Juicing Tip: What to Do When Granny Smith Apples Are Out of Season
The two main juices for the Gerson Therapy, the Gerson green juice and carrot-apple juice, share a common ingredient: granny smith apples. But at this time of year, they’re out of season, and can be particularly hard to find organic. Coincidentally, it’s also around this time of year that our Education Team starts to get [...]
It’s Anita Wilson’s 10th Anniversary as Executive Director of the Gerson Institute. Here’s How We Surprised Her!
Our Executive Director’s leaving for lunch doesn’t usually spark so much nervous speculation and nervous energy from the staff. The old adage “while the cat’s away, the mice will play” doesn’t often apply at the Gerson Institute. We’ve all got too much work to do! But May 16th was special. We were secretly preparing to [...]
Filmmaker Crowdfunding New Documentary About Her Mother’s Cancer Journey on the Gerson Therapy. Help Make it Happen!
We recently heard from a young filmmaker named Sara Bellin, whose mother was recently diagnosed with cancer. When her mother made the life-changing decision to forgo conventional medical treatment in favor of the Gerson Therapy, Sara was inspired to document her mother’s treatment. Sara is currently raising funds to make a documentary film about her [...]
Anderson Cooper Interviews the Family of a Gerson Patient, Carrot Juice Mustaches Ensue!
This week, Anderson Cooper had an amazing interview with a charismatic fellow with an affinity for giving shout-outs to his favorite foods. No, I’m not talking about his now-viral interview with Charles Ramsey, the McDonalds-loving hero who helped rescue three women from captivity in Cleveland. I’m talking about his interview with Sy Harger, a six-year-old [...]
Recipe: Triple Citrus Dill Vinaigrette Dressing with Apple Cider Vinegar
This citrus dill vinaigrette is one of our go-to salad dressing recipes; we often serve it at the Gerson buffet lunch at the Gerson Basics Workshop and here at the Institute during lunchtime. Last week, we posted 8 Amazing Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar on our blog. In addition to a number of creative ways [...]
8 Amazing Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar
If you only use apple cider vinegar on your salad, you’re seriously underestimating its potential. Raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar (often abbreviated as ACV) can be used in so many ways that by the end of this article you may start keeping a bottle in every room of your house, not just the fridge! You [...]
Ask the Doctor: Food Allergies, Probiotics and Doing the Therapy Without a Gallbladder
Ask the Doctor is a regular column in the Gerson Institute’s bimonthly newsletter, the Healing News. Our staff collects questions that we receive about the Gerson Therapy, and pose them to the Gerson Institute’s medical director, Dr. Kayla Smith, ND. Q: What do I do if I am allergic to foods on the Gerson diet? [...]
Happy 91st Birthday to Our Beloved Founder, Charlotte Gerson!
The early days of spring are always special here at the Institute, because not only do we welcome a year of new growth, we get ready to celebrate another year in the life of our founder. Today, Charlotte Gerson turns 91! (or, as she might prefer us to say, today is the first anniversary of [...]
Life After Gerson: My First Year Free of Lyme Disease
March of 2013 is my one-year anniversary of completing the Gerson Therapy for Lyme disease. And I have to report, so far, so good!
Gerson Basics Live Stream June 2013
U.S. Registration ends May 31st! Take our Gerson Basics Workshop online, from the comfort of your own home.












