![]() What emerges is nothing short of amazing – an inspiring tale of healing and human connection. As Joe is recovering his health, Phil begins his own epic journey to get well. Phil Staples is morbidly obese weighing in at 429 lbs a cheeseburger away from a heart-attack. 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 from the same rare condition. 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 & 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. I was intrigued! This is the synopsis off of the film’s website: If you’re wondering, it makes for some frustrating games of chess.Īfter Ryan recommended the film to me last night, I decided to watch it as soon as possible. As it turns out, it also comes in handy when recommending documentaries to your health-minded friends who have a health and fitness blog. Ryan and I have always had an affinity for reading each other’s mind, which comes in really handy when playing drums together or cracking jokes. It was recommend to me by a former roommate from the University of Delaware, and I’m passing it on to you. I just finished watching the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. Along with bringing himself back from the cliffs of death he also takes on a project with a man named Phil who had the same skin disease and was severely over weight.Imagine if you could improve your life expectancy, quality of life, health, wellness, and appearance, all by including more fruits and vegetables in your diet Doesn’t that sound like a pretty good deal? Obviously! Now question number two….Why aren’t you eating healthier? He is a huge proponent of a healthy lifestyle and has traveled the world informing people about this revolutionary diet. Joe lost more than 100 pounds and has stopped taking steroids for his skin disease. This type of diet is referred to as fasting but it is sustainable for your body because of the high amount of nutrients that the drinks contain. Juicing is a diet that consists of drinking only fruit and vegetables after they have been put through a juicer. This documentary follows his 60 day journey in the world of juicing. That’s when he decided to take his life back and get into shape! After he consulted with his doctors, he chose a drastic lifestyle change. He was diagnosed with a rare skin disease caused by his poor health and fitness. “ Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead” follows Joe Cross who is an Australian native that found himself struggling with his weight a few years ago. At the risk of sounding like a commercial for this documentary, I will say I loved this documentary. ![]() Earlier this week my roommates and I watched a very interesting documentary on a revolutionary new diet idea.
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