Get healthy with a Breville juicer: as featured in the documentary ‘Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead’
January 13th, 2012
45 kilos overweight and suffering from an autoimmune disease, Australian entrepreneur Joe Cross knew he had to take drastic action to change his lifestyle or else face the (potentially fatal) consequences.
With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help him long-term, Joe decided to cut all the junk food out of his diet and embark on a 60 day juice fast in an effort to help his body heal itself.
This is the concept behind Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead – a film that documents Joe’s journey from fat and sick to fit and healthy, all while travelling around America and chatting to more than 500 Americans about their eating habits along the way.
During this journey Joe meets a truck driver named Phil who is morbidly obese and suffering the same rare autoimmune condition as Joe. As Joe is recovering his health, Phil embarks on his own journey to get well and reboot his life.
See the preview for this remarkable film here:
When Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead launched in the US in July 2011, sales of Breville juicers skyrocketed. The film was released in November last year, and Breville is hoping it will inspire similarly large numbers of Australians to make healthy resolutions for 2012.
Joe’s rationale behind a 60 day juice fast was that he wanted to repair his body and give it a break from the high-fat processed foods he’d been eating. Juice is easy to digest so the body absorbs the nutrients quickly. Weight loss wasn’t Joe’s main priority – he just wanted to get off the medication he had been taking.
Starting in October 2007, Joe had six juices a day (measuring around 350 millilitres each). At the beginning of each day he would start with fruit-based juices, and then he would switch to juices with leafy green vegetables, carrot, lemon, and beetroot.
At the end of 60 days Joe had lost 37 kilos and he felt a lot better but he still wasn’t cured. After the juice fast he started incorporating nuts, beans, seeds and olive oil into his diet as well as fruit and vegetables, and after three months of this he was finally able to stop taking his medication and regain his life.
Breville juicers are excellent because they feature a uniquely patented centrally located feed chute and a micromesh filter which extracts up to 30% more juice. Perfect for people on the go, a Breville juicer takes the hassle out of getting your daily fruit and veggie intake.
Appliances Online has a large range of Breville juicers, plus we offer free delivery to metropolitan areas. Call our customer service team on 1300 000 500 to find the best juicer to suit your needs.
Please note that juice fasts aren’t for everyone, and they aren’t feasible in the long term. But if you need to kick start a healthier way of living, incorporating fresh juice into your diet is a fantastic way to begin. Of course, you should always consult your doctor before starting a new diet to make sure you’re doing the right thing for your body.
The Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead DVD is available nationally through Woolworths or online at: www.jointhereboot.com.
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