[rvanniekerk]

Most people tend to discredit diet therapy because it's "not mainstream" or against the norm.

Of course you don't see nearly as many "studies" on diet therapy as you do a typical medicine or pill, most scientists and doctors that practice alternative therapy are considered heretics (cooks, crazy people, etc) and banished from the "mainstream" portion of the medical world (the one with all the cash flow).

Look up Dr. Max Gerson and all of the amazing things he's done with the use of a simple diet therapy consisting mainly of juices and fruits and vegetables. I would highly recommend his biography - http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Max-Gerson-Healing-Hopeless/dp/0976...

It's a fascinating read and really challenges you to think against the mainstream medical world.

[arn]

for the grandparent poster, the relevant studies on Gerson http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/gerson/patient/pa...

[Klinky]

There is plenty of money to be made in quackology as well.

[G3P]

Max Gerson believed that cancer was a result of an individual lacking production of "cancer digesting" pancreatic enzymes - aka he was a complete quack. As a medical student dedicating the overwhelming majority of my spare time fighting conflict of interest infringement in the Pharma/Device-physician relationship, and in addition attempting to permanently establish evidence-based standards for patient care, its advice like yours that take the whole fucking thing two steps back. Do sick people a favor, and keep your ignorant statements to yourself.