I did see the 1st one about a year ago and it sparked me to get into juicing and to really explore diets in general. The 2010 documentary, fat, sick and nearly dead was a wake up call for many. 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. When you first meet joe cross in fat, sick and nearly dead, he looks about as slick as any other selfmade guru and weightloss expert. 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. With my health in limbo and fading i gave up and went back to old habits and stopped everything. Joe cross spreads gospel of juicing in fat, sick and nearly. 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. Since then, more than 20 million people have seen the film and joe realized there s still a lot for him to learn about becoming healthy and staying that way. It works and it works well, but the trick is sticking to it. One night after work, with 2 pizza hut pizzas on the way with a diet coke, my plans were to veg out in front of the boob tube and watch a movie on itunes, i came across this one called fat, sick and nearly dead.
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. 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. 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. A sequel to the first film, fat, sick and nearly dead 2, was released in 2014.
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. Cross spends much of his film stumping for something called. Aug 22, 2014 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. Fat, sick and nearly dead 2 is a followup to the original 2010 documentary. I think the main difference in this movie and the first is that the focus is. We learn that he went through some financial and relationship drama, which caused him to gain some of his weight back and this starts the new journey. The movie, which chronicles one mans journey to health through juicing, moved me a few years ago to purchase my first juicer. 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. Joe meets with experts who present realistic solutions to make longterm sustainable improvements to eating behaviors and overall health. 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. Sep 10, 2014 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. At my heaviest, i weighed 320 pounds and i was loaded up on medication to help manage a debili. Fat sick and nearly dead is a well produced story that left us feeling both inspired and motivated to even better ourselves.
Fat, sick and nearly dead is a 2010 american documentary film which follows the 60day. Through juicing, i rebooted my life, lost 100 pounds and am free of symptoms of my autoimmune disease. 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. 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.
It is based on a true story and it is one of the most inspirational movies i have ever watched. It is very rare that a sequel is as good or better than the original. It was a good movie but only received 4 stars to the originals 5 stars. 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.
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. Cross and robert mac, cocreators of the film, both serve on the nutrition research foundations advisory board. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Joe cross examines how to make healthy habits last. We learn that he went through some financial and relationship drama, which caused him to gain some of. What began as the story of one man, is now a story about millions. 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.
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. Not rated 1h 28min documentary 18 march 2015 belgium. Fat, sick, and nearly dead dvd everything kitchens. One night after work, with 2 pizza hut pizzas on the way with a diet coke, my plans were to veg out in front of. Now, is the perfect time to focus on setting goals for your health and happiness. February 3, 2015 i went into kaiser here in springfield va. Throughout this story, joe meets with experts who present. Purchase the fat sick and nearly dead dvd from the official store. 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. This documentary is nothing but selfpromotion, selfaggrandizement.
Movie about lifechanging juice diet comes with a catch. Fat, sick and nearly dead is an american documentary film which follows the 60 day journey of australian joe cross across the united states as he follows a. So much so that ive decided to give it a try myself. Which chronicles one mans journey to health through juicing, moved me a. When i made the film, i literally was fat, sick and nearly dead.
Joe show is a series of video episodes featuring joe and friends sharing tips and tricks on how to live and maintain a healthy lifestyle, demonstrating exercises that will increase your heart rate, cooking up delicious and healthy plantbased recipes, juicing fruits and vegetables with kids, and much more. Director kurt engfehr starring joe cross, russ kennedy, sheila. Watch the inspiring story of joe cross, 100 lbs overweight, who transforms his health and. After doing some research on it and reading more about the reboot program we went out and picked up a breville juicer and some veggies to put in it. 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. Joe cross spreads gospel of juicing in fat, sick and. Crosss wellness program its nowhealthy heart is in the right place. The documentary revolves around joe cross a very unhealthy and overweight australian film maker who is being pumped full of prescription drugs and steroids due to suffering from chronic urticaria, an auto immune disorder he realizes that all of these drugs and steroids.
Watch this movie and you choose which you would rather do. Sep 11, 2014 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. Fuhrmans eat to live book after seeing this film he oversees the juice fast in the movie and that was very informative, as well. I held off on this film for a bit but decided to give it a try. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a.
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