Have you ever wondered if organic foods are really worth the cost? Garrett, a homeschooled boy in Alaska, set out to determine if there is indeed a food-based cure for cancer. What he discovered on his journey will surprise, horrify, anger, enlighten and inspire you.

For instance, do you know which food additives cause cancer cells to grow faster and what processed foods contain them? Do you know just how toxic amalgam (”silver”) fillings are, or that the life expectancy of a dentist is 52 years (unless your an orthodontist or dental surgeon – neither of which use amalgam on a daily basis)? What about fluoride. Where does it come from and has it really been proven to be a good preventive for tooth decay when taken internally? Are vaccines really toxic? What happens to humans when they consume genetically modified foods? What does irradiation do to the nutritional content of our foods?

Garrett travels the country and speaks with many people, some who even have documented proof that cancer is curable and how. Others discuss why so many people in America and other Westernized countries are sick in one way or another, and why the medical community can do little or nothing to help cure them.

One thing that struck me, because I had never really thought about it before, was what a challenge it is for funeral directors to handle the bodies of deceased obese people. They are having to design larger caskets, and often cannot honor requests for cremation of obese people because they won’t fit through the crematorium doors! And if they do fit there is serious danger of excessive fire from the fat (compassionately described as “excess bodily fluids” in the film) of the obese.

There are detractors of this film online who say it’s all nonsense. I have a hard time believing that they actually watched the entire film and came to that conclusion. Especially since their comments are mostly regarding the trailers you can watch on YouTube. But that is to be expected. They claim that in this film, the makers are saying that all doctors are in collusion and don’t really want to help people. That is of course ridiculous and I didn’t get that message from it myself. I personally think that the majority of doctors and other mainstream health professionals care deeply about people, but they also want to keep their licenses and jobs so they can’t afford to look outside of what they are taught in medical school and from Big Pharma.

The trouble I see is that there are documented natural treatments and cures that work wonders in the human body, but since they can’t be patented, no one in the pharmaceutical industry wants anything to do with them. Therefore they are not taught in medical schools. This simple fact tells me that the basis if western medicine is profit, not truly helping people live longer, healthier lives. So if you’re reading this and thinking you want to be a doctor or nurse to help others, keep that in mind.

The detractors also say the film is not scientific enough. I don’t have to be a scientist to know that I feel better after I eat a breakfast I’ve prepared myself with fresh ingredients than I do after I eat an Egg McMuffin® (which I ate last week when I was on the road at breakfast time, and regretted later). And even better after a salad, even though when I’m eating one I sometimes think it isn’t going to be filling enough, I find I’m satisfied longer, and experience other benefits from the added fiber:-)

Detractors aside, this film is a powerful presentation because it’s the story from the perspective of a 15 year-old boy who had no preconceptions at the outset, other than he knew that raw milk and unprocessed foods helped the orphaned animals he nursed back to health at his home in Alaska, thrive. He didn’t already believe corporations were uncaring entities with nothing but profit and secrecy in mind. He found that out later as he attempted to contact Monsanto and others to get their sides of the story. None would speak with him.

As for the discussion on not eating meat, I think that some people can do that and be healthy, while others cannot. For some it is just habit that they don’t want to change because they like it. We do serve meat in our household, but my daughter who is 7 chooses a mostly vegetarian diet with eggs and cheese, while my son who is four chooses mostly meat and carbs. Not implying anything about gender here, that’s just how it is with my kids.

There is so much more to this film than the controversy though. It is showing us that we are not at the mercy of mysterious happenings within our bodies that we have no control over. Quite the opposite. If we muster up the courage to go looking outside of orthodox medicine if we have a cancer diagnosis, what we might uncover is true health instead of mere symptom management and death sentences. Because the truth is that it’s not doctors, but the body that heals itself. Symptoms are clues as to what is wrong and to suppress them is counter to healing.

“The Beautiful Truth” is a wonderful documentary. Do yourself a favor and watch the whole thing. (You’ll have to watch a brief advertisement before the film starts).

Eat well, be well,

OFM