Primal Nutrition by Ron Schmid

Author:Ron Schmid
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Health/Diet & Nutrition
Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Published: 2015-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

A Case of Malignant Melanoma

One case is that of a man named Konrad whom I initially saw a week after he was diagnosed with malignant melanoma. A small mole on his arm had been removed and the biopsy showed grade IV melanoma (deep penetration of a highly malignant tumor below the surface of the skin into the underlying dermal layer). This type of melanoma has a poor prognosis. The treatment his surgeon had recommended was excision of the tissue around the area of the melanoma and removal of all lymph nodes in the arm and armpit, followed by extensive chemotherapy. Five-year survival is less than 50 percent.

Konrad decided to have the surgical excision of the tissue around the area where the mole had been removed; a patch of skin about two inches square and half an inch thick was removed. He declined lymph node removal and chemotherapy and began a program of carefully planned nutritional therapy. His surgeon continued to see him monthly and, displeased with Konrad’s decision to forgo more extensive surgery and chemotherapy, offered the opinion that he had little chance of survival.

Konrad’s therapy included many elements. Fresh raw-vegetable juices were made twice daily, yielding at least two quarts a day. Fresh organic vegetables and some whole grains were consumed. Liver juice was made daily, and coffee enemas were taken twice daily. Most vegetables were eaten raw. Fish was regularly eaten. Since dairy products of sufficient quality were not available, we used none.

Konrad did well, to the surprise of his surgeon (who eventually grew curious about his diet), and the melanoma had not reappeared when I last heard from him some fifteen years after I had initially seen him. He had continued eating natural organic foods, including a considerable amount of liver and fish, and he regularly makes raw-vegetable juice. The liver juice, coffee enemas, and many of the supplements used in the earlier stages of his therapy had long since been reduced or stopped.

He considers himself recovered, but he shied away from using the word “cured,” agreeing with me that he must remain vigilant to minimize chances of a recurrence. Some patients let their programs slide once cancer is no longer evident; too often the disease subsequently returns. In individuals fighting cancer, I have often seen tumors diminish and increase in size according to how thoroughly programs are followed.

I have met several people who recovered on the Gerson therapy in the 1950s, and have worked with several others who recovered in a similar manner, including a woman who recovered from breast cancer under the care of Max Warmbrand. He was a naturopathic physician and osteopath who practiced for many years in Connecticut and New York City until his death in 1976.

But by and large, cancer is difficult, and many people lose the battle. For the person who believes in it, natural therapy without the damaging effects of conventional treatments offers the best hope for recovery. I have seen many encouraging results, but in the later stages of cancer, even the most rigorous therapy may fail to halt the disease.

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