The film, fat, sick, and nearly dead directed by joe cross and kurt engfehr, was a documentary about joe cross 60 day juice fast and his plan to eliminate all his medications. French, german, portuguese, and russian 45 kilograms overweight, loaded up on. Remember the more muscle your body has the more fat you burn at rest. Here at mindbodygreen, were thinking about transformation, and no one embodies this idea of positive change better than aussie filmmaker and entrepreneur, joe cross. The films main claim or main idea is healthy eating habits. 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. Fat, sick, and nearly dead starred joe cross, an obese man suffering from a debilitating autoimmune condition. Two years ago, joe cross was, in his own words, fat, sick and nearly dead. Heres the best juicer and heres the best juicer on a budget. Fuhrmans eat to live book after seeing this film he oversees the juice fast in the movie and that was very informative, as well. The movie that came out of this has inspired many people not only to lose weight, but to be free from all that holds them back fat, sick, and nearly dead has been acclaimed with many awards. Purchase the fat sick and nearly dead dvd from the official store. Juice fasting is a fad diet that first started around the 1990s daniel.
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. Joe meets with experts who present realistic solutions to make longterm sustainable improvements to eating behaviors and. The story examines his recovery from many skin ailments and his weight loss whilst on the fast. 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. Joe cross is a filmmaker, entrepreneur, author and wellness advocate. Outline in your own words what message or theory was given by joe cross in the film with respect to diet. See more ideas about joe cross, juice fast and juicing for health. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink.
Thanks to the recommendation of my friend derrick jones, i finally watched the documentary fat, sick and nearly dead last night. Crosss wellness program its nowhealthy heart is in the right place. Fat, sick, and nearly dead makes it very clear how tons of people can easily and quickly transform their own health and get their life back through juicing vegetables and fruit. 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. I can put something together that you can do on the roadat home without weights and still be strength training. Im going to best describe my results and experience on the 15 day juice fast that i learned about from the fat, sick and nearly dead documentary by the way, if you havent seen it make sure that you do. Fat, sick and nearly dead essay 1033 words bartleby. When the film was shown on channel 5 here in the uk, lakeland, the kitchenware retailer, reported that juicer. The nyc fat, sick and nearly dead tour with joe cross 2019 duration. Fat, sick, and nearly dead sources important aspects of film timeline of diet benefits of juicing 2007 joe visits dr. Joe cross spreads gospel of juicing in fat, sick and. Phil staples fat sick and nearly dead home facebook. 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.
I was driving a truck for a living when i met joe and eating a typical truckers diet which is all the crap you can imagine. From pills and ills, to super strong wills you may already have seen this award winning documentary on television. 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. 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. Now every other person seems to be at least as big as the fat kid in the 80s. The genre of the film is mostly drama and inspirational, but it also has an addend sense of sarcasm and humor in the dialogue. Monday, july 16, 2018 so my fiancee and i were intriged to watch this movie called fat, sick, and nearly dead by a neighbor. 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. 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. It works and it works well, but the trick is sticking to it. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach.
This documentary has inspired many to try juice fasts in order to improve their various health. In order to save his own life, he decided to do something radical. Fat, sick, and nearly dead was directed by joe cross and kurt engfeir, and this film features the talents of the following actors. Fat, sick and nearly dead part 1 video dailymotion. Fat sick and nearly dead analysis 1051 words 5 pages. Fat sick and nearly dead fat sick and nearly dead details the journey of documentarian joe cross. Joe cross examines how to make healthy habits last. See more ideas about juice smoothie, smoothies and healthy drinks. 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 foot. The movie, which chronicles one mans journey to health through juicing, moved me a few years ago to purchase my first juicer. Apr 30, 2012 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.
Apr 01, 2011 fat, sick may be no great shakes as a movie, but as an ad for mr. Fan page dedicated to phil staples helping to inspire everyone around the globe. What began as the story of one man, is now a story about millions. To help you reap the benefits of juicing, cross has developed a 3day juice cleanse. There some really amazing serendipitous events that happen along the way which i wont divulge, but i will tell you that his health. Joe cross, kurt engfeir, joel fuehrman and phil taples.
With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help longterm, joe turns to the only option left, the bodys ability to heal itself. The idea from the film is that over the course of our lives we eat so much unhealthy stuff, junk food, poisons, pesticides, etc. Fat, sick, and nearly dead juicing diet simply setup your. Cross and robert mac, cocreators of the film, both serve on the nutrition research foundations advisory board. It is a common misconception the cardio exercise like runningbikingetc will burn more fat than strength training.
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. Director kurt engfehr starring joe cross, russ kennedy, sheila kar genres special interest, drama, documentary subtitles. 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. Hi my name is justin and i am 34 years old and live in st petersburg, florida with my soon to be wife megan who is also 34. I was skinny up until i was 8 years old and had my tonsils and adnoids. Jul 22, 2019 tonight my head is spinning like a centrifugal juicer after attending a lecture by joe cross, star of the documentary fat sick and nearly dead. Aug 03, 2011 i decided to try the juicing diet from the fat, sick, and nearly dead film. Fat, sick, and nearly dead dvd everything kitchens. I found it astonishing to hear so many people in this film explain how they could not do this, or it was a bit over the top, or the life is short, live big delusion. Joe cross was sick with disease, and tried a 60 day juice fast to increase his nutrients and try and get well. Fat, sick may be no great shakes as a movie, but as an ad for mr. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Watch the inspiring story of joe cross, 100 lbs overweight, who transforms his health and others after drinking fresh fruit and vegetable juice for 60 days.
Through books, films, inperson meetups and online programs, joe continues to inspire and. The ensuing pathogenic endocrine and immune responses may directly promote cardiovascular disease, and may also cause or worsen among the most common metabolic disease encountered. Mean green juice from fat sick and nearly dead by joe cross. Fat, sick, and nearly dead by davisha patel on prezi. This dvd which lasts about 90 minutes is a fascinating account or type of video diary which looks at the weight loss programme of a sick, fat man who is almost dead. The video starts out with him at over 300 pounds and ends with him a lot smaller. Through juicing, i rebooted my life, lost 100 pounds and am free of symptoms of my. Cross and robert mac, cocreators of the film, both serve on the nutrition research foundations advisory. 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.
With joe cross, amy badberg, merv cross, virginia cross. Top fat sick and nearly dead recipes and other great tasting recipes with a healthy slant from sparkrecipes. It is about an australian and an american bloke who were both suffering from autoimmune diseases and extreme obesity with one of them being on the brink of death with 479 lbs in weight. I have seen so many examples of people who have improved their health through juicing and now two us tv commercials for fat, sick and nearly dead are highlighting how the film has inspired real people to transform their lives.