In the fasting state, blood glucose 
levels decrease, stimulating release of the hormone glucagon. Glucagon then raises plasma 
glucose by accelerating glycogenolysis, stimulating glyconeogenesis, and inhibiting glycogen 
synthesis. Normally, secretion of insulin checks this rise in glucose levels. In diabetes, absence or 
deficiency of insulin allows persistently high glucose levels. Normal ranges for fasting blood glucose on the FBS laboratory test after an eight- to twelve-
hour fast are: 
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www.thegersonway.com  ▪  nonfasting whole blood, 85 to 125 mg/dL in persons over age 50, and 70 to 115 mg/dL  
    in persons under age 50. These laboratory readings help to screen for diabetes mellitus and other disorders of glucose 
metabolism. They also monitor drug or dietary therapy for diabetics, insulin requirements for 
uncontrolled diabetics, and known or suspected hypoglycemics. Fasting blood glucose levels of 140 to 150 mg/dL or higher obtained on two or more occasions 
are diagnostic of diabetes mellitus. Nonfasting levels that exceed 200 mg/dL also show diabetes. The elevated blood glucose may come from pancreatitis, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, 
chronic hepatic disease, brain trauma, chronic illness, chronic malnutrition, eclampsia, anoxia, 
and convulsive disorders as well. Depressed blood glucose occurs from hyperinsulinism, insulinoma, von Gierke’s disease, 
functional or reactive hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, congenital adrenal 
hyperplasia, hypopituitarism, islet cell carcinoma of the pancreas, hepatic necrosis, and glycogen 
storage disease. The Serum Iron And Total Iron- Binding Capacity Laboratory Test
Two separate blood tests conducted with buffering and coloring reagents measure (1) the 
amount of iron bound to the glycoprotein transferrin and (2) the plasma’s total iron-binding 
capacity (TIBC) if all the transferrin were saturated with iron. The percentage of saturation is 
obtained by dividing the serum iron result by the TIBC, which reveals the actual amount of 
saturated transferrin. Normal transferrin is 30 percent saturated. Thus, the two tests (a) estimate 
total iron storage, (b) diagnose hemochromatosis, (c) distinguish between iron deficiency anemia 
and chronic disease anemia, and (d) evaluate a person’s nutritional status. Normal serum iron and TIBC values have been determined to be: 
                                     Serum Iron  TIBC (mcg/dL)   Saturation (mcg/dL)
Men:    70 to 150      300 to 400           20 to 50 
Women:    80 to 150      350 to 450             20 to 50 
In iron deficiency, serum iron falls and TIBC increases to decrease the saturation. With 
chronic inflammation as in rheumatoid arthritis, serum iron is low in the presence of adequate 
body stores, but TIBC remains unchanged or drops to preserve normal saturation. Iron overload 
does not alter serum levels until relatively late in the pathology, but serum iron increases and 
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www.thegersonway.comThe Erythrocyte (Red Blood Cell, RBC) Count
Traditionally counted by hand with a hemacytometer, red blood cells (RBCs) are now 
commonly counted with electronic devices, which provide faster, more accurate results. This 
erythrocyte count does not provide qualitative information about the RBCs’ hemoglobin content, 
but it does tell mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH). Thus, the erythrocyte blood count offers indices for RBC size and hemoglobin content and 
supports other hematologic tests in diagnosing anemia and polycythemia. Depending on age, sex, sample, and geographic location, normal RBC values in adult males 
range from 4.5 to 6.2 million/microliter (4.5 to 6.2 x 1012/L) of venous blood; in adult females 
from 4.2 to 5.4 million/microliter (4.2 to 5.4 x 1012/L) of venous blood; in children, 4.6 to 4.8 
million/microliter of venous blood; in full-term infants, 4.4 to 5.8 million/microliter (4.4 to 5.8 x 
1012/L). An elevated RBC count indicates polycythemia or dehydration; a depressed count shows 
anemia, fluid overload, or recent hemorrhage. With total bed rest, RBC counts drop considerably 
from decreased oxygen requirements. The Total Hemoglobin (HgB)
Laboratory Test
The total hemoglobin (Hgb) concentration in a deciliter (l00ml) of whole blood is measured 
by the total hemoglobin laboratory test. The Hgb-RBC ratio (mean corpuscular hemoglobin or 
MCH) and free plasma Hgb affect the RBC count. This test, a usual part of the complete blood 
count, measures the severity of anemia or polycythemia, monitors therapy response, and supplies 
figures for calculating MCH and mean corpuscular Hgb concentration. Based on venous blood samples, normal values for different patients are: 
Age      Hemoglobin Level (g/dL)
Less than 7 days    17-22 
1 week     15-20 
1 month     11-15 
Age      Hemoglobin Level (g/dL)
Children     11-13 
Adult males    14-18 
Elderly males    12.4-14.9 
Adult females    12-16 
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www.thegersonway.comThe Hematocrit (Hct)
Laboratory Test
The volume of RBCs packed in a whole blood sample is measured by the hematocrit (Hct) 
laboratory test. Number and size of the RBCs determine the Hct concentration, and such a readout 
aids in the diagnosis of abnormal states of hydration, polycythemia, anemia, fluid imbalance, 
blood loss, blood replacement, and red cell indices. According to a patient’s sex, age, laboratory 
competence, and type of blood sample, the test routinely screens one’s blood in a complete blood 
count. Hct reference values range from 40 percent to 54 percent (0.4 to 0.54) for men and from 37 
percent to 47 percent (0.37 to 0.47) for women. Low Hct indicates anemia or hemodilution; high 
Hct shows polycythemia or hemoconcentration caused by blood loss. If a hematoma develops at 
the venipuncture site, ease discomfort by applying ice, followed later by warm soaks. The Erythrocyte Indices Laboratory Test
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and mean 
corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) are the three measurements accomplished by 
the erythrocyte indices laboratory test. The MCV expresses the average size of erythrocytes 
and indicates whether they are undersized (microcytic), oversized (macrocytic), or normal 
(normocytic). MCH gives the weight of hemoglobin in an average red cell. MCHC defines the 
concentration of Hgb in 100 mL of packed red cells. The normal RBC indices are: 
 MCV = 84 to 99 cubic microliters/red cell (femtoliters (fl)/red cell) 
 MCH = 26 to 32 picograms (pg)/red cell 
 MCHC = 30% to 36% (300 to 360 g/L) 
These indices aid in diagnosing and classifying anemia. Low MCV and MCHC show 
microcytic hypochromic anemias caused by iron deficiency anemia, pyridoxine-responsive 
anemia, or thalassemia. High MCV indicates macrocytic anemia caused by megaloblastic 
anemias coming from folic acid or vitamin BIZ deficiency, inherited disorders of DNA synthesis, 
or reticulocytosis. The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
Measuring the time required for erythrocytes in a whole blood sample to settle to the bottom 
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www.thegersonway.comindicates the presence of disease when other chemical or physical signs are normal. It rises in 
widespread inflammatory disorders caused by infection, autoimmune disease, or malignancy . Thus, the ESR monitors inflammatory or malignant illness and detects occult disease such as 
tuberculosis (TB), tissue necrosis, or connective tissue disorders. The normal ESR ranges from 
0 to 20 mm/hour. It rises in pregnancy, acute or chronic inflammation, TB, paraproteinemias, 
rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, and some cancers. ESR also rises in anemia. ESR drops in 
polycythemia, sickle cell anemia, hyperviscosity, and low plasma protein. Note: ESR  is frequently raised during and after reactions and fevers induced by the Gerson 
Therapy. The Platelet Count
Platelets, or thrombocytes, are tiny formed elements in the blood which create th’e hemostatic 
plug in vascular injury. They promote coagulation by supplying phospholipids to the intrinsic 
thromboplastin pathway. The platelet count is vital for monitoring chemotherapy, radiation 
therapy, or severe thrombocytosis and thrombocytopenia. A platelet count that falls below 50,000 
brings on spontaneous bleeding; below 5,000, fatal central nervous system bleeding or massive 
gastrointestinal hemorrhage is possible. The platelet count evaluates platelet production, assesses effects of cytotoxic therapy, aids 
the diagnosing of thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis, and confirms visual estimate of platelet 
number and morphology from a stained blood film. Normal platelet counts range from 130,000 to 
370,000/mm (130 to 370 x 1011/L). A decreased count comes from aplastic or hypoplastic bone marrow; infiltrative bone marrow 
diseases like carcinoma, leukemia, or disseminated infection; megakaryocytic hypoplasia; 
ineffective thrombopoiesis caused by folic acid or vitamin B1 deficiency; pooling of platelets in an 
enlarged spleen; increased platelet destruction from drug use or immune disorders; disseminated 
intravascular coagulation; Bernard-Soulier syndrome; or mechanical injury to platelets. Medications decreasing the count include acetazolamid, acetohexamide, antimony, 
antineoplastics, brompheniramine maleate, carbamazepine, chloramphenicol, ethacrynic acid, 
furosemide, gold salts, hydroxychloroquine, indomethacin, isoniazid, mephenytoin, mefenamic 
acid, methazolamide, methimazole, methyidopa, oral diaoxide, oxyphenbetazone, penicillamine, 
penicillin, phenylbutazone, phenytoin, pyrimethamine, quinidine sulfate, quinine, salicylates, 
streptomycin, sulfonamides, thiazide, thiazidelike diuretics, and tricyclic antidepressants. Heparin 
causes transient reversible thrombocytopenia. An increased platelet count results from such diseases as hemorrhage; infectious disorders; 
malignancies; iron deficiency anemia; myelofibrosis; primary thrombocytosis; polycythemia 
vera; myelogenous leukemia; recent surgery, pregnancy, or splenectomy; and inflammatory 
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www.thegersonway.comThe Leukocyte (White Blood Cell, WBC) Count
Reporting on the number of white blood cells (WBCs) found in a microliter (cubic 
millimeter) of whole blood by use of a hemacytometer or Coulter counter, the leukocyte count 
varies with strenuous exercise, stress, or digestion. It’s used to detect infection or inflammation, 
the need for further tests such as the WBC differential or bone marrow biopsy, and the response 
to chemotherapy or radiation therapy. The WBC count ranges from 4.1 to 10.9 x 1011. An elevated count signals infection such as an 
abscess, meningitis, appendicitis, or tonsillitis, and it may indicate leukemia, tissue necrosis from 
burns, myocardial infarction, or gangrene. A low count shows bone marrow depression from viral 
infections or from toxic reactions such as those following treatment with antineoplastics, mercury 
or other heavy metal toxicity, benzene or arsenic exposure, and invasion by the organisms of 
influenza, typhoid fever, measles, infectious hepatitis, mononucleosis, and rubella. The White Blood Cell Differential
Being a relative number of each type of white blood cell, the white blood cell differential 
test is determined by multiplying the percentage value of each WBC type to give an absolute 
number of each kind of the 100 or more WBCs. There are granulocytes, agranulocytes, juvenile 
neutrophils, segmented neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, large lymphocytes, small lymphocytes, 
phagocytes, histiocytes, and so on. The WBC differential evaluates the body’s capacity to resist and overcome infection, various 
types of leukemia, the stage and severity of infection, allergic reactions, severity of allergic 
reactions, and parasitic infections. There is a long list of reference values in the WBC differential 
test, divided into adult and child. For example some of them are: 
For Adults—   Relative  Value (%)   Absolute Value (mcL) 
Neutrophils   47.6-76.8    1950-8,400 
Lymphocytes   16.2-43      660-4,600 
Monocytes      0.6-9.6        24-960 
Eosinophils     0.3-7        12-760 
Basophils        0.3-2        12-200 
To make an accurate diagnosis, the test examiner must consider both relative and absolute 
values of the differential counts. For the vast number of variables and illnesses which are diagnosed 
by them, please see Appendix I of the Gerson Therapy Handbook: Companion Workbook to A 
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www.thegersonway.comTherapy Patients. To acquire a copy of this handbook/workbook, contact the Gerson Institute, in 
Bonita, California. The Routine Urinalysis
Elements of routine urinalysis include the measurement evaluations of physical 
characteristics, specific gravity and pH, protein, glucose, and ketone bodies, plus examination of 
urine sediment, casts, and blood cell crystals. The analysis of urine is an exceedingly important 
test that tells a lot about the internal workings of a person. Routine urine test results have a great 
number of implications for how the physiology is functioning or how it is responding to the diet, 
nonpathologic conditions, specimen collection time, and other factors. For the vast number of variables and illnesses which are evaluated by urinalysis, please see 
Appendix I of the Gerson Therapy Handbook: Companion Workbook to  A Cancer Therapy: 
Results of Fifty Cases: Practical Guidance, Resources and Recipes for Gerson™ Therapy 
Patients. To acquire a copy of this handbook/workbook, contact the Gerson Institute in San Diego, 
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www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 27
CASE HISTORIES OF 
RECOVERED PATIENTS
The following well-documented stories of recovered Gerson patients are just a very small 
sample of the considerable collection of such records in our archive. All of them refer to 
patients thoroughly diagnosed by biopsy, done mostly in U.S.hospitals; almost all of them were 
in a so-called terminal condition with widespread cancers that have never been cured by orthodox 
means. We chose them in an attempt to include as many kinds of malignant disease as possible, 
since we know from long experience that individuals thinking of pursuing the Gerson Therapy 
always want to know first whether anyone suffering from “their” cancer has ever recovered. This 
selection aims to answer their questions. The Gerson protocol is often attacked on the grounds that it has never been subjected to a so-
called proper test, i.e., a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. This kind of 
test, however, has taken over fairly recently from another, centuries-old way of judging medical 
treatments, which was based on clinical results . In other words, as Dr. Gerson often stated, “It’s 
the result at the sickbed that counts,” a self-evident view that would be hard to dispute. The currently favored randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial, however, 
is not concerned with individual patients. It requires a large group of individuals and is called 
double-blind, because neither the doctor nor the patients know who is receiving the new drug 
under testing and who is not; this is meant to exclude psychological or other external influences 
that might interfere with the working of the drug. Clearly, this method is suitable for testing a single drug—but useless for any therapy that 
involves a total change of lifestyle, such as the Gerson treatment. Just consider for a moment 
the impossibility of administering coffee enemas or serving fresh juices 13 times a day without 
patients realizing that something radical is going on. Besides, the mainstays of conventional 
oncology, namely radiation treatment and chemotherapy, have never been subjected to randomized 
double-blind clinical trials. Only various kinds of chemotherapy have been tested against each 
other ; never chemo- vs. non-chemo treatment. Yet all the time many books and academic studies 
have been published by physicians and other scientists, attesting to the failure of chemotherapy. One of the latest books is The War on Cancer: an Anatomy of Failure, by Guy B. Faguet, M.D. 2005. (Springer, ISBN-10, 194020-3618-3.) In view of this, critics of the Gerson Therapy should perhaps demand the application of Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 196Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comrandomized double-blind clinical trials to chemotherapy before attacking a method they are 
totally unfamiliar with..
Now read on... Highly aggressive Lymphoma
Born in 1943, S.M. was 47 years old in 1990 when she developed several swollen lymph 
nodes, and, after having them biopsied, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Two 
years later, in the summer of 1992, she arrived at the Gerson hospital with extensive edema ( fluid 
accumulation ) in her legs, hips and buttocks, and also around a large, melon-sized tumor in her 
abdomen. She embarked on the Gerson Therapy as the only treatment for her condition and was 
not “tapped” to remove the fluid from her body. In the first five days on the full Gerson program, 
with many trips to the bathroom, S.M. lost 28 pounds. In February of 1993, when the patient was re-examined by her doctor in Wenatchee, WA, 
the MD’s report read: “Her lymphedema seems to be resolved (medical term for cleared up). Her lymph nodes are no longer palpable ( cannot be felt)  and the patient is feeling well. However, 
she has severe carotenemia ( harmless  carrot-colored discoloration of the skin, common in many 
Gerson patients) , and she still refuses chemotherapy.” Understandable, since she no longer had 
any swollen lymph nodes! S.M. continued in good health and testified about her recovery at a 
convention in Seattle in 1998 and was active in her husband’s business at last report in 2002. At age 32  W.S. was a struggling young artist with a wife and three small children. When he 
noted a mass in his abdomen, he was sent to surgery in May of 1951 in Cincinnati, OH. The doctor 
reported “a cluster of lymph glands, the largest measuring 5 cm (2 inches).” He removed as many 
as he could; afterwards W.S. was given radiotherapy. A mere four months later, in September, 
a new mass appeared and the patient received more radiotherapy, which reduced the swollen 
glands. However, a few months later the trouble recurred, and W.S. tried other treatments, since 
his doctors told him that he had only two months to live. When he found out about the Gerson Therapy, he traveled to New York to see Dr. Gerson 
(who reported on the case in his book, A Cancer Therapy—Results of 50 Cases, as Case No.18.) After about eight months on the Gerson program W.S.’s condition improved dramatically, he 
recovered his energy and was able to continue working as a church artist. He did construction and 
decoration work, designed stained glass windows, and mounted an art exhibition in San Diego. In 1983 W.S. wrote: “I am looking back on 33 years, eight children, twelve grandchildren and a 
wonderful productive life.” In 2006, aged 88, he appeared in “Dying to Have Known,” Stephen 
Kroschel’s Gerson documentary film, still functioning well and working in his artist’s studio with 
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www.thegersonway.comEndometriosis Turning into Cervical Cancer
The endometrium is the mucous membrane lining the uterus. During the fertile years of a 
woman this lining is shed every month, if the secreted ovum is not fertilized and implanted in the 
tissue. When the organism or the hormone system is malfunctioning, the endometrium can spread to 
various sites throughout the pelvic area, including the abdominal wall. As the condition worsens 
and the menstrual cycle does not get regulated, endometrial tissue may spread throughout the 
body, becoming a malignancy “resembling metastatic pelvic carcinoma,” according to Taber’ s 
Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. The case of S.T. illustrates this progression perfectly. This patient had gynaecological 
problems at the very start of her menstrual periods. Thirty-five years later she was diagnosed 
with endometriosis and had a number of D & C’s ( scraping of the uterus)  to remove endometrial 
plaque. In the end she had a partial hysterectomy, yet her problems continue, and finally, in 1979, 
a Pap smear showed cancer of the cervix, with atypical ( irregular, not conforming to the normal)  
cells in her blood. She also noticed lumps in her breast, but these were not further investigated. A 
hysterectomy was arranged for her, but she declined the operation and changed her diet. She began to investigate alternative treatments, changed her diet and fasted. Then she 
remembered a lecture she had heard many years before by Charlotte Gerson and decided to go 
on the Gerson Therapy. Having done so, she was surprised to experience severe healing reactions 
with nausea and vomiting, but then recalled being told that she had a great deal of scar tissue in 
her abdominal area, probably caused by earlier ulcers. S.T. stayed on the Therapy for two years and declares, “Never once did a bite of food enter 
my mouth that I should not have eaten.” 
She remains well (last report November of 2006), and is busy taking care of her aged parents 
and in-laws who are in their nineties, and occasionally also of her grandchildren. Breast Cancer
In 1988 K.B. , aged 70, noticed redness and swelling in the nipple area of her breast. Her doctor 
at Modesto, CA, took a biopsy that proved that she had a malignant tumor; he also confirmed that 
he “hadn’t got it all,” and urged the patient to have a mastectomy. She refused. A second opinion 
by a physician at Stanford confirmed the original diagnosis, and K.B. was advised to undergo 
surgery, followed by chemotherapy and/or radiation. Again she refused. Rejecting any conventional treatment, K.B. embarked on the Gerson Therapy at home, at 
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www.thegersonway.comorganic vegetarian cooked foods. After 1 1⁄2 years the cancer was gone, but she still had some 
scar tissue which she chose to have removed. A biopsy showed that the tissue was clear of any 
malignancy. The Tumor Board noted in her medical records that the patient was “Cured by Diet.” K.B., 
now in her late eighties, shows up every year at a Los Angeles Health Convention! She still drinks 
juices but eats “a little meat.” 
This case is all the more remarkable because the patient pursued the Gerson Therapy on her 
own, at home, without staying at the Gerson Hospital or having a Gerson doctor to consult. Breast Cancer with Liver Metastases
E.B.,  aged 43, reported to her doctor with a lump in her breast in January 2002, was biopsied 
and told that she had breast cancer. She took no action. In January 2004 she reported to Loma 
Linda University Medical Center and was diagnosed as suffering from Stage 4 breast cancer with 
liver metastases. According to the medical report, her liver was ‘covered with tumors and was 
shutting down; her skin and the whites of her eyes were yellow.’ 
E.B. was offered chemotherapy and, not knowing otherwise, she accepted one treatment. Her 
oncologist stated that in view of her advanced condition he was not sure she could survive for two 
months, but he hoped that chemotherapy would give her a year of life. That was when the patient 
began to look for other options and found out about the Gerson Therapy. From her research she 
knew that with conventional medical treatment cases of breast cancer with liver metastases had 
less than a 1% two-year survival rate, so her only hope was to try an alternative protocol. After completing two years on the Gerson Therapy, E.B. was well enough to go skiing in 
Tulluride, CO, one of the steepest mountains in the US. Now, after three years, judging by her 
PET/CT scan of August 2006, she has a fully functioning liver and no malignancy or metastases 
anywhere in her body. E.B. enjoys skiing in winter and water skiing in the summer, rock climbing, playing golf, and 
riding her motorcycle. She also travels frequently. Breast Cancer Recurrence After Chemo and Radiation
A.F. discovered a lump in her breast in September of 1985. She had a biopsy and a 
lumpectomy, followed by radiation and chemotherapy at the Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. By 1989 the cancer had spread to her throat. She had more surgery, followed again by radiation. Five months later more recurrences occurred ‘all over,’ and more radiation was offered. Due to 
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www.thegersonway.comto the Gerson Therapy hospital in Mexico. Before long she was getting better, and after about a 
year was told that she didn’t have cancer any more. Seven years later, the radiation damage causing A.F. severe dryness in her throat cleared at 
last and her health was truly excellent. When she returned to her original doctor and told him 
that she was on the Gerson Therapy, he simply walked out of the office. A.F. continues in good 
health. Melanoma
M.H. Aged 40, she was diagnosed with melanoma in her vaginal wall. This was confirmed 
by biopsy and subsequent surgery, followed by 25 radiation treatments and a four-month course 
of Interferon. During this treatment the cancer spread to her liver. The oncologists treating her 
thought that with chemotherapy the patient might live up to nine months. Although M.H. was 
extremely weak and in serious pain, she refused that option and in November of 1996 embarked 
on the Gerson treatment, in spite of her oncologist’s warning against it. In September of 1997, a 
scan showed that M.H. was clear of melanoma. Ten years on she remains fit and well. W.E., born in 1943, is a registered nurse. In 1996 she discovered a large mole growing on 
her arm. The surgeon who removed it remarked that he had had to go very deep in order to obtain 
clear margins. The diagnosis was Stage 4 melanoma. The patient’s condition deteriorated and some months later, in 1997, at UCLA spots were 
found on her hip as well as a large tumor in her liver; both were biopsied and confirmed to be 
melanoma. Her doctor advised her to get her affairs in order, since she didn’t have long to live. W.E. started the Gerson treatment in July of 1997, made a full recovery and remains alive and 
well (last report 2006). Recurrent Melanoma
N.P. had a 5 mm mole on his back, which began to bleed in October of 1990. He consulted 
skin cancer specialist Dr. Richard Ferderspiel, who was sure that the lesion was not melanoma. But the biopsy proved him wrong, and on October 30, at the Berrien General Hospital in Michigan 
a large area of skin was removed from the patient’s back. Six months later, in April of 1991, an enlarged lymph node was discovered in N.P’s right 
axilla. It was biopsied and found to be metastasized melanoma. The oncologist at the Borgess 
Medical Center of Kalamazoo, Michigan, told N.P., “I’ve treated several cases like yours and lost 
them all.” He then proposed an experimental treatment that might possibly extend the patient’s 
life from the six-month prognosis to nine months. N.P. refused. At that stage he received a letter from the widow of an acquaintance, a man of his own age, Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 200Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comwho had received all available conventional treatments for metastatic melanoma and died five 
months later. This persuaded N.P. to go to the Gerson hospital in Mexico, where he arrived with 
his wife in May 1991. At the time another tumor appeared, but vanished in six weeks. At the end 
of the therapy N.P., aged 67, was in perfect health and regularly competed in the Senior Olympic 
Games in Michigan and Florida, winning Silver twice and Gold once in the Racewalk. In time he eased off the Gerson type of food, and abandoned the diet completely while 
traveling in South America. In 1994 another lymph node had to be removed from the original 
site; it proved to be melanoma. N.P. immediately resumed the strict intensive Gerson Therapy, 
and again made a full recovery. At present he remains well and active. Colo-Rectal Cancer with Liver Metastases
C.T. was 58 years old when he noticed signs of rectal bleeding. The treatment he was given 
for suspected hemorrhoids proved useless, so he was sent to Shand Hospital in Gainesville, FL., 
for thorough tests and diagnosis. The resulting surgery report showed that C.T. was suffering 
from a colon malignancy, with metastases throughout his body. The hospital doctors told the 
patient that because of his widely spread cancer chemotherapy would be of no use, and gave him 
a prognosis of three to six months of life. C.T. embarked on the Gerson Therapy, using no other 
treatment, and over a period of two years achieved a complete recovery. Twenty-five years later, 
aged 81, he remains well and active. Y.H. In 1992  the Japanese Professor of Medicine Y .H. found himself unable to have a bowel 
movement. Surgery, combined with a liver biopsy, disclosed colon malignancy, which had already 
spread to the liver. Prof.Y .H. agreed to four mild chemotherapy treatments, but these resulted 
in the growth of the liver metastases. Upon this the patient abandoned the chemotherapy and 
embarked on the Gerson Therapy, following the directions in Dr. Gerson’s book. Fourteen years 
later he is fully recovered, with a clean liver, and has successfully treated many cancer patients 
with the same method. He described his experience in his book (only available in Japanese) and 
has trained a few of his colleagues in the Gerson Therapy. At present he is following up some 500 
cancer cases, which have shown positive responses to the Gerson protocol he now uses. Pancreatic Cancer
L.K. went to see his doctor, as he was feeling poorly, and was prescribed a medicine to 
reduce his stomach acid. Unfortunately this remedy caused him severe pain and other problems. In November of 1994 he was given a CT scan, which showed “an abnormal irregular mass at 
the head of the pancreas, contiguous ( adjacent)  with the superior mesenteric artery and superior 
vein.” L.K.’s doctor stated, “You have pancreatic cancer and surgery is impossible, while neither Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 201Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comradiation nor chemotherapy would work for you.”  After talking to recovered Gerson patients, and 
without any treatment on offer, the patient decided to go to Mexico and start the Gerson treatment. After 20 months of strictly adhering to the protocol, a second CT scan showed no sign of disease, 
everything came up as normal. L.K. points out that the regular severe migraine headaches that had 
plagued him for many years disappeared almost at once after he started the Therapy. After more 
than 10 years he remains fit and well and active. P.A. Having lost some 25 pounds, in January of 1986 P.A. was sent to a hospital in Victoria 
(B.C., Canada) for a CAT scan, whose results were verified by a needle biopsy. The diagnosis 
was pancreatic cancer. The specialist told her to get her affairs in order, because her cancer was 
inoperable and added that the malignancy had spread to her liver , gallbladder and spleen. By 
then the patient had lost 45 pounds and was vomiting blood. With no other option, she decided 
to try the Gerson Therapy, having heard about a local man who claimed to have recovered on it 
from pancreatic cancer. In March of 1986, she arrived at the Mexican Gerson clinic and started 
the intensive therapy. By December of that year, a mere 11 months later, according to her doctor 
the patient had the cancer licked. In February of 1990, her family doctor stated that “As of the 
present time, she has no evidence of recurrence and what evidence of malignancy was present 
in 1985 has now gone.” P.A. continues in good health and leads an active life, 20 years after 
being diagnosed with an apparently incurable and life-threatening disease. Prostate Cancer
P.S. was 69 years old in 1991, when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had several 
needle biopsies, three of which showed the presence of malignant cells, while three others were 
negative. His PSA (prostate-specific antigen) stood at 6—not very much elevated, but above 
normal. P.S. started the Gerson Therapy at the Mexican Gerson clinic in 1991 and—as we often 
note—at first his PSA rose, reaching 14 at the end of three months. The patient was somewhat 
alarmed by this increase, but he persevered with the treatment. And indeed after 18 months his 
PSA went down to 0.3. Now in his eighties, P.S. is perfectly well, as shown by his regular annual check-ups. His 
prostate is normal and his present PSA stands at 2.1. (Latest report: October 2006.) Prostate & Bone Cancer, and a case of Lung Cancer
E.T, of Cairo, IL, presents the most remarkable case history. In 1966, aged 69, he was 
advised by his doctors to put his affairs in order, as he was dying of prostate cancer with extensive 
spreading into his bones, and a large mass in his groin. He had been treated with hormones, but 
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www.thegersonway.commore they could do. E.T. had dropped out of school after the sixth grade and had received no further education. He had spent all his life working in a junkyard, sorting various metals. When his doctors gave him what amounted to a death sentence, he remembered reading 
something about the Gerson Therapy. He contacted Dr. Gerson’s eldest daughter, asking for help. She pointed him to her father’s book, A Cancer Therapy—Results of 50 Cases, but after a short 
while he called her back and stated that he couldn’t understand the book. So she told him simply 
to follow the chart on P.235. E.T. obeyed her instructions, but having lost his wife years before, he found that pursuing the 
therapy at home was “the hardest thing he ever did.” One day, leaning over the arm of a chair, he 
broke one of his ribs, weakened by metastases. He was in severe pain and felt tempted just to stay 
in bed. However, he forced himself to get up and prepare the food and juices, since he knew that 
without helping himself he would die. In a short time he was free from pain. After a month his 
doctor could no longer feel the large mass that he had found in the patient’s groin. E.T. soon felt 
well and had much greater energy. One day he received a call from a friend in Kentucky, the chiropractor Dr. G.D., who told him 
that he was dying of lung cancer that had spread through both his lungs. Could E.T. come and help 
him? E.T. traveled to G.D.’s home and set up the Gerson Therapy for him. Amazingly, both these terminal patients recovered! Fifteen years later, in 1981, both were 
alive and well. E.T. was 84 years old. Dr. G.D. was a good deal younger and lived for many more 
years. Eventually we heard from his son that he had passed away. Astrocytoma
N.K. In 1987, just weeks before her tenth birthday, this young girl, living in North Liberty, 
Indiana, began to suffer from headaches followed by vomiting. A CAT scan showed a brain 
tumor, and the patient was taken to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, for brain surgery. The surgeon removed what he could, but found that some of the tumor was too close to a major 
blood vessel and could only be cauterized. Subsequently N.K. had annual checkups. When she turned 13, an MRI (Magnetic Resonance 
Imaging) showed a recurrence. The doctor said that at this early stage he could not operate, but 
N.K.’s mother felt unable to just sit by and wait for her daughter’s brain tumor to grow. She found 
out about the Gerson treatment and in 1990 the patient and her mother came to the Mexican 
hospital. Due to the demanding routine of the Gerson Therapy with the need for hourly juices, 
N.K. could not go to school, so her mother home schooled her. Also, doing her enemas, the patient 
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www.thegersonway.comphilosophy. By the time she took her SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), she was not only free from 
her tumor, but also scored extremely high on her test. When her surgeon examined her new X-rays, he could not understand how it was possible for 
N.K. to have no more malignancy, since he knew that he had left some tumor tissue in place at the 
time of her operation. Her fine motor skills were also perfectly restored, so much so that she was 
even able to play the violin. Last report: N.K. continues fit and well; at 26 she is married and has a family. She graduated 
from college “Magna cum Laude.” 
Nicotine Addiction
A.C.  started to smoke cigarettes aged 17. She looked barely fifteen and hoped that smoking 
would make her look more grown-up. At first she hated the smell and taste of cigarettes, but 
quickly got hooked on them, and was still smoking 35 years later, when she went down with 
malignant melanoma. When she discovered the Gerson Therapy and decided to go to the Mexican Gerson Hospital, 
her main worry was the need to manage without smoking once she got there. It had been made 
clear to her that if she tried to smoke just one cigarette, she would be sent home at once. Having 
tried, and failed, to stop smoking more times than she cared to remember, A.C. felt very anxious 
indeed. As soon as she arrived at the hospital, she found herself embroiled in the full intensive 
program—one juice after another, enema training, meals, instructions, meeting other patients took 
up every waking minute. What with all this activity, it took A.C. almost two whole days to realize 
that she had neither smoked nor missed her lifetime habit. The real shock came a few hours later, 
when in the garden of the hospital she met a visitor who was smoking. To her amazement A.C. 
found the smoke highly offensive and quickly walked past the smoker. She suffered no serious 
withdrawal symptoms, but it took several weeks for the extremely unpleasant accumulated 
residue of her smoking years to evaporate through her skin and hair. She never looked back, 
and—incidentally—also recovered from her melanoma. Esophageal Cancer
It is important to remember that beside the most common malignancies, namely cancer of the 
breast, prostate and colon, which respond so well to the Gerson Therapy, the same treatment is 
just as effective in healing rare cancers. To illustrate this, we present the case history of K.G. Born in 1953, this man was a taxidermist living in Arizona. He was health-conscious and 
adopted a careful lifestyle: he didn’t smoke or use drugs and only occasionally drank a glass of Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 204Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comwine—but, as he himself put it, his diet consisted of “purely junk and convenience foods”! If he 
ate a whole wheat bread sandwich, he felt he was on a “health kick,” and didn’t touch salads, 
which he dismissed as rabbit food. His annual intake of fruit consisted of perhaps four apples 
and two to four oranges. To make things worse, he didn’t realize the devastating effects of the 
materials he used daily in his taxidermist business:: formaldehyde, lacquer thinner, fiberglass, 
urethane foam, paints, and others. Slowly over the years he became aware of some irritation in his throat. In due course 
swallowing became difficult and his breathing was heavy. Aged 37, he consulted a doctor, and 
the tests resulted in a diagnosis of esophageal cancer. K.G. was reluctant to consider the proposed 
treatment, especially in view of the extremely low rate of recoveries, and searched for an 
alternative, which turned out to be the Gerson Therapy. He embarked on it and now admits that it 
had been a real struggle to overcome his aversion to the coffee enemas, but “… once I experienced 
one, I could feel a difference, and realized their importance.”  The patient experienced very long 
healing reactions, and was aware of the tumor “rotting in my throat with a terrible smell.” After 
some two and a half months, K.G. reports, he felt the remaining tumor falling down his throat into 
his stomach. This made him terribly sick for a few days, but finally he expelled all the toxins and 
made a full recovery. He resumed his professional work, but has become extremely careful in the handling of the 
chemicals involved, and remains well some 15 years after his recovery . A Whole Family Recovers: Breast and Prostate Cancer, and Pleurisy
This report illustrates the effectiveness of the Gerson treatment in healing the different 
diseases suffered by the members of one family. First we saw the mother, S.H., whose mammogram at the age of 53 showed some suspicious 
details. The surgeon removed two lumps from her breast; they were found to be malignant. He 
suggested that S.H. should have a mastectomy, possibly followed by radiation, but admitted that 
the latter would leave her lungs permanently burned, and would also soften and damage her 
bones. The patient opted for a radical mastectomy, but the day before the surgery she decided to 
go to Mexico for the Gerson treatment. She started the therapy in February of 1995, had no other 
treatment of any kind, recovered fully and remains well. S.H.’s daughter T. had suffered from pleurisy since the age of three. Her condition worsened, 
and by the age of 37, as the mother of two children, she was seriously ill—could hardly breathe 
and was unable to sit, lie down or sleep, even in a hospital bed. At the time her mother, S.H., was 
in the 14th month of her Gerson Therapy. She travelled from California to her daughter’s home in 
Wyoming, with one suitcase full of organic fruit and vegetables, and another one containing her 
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www.thegersonway.comS.H. reports that already after her first glass of carrot juice her daughter T. started to feel 
better. She kept improving rapidly and after three weeks was walking, sleeping and recovering, 
until eventually she cleared the long-standing pleurisy completely for the first time in her life. She 
is now fully well and training to become a massage therapist. Some years after the recovery of mother and daughter, S.’s husband C. was found to have a 
PSA (prostate specific antigen) of around 14 to 16; the normal level is 1 or below. In July of 2003 
a biopsy proved that C. had prostate cancer. This was remarkable, since for years he had been 
eating the same diet that had cured his wife, S. However, C. had heard a lot of commercial hype 
about soy products and their high protein content, and, thinking he needed more protein, added a 
number of soy products to his food intake. He also took a fairly large amount of “aminos,” which 
are high in sodium as well as being derived from soy. When C. stopped the soy and the aminos 
and went on the full Gerson Therapy, he, too, recovered, and has remained well and active for 
over four years. Ewing’s Sarcoma
In June of 1993, T.I., an eight-year-old boy, was brought to the Mexican Gerson hospital 
from Hungary. In March of 1992 he had been diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, an endothelial 
myeloma forming tumors on the long bones, for which medical texts give a very poor prognosis. In Hungary he had been treated with chemotherapy, but the cancer had spread from his pelvis 
into the soft tissues of his abdomen. He arrived at the hospital looking pale and thin, and had 
lost his hair. Despite the unfamiliar surroundings and his inability to understand English, the boy 
showed remarkable discipline and consumed the unaccustomed saltless vegetarian food and the 
raw juices without any fuss. After returning to Hungary, his mother reported that in three months on the Therapy the boy’s 
tumor had disappeared. Two years later she sent us some photographs of T., showing a strong, 
well-developed, healthy-looking ten-year-old child. His dramatic recovery was underscored by another fact. Prior to his journey to Mexico, being 
treated in Hungary with chemotherapy, he was one of a group of seven children, all suffering from 
Ewing’s Sarcoma, and all receiving the same chemotherapy treatment at the same hospital. While 
T. had survived and was fit and well, the six other children from his group were all dead. The last news of the young patient was received in March of 2006, when his mother reported 
that he was then 20 years old and enjoyed continued good health.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 206Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 28
Gerson Therapy Recipes
Introduction
The basics of food preparation for a Gerson patient are explained in detail in Chapter 7 . Please familiarize yourself with those instructions before attempting more varied recipes as given 
in this chapter. Recipes using yogurt should be used as per Gerson doctor’s instruction; or if the patient is 
using this book on his own, a cancer patient should not use yogurt before 6-10 weeks on the strict 
beginning treatment. 100% organic, unsalted rye bread is permitted and is readily available in health food stores, 
including at “Whole Foods.”   However it is important not to make a meal out of a “sandwich.”  
A patient should not eat bread until he/she has consumed a complete healing  Gerson meal, with 
the important foods: salad, soup, potato and vegetable, and raw or stewed fruit. Since the Gerson Therapy is work-intensive, it is also unwise to bake bread for the patient 
since that is very time-consuming. Also, the patient should not have more than two small slices of 
bread in the course of the day. Bread is a snack-type food, not valuable for restoring the body. Recipes
Last, but far from least, this chapter contains a treasury of recipes, which add variety, pleasure 
and super-healthy nutrition to Gerson-style meals. However, there are some important points to 
remember. First and foremost, please study and learn by heart the basic rules for food preparation 
described in Chapter 12 , “Preparing Food and Juices—The Basic Rules.” If you are a Gerson 
patient, newly embarked on the full intensive therapy, you need to limit your food intake to the 
basic recipes contained in that chapter for the first three months and eat no dairy produce for the 
first six weeks. After three months, you may introduce some variety by using different salads, 
dressings and vegetable courses, always remembering that the “‘Special Soup’ or ‘Hippocrates 
Soup’” and the baked potato are essential parts of the healing diet and must not be omitted. If you are not ill but wish to improve your health and well-being by switching to the Gerson 
lifestyle, you may of course enjoy the recipes freely. Even so, please use the slow, low heat, Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 207Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comwaterless or minimum-water cooking method, described in Chapter 12 , in order to preserve 
precious nutrients. You will find no recipes for bread or other flour-based baked goods in this chapter. The only 
acceptable bread—unsalted, organic rye bread—is available at good health food stores, so there 
is no point in baking bread at home. Patients are allowed two small slices of bread a day, but only 
after eating the complete Gerson meals consisting of salad, soup, potato with vegetables and fruit. Bread must not take the place of any of these items. Yogurt, when permitted, must be certified organic and fat free (or extremely low fat). A few 
recipes refer to “thick yogurt.” To make this, hang some regular yogurt, placed in several layers 
of cheesecloth, over the sink or in a cheesecloth-lined strainer over a bowl, and allow it to drain 
overnight
 The only permitted sweeteners are organic clear honey, and organic raw brown sugar, which 
is available in various shades ranging from light beige to dark brown. In the recipes, these 
ingredients are referred to as “honey” and “sugar.”
 In order to avoid repetition, let us list some general rules that apply throughout this chapter:
•  All fruits and vegetables must be washed before use. If the water supply in your area is 
not fluoridated, purified or distilled water (produced by reverse osmosis) may be used, both for 
washing produce and for cooking. If the water supply contains fluoride, only distilled water is 
permissible for cooking and as a final rinse for fruits and vegetables. (see Chapter 9, “The Gerson 
Household,” p. 93, for distillers , and Chapter 5, “Breakdown of the Body’s Defenses,” p. 37, for 
fluoride .) • When baking, the oven should always be preheated. •  “‘Special Soup’ or ‘Hippocrates Soup ’” are interchangeable terms for the same staple item 
of the Gerson diet. In some recipes, it is referred to as “soup stock.” For a detailed description, 
see Chapter 12 , “Preparing Food and Juices—The Basic Rules,” p. 109. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 208Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comDips 
Carrot and Dill Dip
Preparation time: 15 minutes  
Cooking time: 30 minutes 
Serves 4-8
1 lb. carrots , scrubbed, unpeeled
4 tbsp. thick yogurt
2 tbsp. dill weed  (or 2 tsp. dried dill ), finely chopped
1 tsp. flaxseed oil 
juice of 1 small lemon
Simmer carrots until just tender. Drain and leave until cooled. Put through the food mill . Mix in 
thick yogurt, dill, flaxseed oil and lemon juice; mix well. Chill in the refrigerator. Serve as part 
of a large salad, or as a dip with carrot, zucchini  and bell pepper sticks. Also delicious on bread. Orange Pepper Dip
Preparation time: 15 minutes  
Serves 6
2 orange (or red) bell peppers
10 oz. yogurt
1/2 tsp. organic tomato puré e
Seed and dice one of the peppers very finely and mix with the yogurt and tomato puré e. Slice 
the remaining pepper lengthwise in half and remove the seeds. Place the yogurt mixture into 
each pepper half. Place on a serving dish with thin strips of carrot, zucchini  and celery.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 209Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comAppetizers
Celer y Root  Rémoulade Appetizer
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Serves 2-4
celer y root, grated
radic chio lettuce
2 or 3 varieties of loose leaf  lettuce (butter or red leaf lettuce)
green onions (or chives) , chopped
parsley (or tarragon) 
Dressing:
vinegar
water
honey
yogurt
Combine the dressing ingredients. Grate the cele ry root  and add the dressing. Place lettuce 
leaves on a plat e and top with celery root. Sprinkle with chopped green  onions (or chive s) and 
parsley (or tarragon).Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 210Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comEggplant Caviar Appetizer
Preparation time: 15 minutes  
Cooking time: 50 minutes 
Serves 2
1 eggplant
water 
1 small onion , chopped
1/2 tbsp. organic tomato pur ée
parsley (or cilantro), chopped
lemon wedge 
yogurt
Prick the skin of the eggplant  all over. Place directly onto the oven rack (or use a small baking 
dish) and bake for about 40 minutes  near the top of the oven at 375°  F (190° C) , turning  once 
after 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. When cool, peel away the stalk and skin, and 
chop the flesh until you have a rough pur ée. Heat a little water in a small pan and saut é the 
chopped onion over low heat for about 10 minutes  or until soft. Stir in the tomato pur ée and the 
eggplant  purée. Cook for another 2 minutes over high heat to remove excess moisture. Remove 
from heat and cool completely. Chop some parsley (or cilantro)  and mix in with the pur ée. Lay 
on a bed of lettuce. Garnish with a wedge of lemon and a little yogurt. Grapefruit Appetizer
Preparation time: 15 minutes  
Serves 1 or 2
1 pink grapefruit
celery, chopped
1 red bell pepper , seeded
radicchio (or red leaf lettuce leaves)
grated horseradish (or chopped mint leaves)
Cut the grapefruit in half. Juice one-half and cut out the segments of the other half. Chop some 
celery and seeded red pepper. Arrange a layer of radicchio (or red leaf lettuce leaves) on a plate. Mix grapefruit segments, celery and red pepper together and put on top of lettuce. Make a 
dressing with grapefruit juice flavored with a little grated horseradish (or chopped mint leaves). Variation:  Put grapefruit segments on top of endive and watercress. Make a dressing with 
yogurt and a little grapefruit juice. Mix well and serve immediately . How to segment a grapefruit:  Cut a horizontal slice off the top and bottom. Sit the 
grapefruit flat and, using a sharp knife, remove the peel and outer white membrane by cutting 
downwards in sections. Using a container to catch any juice, cut between the membranes and 
the flesh of each segment to the core, taking care to point the knife blade away from you. Work 
around the grapefruit, easing out each segment as you go. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 211Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comJerusalem Artichoke Paté
Preparation time: 20 minutes  
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves 2
1 lb. Jerusalem artichokes
1 tbsp. yogurt
1-2 tsp. lemon juice
parsley, chopped
flaxseed oil 
Scrub the artichokes. Put in dish in oven to roast at 400°  F (204 ° C). (It’s a good idea to cook 
them with your baked potato.) Allow to cool and remove skin. Mash or purée in blender until 
it has a creamy consistency. Add the yogurt, lemon juice, chopped parsley, and flaxseed oil and 
beat together. Serve as an appetizer or a snack with toasted slices of bread  and a smattering of 
various lettuce leaves and cherry tomatoes to decorate. Melon and Mango Appetizer
Preparation time: 15 minutes  
Serves 2-4
slices of honeydew and/or cantaloupe melon
slices of mango
Dressing:
1/2 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. flaxseed  oil
2 tbsp. lime (or lemon) juice
mint leaves
Cut the melon in half and remove the rind. Slice the melon and arrange in a fan shape on a 
shallow plate. Slice the mango lengthwise and peel, including the fl esh left around the pit. Cut 
the mango flesh into slices and arrange between the melon slices on the plate. Pour the dressing 
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www.thegersonway.comPapaya  and Lime Appetizer
Preparation time: 15 minutes  
Serves 2
2 papayas
2 tbsp. honey
juice of 1 lime
1 lime for decoration, sliced
Peel the papaya and remove the seeds. Cut into slices (or cubes). Mix the honey with the lime 
juice and pour over papaya slices. Toss gently and refrigerate. Serve chilled, decorated with thin 
slices of lime. Stuffed Zucchini  Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes  
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Serves 2-4
8 medium zucchinis
1 large onion , chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp. parsley, chopped
1 clove garlic , crushed
red leaf lettuce
4-6 tbsp. dressing
Dressing:
6 tbsp. apple cider vinegar  (or lemon juice)
4 tbsp. water
herbs
flaxseed oil
Cook the zucchini  whole (about 5 minutes  on a very low heat) until half-cooked. Cut off 
both ends and cut each in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and chop them. Sprinkle some 
dressing into the zucchini  hollows, and add a little chopped onion. Leave to marinate while 
preparing the stuffing. Take the remaining onion and chop the pepper and tomatoes, add the 
chopped parsley and crushed garlic, and mix with the chopped zucchini  middles. Toss in the rest 
of the dressing and fill the hollows with the mixture. Arrange on a layer of red leaf lettuce to 
serve.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 213Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comYogurt and Apricot Sorbet Appetizer
Freezing time: 2-3 hours
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves 2-4
8 oz. dried apricots
20 fl. oz. water
10 oz. yogurt
2 tbsp. honey 
Place the apricots and a little water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30-
40 minutes , or until soft. Add the rest of the water to bring the liquid content to 15 oz . Leave 
to cool. Place the apricots and liquid in a blender and blend until smooth. Add the yogurt and 
honey, but do not blend these. Transfer the contents to a freeze-proof container and freeze until 
solid. Use an ice-cream scooper to serve one or two scoops into a bowl. Serve immediately . Dressings
Baba Ghanoush  (Eggplant and Lemon Dressing)
Preparation time: 10 minutes 
Cooking time: 60 minutes  
1 large eggplant
1 or 2 clove s garlic  
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. parsl ey, chopped
Bake the eggplant for 1 hour  at 350-400°  F (177-204 ° C). When cool ed enough to peel, drain 
off excess juice, squeezing gently. Mash and blend with garlic until fairly smooth and add 
lemon juice and parsley. Mix well. Serve with lemon wedges . Good with crudités and as a relish 
as well as a sauce. Variation: Mix with yogurt.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 214Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comBasic Salad Dressing
2 tbsp. lemon juice (or apple cider vinegar)
2 tbsp. water
pinch of sugar (optional)
Mix together and put into a container with any of the following:
tarragon, pushed in stalk first
shallots (or green  onions), finely chopped 
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
fresh bay leaf
lemon  grass (for a lemon flavor)
Dressing for Vegetables
2 tbsp. lemon juice (or apple cider vinegar)
2 tbsp. water
pinch of sugar (optional)
yogurt
Mix lemon juice  (or apple cider vinegar), water and sugar (if used). Mix in yogurt and beat well. Flaxseed Oil and Lemon Juice Dressing
1 tbsp. flaxseed  oil
1/2 tbsp. lemon juice
(Use a ratio of 2/3 oil to 1/3 lemon juice)
garlic
fresh herbs
a little orange juice
Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher and stir vigorously. Pour over the salad and serve 
immediately.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 215Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comGarlic and Green Onion Dressing
1 tbsp. flaxseed  oil
1/2 tbsp. lemon juice (or apple cider vinegar)
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 green onion, chopped
fresh parsley
chives
dill
fennel
a little mint
Mix flaxseed  oil with lemon juice  (or apple cider vinegar) . Crush the garlic and add. Chop the 
green  onion, parsley and chives and add,  together with the dill, fennel and mint. Either pour 
over the salad and serve immediately, or put into a pitcher and allow guests to serve themselves. Variation: If you have no fresh herbs, use a generous pinch of suitable dried herbs . Garlic and Herb Dressing
1 tbsp. flaxseed  oil
1/2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar  (or lemon juice)
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 green  onion
parsley
chives
dill
fennel
mint
Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher and stir vigorously. Pour over the salad and serve 
immediately.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author .Page 216Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comHerb Dressing 
2-1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. sugar
2/3 cup water
Mix ingredients together. Variation:  Add some or all of the following herbs (optional), letting them infuse: tarragon 
(pushed in stalk first); shallots or spring onions, finely chopped; 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and 
crushed with the back of a knife; and 1 fresh bay leaf. Orange Vinaigrette
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. sugar
4 tbsp. orange juice
1 tbsp. flaxseed  oil
Chop the garlic and parsley , and add to vinegar, sugar, orange juice and flaxseed oil. Yogurt, Garlic and Honey Dressing
6 oz.
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hour fast are: 
 ▪  fasting serum, 70 to 100 mg/dL; 
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www. thegersonway. com  ▪  nonfasting whole blood, 85 to 125 mg/dL in persons over age 50, and 70 to 115 mg/dL  
    in persons under age 50. These laboratory readings help to screen for diabetes mellitus and other disorders of glucose 
metabolism. They also monitor drug or dietary therapy for diabetics, insulin requirements for 
uncontrolled diabetics, and known or suspected hypoglycemics. Fasting blood glucose levels of 140 to 150 mg/dL or higher obtained on two or more occasions 
are diagnostic of diabetes mellitus. Nonfasting levels that exceed 200 mg/dL also show diabetes. The elevated blood glucose may come from pancreatitis, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, 
chronic hepatic disease, brain trauma, chronic illness, chronic malnutrition, eclampsia, anoxia, 
and convulsive disorders as well. Depressed blood glucose occurs from hyperinsulinism, insulinoma, von Gierke’s disease, 
functional or reactive hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, congenital adrenal 
hyperplasia, hypopituitarism, islet cell carcinoma of the pancreas, hepatic necrosis, and glycogen 
storage disease. The Serum Iron And Total Iron- Binding Capacity Laboratory Test
Two separate blood tests conducted with buffering and coloring reagents measure (1) the 
amount of iron bound to the glycoprotein transferrin and (2) the plasma’s total iron-binding 
capacity (TIBC) if all the transferrin were saturated with iron. The percentage of saturation is 
obtained by dividing the serum iron result by the TIBC, which reveals the actual amount of 
saturated transferrin. Normal transferrin is 30 percent saturated. Thus, the two tests (a) estimate 
total iron storage, (b) diagnose hemochromatosis, (c) distinguish between iron deficiency anemia 
and chronic disease anemia, and (d) evaluate a person’s nutritional status. Normal serum iron and TIBC values have been determined to be: 
                                     Serum Iron  TIBC (mcg/dL)   Saturation (mcg/dL)
Men:    70 to 150      300 to 400           20 to 50 
Women:    80 to 150      350 to 450             20 to 50 
In iron deficiency, serum iron falls and TIBC increases to decrease the saturation. With 
chronic inflammation as in rheumatoid arthritis, serum iron is low in the presence of adequate 
body stores, but TIBC remains unchanged or drops to preserve normal saturation. Iron overload 
does not alter serum levels until relatively late in the pathology, but serum iron increases and 
TIBC remains the same to increase the saturation. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007.
The normal range for a fasting blood glucose level is not specified in the provided text, but it mentions that normal ranges for fasting blood glucose on the FBS laboratory test after an eight- to twelve-hour fast are: fasting serum, 70 to 100 mg/dL; fasting whole blood, 60 to 100 mg/dL; and non-fasting whole blood, 85 to 125 mg/dL in persons over age 50, and 70 to 115 mg/dL in persons under 50.
What is the normal range for a fasting blood glucose level?
The erythrocyte (RBC) count is used to diagnose and classify anemia, monitor therapy response, and provide figures for calculating mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC).
What is the purpose of the erythrocyte (RBC) count?
The text does not provide a specific normal range for a platelet count. However, it mentions that a platelet count below 50,000 may bring on spontaneous bleeding, and below 5,000, fatal central nervous system bleeding or massive gastrointestinal
What is the normal range for a platelet count?
The routine urinalysis is used to screen for diabetes and other disorders of glucose metabolism, monitor drug or dietary therapy for diabetics, and evaluate insulin requirements for uncontrolled diabetics.
What is the purpose of the routine urinalysis?
The text does not provide a specific normal range for the hematocrit (Hct) test.
What is the normal range for the hematocrit (Hct) test?