Gerson Therapy aka The Cure for Cancer

Have you guys heard of this? I just watched a documentary on it and read about it online. It is amazing! I copy and pasted the information from the website.


The Diet:

The Gerson diet is naturally high in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, micro-nutrients, extremely low in sodium and fats, and rich in fluids.

The following is a typical daily diet for a Gerson patient on the full therapy regimen:

• Thirteen glasses of fresh, raw carrot/apple and green-leaf juices prepared hourly from fresh, organic fruits and vegetables.
• Three full vegetarian meals, freshly prepared from organically grown fruits, vegetables and whole grains. A typical meal will include salad, cooked vegetables, baked potatoes, vegetable soup and juice.
• Fresh fruit and fresh fruit dessert available at all hours for snacking, in addition to the regular diet.

Medications:

All medications used in connection with the Gerson Therapy are classed as biologicals, materials of organic origin that are supplied in therapeutic amounts.

• Potassium compound
• Lugol's solution
• Vitamin B-12
• Thyroid hormone
• Injectable Crude Liver Extract
• Pancreatic Enzymes
• Enemas of coffee and/or chamomile

Detoxification:

A very important part of the Gerson Therapy is frequent detoxification of the tissues and blood. This is accomplished through a variety of means, first and foremost through the use of coffee enemas.

The scientific basis for the use of coffee enemas is well documented, and can be obtained from the Gerson Institute. Patients report that the enemas decrease pain and hasten healing. Biologically, enzyme systems of the gut wall and liver are stimulated, and bile flow is increased. This has been shown to enhance the body's ability to eliminate toxic residues from environmental, chemotherapeutic, and other sources.

Tumor and other diseased tissue is also more rapidly eliminated as it is broken down.
Other means of detoxification include castor oil, used as an additional stimulant of bile flow and as another way to enhance the liver's ability to filter blood. In addition, digestive enzymes serve to enhance absorption of nutrients as well as assist in the elimination of damaged tissue.

Info from: http://www.gerson.org/GersonTherapy/gersontherapy.htm

Eating Out or To Go

 We went out for breakfast a couple days ago at Garden Cafe, and I think this was all they had on the menu I could get. I was fine with it though, because I like oatmeal in the morning. This oatmeal was pretty plain. It came with raisins and brown sugar on the side with a banana. My favorite part of it was the pan it was served in. *Just a reminder, it's always good to ask your server if the oatmeal is made with milk or water. Most places make it with water, but some use milk.*

I have a bunch of lemons that I haven't been using and don't want to go to waste so I had a little lemon water. I zest the lemon and squeezed the juice out into my water. Lots of vitamin C.

My husband and brother wanted pizza the other day, so we stopped at Papa Murphey's by our house. According to Yelp, the crust and tomato sauce here is vegan. I got the medium pizza with tomato sauce, zucchini, artichoke and garlic. It was really good! The guy who was making the pizza was so confused. He was like, "Sooooooo, no meat right? And no cheese either?" Yeeeeeees, that is what I ordered :) So he started making the pizza, and my husband has designated himself as the inspector of my food to make sure they get it right, because I am always too nice about it if they make it wrong. Lucky for me, he was watching them well this time. The worker making the pizza, made it WITH cheese. Go figure. Fudge, my husband, kindly told them, "Excuse me, but she doesn't want cheese." The guy remade the pizza correctly and we were on our merry way. 

You guys know that I love my plants! I have missed having plants and fresh veggies and herbs since moving here. Since it is winter here I have not been able to start a garden yet. I was able to get this parsley to grow fairly well inside my house near my kitchen window though!

Here is my basil. It is slowly making its way upward.

Last night, my husband surprised me with taking me to Omahas ONLY all vegan restaurant! It was about 7 pm by the time we got there, so I apologize for the quality of some of the pictures. This place is called Daily Grub. They have sopes, soups, sandwiches, sweets and drinks! 

They have very simple decor, but I really liked this place.

I decided to get the Banh Mi which was a Vietnamese sub sandwich on baguette filled with daikon, carrot, cucumber, mint, cilantro, slices of marinated tofu and ancho cashew cream spread. I meant to ask for no tofu, but my husband wanted to get home and asked for me to get it to go, so I was kind of in a rush. He told me to get two sandwiches so I could try out two things here so I also go the Hummus Sandwich. This sandwich had hummus, cucumber, romaine and roasted red pepper on toasted baguette with salad or chips.

I ate this one last night. This is the Banh Mi. It was so so good! I love daikon! Thanks babe!

PS- Today is day 1 of going "poo free". I have tried it once before in Hawaii and my hair got so greasy that I had to quite. I am giving it one more try in this climate here. We'll see...

Snow Day Eats

The last two days have been "snow days" here in Omaha. I work at a school who has an all day center including before and after school care. We are open almost every holiday and open on snow days. I love those little boogers though.

Greeness

1 Banana

4 Collard Green Leaves

1 Tbsp Chia Seeds

Ginger

Cinnamon 

Water to incorporate

Thanks Ali for the recommendation on the ginger and cinnamon :)

I wanted to show you guys this because this is what I have to work with in Omaha for healthy eats. We went out to eat one morning for breakfast. My husband got the breakfast buffet. I looked the menu over and this was about it if I didn't want anything fried. So I got the toast & oatmeal combo with coffee. It was good, but not really what I wanted. 

Lunch today I stopped at Wholefoods after work and got some mango & blueberries pre sliced. 

From the hot food bar, I got the potato & pea samosas, pineapple rice and some type of bean polenta. 

Dinner a couple nights ago I made some fresh vegetable soup. I put way too much beans.

Dinner last night was red quinoa with black beans, avocados & tomatoes. For the quinoa, I cook it in my rice cooker just like how you would cook rice. After it is cooked, I add coconut oil & lots of basil! 

Next, I soaked the organic dried black beans in water overnight. In the morning, I poured fresh water inside and threw it in the slow cooker. I let it cook all day on low.

Lastly, I chopped up an avocado, a tomato and half an onion. Mix all that together. Then add a few cloves of chopped garlic, fresh organic lemon juice, Himalayan salt and pepper. Mix that together with the avocado mixture. 

Layer your quinoa, black beans and avocado mixture and top with nutritional yeast.

Snack was a pear

My wonderful friend in Hawaii sent me some Hawaiian tea for Christmas. I really like it!

Sonic looking out the window at the snow and other doggies walking by.

Question: What is a food, beverage you will never ever give up? 

Mine used to be cheese, but look at me now all grown up and vegan.

Peanut butter noodles & raw chocolate cake

Today's breakfast was a collard green shake. I didn't get a picture of it though. I added blueberries, bananas, collard greens, hemp seeds, chia seeds, spirulina, maple syrup and enough water to incorporate. 

I also had some lovely red pomegranate. Pomegranates are so good for you! They help to prevent different types of cancers, illnesses and heart attacks! They are also packed with antioxidants!

Isn't it beautiful? I think avocados are so beautiful.

Lunch was Sesame Ezekial Bread with sliced avocado and nutritional yeast.

My husband took me to Trader Joe's and I picked up a few things. I got 2 batches of bananas, organic sugar, almond meal, vegetable pasta, sweet chili sauce, organic marinara sauce, thai green curry sauce, mango ginger chutney, cocoa powder, organic peanut butter and medjool dates. 

We got these to try. I MUCH prefer fresh pineapple. 

This stuff on the other hand, I LOVE! There is a thai brand I use to buy in Hawaii but haven't seen it here yet. It's so good! I used this in my peanut butter noodles for dinner.

Thai Peanut Butter Noodles

Coconut oil

1/2 sweet onion

3-4 cloves garlic

1 inch sliced ginger (more or less depending on your taste)

1 can organic coconut milk (I used light, regular is better for creamier though)

1/4 - 1/2 cup plain organic peanut butter (more or less depending on taste)

4-5 Tbsp sweet chili sauce

Himalayan Salt

Pepper

Basil leaves

1/2 package Thai rice noodles

Precook rice noodles and set aside. Saute onion, garlic and ginger in a little coconut oil. Add coconut milk, peanut butter, salt, pepper and sweet chili sauce. Add a few fresh basil leaves last. Once everything is blended together well, mix in noodles. Serve with peanut on top if you wish. I ate mine with some fresh cauliflower and broccoli.

I made raw chocolate cake for dessert. This is a shot of the cake before I added the frosting. 

Pretty Much Raw Chocolate Cake

1 cup chopped dates

2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 Tbsp vanilla

Himalayan Salt

1/2 cup cocoa powder (cacao nibs are best but more expensive)

1 1/2 cups almond meal (Trader Joe's carries this and it's fairly cheep)

1/2 cup cashews (that have been soaked overnight in water to soften)

1 cup shredded coconut

Blend together all ingredients. Add water, just enough to blend.

Frosting:

1/2 cup cashews (presoaked)

1/2 cup macadamia nuts (presoaked) 

1 cup canned organic coconut milk

1/8 cup organic agave

1 Tbsp lemon juice

1 Tbsp vanilla

Himalayan salt

1/2 cup melted coconut oil

1 Tbsp psyllium husks

Blend everything except last two ingredients. Add coconut oil and psyllium husks last. Blend. Let this sit in the refrigerator for an hour before adding to cake. After it sits, frost cake and then add sliced bananas. I really enjoyed this cake, but my husband didn't prefer it. He is picky about this kind of thing though. I already ate three pieces since yesterday! Give it a shot guys.

 I got this recipe from the Sunny Raw Kitchen, but just changed it a little :) Please visit her blog as well.

~Goodnight my friends~

PS...

Thanks Rose!!! I love it :)

Fat Day

Breakfast was a very interesting smoothie. It was pretty much everything I needed to use up in my fridge. I put blueberries, strawberries, spinach, avocado, cucumber, hemp seeds, chia seeds, almond milk, maple syrup and UDO's dha oil. My brother took one look at it and said...it looks like concrete. 

Grapefruit & Agave

Ezekial Sesame Toast with bruchetta and nutritional yeast for breakfast.

We tried out a new place near our house for lunch. This is where the "fat day" began by the way. It's all you can eat and I stuffed my face. This is broccoli, yam, zucchini and mushroom tempura. 

Avocado maki of course. I also had some yam/avocado maki which was really good!

This was dinner. I thought I would give it a shot. It was pretty creamy and cheezy! 

Next up, I made this harvest mix soup that my husband bought for me. He neglected to see that the ingredients included beef base though. Fortunately for me the spices came in a totally separate ziplock on top of the jar. That went in the trash quick. I added my own spices, just some rosemary, oregano and thyme. 

Here is my fat indulgence of mac n cheeze with catsup and harvest soup with tabasco. Is my period coming soon? I guess so.

I figured I needed something healthy with dinner. This kombucha brand has a good flavor, but I still prefer Synergy over Unpeeled. 

I had fully planned on making some raw chocolate pudding but it turns out that I am out of bananas. Great. Well, I guess that will be in my next post! I already have the chia seeds soaking in the fridge since yesterday, so just a quick stop at Trader Joe's tomorrow and I will be set to go! 

McFosters Natural Kind Cafe

Check it out guys! I got this new app on my phone that lets me do fun stuff with the pictures. So my husband took me to McFosters today, one of my favorite restaurants in Omaha. I started off with some fresh juice. I got apple/spinach/beet. It was very good, very sweet and a beautiful color.

Here is my husband with his juice. He was kind of forced to get juice by me :) He got celery/beet/apple. He really liked it!

I got the falafel sandwich. I was pretty tasty! It had fresh greens and pickled radish inside with tahini sauce. 

Here is a new kombucha that I tried today. Pretty good flavor. The only disadvantage this brand has compared to Synergy is that not all the ingredients in this one are organic.  I really like kombucha. It makes me feel good after drinking it.

This is all I am having for dinner so far tonight. I am not super hungry, nor am I in the mood to make something. I might have a sandwich later, but for now I am just going to have some pom and blackberries. 

I made this a few days ago but never posted it. I had been craving puppy chow for some reason.

Vegan Puppy Chow

4 cups rice chex

4 cups wheat chex

1 cup vegan chocolate chips 

(my husband bought me carob chips on accident but it turned out ok with them.)

1/2 cup peanut butter (no sugar added)

1 to 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup Earth Balance

1 tsp vanilla

Microwave or melt in pot butter, chocolate and peanut butter. Mix in chex. Slowly add powdered sugar and vanilla last. Eat!

Jan 1, 2011, wow...

Breakfast shake today was a combination of organic almond milk, almond butter, chia seeds, organic maple syrup and ice. Not very thick, but it had a good flavor. Note to self: Buy bananas. 

Later on I had some apple/zucchini juice. Very tasty!

I like this picture because of Rahjah's leg sticking out :) Panther had just woken up here.

Dinner was sushi. I know, they don't look great but this was only my second try at this so give me a break! I put rice, hummus (that I just made a huge batch of today), organic cucumbers and organic avocado in these. They would have been better with soy sauce, but I am trying to lay off that now.

Dessert was some Rice Dream and red wine. I don't particularly like Rice Dream, but it is what I have at the moment and I need to finish it off before I buy some more of my favorite which is, of course, Coconut Bliss.

Now for my New Year Resolutions:

• No soy. Or at least limit my soy intake to very rare occasions. This is hard too coming from the islands, we use soy sauce all the time. I have heard so much contradictory things on soy lately. Some say it's this amazing food and other say it causes all kinds of problems and diseases. One thing that seems to be universally agreed on is that people who regularly eat soy have a higher risk for breast and prostate cancer. That is enough to make me not want to eat or drink it anymore. 
• Dry brush daily. Skin is our largest organ. Dry brushing helps to detox the body and improve circulation among other things. Read about it HERE.
• Do my devotions daily. I have been slacking on this big time. I need to have a stronger relationship with God. "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."
• Be a better wife. Nag less, love more :)
• Eat less processed things and more whole foods like vegetables, beans, and fruit.
• Lastly, try to convert one person to veganism. Wish me luck on that one. I am hoping either my mom or sister. I would LOVE for my husband to go vegan, but it has to be his decision not mine.

Lastly, I have a question: What are your guys thoughts on agave vs. stevia?  Right now, I use agave. I tried growing stevia in Hawaii and my dog knocked over the plant before it had a chance. Once it's summer here I will try to grow it again possibly.