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Gerson Cuisine Strategies

Recently, we've been looking through the many years of the Gerson Institute's Healing News newsletters (available in digital format!). Inevitably, we end up finding little gems that appeared, and then were nearly forgotten. These newsletters go back quite a ways, yet there are many, many entries that contain timelessly useful material. One recently unearthed article related to Gerson cooking, my main focus, is titled "A Strategy for Cooking Gerson Cuisine", written by a former Gerson chef, Susan Duniphin (Vol. 23,(...)

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November 9, 2017

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Pumpkin Oatmeal & Gerson Halloween Treats

The heart of breakfast on the Gerson Therapy is a large bowl of oatmeal. Dr. Gerson said that oatmeal "can be used freely", meaning consumption of oatmeal is not limited. Oatmeal is consumed every morning by those following the Gerson Therapy, and oftentimes it can be had throughout the day and evening as a snack as well. Just so long as it doesn't take the place of any of the other meals, juices and necessary foods. Health Benefits Oats are(...)

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October 31, 2017

Blog Diet Education Nutrition & Recipes

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Mindful Eating: Part I

Having a healthy relationship with foods used on the Gerson Therapy is absolutely essential for a successful healing outcome. We've all felt the comfort that a favorite home cooked meal brings; how enjoying it while surrounded by loved ones helps make each part of the meal taste especially good. You may have caught glimpses of the person cooking in the kitchen. Maybe you were the one in the kitchen, preparing the meal for those you love. For many of us,(...)

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August 16, 2017

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 can use apple cider vinegar for hair and skin care, household cleaning, healing and cooking. What kind of apple cider vinegar? Get the good stuff.(...)

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July 19, 2017

apple cider vinegar, bloating, deodorant, gas, Hair care, household cleaning, non-toxic cleaning products, skin care, sunburn

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Bell Pepper Jack-o-Lantern ‘n’ spaghetti brains

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Gerson-friendly Halloween Treat

Sink your fangs into this Gerson-friendly Halloween Treat – so healthy it’s spooky! While living a Gerson-friendly lifestyle means no ghastly treats, it doesn’t mean Halloween has to be grim! Chef Eric has something creepily delicious brewing in his cauldron… Bell Pepper Jack-O-Lanterns ‘n’ Zucchini Spaghetti Brains with Blooody Tomato Sauce Ingredients: Bell Pepper Jack-o-Lanterns ‘n’ Zucchini Spaghetti Brains 3 bell peppers 2 medium zucchini or other summer squash Yield: 3 jack-o-lanterns with plenty o’ brains Blooody Tomato Sauce 3 large,(...)

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October 26, 2016

Recipe: Cauliflower with Carrot Sauce

Cauliflower looks like broccoli's very pale brother. That's because, like broccoli, cauliflower belongs to the family of cruciferous vegetables. Cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, watercress and kale are chock-full of antioxidants and are known to be powerful players in preventing cancer. Kale has become quite the superfood star of the culinary world over the past few years, but definitely don't forget about its nutritious cousins like cauliflower! This cauliflower dish is a favorite among the staff at the Gerson(...)

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April 16, 2015

carrots, cauliflower, Cooking, cruciferous vegetables, Gerson Diet, Healing News, recipe, recipes, slow-cooking

Pumpkin Harvest Rice Recipe

Nothing ushers in the fall season like pumpkins. I’ve always seen them as the mascot of autumn, bright and festive and fun – not to mention delicious and packed full of nutrition. A cup of cooked pumpkin is loaded with vitamins A and C and is a powerhouse of potassium. Like carrots and butternut squash, pumpkins boast the antioxidant beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is a member of the carotenoids, which are highly pigmented fat-soluble compounds naturally present in many fruits and vegetables(...)

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November 26, 2013

antioxidants, beta carotene, Food, holidays, nutrition, pumpkin, recipes, roasted, Vitamin A

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Trans Fats Are Out! FDA Deems Trans Fats Unsafe at Any Level of Consumption

Good news, health nuts! This month, the FDA announced that they will be instituting a ban on trans fats, removing them from their list of ingredients that are “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS). The New York Times reported that this “means companies would have to prove that such oils are safe to eat, a high hurdle given that scientific literature overwhelmingly shows the contrary. The Institute of Medicine has concluded that there is no safe level for consumption of them,(...)

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November 19, 2013

blog, cardiac health, cholesterol, fats, FDA, health news, heart attacks, junk food, news, News & Events, nutrition, trans fats

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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 to use apple cider vinegar for DIY cleaning products, hair and skin care, we talked a lot about the amazing nutritional benefits of ACV. But,(...)

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April 30, 2013

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Recipe: Zesty Beet & Watercress Salad

Our Beet and Watercress Salad pairs soft, cooked beets and onions with raw watercress, all topped off with tangy lemon juice. This recipe, while simple, contains two awesomely detoxifying ingredients: beets and watercress. Beets contain phyochemicals called betalains, which have great anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Watercress is also an incredibly healthy food packed with phytonutrients, especially when consumed raw. Gerson persons of course know that watercress is an important part of the Gerson Green Juice. Two 2010 studies from the(...)

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January 31, 2013

beets, Gerson Diet, Gerson Therapy, Jen Engeran, recipe book, recipes, salad, watercress

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