The Food Cure is a feature length documentary. It follows the stories
of six ordinary people who make a radical choice, in the face of a
devastating diagnosis. THE FOOD CURE is a rare and intimate look at the
world of alternative cancer therapies and asks big-picture questions
about food, health and the future of cancer treatment.
The statistics these days are startling: 1 in 3 people will be
diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes. The purpose of this project
is to tell surprising and compelling stories but also to encourage
open-minded, critical debate.
The patients in the film are
following a controversial nutritional therapy based on the idea that
strengthening the body's own immune system will allow it to detect and
kill cancer cells on its own. This may seem far-fetched but it is the
same idea behind some of the most promising and cutting edge new cancer
research. Are holistic methods and high-tech medicine finding some
common ground? Could the future of cancer treatments really be hidden
in our own immune systems- and our food?
THE FOOD CURE hopes to
add to a growing conversation about how food can impact the prevention,
survivorship and ultimately, curing of cancer.
