![]() ![]() I figured that I might as well share all this stuff. That’s where the idea for “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead #2” came from. Seems like everyone has trouble keeping the weight off. I learned that losing the weight was easy, that the hard work really starts when you’re trying to maintain the weight loss. And this film, amazingly enough, has in turn, inspired millions of other people to change their own lives!īut then a funny thing happened, even with all the knowledge I’d learned, the techniques and tips I’ve gotten from experts, the fact that I was still off all of my medication, I found it was an ongoing struggle to keep the weight off! I was like, “hey, this isn’t supposed to be happening!” I’d done all the hard work, I even got off my meds! But that’s not how it works. Together we took control of our lives by taking control of our diets. Along the way, I met some amazing people, one of whom, Phil Staples, a truck driver from Iowa, ended up being featured in the film. That something was a 60 day fresh fruit and vegetable juice fast that I did while while traveling across the United States and being filmed by a professional camera crew. I knew I needed to do something drastic to make a lasting change in my life. In 2007 I was 10 pounds overweight and taking medication everyday for an auto-immune disease. But there’s a really good reason why this has happened it wasn’t my fault. You see, in the credits of a documentary I made a few years ago, “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead”, I wrote that I wouldn’t ever make another film starring myself. People who know me know that I’m not one to normally go back on my word. And that the final decision about what to put in your mouth, is what Joe calls, “The last two feet of freedom.” Through Joe’s journey and the lives of the people he meets, Joe shows us in “Fat Sick & Nearly Dead 2” that most people really do have control over of their health, even if they never knew it was possible. It’s Phil’s experience that shows Joe just how big of an impact community can have. Five years on, Phil is on his own journey with varying levels of support and is dealing with his own set of ups and downs. Joe finds out how true this really is when he catches up with Phil Staples, the truck-driver from the first film. Top cardiologist Dean Ornish catches Joe by surprise when he explains that community is one of the most powerful forces in shaping a person’s health. Mirroring Joe’s story is a series of testimonial videos submitted by people who saw the first film their personal, intimate and often funny stories show that wanting to change is often easier than actually doing so. Joe’s food battles resemble those of the everyday people he meets on his journey. While on the road, Joe experiences some ups and downs when it comes to managing his own weight. From stay-at-home moms to world-class surgeons to office workers in Kenya, it seems like everyone is trying to be healthier, yet struggling to do so. Each one helps Joe learn that healthy eating is only one aspect of living a healthy life. “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2” taps into the tsunami of positive change that’s sweeping the world when it comes to what we eat.Īs Joe sets out to learn how to be healthy in an unhealthy world, he talks to a wide range of experts, follows up with folks from the first film, and connects with new people along the way. Since then, more than 20 million people have seen the film and Joe realized there’s still a lot for him to learn about becoming healthy and staying that way. What began as the story of one man, is now a story about millions.Īfter the film “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” documented his 60 day juice fast, Joe Cross vowed never to go on camera again. ![]()
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