Gerson Therapy

The College of Natural Medicine has a you tube video of The Gerson Therapy. It's long but I find it fascinating how all chronic illnesses seem to stem from overtoxification. Do you think you need specific herbs or antibiotics to help alleviate chronic lymes symptoms because of the biofilm on the bacteria. I had an llmd tell me antibiotics cant break the sheath. Thoughts? A chinese herbal specialist told me he can "cure" my lymes with herbal combinations. Does anyone here use a similar therapy as Gerson? Do you think not having herbs and other lymes specific additions make healing longer or not effective? Do you think attention to micronutrient intake in combination with detox is the best method for you?

I think diet plays a big part in our healing, not in killing the bacteria - if I can pretend to separate the two right now. In order to kill as complex of a bacteria as Bb, I believe that specific herbs or anti-infective treatments are necessary as well though. Something "broad spectrum" just won't do it, these bacteria are too "smart" and can avoid it's killing power.

Detoxing definitely plays a very large role in our healing - if you happen to have a body that had compromised detox pathways, the body fills with toxins and there's no healing when that happens.

I see it as a four pronged approach - anti-infective treatments, detoxing, supporting the body functions and diet to nourish and heal.

I started juicing once a day and I feel it...I've been going to the bathroom a lot!!!! Detoxing is happening...I took a day or two off and will get back to it today. I can't do the 15lbs a day (money is funny), but even if folks can try once a day that is a start. I also don't have a juicer...I use my blender and it works wonders!

Thank you for your thoughts Traveler. I have been practicing a similar detox strategy to the Gerson Therapy. I think your four pronged approach is a great examination of what priorities need to be met. It seems without addressing the complexity of the bacterial infections that you would build a good foundation of nutrition but that even the healthiest of immune systems still need a great deal of combination anti infective therapies to really heal from lymes.
Opugirl-Oh my gosh that doesnt sound odd to me! My body has an extreme reaction sometimes to the smoothies I make too! It seems to be very similar to herxing over here! I don't even use soy milk or anything but fruits and veggies and I sometimes have a very intense experience. Thank you for sharing your friends experience with herbs vs. abx. I have heard similar reports and it is very encouraging.
The Wryter, I agree with you, that's exactly how I started juicing. Just adding a juice a day into your diet really changes everything. At least for me it has been one of the biggest blessings from getting Lymes. I thought I didn't have the willpower and that it was just too much money. I started with a juice a day, moved on to several a day and then started blending them instead. 15lbs is not necessary if you blend them instead. I have figured out how to make smoothies and raw food on as little as $15 a day. That's still a lot but I was being offered expensive treatments for my illnesses, I was spending more than a thousand dollars a month on medical care and the raw food has saved me so much money through minimizing my symptoms and pain that $15 was actually a deal. If anyone wants any advice or help on how to get tons of micronutrients in your diet for what you can afford I would love to try and help. It has been the best thing so far for me. And its given me a new thing to get excited about-we xould all use that! That said, I'm not a medical professional and all of this is my opinion not scientific fact. I am also currently so sick I am in bed all day and need help walking and bathing so Im certainly not healed from raw food.
Thanks all for your thoughts it really helps!