I watched all 13 videos.
I found much of the information very interesting. Some of the basics I don't doubt... that processed foods are bad for you, that juicing is healthy and beneficial, etc... I had actually considered trying a "raw food" diet, a few years ago, anyway, because it seems reasonable to me, that cooking food, or altering it in other substantial ways, would reduce the vitamins and LIFE within the food itself, which to me, would seem to be the best and most beneficial aspects of it.
I have also looked up Dr. Gerson on Wikipedia to start with, as well. Because I ALWAYS search as many varied sources as possible, to come to the best conclusion I can about anything I am researching.
So far?
There are claims of various groups, like the NCI (National Cancer Institute) and others, which state that there is NO EVIDENCE of the success of this diet and/or treatment, and that the claims made by proponents of this therapy, are not sufficiently documented or tested under strict clinical trials and conditions.
While this concerns me, I find that these claims themselves are DUBIOUS!
Because in dismissing the success stories as "unproven" or even "fabricated" these groups generally don't offer any better documentation, than the Gerson Institute does itself.
It's kind of funny, to accuse one group of fabricating something, and of not properly documenting alleged proofs, when the accusers don't document their own proofs AGAINST the Gerson Therapy very thoroughly either!
Interestingly, the film introduces the famous "Juiceman Juicer" pitchman, Jay Kordich as well. And Jay arrived at a similar conclusion, as Max Gerson did, that raw natural organic fruits and vegetables could heal just about anything. Jay had bladder cancer at 25, and learned that famed doctor Albert Schweitzer, claimed to have been cured by Max Gerson himself, and along with other members of his family! Jay decided that if it was good enough for Schweitzer it was good enough for him, and he started juicing all those years ago, and NEVER STOPPED. Culminating in his being the pitchman for his "Juiceman" Company all these years later.
All I can say, is that everything is inconclusive for me right now, as there are competing arguments, and neither are particularly well verified by OUTSIDE agencies that are reliable and verifiable.
That said... The Juiceman himself, Jay Kordich is still alive at... Hmm... about 87 years old now, and he looks in DAMN GOOD SHAPE for 87!
Maybe that is a powerful statement in itself?
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:32 pm