The Gerson Therapy: The Amazing Nutritional Program for Cancer and Other Illnesses About the Author Charlotte Gerson, the daughter of Max Gerson, founded the Gerson Institute in 1977. Under her father’s tutelage, Charlotte learned about the remarkable nutritional therapy that has saved the health of thousands, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer, a lifelong advocate of the Gerson Therapy®. Charlotte has supervised the training of medical staff at the Gerson Institute and at hospitals licensed to teach the Gerson Institute method. She has lectured on the benefits of nutritional therapy at several hundred health organizations worldwide, including the Cancer Control Society, the National Health Federation, and the International Association of Cancer Victors and Friends. A staunch practitioner of holistic medicine, Charlotte Gerson has devoted her life to the Gerson Therapy’s message of health and healing.   Morton Walker, D.P.M., achieved widespread respect as a medical journalist with 74 bestselling health books to his credit and 23 journalism awards for his work. In 1992, he received the Humanitarian Award from the American Cancer Control Society, which named him “the world’s leading medical journalist specializing in holistic medicine.”