Crosss wellness program its nowhealthy heart is in the right. 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. 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. Joe cross of fat sick and nearly dead releases recipes for kids. Purchase the fat sick and nearly dead dvd from the official store. Overweight australian filmmaker joe cross attempts to wrestle back control of his failing health during a crosscountry. Fat, sick and nearly dead does a good job chronicling both joe and phils healthy living transformations both. 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 cross born may 30, 1966 is an australian entrepreneur, author, filmmaker, and wellness advocate. With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long term, joe turns to the only option left, the bodys ability to heal itself. Joe cross is a filmmaker, entrepreneur, author and wellness advocate. With joe cross, amy badberg, merv cross, virginia cross.
A sequel to the film, fat sick and nearly dead 2 was released in. Im in the process of finishing up my second film, which will be released this fall. Fat, sick, and nearly dead sources important aspects of film timeline of diet benefits of juicing 2007 joe visits dr. 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. Watch the inspiring story of joe cross, 100 lbs overweight, who transforms his health and. Fat, sick, and nearly dead won the turning point award and shared the audience choice award documentary film at the 2010 sonoma international film festival. As filmmaker joe cross spent time traveling the world with his previous two films, he met thousands of people and one issue that came up again and again. Cross is also involved in negotiations with media companies in the us about a tv series. With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help longterm, joe turns to the only option left, the bodys ability to heal itself. 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. Join joe cross, australianborn entrepreneur who founded reboot media, as he offers a host of brilliant advice for maintaining a healthier way of life through juicing. 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.
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. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and. See more ideas about juice smoothie, smoothies and healthy drinks. He is the founder and ceo of reboot with joe, a health and lifestyle brand at the same time joe was also an engineer working with different companies on a rig. 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.
Weve produced the joe show, a series of webisodes on juicing and wellness. View all photos 22 fat, sick and nearly dead quotes. Find books, dvds, tshirts and accessories inspired by the film. The genre of the film is mostly drama and inspirational, but it also has an addend sense of sarcasm and humor in the dialogue. No quotes approved yet for fat, sick and nearly dead. Here at mindbodygreen, were thinking about transformation, and no one embodies this idea of positive change better than aussie filmmaker and entrepreneur, joe cross. 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. Sick and nearly dead screens in a twopart series on tv one at 10. Joe cross, kurt engfeir, joel fuehrman and phil taples.
Movie about lifechanging juice diet comes with a catch. Fat, sick, and nearly dead by davisha patel on prezi. Fat, sick, and nearly dead dvd everything kitchens. May 31, 2015 his journey was recorded in a feature length documentary which is available on netflix called fat, sick and nearly dead. So much so that ive decided to give it a try myself. Joe show is a series of video episodes featuring joe and friends sharing tips and tricks on how to live.
Fat, sick, and nearly dead was the winner in 2010 of the iowa independent film festival in the best documentary feature category. Jan 30, 2015 even though this was a very drastic change in the diets of these two men, the film did hone in on the fact that the key to health is sustainable change. 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 does a good job chronicling both joe and phils healthy living transformations both physical and mental. 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. Although increasingly popular juiceonly diets are controversial and can be dangerous to some people, the film also delivers a powerful message. 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. Fat, sick may be no great shakes as a movie, but as an ad for mr. Jun 15, 2015 weve produced the joe show, a series of webisodes on juicing and wellness. 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 journey of australian joe cross across the united states as he follows. 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. Fuhrmans eat to live book after seeing this film he oversees the juice fast in the movie and that was very informative, as well.
In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a. 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. Even though this was a very drastic change in the diets of these two men, the film did hone in on the fact that the key to health is sustainable change. As filmmaker joe cross spent time traveling the world with his previous two films, he met thousands of people and one issue that came up again and again was what to do about the growing childhood obesity problem. Now, is the perfect time to focus on setting goals for your health and happiness. His journey was recorded in a feature length documentary which is available on netflix called fat, sick and nearly dead. It traces his complete passage from depressed and overweight to. 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. Fat, sick and nearly dead is a 2010 american documentary film which follows the 60day. See more ideas about juice smoothie, juicing for health and joe cross. Through juicing, i rebooted my life, lost 100 pounds and am free of symptoms of my autoimmune disease. 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. 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 movie quotes rotten tomatoes.
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