The Physician of the Future

Preface to the New Edition, 2014
Preface to the New Edition, 1989
Preface
1 INTRODUCTION:
Disposition-Childhood and youth experience as directing impulses Getting used to unceasing, varied work-Choice of Career
2 STUDIES IN MEDICINE
The wonder of life-Disappointment-Abstinence-Hypnosis and suggestion
3 PRACTICE
The Needs of disease and the failure of therapy- Errors, lack of knowledge and how to overcome it
4 THE SOLUTION OF THE NUTRITIONAL QUESTION
Nutrional value- Revaluation-Unhealthy from wrong nutrition-Nutritional diseases- Healing Regime
5 ORDER THERAPY
6 PSYCHOTHERAPY
7 THE NEW PHYSICIAN AS DOCTOR OF THE BODY AND SOUL
8 DIFFERENCES IN TREATMENT
MAX OSKAR BIRCHER-BENNER
A biography overviw by Dr Ralph Bircher
BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Bircher-Benner diet has tremendous healing value.
This is why doctors, nutritionists and dieticians use our Bircher-Benner diet books.

Editorial reviews:
Prof. Dr.med. Halden, Graz, M.D.:
“I think the books are excellent. In addition to many spa plans, recipes and meal plans for a helpful and tasty diet, tried-and-tested instructions for a protective and uplifting lifestyle are also provided, which promote the understanding of the medical prescriptions.

Dr. med. Klimcyk , M.D. in the German Medical Journal:
"It saves a lot of time for the doctor and is very helpful to the patient."

Prof. Dr.med. K. Kötschau, Schlossberg, M.D. near Rosenheim:
“These books rank above all medicine, because they give you the chance to prevent almost every illness, and indeed some illnesses. That is my medical conviction, which I have come across in decades of working in preventive health care."

Dr. med. W.Matzke, M.D. in the Austrian Medical Journal:
“Everything is thought of and everything is well thought out. This is the special value of this diet book series. Every doctor should recommend it to their patients. "

Dr. med. J. V. Mengershausen, Bayrischzell, M.D.:
“Max Bircher-Benner was the leading pioneer of this natural diet and lifestyle. The series of Bircher-Benner Manuals for the most important disease groups has emerged from the wide and long-standing experience of his famous clinic, which can be highly recommended to anyone seeking healing. ”

Prof. Dr. med. Mommsen, Frankfurt / M ., M.D.:
“These books are a valuable aid for every doctor in the management of their patients. They show the sick and the person at risk of illness how they can regain health and resistance through proper nutrition. The reader will be amazed to see how varied a diet can be. It is not necessary to give up the joys of good meals. I wish the books the broadest distribution and I am convinced that our hospitals' susceptibility to illness and the resulting high occupancy rates could be significantly reduced if the nutritional advice of the Bircher-Benner diet books were followed by the majority of our population.”



Dr. med. Schoeler, M.D. in the general Homeopathic newspaper:
"It is most convenient for doctors and patients and the most reliable for success to use these inexpensive and practical diet books."


Prof. Dr..med. H. Warning, Saarbrücken, M.D.:
“Since the existence of this diet book series, many related authors have been trying to bring something equivalent and comprehensive to the diet book market that is equally practical for the dietetically informed professional and the general public. As far as I can see, this has so far been only partially successful. So the Bircher-Benner diet book series is marching at the top of its genre as before. ”
Dr. med. J. Zinke, M.D. "Classic Homeopathy":
“The diet books of the Bircher-Benner probably represent the best that is currently on the market in this genre. They save a lot of time for the attending doctor and are extremely valuable help for the patient. ”

When Maximilian Bircher-Benner completed this important work four decades of medical work, in which he had experienced and internalised the sufferings and biographies of tens of thousands and instructed and supported them on their way to healing, lay behind him. With scientific acumen and an outstanding ability to think independently of traditional opinions, he alway looked for truth. The rare gift of understanding his patients with intuition and sensitivity as well as with ingenious intellectual clarity made him a great doctor and pioneer of scientifically grounded natural medicine. Our modern medicine considers symptoms of disease enemies to be fought. Medical diagnoses are usually nothing but a description of symptoms. From there, the path usually goes right to medication or even surgery. Just as when Bircher-Benner wrote this book 70 Years ago, the patients who come to us for treatment today do not know why they got sick at all. A joint search for the cause usually still does not take place. Maximilian Bircher-Benner understood early that the symptoms are not always the disease, but the expression of an immense effort of the force of life to remove the present impairment of order in the biological system of the sick person. The doctor's view is focused on the healthy part of a person, his power of life and therapy that supports the power of healing. For many years, the global statistics of the WHO have proven that all chronic diseases are increasing in all countries where modern medicine is practiced. Chronic disease occurs where the biological system cannot find its way back out of the disorder that it has suffered. Repressing symptoms works against the healing effort of the biological system and thus against the force of life. The consistent increase of chronic diseases impressively documents that there is a "misunderstanding" between our current medical paradigm and human biology. Despite the genius of medical technology and pharmacology, our modern medicine has been unable to prevent and heal the most common diseases. More than 70 years ago, Maximilian Bircher-Benner already recognised this paradox and demandes a "new physician", a new medical approach, a new scientific paradigm, a change of thought for which the time has only now become ripe. This legacy should be bequeathed to every young physician along with the Hippocratic oath. It is a fascinating piece of work for all who are thinking and searching, who are unable to keep up with all developments of our modern medicine. It is a living book that keeps us enthralled. Braunwald, April 2nd, 2014 Dr. med. Andres BIrcher