Video Documentaries

For videos I typically go to:

1. FMTV (Subscription but well worth it). 2. : Everybody knows Netflix for entertainment, but they do have several excellent health documentaries. (Subscription). 3. YouTube (Free).

There are lots of documentaries available on health and wellness. Here are a few of my favorites. A quick Internet search will yield more information about each of these documentaries.

100 Days in the Raw (2014) Six friends try the raw Vegan lifestyle for 100 days with surprising results. For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/pg/100daysintheraw/about/?ref=page_internal https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3773018/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEL_iLT4JJI

Dying to Have Known (2006) Filmmaker Steve Kroschel presents the testimonies of patients, scientists, surgeons and nutritionists who testify to The Gerson Therapyʹs efficacy in curing cancer and other degenerative diseases. For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/DyingToHaveKnown/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1782426/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-JMt9ASvJ4

Eating Like A Nutritarian (2011) coined the term ʺNutritarianʺ to describe people who eat a diet high in nutrients. In this video he introduces several categories of foods and discusses how to prepare them. For more information visit: https://www.drfuhrman.com/shop/products/84/eating-like-a- nutritariandvd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UulIQG7SrJE

Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead (2010) had reached a point in his life where something had to be done. He was obese and was suffering from a chronic autoimmune disease. What do you do when your computer locks up? You reboot it. So, he decided to reboot his life. He documents his 100 pound weight loss and his 60-day juice fast in the documentary film Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. For more information visit: https://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/ https://www.facebook.com/FatSickandNearlyDead/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1227378/?ref_=nv_sr_1 https://www.rebootwithjoe.com/

Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2 (2014) This one was even more moving and inspiring to me than the first video. Joe meets with experts who present realistic solutions to make long-term sustainable improvements to overall health. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3701804/?ref_=tt_rec_tti http://fatsickandnearlydead2.com/ https://www.rebootwithjoe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDeTKomY4P8

Food as Medicine (2016) Food as Medicine is a documentary about the growing movement of using food to heal chronic illness. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5968588/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V80IiKPxxjI https://www.facebook.com/FoodAsMedicineTheMovie

Food Choices (2016) In Food Choices Michal Siewierski examines how our food choices affect our health and the health of the planet. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6039284/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOw8icI1fY

Food Inc. (2008) In this documentary Robert Kenner examines Americaʹs corporate food industry, and concludes that it produces food that is unhealthy, harmful to the environment, and abusive of both animals and employees. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/ http://www.takepart.com/foodinc/index.html https://www.facebook.com/Foodinc/

Food Matters (2008) Food Matters examines how food can help or hurt your health. In this documentary, there are several experts (nutritionists, doctors, and journalists) who weigh in on this topic. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1528734/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4DOQ6Xhqss

Forks Over Knives (2011) This documentary examines the concept that chronic degenerative diseases can be controlled, or even reversed, by adopting a whole-foods, - based lifestyle and removing animal-based and processed foods from our diet altogether. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1567233/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.forksoverknives.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ijukNzlUg

Heal Your Self: Taking Responsibility for Your Health (2011) Heal Your Self contains interviews with people who, when faced with serious illness, did just that. They took responsibility for their own health and experienced dramatic healing. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2099628/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzgLvy0wrbo https://www.facebook.com/HealYourSelf.tv

Heal Yourself, Heal the World: The Legacy of Dr. Max Gerson (2013) John Howard Straus (grandson of Dr. Max Gerson) takes an in-depth look at the Gerson Therapy; how it works and the science behind it. Also included are interviews with several people who have been cured using the therapy. For more information visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI1ZnrPrBW0 https://www.amazon.com/Heal-Yourself-World-Legacy- Gerson/dp/B00JVFRJ9K Hungry for Change (2012) Hungry for change exposes the strategies that food manufacturers use to get you hooked on unhealthy junk food. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2323551/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MvAM97VDE8 http://www.hungryforchange.tv/

In Defense of Food (2015) Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollanʹs best-selling book, In Defense of Food this documentary film explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do to change it. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4785640/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIW4HJa_gFU

Live Longer, Feel Better (2019) This is a series of nine videos about the causes and treatments for dementia, depression and diabetes https://www.livelongerfeelbetter.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LiveLongerFeelBetter/

PlanEAT (2010) This film discusses the nutritional and environmental benefits of adopting a whole-foods, plant-based diet. It is based on the research of T. Colin Campbell, and . For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1467030/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaRhcoEwkDE

Raw Food for Life: Serving Love (2016) Serving Love shares the stories of people who have experienced profound health benefits by following a raw, plant based lifestyle. For more information visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgNn168duVU https://www.rawfoodforlife.org/ https://www.veganaustralia.org.au/new_australian_documentary_raw_foo d_for_life_serving_love

Raw For Life (2007) Raw For Life is an inspiring documentary that presents the raw food philosophy, the wisdom of eating a raw food diet, and important medical facts regarding eating a raw food diet. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899276/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtvFpF-3B5Q

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days (2009) This documentary film chronicles six people with ʺincurableʺ diabetes who were cured using a raw plant-based diet. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587696/ https://www.facebook.com/SimplyRawMovie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Le4VjQPlg&fbclid=IwAR3qZjbo7n UYesXYRMggP-lUk7f_9lPw6Os76lqUjIe3-fnjGHEZ3DhlWpk

Super Juice Me! (2014) What happens when you put 8 people with 22 different health conditions on nothing but freshly extracted juice for 28 Days? They get well! For more information visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwAC6EEx2Y4 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3529920/

Supersize Me! (2004) Under a doctorʹs supervision, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet consisting solely of McDonaldʹs food for one month. One of his rules was that if he were asked if he wanted to be supersized, he would say yes. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390521/?ref_=nv_sr_1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOvrkkj_T-I http://morganspurlock.com/work/super-size-me/

Sustainable (2016) This documentary film examines Americaʹs food and farming system, and talks with an extraordinary farmer who is determined to create a sustainable future. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5684868/ https://sustainablefoodfilm.com/

That Sugar Film (2014) Using himself as the guinea pig, Damon Gameau documents the effects of a high sugar diet on the human body. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3892434/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl6JldyduEo

The C Word (2016) Meghan L. OʹHara follows David Servan-Schreiber M.D. as he applies his anti-cancer principles to his own life and teaches others how to apply them. He was diagnosed with brain cancer and given only two years to live, but he thrived for an additional 20 years by making diet and lifestyle changes. For more information visit: http://www.thecwordmovie.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4aWw8jCG8I https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5212792/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3

The Healing Effect (2014) The Healing Effect is about the healing power of food. The film features interviews with best selling authors and experts who present the simple steps to get you started in changing your life. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2629958/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L_pmVR7ZP8

Vegucated (2011) is a documentary that follows three New Yorkers who agree to adopt a Vegan diet for six weeks in order to learn what itʹs all about. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1814930/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKzng1_byMY https://www.getvegucated.com/

Whatʹs With Wheat (2018) This documentary features 15 global experts who shed the light on what is currently happening to our wheat. For more information visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5882206/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at8iIk14OtM https://whatswithwheat.com/