This booklet introduces Dr. Max Gerson and reviews the founding principle of the Gerson Therapy, that cancer and most chronic diseases are able to manifest in the body because of toxicity and nutritional deficiency. Charlotte Gerson gives an overview of the Gerson Therapy and reviews some of the methods used in the program. Also included are factual case histories of individuals confronted with life-threatening diseases such as brain and kidney cancer and how they overcame them using the Gerson Therapy.