Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

Clifford was born in 1929. His problem began in 1970 with dry
skin and itching, and he suffered from it for years. He did not go
to a doctor until 1978 or 1979. The doctor gave him prescriptions
for painkillers. But Clifford didn’t really have pain; his problems
were mostly itching on his upper legs, and swelling. The other
doctors he consulted later didn’t help at all either. Eventually he
saw a dietician, who suggested vegetarian, salt-free foods. On this
diet the itching and swelling disappeared for over 10 years while
Clifford remained on the vegetarian diet (not organic). However,
the problems returned in 1990, after he retired and moved to
Alabama.

Clifford had not changed anything he was eating or doing, so
at first he couldn’t think of any reason why his condition should
have worsened at that time. Later, he suspected electromagnetic
radiation from an overhead power line, only about 20 feet from
his bedroom window.

After Clifford moved, the swelling and itching would disappear
during the fall and winter months, then return. In November
1992, the problem recurred, then disappeared again. In early
1996, it became so severe that Clifford saw a doctor. “Whatever it
is, it is caused by your nerves,” the doctor told him — revealing
his inability to diagnose the problem.

When Clifford came to the Gerson hospital in Mexico in July
1996 after allopathic physicians could not help him, he had many
large, open sores on his hands and feet. His ankles and feet were
badly swollen, and loose pieces of skin hung from his hands. “It
was never that bad before,” he said. A biopsy was done: his
disease proved to be psoriasis.

On the Gerson Therapy, 98% of Clifford’s open sores closed in
less than 10 days, and new skin covered his hands and the soles of
his feet. His ankles became normal, with all swelling gone.

In 1998, Clifford said of the pain, swelling, lesions, and itching,
“Now there is nothing left.”