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Happy 90th Birthday, Charlotte Gerson!

Today, our beloved founder Charlotte Gerson turns 90 years young. After Sunday’s birthday festivities, she’s having a relaxing day at home, visiting with her good friend (and coauthor) Beata Bishop,...

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Cancer Survivor’s Racing Shirt Inspires New Gerson Tees!

Our Director of Education Silvana Procopio received an exciting email from a Gerson supporter in Australia. Inspired by Team Gerson’s efforts to “run for real healing” here in San Diego, Michael...

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Diary of a Gerson Person: How I Stay Motivated on the Gerson Therapy

Guest post by Lucie D’Alessandro, a Gerson patient in New Zealand When I mention to people that I make thirteen fresh juices and do four coffee enemas a day – and this will go on for two years in total...

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How I’m Conquering Prostate Cancer

During a routine exam in 2007, the doctor found a nodule on my prostate. I got a biopsy and they found cancer on half of my prostate. They wanted to remove or radiate it but they couldn’t guarantee...

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Rita’s Story: Healing Breast Cancer Holistically

by Rita S, August 2012. I am from a little town 25 km North of Barcelona, Spain. I was diagnosed with a hormone-dependent breast cancer in November 2009 called invasive ductal adenocarcinoma; stage...

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Joyce’s Doctor Didn’t Think She’d Be Alive Today

7 ½ years after being diagnosed with stage IV mantle cell, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Joyce just celebrated another holiday with her family.

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“The Real Me is Returning”| Lyme Disease & the Gerson Therapy

A couple years ago I would not have had the strength to tell my story. But now I'm well on my way to a recovery from Lyme disease, and it's important for me to pay it forward and make a difference in...

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Life After Gerson: My First Year Free of Lyme Disease

March of 2013 is my one-year anniversary of completing the Gerson Therapy for Lyme disease. And I have to report, so far, so good!

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Anderson Cooper Interviews the Family of a Gerson Patient, Carrot Juice...

This week, Anderson Cooper had an amazing interview with a charismatic fellow with an affinity for giving shout-outs to his favorite foods. No, I’m not talking about his now-viral interview with...

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Filmmaker Crowdfunding New Documentary About Her Mother’s Cancer Journey on...

We recently heard from a young filmmaker named Sara Bellin, whose mother was recently diagnosed with cancer. When her mother made the life-changing decision to forgo conventional medical treatment in...

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Randy Lost His Mom to Cancer. Now He’s Fighting to Save Jonathan’s Life....

  Ever wonder how you’d react if you lost the person closest to you? Meet Randy Clemens, who has turned his personal tragedy into a life-saving opportunity for 18-year-old Jonathan Hernandez. When...

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Jonathan is Getting Ready to Go to the Clinic, And It’s All Thanks to You!

  Last week, we told you about Randy Clemens, an awesomely big-hearted fellow who started a fundraiser to help a patient go to the licensed Gerson clinic in Tijuana in honor of his mother Bonnie, who...

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“I Have Defeated Cancer…and I Will Pay it Forward to Whoever Will Listen!”

  In 2010, Marcia Schaefer’s “perfect” year ended with a dual diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer and malignant melanoma, which had spread to her lungs and lymph nodes. Newly married, and with a...

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My Gerson Therapy Weight Loss Challenge

After trying all the other trendy diets, Jon decided to try a full-body restoration--with weight loss just a secondary benefit!

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Six Courageous Cancer Patients. One Radical Choice.

I first met Marie, one of the protagonists of my upcoming documentary The Food Cure, in the sunny courtyard of the licensed Gerson clinic in Mexico. We had spoken on the phone once before, and she...

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A Mother’s Journey: Healing Cancer With The Gerson Therapy

With Mother’s Day coming up, we wanted to share a story of healing that you helped make possible – combined, of course, with the amazing determination, courage and perseverance of Maria and her family....

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Carrie’s Story: Overcoming Breast Cancer with the Gerson Therapy

  In 2009, when I was 31 years old and still nursing my one-year-old daughter, I found a lump in my breast. Then, I learned that I was pregnant again. I just knew something was wrong inside of me. Soon...

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Silent Warriors: Biking 2,400 Miles in Support of Gerson Patients

My journey with the Gerson patients I call the “Silent Warriors” started back in 2014, when I decided to dedicate one year of bike riding to help raise money for Gerson patients. I learned about the...

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Ned & Bree’s Story: Why Life, Moments and People Are More Important Than Cookies

  My father’s birthday is December 8th. There was a time, about 12 years ago, when we weren’t sure he would see any more birthdays, let alone important milestones in our life. He had undergone surgery,...

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Life After Gerson: My First Year Free of Lyme Disease

March of 2013 is my one-year anniversary of completing the Gerson Therapy for Lyme disease. And I have to report, so far, so good! The post Life After Gerson: My First Year Free of Lyme Disease...

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