Since juicing is a crucial part of
the Gerson Therapy, it is extremely important to have a juicer
that will not only be very durable, but one that will produce
the highest quantity and highest quality of juice. For gaining
the best quality and volume of juice, we have found it is
essential to first grind the foods together and then press them.
Juicing in this manner extracts the juice (containing the
vitamins, minerals, micronutrients and enzymes) and leaves the
dry pulp (fibers) behind. Many common juicers are not acceptable
for use with the Gerson Therapy. While many of these products
are probably fine for normal use by a healthy person, we do not
recommend any other process for producing Gerson Therapy juice.
The following is a description of some 'common' juicers and
their problems: Centrifugal Juicers (most common, least
expensive): Centrifugal juicers are fairly common and are
generally the least expensive on the market. They operate by
grating the food against a metal disk which is spinning at a
very fast speed. The main problem with this kind of juicer is
that the juicing method is extremely inefficient for extracting
all the nutrients, vitamins and other essential from the produce
being juiced. The resulting juice is deficient in vitamins,
minerals and micronutrients, while unused pulp fibers are left
containing the bulk of the valuable materials. With the average
Gerson patient juicing about 18 pounds of produce a day, use of
a centrifugal juicer would force them to buy much more produce
(to gain the same results) than a two-step, grind & press juicer
would require. Angel Life, Champion, Royal: These masticating
juicers are relatively good products. They grind and extract in
one step, but do not produce the high quality of juice that a
two-step, grind & press juicer does. Overall their juice
contains more pulp than others and separates faster. Some
masticating juicers tend to heat the juice in their process of
juicing, which compromises both the quality and content of juice
they produce. While this option is less expensive than many of
two-step, grind & press juicers, we do not recommend them for
cancer patients. Vita-Mix and other liquefiers: The Vita-Mix and
similar products are not true juicers but actually blenders, and
are not acceptable at all for Gerson patients. They do not
separate juice from pulp, but simply blend the two together.
Since there is no reduction of bulk with these products, a
patient would have to consume an alarming amount of produce
every day (in addition to regular meals) to receive the proper
amount of nutrients. The following quote comes from A Cancer
Therapy, Appendix II, P. 406: "At first I thought that
liquefiers would be the most wonderful thing. All the material
was there, nothing was lost. But it didn't work."
Why must I use a particular
kind of juicer?
Since juicing is a crucial part of
the Gerson Therapy, it is extremely important to have a juicer
that will not only be very durable, but one that will produce
the highest quantity and highest quality of juice. For gaining
the best quality and volume of juice, we have found it is
essential to first grind the foods together and then press them.
Juicing in this manner extracts the juice (containing the
vitamins, minerals, micronutrients and enzymes) and leaves the
dry pulp (fibers) behind. Many common juicers are not acceptable
for use with the Gerson Therapy. While many of these products
are probably fine for normal use by a healthy person, we do not
recommend any other process for producing Gerson Therapy juice.
The following is a description of some 'common' juicers and
their problems: Centrifugal Juicers (most common, least
expensive): Centrifugal juicers are fairly common and are
generally the least expensive on the market. They operate by
grating the food against a metal disk which is spinning at a
very fast speed. The main problem with this kind of juicer is
that the juicing method is extremely inefficient for extracting
all the nutrients, vitamins and other essential from the produce
being juiced. The resulting juice is deficient in vitamins,
minerals and micronutrients, while unused pulp fibers are left
containing the bulk of the valuable materials. With the average
Gerson patient juicing about 18 pounds of produce a day, use of
a centrifugal juicer would force them to buy much more produce
(to gain the same results) than a two-step, grind & press juicer
would require. Angel Life, Champion, Royal: These masticating
juicers are relatively good products. They grind and extract in
one step, but do not produce the high quality of juice that a
two-step, grind & press juicer does. Overall their juice
contains more pulp than others and separates faster. Some
masticating juicers tend to heat the juice in their process of
juicing, which compromises both the quality and content of juice
they produce. While this option is less expensive than many of
two-step, grind & press juicers, we do not recommend them for
cancer patients. Vita-Mix and other liquefiers: The Vita-Mix and
similar products are not true juicers but actually blenders, and
are not acceptable at all for Gerson patients. They do not
separate juice from pulp, but simply blend the two together.
Since there is no reduction of bulk with these products, a
patient would have to consume an alarming amount of produce
every day (in addition to regular meals) to receive the proper
amount of nutrients. The following quote comes from A Cancer
Therapy, Appendix II, P. 406: "At first I thought that
liquefiers would be the most wonderful thing. All the material
was there, nothing was lost. But it didn't work."