Diets in general, and the Grape Cure in
particular, appear to be universally
helpful and harmless. In practice, this
may not be so. Regimens, diets, and fasts
are beneficial only for the specific
conditions they aim to correct.
Countless patients and well-meaning
individuals have learned this difficult
truth—diets can improve health or they
can destroy it. No one diet is “good for
everyone.” Every regimen—every diet
—has its own characteristics and,
consequently, its own indications and
contraindications.
Patients have their own particular
temperament, physical idiosyncrasies,
and disorders, and each patient must
choose a diet in accord with those
characteristics to realize the benefits
they hope for.
The Grape Cure—particularly the
grape mono diet—has its own
indications and contraindications. Of
paramount importance, understanding
these principles at the outset will spare
patients from making the wrong choice.
The grape mono diet has two major
contraindications: the first is a
disproportionate physiological
sensitivity to acids; the second is failure
to understand the nature of the healing
crises triggered by the cure.
We shall take up each of these in turn
here, but an extra note of caution is
warranted on the issue of healing crises:
During the course of this cure, various
detoxification crises will almost
certainly occur. Initially, they are
beneficial; after a time, they can be
harmful. The patient must learn to
recognize when this dividing line is
reached and stop the cure. An
understanding of the different phases of a
diet is key in determining this point.
