Coffee ‘N’ Carrots was a quarterly newsletter publishing articles catering to those interested in the Gerson Therapy® in the UK. I am hugely indebted to Beata Bishop, its chief editor, for allowing my articles to feature in this esteemed publication. Between 2002 and 2005 I had the pleasure of developing my series which focused on Medical Mavericks and Holistic Healers. Here are a selection of my pieces.
Bechamp vs. Pasteur
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 experts working in the same ...
Norman W. Walker
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 traced back to far less ...
Bircher-Benner
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 research into the healing power ...
From the Soil to the Stars
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 an essential factor in achieving ...
Weston A Price
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, diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis ...
Dr Bernard Jensen
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 of iridology. Jensen worked in ...
Lady Eve Balfour
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. In 1915, at the age ...