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Film series in Tupper Lake looks to help fight cancer

TUPPER LAKE – A film series screening at the Goff-Nelson Library over the coming weeks examines alternative cancer treatments that may just change the way you view chemotherapy and radiation.

“The Truth about Cancer: a Global Quest” is a nine-part series created by Ty Bollinger that examines alternative methods of treating the disease. The series is presented by Mind, Body and Souls, a website run by Joy Vincent-Moody that promotes healthy living.

Vincent-Moody is no stranger to cancer. Her son, Taylor, who is now in his 20s, was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 3 years old, and her oldest brother died of colon cancer. Vincent-Moody says she was previously involved in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life but became discouraged when little progress seemed to be made toward finding a cure. She said she has spent a great deal of time learning everything she can about cancer, which is how she came across the series.

“I watched the first one free online, and I got hooked,” she said. “They’re amazing. They share so much information.

“(Ty Bollinger) started traveling around the world and talking to scientists, doctors, nurses, cancer – he doesn’t call them ‘survivors,’ he calls them ‘cancer conquerors’ and found out what these people recommended and what they did.”

Vincent-Moody said she chose to show the final episode first because it shares hopeful stories about “cancer-conquerors” Bollinger encountered, and she hopes viewers will become inspired enough to attend the subsequent screenings.

Mind, Body and Souls has begun a program called “Juicing for Health” based on the recommendations from the series. The program is designed to help cancer patients rebuild and strengthen their immune systems, and it advises drinking 40 ounces of fresh, organic carrot juice per day. Vincent-Moody said the only charge associated with the program is for the organic carrots themselves, which she provides at a reduced cost, and for the juicing machine, which she hopes she will be able to offer at a similar discount.

“I buy a lot of carrots,” she said. “I pick them up for (participants). Right now, they’re $1.50 a pound for organic. That is really cheap.”

Vincent-Moody said organic carrots provide a rich source of immune-boosting nutrients.

“Juicing will get the nutrients to you a lot faster,” she said. “Your body doesn’t have to work to get them into your body. It can be absorbed quicker.”

Vincent-Moody cautions that she doesn’t have all the answers, but she is eager to share her knowledge with anyone willing to listen.

“I’m not telling them this is going to cure them, but this can possibly help them, and they need to make that decision themselves,” she said.

Vincent-Moody said she is motivated by a sincere desire to help others.

“I feel like I need to do this,” she said. “I feel I need to share any knowledge I have whether a person is going to use it or not. ‘Here is what I know – do with it what you will.’

“I just hope a lot of people come to see this because I think it’s really, really important. I think it’s a must-see for everybody.”

For more information, visit www.mindbodyandsouls.com, or contact Vincent-Moody at 518-637-7628.

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