The biography of Dr. Max Gerson, MD, originator of the famous Gerson
Therapy for cancer and other chronic diseases, follows Dr. Gerson from
his native Germany to the United States, his flight from the Holocaust,
how he developed his therapy, and offers a lesson about what happens to
the physician who would cure cancer. Called by Nobel Laureate Prof.
Albert Schweitzer "one of the most eminent medical geniuses ever."
Author Howard Straus, President of Gerson Media and the grandson of Dr.
Max Gerson, chronicles the life, and achievements of Dr. Max Gerson. The
book discusses the development of Gerson's world-famous dietary therapy
and the struggles this medical pioneer faced as he challenged orthodox
medicine with his nutritional protocol. This inspiring and uplifting
biography follows Dr. Gerson through Nazi persecution, then persecution
in the United States from the medical establishment, the continuation of
his work despite the opposition and his death under questionable
circumstances.