Qi-eers*
Marzuki, Mazita and Harold came yesterday. They are my "alumni" from Dr. Amir's Qui Lin Qi Qong course. We shared Qi tips and Mazita reminded me about the stationary Qi Walk..opps..I totally forgotten about it, so now I can do Qi walk nearly anywhere!
They also bought 3 books as gift..thanks, Qi-warriors :). I find two of the books totally riveting; "Cancer Winner" and "Gerson Therapy". These are the books why I prefer to read non-fiction!
Cancer Winner is a journal-like book where the author tells of her experience in overcoming melanoma or black cancer with the Gerson Therapy. Her descriptions of her healing process; of tumor detaching from her insides and making their way out from her colon, of toxins burrowing out of her soles, of dead tumors from her head travelling along her bloodstream to be excreted made me devour this book at one go. The mental images from her descriptions made "Alien" or "Night of the Living Dead" horror movies seem like Sunday cartoons.
The other book; The Gerson Therapy describes a 60 year old therapy that are used by cancer and other terminal disease patients to regain their health. Dr Max Gerson, the originator of this therapy was called upon in 1946 to testify before the US Senate for the Pepper-Neely anticancer proposal bill. This bill, if approved, will provide US$100 million (value in 1946 I think) to find a cure for cancer. This bill was not approved due to lobbying by vested pharmaceutical and other interests.
The core of the Gerson Therapy, as the book described it(pg 51):
- The treatment consist of salt and water management which holds down the intake of salt (Na+) and increase the intake of potassium (K+);
- A sick person's matabolism and cell energy production are stimulated by supplementing with natural thyroid hormone
- Maximum digestibility of nutrients is achieved by hourly drinking fresh, raw vegetable and fruit juices and eating a basically vegetarian diet
- Fat is restricted in order to lower intake of disease promoters of all kinds
- The restriction of protein tends to uplift a patient's immune response
- Coffee enemas stimulate the bowel and liver enzymes to eliminate toxins across the bowel wall
I find Gerson Therapy scientifically sound and has a good documented history. I am almost done with this book and am very motivated to try the therapy. Actually my diet is very close to essence of the Gerson Therapy, but there are a lot more modification and addition. I have a morbid fascination with the coffee enema thingy :P
*first coined by Mazita :)
They also bought 3 books as gift..thanks, Qi-warriors :). I find two of the books totally riveting; "Cancer Winner" and "Gerson Therapy". These are the books why I prefer to read non-fiction!
Cancer Winner is a journal-like book where the author tells of her experience in overcoming melanoma or black cancer with the Gerson Therapy. Her descriptions of her healing process; of tumor detaching from her insides and making their way out from her colon, of toxins burrowing out of her soles, of dead tumors from her head travelling along her bloodstream to be excreted made me devour this book at one go. The mental images from her descriptions made "Alien" or "Night of the Living Dead" horror movies seem like Sunday cartoons.
The other book; The Gerson Therapy describes a 60 year old therapy that are used by cancer and other terminal disease patients to regain their health. Dr Max Gerson, the originator of this therapy was called upon in 1946 to testify before the US Senate for the Pepper-Neely anticancer proposal bill. This bill, if approved, will provide US$100 million (value in 1946 I think) to find a cure for cancer. This bill was not approved due to lobbying by vested pharmaceutical and other interests.
The core of the Gerson Therapy, as the book described it(pg 51):
- The treatment consist of salt and water management which holds down the intake of salt (Na+) and increase the intake of potassium (K+);
- A sick person's matabolism and cell energy production are stimulated by supplementing with natural thyroid hormone
- Maximum digestibility of nutrients is achieved by hourly drinking fresh, raw vegetable and fruit juices and eating a basically vegetarian diet
- Fat is restricted in order to lower intake of disease promoters of all kinds
- The restriction of protein tends to uplift a patient's immune response
- Coffee enemas stimulate the bowel and liver enzymes to eliminate toxins across the bowel wall
I find Gerson Therapy scientifically sound and has a good documented history. I am almost done with this book and am very motivated to try the therapy. Actually my diet is very close to essence of the Gerson Therapy, but there are a lot more modification and addition. I have a morbid fascination with the coffee enema thingy :P
*first coined by Mazita :)
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