Unconventional Cancer Treatments
Chapter 3 Dietary Treatments CONTENTS Page General Comments about Unconventional Dietary Approaches Compared With Other Forms of Nutritional Treatment ... ... ... .., ... .. 41 Adjunctive Use of Dietary Approaches in Cancer Treatment . ...........,.,....,,, 42 The Gerson Treatment . ... ... ... ... .,. ... 44 Background and Early Use . 44 Rationale for the Treatment . ... ... ... ... ... ,.. .,. .. .,e 45 Current Gerson Treatment Regimen ... ... ... .,. ... ... ... 46 Potential and Reported Adverse Effects ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 47 Claims of Effectiveness . 47 Attempts at Evaluating the Gerson Treatment . 48 The Kelley Regimen ... .,. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 51 Background and Rationale . .... ● . ● . 51 Development and Use of the Treatment . 52 Current Applications of the Kelley Regimen . ................,... 54 Attempts at Evaluating the Kelley Regimen ... ... ... ... *.. ... 55 Macrobiotic Diets . 58 Background and Philosophy . 59 Rationale ● . .... ... .., ... ,.. ... .,. 60 Macrobiotic Dietary Guidelines ... ... ... ,.. ... ... ... 62 Possible Adverse Effects . ... ... .,. ... ... ... .., **o**, 63 Claims of Effectiveness ... ... ... .. ... .. ... .. c , 64 Attempts at Evaluating Macrobiotics in Cancer Treatment . ....,.....,., 64 Boxes Box Page 3-A. An Example of an Adjunctive Nutritional Approach to Cancer Treatment . 43 3-B. Coffee Enemas .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 51 Chapter 3 Dietary Treatments A specified diet is the primary component of some resort” offering ‘‘a multi-dimensional program for unconventional
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