Joel Fuhrman was on it–he’s the guy who wrote the national bestseller Eat To Live, which Elise has talked about before. The content of this documentary is grounded in good science, too. Think diabetes, heart disease, chronic migraines, and a host of other health problems. It’s not just hives that may get better when you consume a lot of micronutrients through juicing vegetables and fruits: many illnesses can essentially be cured or alleviated. I downloaded it immediately and watched it avidly because let me tell you–it’s fascinating. I had to watch it, even though when my own beloved sister asked me to watch it last month, I said no. I had no idea that Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead had anything to do with hives until yesterday’s perusal of the internet after the allergy doctor visit. But one thing leaped out at me in my research: someone recommended the movie Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. I have to stay grounded and believe that Dragon’s case won’t go that far. When I got home from the allergist, I started reading about other people with this recurrent hive problem that Dragon may have, and it wasn’t pretty. They don’t let anyone in with asthma or food allergies (we’re still hoping he can get a medical waiver, but chances are slim to none). Already his other dream of going to the Naval Academy, where his dad and grandfather went, has pretty much bitten the dust. I hate that health issues could stand between him and his soccer dreams in any way. The whole idea scares me…he already has a dangerous tree nut allergy and mild asthma, and now, it seems, when Dragon’s core body temperature heats up, his brain gets his histamine levels going and he responds with hives. So anyway, I only watched the movie because yesterday, our youngest son Dragon, a teen, was diagnosed with hives that may or may not be recurrent. I don’t like the word “fast.” I don’t like anything involving food that is extreme. Almost nothing annoys me more than quick fix fad diets, general food quackery, and the people who try to sell you on these outrageous “nutrition plans.” It’s personal–when you have someone in your family who’s gone through an eating disorder, you get protective. It’s so melodramatic (the movie poster doesn’t win me over, either). I’ve heard so much about this film, and I’ve always rolled my eyes because of the title. On Netflix I just watched Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, the documentary about the Australian man, Joe Cross, who had chronic hives and was overweight and got better by going on a 60-day juicing fast. While talking to more than 500 Americans about food, health and longevity, it's at a truck stop in Arizona where Joe meets a truck driver who suffers. Across 3,000 miles Joe has one goal in mind: To get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for the next 60 days. With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long-term, Joe turns to the only option left, the body's ability to heal itself. ![]() FAT, SICK and NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well- with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn't far behind. 100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope.
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