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Contraindications and Cautions for the Gerson Therapy

While the Gerson Therapy is effective at treating a surprisingly wide range of chronic degenerative diseases, there
are limitations to who and what the therapy can effectively treat.
There are a number of conditions that the Gerson Therapy cannot treat, or for which the therapy shouldnt be
undertaken unless under experienced medical supervision, or that require significant modifications to the standard
therapy protocol. There are other conditions that we simply dont have experience in treating, particularly rare
diseases or diseases of a genetic origin.
Please read the information below to learn which conditions are not treatable with the Gerson Therapy, or that
require extra precautions.

Diseases that do not respond well to the Gerson Therapy:

ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease)
Arthritis or Lupus after long term steroid use
Dystrophy
Multiple myeloma
Pancreatic cancer after chemotherapy
Parkinsons disease

The Gerson Therapy is not recommended for patients with the following
conditions and complications:
Bedridden or paraplegic or non-ambulatory
Unable to eat or drink, or on a feeding tube
Have been referred to hospice
Blood clots (until they are resolved)
Greater than half of the colon removed
Ileostomy
Intestinal or bowl obstruction (until they are resolved)
Kidney failure
On kidney dialysis
More than 75% of stomach removed
Organ transplant
Pericardial effusion (fluid around the heart)

Recurrent pleural effusion (fluid around the lungs)

Acute bleeding
On kidney dialysis

The full Gerson Therapy should not be applied for the following conditions:
Acute leukemia
Brain metastasis (click here for more information)
Heart stent or heart valve replacement
Recurrent ascites, advanced ascites (fluid in abdomen)
After a bone marrow transplant
Brain tumors (click here for more information)
Pacemakers
Stem cell transplant (click here for more information)
For patients with these conditions, it may be possible to adapt some portions of the Gerson Therapy for
overall health enhancement or use a very reduced protocol with cautionthough this may or may not provide
sufficient therapeutic benefit.
The Gerson Therapy would not be recommended as a primary treatment option for these conditions
listed above, and we would not expect it to reverse the disease.

The following conditions may require significant modifications to the Gerson Therapy
protocol, which should be determined by a medical professional:
Chronic kidney disease
Diabetes type I or II (click here for more information)
Heart disease
Severe high blood pressure
If the patient is taking many prescription medications
Severe liver disease