Juicing.
My juice journey began about seven years ago. At first, it was a rather unsuccessful adventure. It started enthusiastically but, unfortunately, ended as usual.
At the age of 30, my health began to decline. Day by day, I felt worse and worse. Despite being so young, I started suffering from all kinds of illnesses and allergies. Eventually, I began searching for ways to get rid of them—and that’s when juices appeared in my life.
No one around me had ever heard of or was interested in healthy eating, so I had no support at all. It was only the film “The Gerson Method” that opened my eyes, although I must admit that the beginnings were not easy.
When I watched the documentary for the first time, I didn’t believe half of what I saw. I couldn’t imagine deciding to do an enema! I thought, “Never in my life—I could hurt myself.”
After a few days, I gained some distance from the topic. The fear that had been preventing me from breaking through gradually diminished. I thought, “I don’t want to live with these ailments any longer.” And I started drinking juices. On the third day, I woke up with severe stomach pain and a headache—my overall condition was terrible. I watched the film about Gerson Therapy again and realized that after supplying the body with such a large amount of freshly pressed juices, a coffee enema should be performed. I don’t know exactly how it happened, but probably dazed by the pain, I decided to do my first coffee enema.
Despite my fears, I performed the enema without major problems, and the results didn’t take long to appear. I began to feel better and better—my energy started to return.
Juice therapy really began to work, and I believed in the power of this drink. In the therapy, only four types of juices are used for all patient groups.
The basic ones are:
- apple–carrot juice
- carrot juice
- green juice
- orange juice
Freshly pressed vegetable and fruit juices provided me with a constant supply of vitamins and minerals and allowed my body to rest from unnecessary digestion. For this, a slow-speed juicer is required. Thanks to it, I didn’t have to eat 10 kilograms of fruits and vegetables a day to replenish deficiencies in my body.
Juicer or centrifugal juicer?
This was a very important question I asked myself when deciding to buy a machine. Today I know that centrifugal juicers may be cheaper, but that is probably their only advantage—if it can even be called an advantage. It turned out that for Gerson Therapy, a slow-speed juicer is vastly superior, because standard centrifugal juicers simply cannot meet the therapy’s requirements. That’s why making the right decision when purchasing the machine is so important.
How much and how often?
The most typical patients—those who have not undergone chemotherapy and are not overly weakened (I belonged to this group)—follow a four-hour enema schedule (e.g., 6:00, 14:00, 18:00, 22:00) while drinking 12–13 glasses of juice daily. This is absolutely essential.
Although coffee enemas reach only part of the colon, it is inevitable that some minerals are removed. Without mineral-rich juices, electrolyte balance could be disrupted. Generally speaking, three juices per one enema is the correct ratio.
Juices are not consumed together with meals—at least a half-hour interval should be maintained. The order in which the juices are consumed doesn’t really matter. What matters most is starting this wonderful journey of pressing fresh juices every day.
Another question arises: where should fruits and vegetables come from?
At the beginning, my juice journey was based on fruits and vegetables bought at supermarkets. Later, my awareness began to change, and I started looking for better sources. I visited local markets, organic stores, and farmers’ markets where growers sell their own produce. Most of these products turned out to be cheaper than those in stores.
I see real power in freshly pressed juices. I hope you will feel it too. I recommend Gerson Therapy.
Mariusz
