Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead

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FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health while traveling across America, juicer in tow, and inspiring others to do the same.
  • Starring: Joe Cross
  • Directed by: Joe Cross
  • Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes
  • Studio: Warner Bros.
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Synopsis: FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health while traveling across America, juicer in tow, and inspiring others to do the same.
Starring: Joe Cross
Directed by: Joe Cross, Kurt Engfehr
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes
Studio: Warner Bros.
ASIN: B004V4ASGC (Rental) and B004V4ASB2 (Purchase)
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  • Production Company: Us & Us Media, Faster Production
  • Filming Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Boulder, Colorado, USA | Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA | Bridgehampton, Long Island, New York, USA | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA | Buckingham, Pennsylvania, USA | Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA | Columbus, Georgia, USA | Dayton, Virginia, USA | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA | East Haven, Connecticut, USA | Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA | Hamden, Connecticut, USA | Hyde Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Lindsborg, Kansas, USA | Los Angeles, California, USA | Manly Beach, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | New York City, New York, USA | San Diego, California, USA | Sheldon, Iowa, USA | Spirit Lake, Iowa, USA | Tupelo, Mississippi, USA | Washington, District of Columbia, USA | Waterloo, Iowa, USA
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195 of 200 people found the following review helpful
Got my attention June 5, 2011
Format:Amazon Instant Video|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was so inspired after watching this movie I pulled my juicer out of the closet and I'm heading to Whole Foods today to pick up some good veggies and fruits. OK, I'm not overweight by hundreds of pounds or much less even fifty but I constantly battle with my weight going up and down 20-30 pounds. When I lose the weight I always feel so great but inevitably real life sets in and I find myself reaching for the wrong foods. Just to watch the weight loss of these two guys, Joe who made the documentary and Phil whom Joe met on his path across America during his 60 day juice fast, and seeing their life transform was amazing. Of course I realize that a juice fast may take the weight off and then after the fact I am left with the daily choices again but I really need to make a change for good this time because when the weight creeps up so does my blood pressure and I do not want to end up on medication.
So I am trying the 10 day fast and at the same time I am going to overhaul just how I eat in general. I already know I can lose weight with lowering my carb intake so I am going to combine that with working some raw foods into my daily living after I do the fast. I will report back in about two weeks.

UPDATE! This is one week after I started and as Joe says in the movie: "Hang on to your pineapples", LOL! I lost 9 pounds so far! Woohoo! First I want to point out that I know to be cautious of rapid weight loss. I also want to point out that I found the Reboot site after going to the movie's website and they give you instructions on how to do the diet. They have different diets and after you answer a few short questions it tells you which program may be best for you. I opted for the entry which is not juice only but you also eat raw veggies and fruit and they have recipes. There are other programs where you alternate juicing alone with juicing and raw veggies/fruit. You can join the community and there is a nutritionist and other members who answer your questions or just post progress, suggestions, or questions. (And no it does not cost to join :)
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240 of 250 people found the following review helpful
Saving Our Lives April 9, 2011
Format:DVD
Joe Cross, our hero in "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead", an inspiring documentary, is both overweight and has a serious medical problem to boot --- an auto-immune disease that requires 15 milligrams a day of Prednisone. That dosage guarantees long-term adverse side effects.

Although his physical challenges are serious, if not dire, Cross is a successful businessman. Facing progressive deterioration of his health, he decides to aggressively address his compromised vitality, and has the financial wherewithal to do so. Cross leaves his Australian home and business for the United States --- his "home away from home" --- and goes on a physician-supervised 2-month juice fast. He spends 30 days in New York City, and the second 30 days travelling by road from East to West.

Along the way he talks to people everywhere he goes, promoting the virtues of juice fasting. Two of the folks he meets are moved to join him. The first, a woman who suffers from migraines also suffers the juice fast, but finds non-pharmaceutical relief from her debilitating attacks and integrates juicing raw fruits and vegetables into her life. The second is Phil, a truck driver Cross meets at a truck stop. This is the first person Cross has met in his life who shares his precise diagnosis. Phil, who weighs over 300 pounds, initially refuses Cross' help, and that's that.

About 50 minutes into the film Joe Cross is all better. He's back home and back at work in Australia, living his newly-minted lifestyle, off of Prednisone. Wait! I'm confused. It's too soon in this movie for our hero to have banished his adversary. Aha! Cross listens to his U.S.-based message service and hears a message from Phil. Help!

I gotta tell you, this is story-telling at its finest. Life sometimes emulates great screenwriting. Joe Cross immediately flies back to his home away from home, and supports Phil in doing just a 10-day juice fast which quickly leads to a complete lifestyle change for Phil Riverstone. He loses a massive amount of weight, starts excercising, stops driving trucks, and leads groups at his local health-food store in incorporating juice fasts into their lives --- kinda like the good twin of The Who's "Tommy".

Joe Cross' charming personality and Phil Riverstone's jaw-dropping transformation could not be more inspiring. So, caution, "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" may be good for your health.
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108 of 112 people found the following review helpful
Absolutely fantastic story December 9, 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was fortunate enough to be at the premiere screening at the Sonoma Film Festival this year.
The film is about Joe Cross, a businessman from Australia who's health was absolutely in shambles. He had a rare autoimmune disease and was in regular pain and had to take multiple medications to counteract the symptoms. He finally decided enough time was already wasted on treating symptoms and he wanted to treat the cause. He decided to take a 60 day tour of the US (30 in NYC and 30 spread throughout the rest of the country) to reboot his body and immune system with nothing but raw vegetables in juice form.
Joe's story alone was moving enough, but in Arizona Joe met Phil, a truck driver with the same autoimmune disease and even heaver than Joe had ever been. This is really the point where the story took a fantastic turn. Joe realized this film isn't just about him becoming healthy, its about educating people to how important simple nutrients are.
I highly recommend seeing this film. Even if you don't follow Joe's methods for juicing and rebooting, it still creates a great drive to be more conscious of the quality of fuel we put in our bodies every day.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Freaking, amazingly inspiring!
Film is awesome. Real simple film but it addresses America's obesity epidemic and has a solution and we see it unplay not just in real time but within weeks and hundreds of pounds! Read more
Published 13 hours ago by david ibrahim
Life Changing
Life changing video. Highly recommend to anyone searching for answers to true health. Also recommend Forks over Knives, Big Corn, Foodmatters. Read more
Published 16 hours ago by jrgandelg
Good for the right person!
The Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead video is very informative for someone thinking about using the juicing program. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Catherine Ambrose
Wake Up America!!
I have been telling people for years that our food and our medicine is the cause of our sickness....finally, a movie to support my views. Read more
Published 5 days ago by M. R. Workman
Very good documentary
I enjoyed very much watching this documentary and was truly inspired by Phil, Amazing...
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Published 8 days ago by Yari
Excellent
Excellent movie...every American, and Aussie, should watch this film. The path to health care reform isn't through the politicians, it's through the choices people make as... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Judicious
This Diet Is No Different Than the Others: Calorie Restriction
The movie is very entertaining and inspiring. However, if you do the math, there is nothing that makes juicing unique or better than traditional calorie counting. Read more
Published 13 days ago by D. Lipp
Inspiring
What an inspiring film. I bought a juicer and am preparing to try a reboot. It's very interesting to see the number of people who know they should make a change, but just don't... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Kells
Loved it
This movie made a lot of sense to me. I truly believe that you can reset your health by limiting your diet for a fixed period of time. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Angela Risner
Amazing documentary!
Truly an amazing film! It is so inspiring and motivates you want to live a healthier lifestyle! Highly recommend, a must-see film!!!!
Published 17 days ago by Kayla
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