Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead 2010

45 kilos (100 lbs) 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. In the mirror he saw a 140 kg (310 lbs) 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. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health.

With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long-term, Joe turns to the only option left, the body's ability to heal itself. 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. Across 3,000 miles Joe has one goal in mind: To get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle.

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. Phil Staples is morbidly obese weighing in at 429 lbs; a cheeseburger away from a heart-attack. As Joe is recovering his health, Phil begins his own epic journey to get well. What emerges is nothing short of amazing -- an inspiring tale of healing and human connection.

Part road trip, part self-help manifesto, FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD defies the traditional documentary format to present an unconventional and uplifting story of two men from different worlds who each realize that the only person who can save them is themselves.

Mean Green Juice

These are the ingredients that were put into juicer to make Phil Staples' primary meal of the day during his juice fast:

• 1 bunch of kale
• 4 stalks of celery
• 1 cucumber
• 2 granny smith apples
• 1/2 a lemon
• ginger root

Friend present DVD:

Source:

• Join Joe + Reboot! 
• Reboot Juice Diet Guide 
• Official Facebook Page 

Hurom Slow Juicer - Recipe

Contents

• Pomegranate Juice Recipe
• Kiwi Juice Recipe
• Grape Juice Recipe
• Strawberry Juice Recipe
• Orange Juice Recipe
• Broccoli Juice Recipe
• Wheatgrass Juice Recipe
• Carrot Juice Recipe
• Tomato Ketchup Recipe
• Grape Jam Recipe
• Corn Soup Recipe
• Ice Cream Recipe
• Yogurt Ice Cream Recipe
• Natural Fruit Sorbet Recipe
• Almond Corn Milk Recipe
• Soyabean Milk Recipe

Pomegranate Juice Recipe

Kiwi Juice Recipe

Grape Juice Recipe

Strawberry Juice Recipe

Orange Juice Recipe

Broccoli Juice Recipe

Wheatgrass Juice Recipe

Carrot Juice Recipe

Tomato Ketchup Recipe

Grape Jam Recipe

Corn Soup Recipe

Ice Cream Recipe

Yogurt Ice Cream Recipe

Natural Fruit Sorbet Recipe

Almond Corn Milk Recipe

Soyabean Milk Recipe

Fruit Juice Fail

Up to 90% of the nutritional value is lost when we choose fruit juice rather than the whole fruit.

Photo: Orange juice by USDA

Always choose

1. Whole (Raw)
2. Dried
3. Sauce
4. Juice

Note:Make your own juice for the healthy choice

Sources:

U.S. Department of Agriculture. Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of Selected Foods 2007. November 2007.

M.J. McCann, C.I. Gill, G. O’Brien, J.R. Rao, W.C. McRoberts, P. Hughes, R. McEntee, & I.R. Rowland. Anti-cancer properties of phenolics from apple waste on colon carcinogenesis in vitro. Food Chem Toxicol, 45(7):1224-1230, 2007.

R.T. Threlfall, J.R. Morris, L.R. Howard, C. R. Brownmiller, & T.L. Walker. Pressing effects on yield, quality, and nutraceutical content of juice, seeds, and skins from black beauty and sunbelt grapes. Journal of Food Science, 70:167-171, 2006.

Types of Juicer

Juicing is an essential component for daily life. We recommend juicers that we have found to personally generate quality enzyme, mineral or micro-nutrient content.

Regenerates the body by flooding it with nutrients from almost 20 pounds / 9 kilograms of organic fruits and vegetables daily, most of which is used to make fresh raw juice, one glass every hour, 10 to 13 times a day.

WARNING!
BAD SEEDS: While NUTRITION EXTRACTION can be amazingly beneficial, not all fruit seeds and rinds are created equal. The following seeds and pits contain a chemical that releases cyanide into the body when ingested.
DO NOT USE the following seeds and pits in the juicers:

• Apple Seeds
• Apricot Pits
• Cherry Pits
• Plum Pits

How to select the best juicer?

☑ High Yield - Can squeeze every single bit of juice out of vegetables and fruits

☑ Slow Juicer - The traditional high-speed rotation of the blades and the frictional heat from a standard juicer will cause juice to create layers. Slow speed 40-100 revolutions per minute(RPM) promotes room temperature juice which contains high nutrient retention or enzyme juice with less oxidation, as the food is squeezed under pressure by an auger like a big screw.

☑ Multiple stage juicing - can separate the juice and the pulp for easy digestion 

☑ Easy to clean- no more hassle of disassemble and get juicer blades clean

☑ Juices: vegetables, fruits, bean and nuts

Selected juicer extractor:

• Hurom Slow Juicer

Why slow juicer:

☑ Economic/ high yield - get the maximum amount of juice with a minimum amount of food

☑ Healthier - They are recommended by many health authorities for cancer patients, juices produced are in environment temperature, less oxidation and long lasting juice for 48-hours.

☑ Juices - juices fruits, vegetables, leafy greens and wheat grass, nuts and soya bean.

☑ Clog-free - automatic separate pulp from juice. Rotating brush cleans the bowl while it juice

☑ Dual stage juicing - juice is extracted through the first crushing stage and follow by pressing stage before the pulp is ejected; resulting in more juice and some pulps for healthy drink

☑ Easy to clean - Simply rinse with water between jucing or take it apart easily for effortless cleaning. It takes about 15 seconds to disassemble a slow speed juicer and less than 2 minutes to thoroughly clean one. Easy cleaning function also allows to rinse out most of the materials which are left in the juicer by simply pouring water while operates.

☑ Silence - Minimize the noise by squeezing slowly rather than grinding with fast speed

☑ Safety - use auger no sharp blades

☑ Limitation - Make pasta and noodle, seed and nut butters, grind dry coffee bean

Resources:

• Hurom slow juicer features, http://www.hurom-slowjuicer.com/eng/juicer.html (Accessed 2012/08/01)
• John from www.discountjuicers.com, YouTube channel rawfoods, http://www.youtube.com/user/rawfoods/feed
• Norwalk Juicer Information - http://healthylife.happykitchen.ca/?page_id=12