While all three of the people profiled in this documentary had major medical problems that are not understood by modern medicine: migraines & auto-immune disorders. This is probably not a good lifestyle for those of us who work 40+ hours per week or are in a transitional period of our lives because it requires so much dedication and control. And one of his regular people actually decided to change jobs because of this lifestyle change (was a truck driver, now works at the YMCA). In fact, only one of his regular people continued to work during the fast. He's spent his lifetime building his wealth, and while he does work, he is the boss of his work. He can fly to the US on almost no notice. I am a bigger fan of the counting calories (at least initially) or listening to your body and understanding how that correlates to calorie consumption. The experts claim that you don't really have to measure calories because the nutrient dense foods keep you full, but I'm going to say that people can still gain weight with that mentality. We all know that if you want to lose weight, calories in << calories out, right? Well, that's never addressed. He never talks about calorie consumption. (Want more details? How diarrhea and food poisoning works) The influx of 'micronutrients' really does a number on the osmotic pressure in your intestines. One of the regular people talks pretty candidly about her GI problems when transitioning to the juice fast. However, juice does contain less fiber than whole fruits and vegetables, so it will be better for people who are transitioning from a low-fiber diet. Juicing as your only source of food? I don't think it's necessary. He doesn't demonize specific foods or the people who eat them. It shows two reasonable ways to juice all day if that's what you're going to do. One of the regular people in the film just juices enough to fill a pitcher in the morning and carries it around with him for the rest of the day. He does have this battery generator that lets him juice out of the back of his car, but that's not neccesary. The juicer he uses isn't fancy-schmancy. Obviously, 400 lbs requires more fuel than a 200 lb person. One of the regular people weighs over 400 lbs. He isn't trying to sell you a 1200 calorie diet. This will become more important when I get to the things I wasn't crazy about. He gets regular people to try it and they like the results. Here is a link to the study summary: Plant based High Nutrient Diet and Weight Loss. Those patients following this plant-based pyramid lost and kept off the most weight. a traditional food pyramid diet over 6mos-2 years in treatment. He also did a study correlating diet to weight loss, cardiovascular health, and metabolite counts (like cholesterol, triglycerides) from patients following this diet vs. But I did, and so you probably want the synopsis and the review. Ok, so now I've let you in on why I generally wouldn't choose this movie. I will say that I really enjoyed 'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution' series, but that's because he really exposed America's problem with food in a new way and had to 'learn on the go' how to reach people. Because I think food, food policy, and the social aspects of food complicate the story in ways that he never gets to. I have read Michael Pollan's books, and the best thing about them is that in one he admits that he doesn't have all the answers. Michael Moore movies bother me (I don't like people who yell a lot in general). I also really dislike one-sided arguments. Those people go back to their jobs, their families, and their food and need to be able to cope when a literal and figurative carrot isn't dangling in front of them. There have been finalists and winners that relapse back hundreds of pounds. Why? I think they do a great service for morbidly obese people to get them to a point where they can then do 'normal' activities without difficulty, but the lifestyle they teach is not something that can be maintained in the long run. For instance, I'm not a huge fan of 'The Biggest Loser'. I might be a food/healthy lifestyle blogger, but there are a lot of movements that I don't generally buy into. To be honest, this was actually not a typical movie choice for me. No offense if you liked it), I went to the internetwebs to find something that might be streaming. I am way too much a scientist for that crappy movie. Having already determined that the DVD I had from Netflix was terrible (Time Traveler's Wife.ugh. Friday night was a celebration of being far enough ahead in my classes to reward myself with a movie.
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