Category archives: Gerson Method

Clash and Consequences The world of Western medicine has always been rife with controversy, with each new ‘ground-breaking’ discovery being challenged as a matter of course by one or more …

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American Pioneer of Juice Therapy Nowadays it seems every consumer magazine seems to feature the latest celebrity detox and juicing regime. Yet the origin of this fashionable trend can be …

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Healing with Raw Foods The Swiss physician Dr Max Bircher-Benner (1867-1939) is best known for his ‘discovery’ of muesli, the traditional dish of the alpine peasants. Yet it is his …

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The Vision of Rudolph Steiner It was during my early studies in Nutritional Therapy that I first became aware of biodynamic agriculture. It went without saying that organic food was …

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Nutritional Anthropologist Current health statistics can be somewhat disconcerting. Figures show that 50% of the Western population suffers from some form of chronic illness. Diseases such as Alzheimer’s, arthritis, cancer, …

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Holistic Healer Any series on holistic healers would certainly be incomplete without the inclusion of Dr Bernard Jensen, considered by many to have been America’s leading holistic nutritionist and pioneer …

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Organic Pioneer Lady Eve Balfour (1898-1990), niece to the Prime Minister, Sir Arthur Balfour, came from aristocratic stock. From a very young age she exhibited a deep-rooted passion for farming. …

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