enemas. We
already mentioned (see above) that during these unpleasant flaring
reactions, patients occasionally have a problem with infusing  the enema
although previously this procedure went smoothly . The other problem
which occurs is that the patient  takes an enema, holds it for the optimum
twelve minutes, and then goes to release it. But the infused fluid won’ t
release! Such an uncooperative bowel comes from intestinal spasming or
cramping, which may not necessarily be accompanied by pain or
discomfort. There are several actions the patient can take for a spasming
colon:
1. Lie down on the bed, on the right side, legs pulled up, possibly  with a
warm water bottle on the abdomen. 2. Don’ t panic. 3. If after a little while, the coffee still cannot be released, take another
coffee enema, adding 3 tsp of a 3 percent solution of hydrogen peroxide
to the solution. 4. If the spasm still won’ t release, take castor oil by mouth. 5. For the next few days, put 3 or 4 tsp of the regular potassium
compound into each coffee enema. Do not continue the potassium  in the
enema for mor e than a week; otherwise, the colon becomes irritated.During the course of this bowel spasming, at no time is there any danger
to the patient even if she or he is not able to release the coffee. The entire
enema solution is easily absorb ed through the colon and excre ted through
the kidneys and urine if it is not normally released. There are still other ways to use the Gerson technique of enema therapy . These are not really cleansing enemas, but rather rectal implan ts. In a few
cases, patients during a healing reaction vomit almost everything they take
in. They become dehydrated and hypoglycemic. At such times, it is easy to
warm the regular carrot or green  juices (including the medications) to body
temperature and put the 8 ounces of juice into the bucket or bag and let it
run into the rectum. (Use only carrot/apple and green juices, not orange
juice. Do not add wate r to the juice.) This implant should not be expelled. Consisting of only 8 ounces, it can easily be held until it is fully absorbed. And instilling with a juice enem a may be repeated every hour as the juices
are ready . As soon as the patient is able, he or she should start to drink the
juices again normally . Somewhat in the same area, Dr. Gerson also suggested in cases of severe
ulcerations of the uterus or cervix to use a douche made up of green juice. This is gently cleansing as well as detoxifying, and the procedure stimulates
healing. Dr. Gerson suggested that enough coffee for a full day’s needs can be
prepared at one time. In that case, you can prepare a concent rated coffee
solution. HOW TO MAKE COFFEE  CONCENTRA TE
To concentrate coffee for later use as a dilution, use a fairly large pot and
perhaps 2½ to 3 quarts of water . Here is how to make cof fee concentrate:
1. When the water boils, add 15 rounded tbsp of organic drip-grind
coffee. Since each enema should contain the equivalent of 3 tbsp of
coffee, using 15 tbsp will give you enough coffee concentrate for five
enemas. 2. Bring the solution back to a boil for a few minutes, then let it simmer
for about fifteen minutes and then strain. 3. Divide the resulting concentrate into five equal portions. (You can put
equal amounts into five equal 1-quart glass bottles.)4. Then fill the bottle to the full quart with distilled water for use. 5. If you need to modify the coffee enema with chamomile tea as we
have already explained, you can add a pint of tea to the coffee
concentrate. 6. Finally , fill up the container with enough water to make a full quart. Before using this mixture, heat it to body temperature. Reference for Chapter Thirteen
1
Gerson, M. A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases and The Cure of
Advanced Cancer by Diet Therapy , 6th ed. Bonita, Calif.: The Gerson
Institute, 1999, p. 190. OceanofPDF .comPart Three
ADAPTING THE THERAPY FOR VARIOUS DISEASES
OceanofPDF .comChapter Fourteen
STANDARD GERSON THERAPY FOR MOST CANCERS
In 1984, Alexandra Lennox of Sacramento, California, aged forty-four ,
divorced and raising three teenagers, was rediagnosed with invasive, in-
traductal carcino ma of the right breast after a previous lumpe ctomy . The
patient’ s initial diagnosis leading to the initial lumpectomy had been
simpler and less dangerous than it was this second time. Immediately following her repeat operation for lump removal, the breast
surgeon saw that the margins in her cancerous breast tissue s were not
“clean,” meaning that the lumpectomy had not cut away all the cancer . The
surgeon therefor e suggested that her lymph nodes needed to be examined
and proposed to remove her right breast altogether (mastectomy). A close friend of Mrs. Lennox was able to secure an appointme nt for her
with the chief of the oncology department at Stanford Universit y School of
Medicine. After his examination, the oncologist stated in an unemotional
and factual manner , “Undoubted ly this condition of yours is a typical two-
to ten-y ear illness. But I don’t think that you’ll be alive in two years
because the disease is so extens ive. Get your affairs in order and have the
best time you can. And don’t worry; we have powerful medications for you
when your pain begins.”
The doctor’s devastating stateme nt about the potential end of her life was
not easy to take, for Mrs. Lennox had been facing numerous complications
simply living each day. Prior to her diagnosis, for instance, she had been
suffering from severe depression, chronic low blood sugar (hypoglycemia),
severe constant headaches, black floaters in her eyes that disrupted vision,
innumerable allergies, candidiasis (numerous symptoms related to the yeast
syndrome), kidney stones, and a great deal of emotional upset—mainly
anger after her divorce from an alcoholic husband following seventeen
years of marriage. And she worried about her three teenage children who
were using alcohol and drugs— seemingly learned by association with herex-husband. Unquestionably , there was tremendous mental and emotional
stress for this unfortunate woman. After the breast reexamination and confirmed cancer diagnosis she made
an appointment with another specialist, a radiation oncologist. While sitting
in his office, she was repelled by being in the company of so many weak,
bandaged, severely sick patien ts who had been pushed along and were
waiting in wheelchairs. The woman couldn’ t abide the idea of existing in
the same state of ill health, and she walked out of the doctor’s office
without actually seeing him. As she drove home filled with terror , the distraught woman began to
notice that some  of the lawns of her neighborhood were of a lively green
color , while others looked brown and sick. It struck her that if the right lawn
food could impr ove the growth of grass, why should the human body not
also respond in the same way? Mrs. Lennox figured that with excellent
nutrition, she could at least keep going for, perhaps, another five years or
until a cure for cancer might be found. Then, inside her head, she heard a
clear voice that said: “You can feed and nourish your mind and body and
become well again!”
At that point, she sped right past her house to a health food store for the
purpose of becoming educated  about nutrition and cancer by the store
proprietor or in any other way available. Noting on the shop’ s shelves that
there were lots of books on dieting for weight loss, the patient asked
specifically about cancer treatment information.
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        Dr. Gerson placed much value on the work of German lipid researcher
Johanna Budwig, Ph. D. (still living in her early nineties), who recommends
flax oil for enemas in colon cancer and bowel obstruction. Research in
North America has finally discovered the value of flax oil’s LNA in treating
smaller tumors, metastases, inflammatory conditions, high triglycerides,cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, weight loss, and other degenerative
illnesses. 20
The Gerson Therapy requires a participant to use organic, cold-pressed
flax oil, such as that manufactured by Omega, Arrowhead Mills, Barleans,
or other  branded  names produced by the Organo process. But users should
never heat the oil as in putting it on a steaming hot potato or other vegetable
or cooki ng with it; heating alters the fatty acid chains in its chemical bonds
and actually renders the flax oil harmful to the body. Also, don’t consume
whole flaxseeds because of other components in them that interf ere with the
healing process. Flaxseed oil assists the body to utilize vitamin A. During the first month
of following the Gerson Therap y, take 2 tablespoonfuls of flax oil per day. After the first month and during  the balance of treatment, limit  your use of
flax oil to 1 tablespoonful daily. Flax oil is best taken at lunch or dinner as
part of the salad dressing or on potatoes and vegetables. BEE POLLEN  AND ROYAL JELL Y
There are two types of flower  pollen: an exceedingly light kind sent
haphazardly on the winds and another heavier form delivered mechanically
by bees and other insects. Bee pollen,  therefore, is the heavier, non-airborne
substance derived from the male seed of flowers known as entomophile
pollens,  which hitch a ride on hone ybees who forage among flower
blossoms. Entomophile pollens depend solely on insect transport for
spreading flowers’ fertilization. Because they are not airborne, the
entomophile pollens in bee pollen do not produce the widely disseminated
pollen-induced aller gies. Bee pollen contains massive amounts of nutritional ingredients, including
ten amino acids, ten minerals, fifteen vitamins, ten nutraceuticals,
antibiotics potent against E. coli and proteus microbes, and human-growth-
stimulating substances. All over our planet, scientists and medical
researchers praise the nutritive properties of bee pollen. 21
The Gerson Therapy incorporates bee pollen into its program, especially
for those patients coping with cancer. Then, 2 to 4 teaspoonfuls per day of
bee pollen are used at the point of treatment progress when proteins are
reintroduced into the patient’ s diet, starting from approximately the tenth ortwelfth week. Noncancer patien ts can begin taking bee pollen earlier, about
the sixth week. Despite bee pollen’s being a nonaller genic substance, some
patients may exhibit allergies to it, so the initial dosage should probably be
as little as ½ teaspoonful per day. Royal jelly  is the rich subst ance fed to the queen bee for the whole of her
life and plays an essential role in the making of a queen. It is exceptionally
rich in hormone s, twenty amino acids, sugars, acetylcholine, DNA, RNA,
fatty acids, gelatin, collagen, gamma globulin, antibiotics, and B vitamins,
plus vitamins A, C, and E. 22
As an optional nutritional supp lement that may be added to the Gerson
Therapy if desired, the recomm ended dosage of royal jelly is 100 mg in
capsules taken one hour before breakfast. Do not take royal jelly with hot
food. VITAMIN  B12 INJECTIONS  AND CRUDE  LIVER EXTRACT
Required for proper digestion, absorption of foods, the synthesis of
protein, and the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, vitamin B12 certainly
is an appropriate nutritional supplement for inclusion in the Gerson
Therapy. It is particularly effective for the treatment of anemia. Also, it aids
in normal cell formation and cellular longevity, prevents nerve damage,
maintains fertility, and promotes normal growth and development by
maintaining the fatty sheaths that cover and protect nerve endings. 23
Vitamin B12 is administered by intramuscular injection into the gluteus
medius muscle, 0. 1 cc (100 mcg) once daily for four to six months or more. It is accompanied simultaneously (in the same injection syringe ) by 3 cc of
crude liver extract. Dr. Gerson found that such liver therapy brings about
the restoration of new red blood corpuscles (reticulocytes) and helps the
body make the correct use of amino acids. He found crude liver extract was
indicated in intoxication during pregnancy; tuberculosis of the lungs and
other organs; arthritis deforman s in more advanced stages; mental diseases
and bodily asthenias; spastic conditions, especially angina pectoris; and
malignancies.
Johanna Budwig, Ph.D.
Who is Dr. Gerson mentioned as recommending flax oil for enemas in colon cancer and bowel obstruction?
2 tablespoonfuls for the first month, and 1 tablespoonful after the first month.
What is the recommended daily dose of flax oil in the Gerson Therapy?
100 mg in capsules, taken one hour before breakfast.
What is the recommended dosage of royal jelly in the Gerson Therapy?
To stimulate the liver to detoxify the blood, dilate the bile ducts, and improve the body's ability to utilize vitamin A.
What is the purpose of the coffee enema in the Gerson Therapy?
Lie on the right side, hold the enema for 12-15 minutes, and then release it.
What is the recommended procedure for taking a coffee enema?