Focusing on two men whose bodies have been trashed by steroids, obesity
and illness, this documentary chronicles the rigorous healing path --
including a two-month diet of fruits and vegetables -- that both attempt
in a bid to rescue their health.
Overweight
Australian filmmaker Joe Cross attempts to wrestle back control of his
failing health during a cross-country trek in which he engages everyday
Americans in discussions about food and obesity in this lighthearted
documentary addressing a deadly serious subject. Clocking in at 310
pounds and pumped full of steroids to battle a debilitating autoimmune
disorder, Cross realized that he would soon be dead if he didn't make
some major lifestyle changes. But pharmaceuticals were only treating his
symptoms, and no doctor seemed capable of providing the long-term care
and support it would take to turn his life around. Desperate, Cross
loads up his car with a juicer and a generator, and pledges to survive
on nothing but fresh fruit and vegetable juice for 60 days. Not long
after his journey begins, Cross quickly realizes that he's well on his
way to ending his growing dependence on prescription drugs. His body has
begun to heal itself, and as the process continues, Cross attempts to
prove just how empowering it can be to take responsibility for our own
health.
2010, 97 minutes.
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