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    DOCUMENTARY: FAT, SICK AND NEARLY DEAD

    My diet has taken a profound change over the last 4 weeks. During this time a friend recommended a really good documentary which has left some long lasting effects. This has been making its way around the traps for quite some time now, I thought I'd bring it to a wider audience for those who have yet to come across it. Great for those looking to drop a few kilos and for anyone and who values their health and well-being.

    Synopsis: It's a really informative and practical documentary about an Australian man (Joe Cross) who substitutes many years of questionable eating habits to a regimen of purely fruits and vegetables, delivered via a juicing machine. Highly inspiring stuff.

    Enjoy

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    I watched it several months ago. It's really well done and inspiring!
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    In a juicing diet you iss out on the phytochemicals and fibers. Food is intended to be chewed, not gulped quickly. Blending with a blendtech may be a better solution than juicing

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    DOCUMENTARY: FAT, SICK AND NEARLY DEAD

    My diet has taken a profound change over the last 4 weeks. During this time a friend recommended a really good documentary which has left some long lasting effects. This has been making its way around the traps for quite some time now, I thought I'd bring it to a wider audience for those who have yet to come across it. Great for those looking to drop a few kilos and for anyone and who values their health and well-being.

    Synopsis: It's a really informative and practical documentary about an Australian man (Joe Cross) who substitutes many years of questionable eating habits to a regimen of purely fruits and vegetables, delivered via a juicing machine. Highly inspiring stuff.

    Enjoy

    http://vimeo.com/39631864

    Cheers,
    -Jack.
    My mom has asked me to watch this a couple times, she even fed me some dark liquid concoction while I was down in Oregon recently (it wasn't too bad!) I think I'm convinced from teh various people I know that have been "juicing" that I will try this very soon, perhaps the full 30 day "juice fast"


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    In a juicing diet you iss out on the phytochemicals and fibers. Food is intended to be chewed, not gulped quickly. Blending with a blendtech may be a better solution than juicing
    because the amount of veggies he puts into one "juice" would be impossible to eat 4x a day.... he is "super charging" his immune system.
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    I will add this documentary here. BBC Horizon program " Eat, Fast and live" on the health benefits of fasting.

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    Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is an inspiring doco.

    I personally have zero interest in juicing all my food, but I can see how it could be of benefit as a stepping stone for someone having trouble transitioning from SAD (Standard American/Australian Diet) to Paleo/Primal.
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    Quote Posted by eva08 (here)
    In a juicing diet you iss out on the phytochemicals and fibers. Food is intended to be chewed, not gulped quickly. Blending with a blendtech may be a better solution than juicing

    Well then you toss in some pulp from the fruit/veggies you just juiced, problem solved, it works, i know i do it.

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    I started doing this Juicing diet last summer, (Australian summer) and it was really good-I got a bit jaded cleaning the Juicer all the time,
    but it started me off losing the worst of excess weight-Definitely a good move-going to start up again shortly.
    Great documentary, inspiring.

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    Hello Everyone:
    The juicing experience gets old very, very fast when you have to clean up a big juicer. The solution that I have found is to take the work out of it. I'm not promoting any products just simply stating the one I use which seems to do an excellent job. This way you get to keep the pulp which you don't get in the juicing machines.
    Here is a picture on Amazon strictly for reference only.

    http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Bullet-E.../dp/B000AEZVRS

    If you check around they come with different options but the glasses that you just fill with fruit, vegetables etc. ,then screw the blender botton to the glass. Put the glass on the motor to blend and it's done that fast! My big juicer sits on the counter collecting dust since using it takes about 1/2 hour of cleaning instead of 1-2 minutes maximum.

    Whatever you use have fun and enjoy. There's so many ways to make it easy now days to stay healthy.
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    Supplementing my normal diet with the Joe Cross recipe for "Mean Green Juice" is a good way for me to add healthy raw green vegetables. Kale is the most nutrient dense food on the planet, twice the nutrition of spinach, I've read on the web.

    I am not planning to go on a Mean Green fast for any length of time. Some people like the Mean Green taste. For me it is just OK. I try to drink 1/2 quart each day.

    Here is the recipe for Mean Green juice:


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    I green juice every morning Its amazing
    I was using a blender and yes it's a drag to clean

    I found a great solution though - a stick mixer
    Mine even has a detachable end so it's even easier to
    clean ... Down side is you have to chop things a little bit
    first to make ilt easier ... And pulp wise , well you have a
    choice how course or how fine you blend
    You can aslo add in some psyllium for extra fibre if that's an
    issue but you don't really need to

    One way to take this to a whole new level is to grow your
    own greens it increases your vibration out of sight to eat food
    that fresh and that clean
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    From what I hear the key is an easy to clean juicer (which I will spend some time today looking for), my mom has the one featured in this docu & seems fairly happy with it ( It only has like something like 3 pieces to it).

    & if you don't use the fiber it's excellent for compost for your garden ( supercharge your soil!)
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    From what I hear the key is an easy to clean juicer (which I will spend some time today looking for), my mom has the one featured in this docu & seems fairly happy with it ( It only has like something like 3 pieces to it).

    & if you don't use the fiber it's excellent for compost for your garden ( supercharge your soil!)
    I just now got off the phone with your Mom and told her that you were actually considering that this juice cleansing regimen might have some merit! LOL... We laughed. I guess she couldn't get you to watch the movie, but I've seen it a couple of times and I'm sure you'll like it.

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    From what I hear the key is an easy to clean juicer (which I will spend some time today looking for), my mom has the one featured in this docu & seems fairly happy with it ( It only has like something like 3 pieces to it).
    I've had one of the Omega 8000 series juicers for a year or two - excellent and quick to clean.

    Though if I were in the market now for a juicer, I'd seriously consider their VRT330 vertical juicer instead. The VRT is apparently easier to clean, but less versatile. Compare them in this video: Juicing Wheatgrass in the Omega VRT 330 vs the Omega 8005 8006 Juice Off.
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    I've been using an Omega 8003 for about 6 years now, and am very satisfied with it.

    For cleanup, I just throw all the parts into a sinkful of hot, soapy water and let soak for awhile, then some quick swipes with a bottle brush does the rest.
    Occasionally I soak the parts in some water with bleach to remove stains.

    Two good reason for juicing:
    One is that for many people, myself included since I have TMJ and wear dentures now, chewing an adequate amount of fresh fruit and vegies every day would be impossible and very painful if I were to try.
    I can get all the nutrition I need from drinking fresh juice (and it's not that difficult to take in the required amount of fiber).

    The second reason has to do with the fact that much of the energy that the body uses every day goes to the digestion process.
    When you drink juice, much less energy for digestion is required, and the body is able to devote that saved energy to healing, cleansing or other action.

    Another very beneficial addition to the diet is sprouted and fermented foods, which are much higher in nutritional content than in raw or cooked form, and in sprouted or formented form, foods are also much easier to digest and utilize, thus saving energy.
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    From what I hear the key is an easy to clean juicer (which I will spend some time today looking for), my mom has the one featured in this docu & seems fairly happy with it ( It only has like something like 3 pieces to it).

    & if you don't use the fiber it's excellent for compost for your garden ( supercharge your soil!)
    I just now got off the phone with your Mom and told her that you were actually considering that this juice cleansing regimen might have some merit! LOL... We laughed. I guess she couldn't get you to watch the movie, but I've seen it a couple of times and I'm sure you'll like it.

    Nancy
    I watched it last night, good film, I like the "home made" feel of it (as that is where I'd rather get my information from)... & yes, you could say I've considered it.... haha

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    Though if I were in the market now for a juicer, I'd seriously consider their VRT330 vertical juicer instead. The VRT is apparently easier to clean, but less versatile. Compare them in this video: Juicing Wheatgrass in the Omega VRT 330 vs the Omega 8005 8006 Juice Off.
    Excellent suggestion, this was the model I found through my research as well.

    ended up with this today:


    for simplicity we started with the "mean green" recipe (http://myjuicecleanse.com/juicer-rec...juice-recipes/ )



    And it's very palatable, very "fresh" tasting and filling..

    as for the juicer, we went with the Omega VRT350HD (Paul mentioned above, here's a good review: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4rgiswdjI )

    it worked just as advertised, I did pack a little too much kale in at one point but it was easily corrected & clean up took less than 2 min, it juices a bit slower than some of the high RPM versions but that was the biggest selling point for this one, its low speed so it doesn't heat the liquid & there are no great centrifugal forces separating everything so the juice does not separate & is very consistent. I'm going to get comfortable with different combo's of fruit and veggies and try to find a decent way to get them in larger quantities (tough in Alaska) before I start a fast, I'll definitely be supplementing meals until I'm ready however.
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    Awesome, TargeT! Looks delicious! I sent your mom the photos. She'll think maybe she was a little bit of a good influence. LOL..
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    Awesome, TargeT! Looks delicious! I sent your mom the photos. She'll think maybe she was a little bit of a good influence. LOL..

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    Awesome, TargeT! Looks delicious! I sent your mom the photos. She'll think maybe she was a little bit of a good influence. LOL..

    Tell your mom, nomnomnomnom
    LOL....just to clear up any possible confusion, his mother and I are long time best friends and we talk (and gossip) almost every day.
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    Pffffffffffewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, thanks for clearing that one up, btw Target, there would be nothing wrong with having two moms.

    ( as long as one of them has a moustache)
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