Fat, sick and nearly dead inspiring film on weight loss. Fat, sick and nearly dead is a 2010 american documentary film which follows the 60day journey of australian joe cross across the united states as he follows a juice fast to regain his health under the care of joel fuhrman, nutrition research foundations director of research. Now, is the perfect time to focus on setting goals for your health and happiness. After the original fat, sick and nearly dead, phil stayed in good shape, running and swimming and eating lots of vegetables for 3 years. This documentary is nothing but selfpromotion, selfaggrandizement. Not informative, not entertaining, and not even in good taste. From pills and ills, to super strong wills you may already have seen this award winning documentary on television. Cross and robert mac, cocreators of the film, both serve on the. Focusing on two men whose bodies have been trashed by steroids, obesity and illness, this documentary chronicles the rigorous healing path including a twomonth diet of fruits and vegetables that both attempt in a bid to rescue their health. I saw the movie, fat, sick and nearly dead on netflix, and i knew that i had to have the accompanying book. Ive been nervous okay, scared about what the movie would reveal. Source the story begins by introducing the audience to joe cross, an australian salesman who decides to go on a 60 day crosscountry road trip while doing a juice fast. Sep 19, 2014 after the original fat, sick and nearly dead, phil stayed in good shape, running and swimming and eating lots of vegetables for 3 years. With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help longterm, joe turns to the only option left, the bodys ability to heal itself.
If you are or are nearly fat, sick and nearly dead, this will likely save your life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. With joe cross, amy badberg, merv cross, virginia cross. This movie has been out for awhile and it just occurred to me that i havent said anything about it on the blog. Fat, sick and nearly dead is a 2010 american documentary film which follows the 60day journey of australian joe cross across the united states as he follows. Fat, sick, and nearly dead starred joe cross, an obese man suffering from a debilitating autoimmune condition. Joe cross spreads gospel of juicing in fat, sick and nearly. Fat, sick and nearly dead 2 is a followup to the original 2010 documentary. His documentary fat, sick and nearly dead tells the story of how he lost almost 100 pounds and healed his autoimmune disease by following a 60day juice fast we were thrilled to catch up with joe and learn about his adventures. I watched the documentary of fat, sick and nearly dead which encouraged me to want to go on and read this book. Since then, more than 20 million people have seen the film and joe realized theres still a lot for him to learn about becoming healthy and staying that way. Heres the best juicer and heres the best juicer on a budget. Cross and robert mac, cocreators of the film, both serve on the nutrition research foundations advisory board.
One question that i had prior to ordering the book was, does the book contain the recipes that joe and phil used to lose the weight. Through books, films, inperson meetups and online programs, joe continues to inspire and. This is how we make a difference in the world, says joe cross. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He decided to turn his reboot into a journey across the u. Throughout the documentary joe discusses how healthy and nutritious juicing is, helps others learn about how to do a juicing fast, and proves that just.
For the last two years, id been keeping a terrible secret. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fathom events, reboot with joe and gravitas are thrilled to bring joe crosss new documentary fat sick and nearly dead 2 to select cinemas on thursday, september 18 in a special one night event. It is not processed and has no sugar like the juice at the store. Thats exactly what happened with fat, sick and nearly dead, a documentary which focuses on juicing as a way to drastically improve health and wellbeing. Both the documentary and book are very inspiring and make you think about what you eat and the long term impacts it has on your body.
The movie chronicles the juice fast journeys of three people. To keep healthy and happy today, i drink a lot of juice and eat a balanced diet centred on fruit s and vegetables this book will help you feel great too. At 40 years old and feeling fat, sick and nearly dead, he. Fat, sick and nearly dead march 14, 2017 march 14, 2017 renegade 9 comments before joe cross made this film, he was obese, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease. Joe cross spreads gospel of juicing in fat, sick and. Fat sick and nearly dead is a documentary of an australian man named joe cross and his journey on a 60 day juicing fast, traveling across america talking to people about obesity and weight loss. He got married after a whirlwind romance and pinned all of his hopes and dreams on the relationship, but then it sadly ended. This documentary shows a real life regular australian guy named joe who, at 140 kg or just over 300 pounds, was sick with an autoimmune disease and a strange reoccurance of rash and hives. The australian businessman made the lifechanging decision to. Joe cross found himself, at age 40, weighing a whopping 300. At my heaviest, i weighed 320 pounds and i was loaded up on medication to help manage a debilitating autoimmune disease. Australian joe cross comes to the united states during his 60day juice fast. At the beginning, cross weights in at 310 lbs and has a waist measurement of 53 inches.
If you can get through the juice fast you will feel better than you have in a long time and if you use that as motivation to make the change for good you will not be. Books and products denoted with an asterisk are hyperlinked to an affiliate program. Note i did not say back to health because in my case that would be going back to my toddler days. Overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, joe cross was at the end of his rope and the end of. In this documentary, joe speaks on the subject of how proper nutrition is the key to losing weight and keeping the weight off for a long amount of time. Jan 30, 2015 thats exactly what happened with fat, sick and nearly dead, a documentary which focuses on juicing as a way to drastically improve health and wellbeing. Overweight, taking a daily cocktail of drugs and having been told. As joe sets out to learn how to be healthy in an unhealthy world, he talks to a wide range of experts, follows up with folks from.
It tells the full story of joe cross and his journey to health. Here at mindbodygreen, were thinking about transformation, and no one embodies this idea of positive change better than aussie filmmaker and entrepreneur, joe cross. As joe sets out to learn how to be healthy in an unhealthy world, he talks to a wide range of experts, follows up with folks from the first film, and connects with new people along the way. Pdf the reboot with joe juice diet recipe book over 100. Fat sick and nearly dead is a great inspiration and gets a lot of people fired up to make a big change in their life. After watching the excellent film, we all eagerly searched for the mean green juice recipe. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Aug 28, 20 from pills and ills, to super strong wills you may already have seen this award winning documentary on television. When i made the film, i literally was fat, sick and nearly dead. His documentary fat, sick and nearly dead tells the story of how he lost almost 100 pounds and healed his autoimmune disease by following a 60day juice fast. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldnt end well with one. But if not, fat, sick and nearly dead is an uplifting movie about a man who decides to radically change his dietary and lifestyle choices in an effort to deal with his declining health and increasing waistline. Just watched thisstarts off as an entertaining look into an overweight australians health improvement strategy as he joe decides to kick his fast food habit by fasting on foodthat is, travelling across the usa eating nothing but juice fresh squeezed from organic produce. It works and it works well, but the trick is sticking to it. Paperback, 183 pages uk customers may also purchase on amazon uk wholesale. The annual joe cross juice challenge is happening from january 612, which includes adding one juice to your day, along with one optional plantbased meal swap. See more ideas about juice smoothie, smoothies and healthy drinks. I knew the name of every person at the wendys drivein window. How fruits and vegetables changed my life joe cross, joel fuhrman, dean ornish on. How fruits and vegetables changed my life kindle edition by cross, joe, fuhrman, joel. Paperback, 183 pages uk customers may also purchase on amazon uk wholesale pricing available on orders of 10 or more books.