Shock tactics are often incredibly effective and there is lots of shocking information in these films
Where to Begin?
Forks Over Knives
The film that has changed so many people’s lives – including mine.
Super Size Me
One of the first I watched on my own journey – showing the effects of fast-food on our bodies. It’s not pretty.
Food Matters
It does, immensely. A great place to begin.
What’s New?
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Code Blue
Dr. Saray Stancic reflects upon her journey from a MS diagnosis to wellness through her adoption of lifestyle medicine. She introduces us to expert physicians and scientists who are paving the way to make meaningful and necessary change in our healthcare environment.
Earthing Movie
A documentary that reveals the scientific phenomenon of how we can heal our bodies by doing the simplest thing… standing barefoot on the earth. A scientific studies reveal the stunning and consistent benefits of the electromagnetic relationship between the human body and the Earth.
Eating You Alive
Half of US adults struggle with chronic health conditions inc. cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s and arthritis. Despite countless dollars spent on medical research, more Americans are disabled and dying from chronic disease than ever. This film takes a scientific look at the reasons we’re so sick, who’s responsible for feeding us the wrong information and how we can use whole-food, plant-based nutrition to take control of our health.
Fat Sick & Nearly Dead
Part road trip, part self-help manifesto, this is an unconventional and uplifting story of two men from different worlds who each realise that the only person who can save them is themselves. Morbidly obese Joe Cross endeavours to drink only fruit and vegetable juice for 60 days in an effort to lose weight, reboot his health, and inspire others.
Fed Up
This film blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public, resulting in one of the largest health epidemics in history. It may well change the way you eat forever…
Food Matters
Despite billions of dollars of funding and research into new, ‘cures’, we continue to suffer from a raft of chronic ills and maladies. Patching up an over-toxic and over-indulgent population with a host of toxic therapies and nutrient-sparse foods is definitely not helping the situation.
Forks Over Knives
This film examines the claim that most, if not all, of the chronic diseases that afflict us can be controlled or even reversed by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. Food as medicine is put to the test. It follows everyday Americans with chronic conditions as they seek to reduce their dependence on medications and learn to use a whole-food, plant-based diet to regain control over their health and their lives.
Game Changers
The Game Changers is the story of James Wilks — elite Special Forces trainer and The Ultimate Fighter winner — as he travels the world on a quest to uncover the optimal diet for human performance. With elite athletes, special ops soldiers, visionary scientists, cultural icons, and everyday heroes. What James discovers permanently changes his understanding of food and his definition of true strength.
HEAL
HEAL takes us on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that our thoughts, beliefs, and emotions have a huge impact on our health and ability to heal. It taps into the brilliant minds of leading scientists and spiritual teachers, and follows 3 people on their healing journeys where we find out what works, what doesn’t, and why.
HOPE
The effects of our typical Western diet high in animal-based foods: HOPE contrasts the pharmaceutical and agricultural industry with the interests of living beings and the power of responsible consumer action. It is an urgent call to action to commit to a change towards sustainability. It has a clear message: by changing our eating habits, we can change the world.
Live to 100
Travel around the world with author Dan Buettner to investigate the diet and lifestyles of those living the longest lives. Explore the original Blue Zones; be immersed in their culture and lifestyles, and see how Blue Zones is applying the research in communities across the United States. Buettner offers insight on how to benefit from following their leads.
Hungry For Change
Shocking secrets the diet, weight loss, and food industry don’t want you to know about. Find out what’s keeping you from having the body and health you deserve, and how to escape the diet trap forever. Featuring interviews with health authors and medical experts, plus real life transformational stories from those who know what it’s like to be sick and overweight.
The Marshall Plan
The story of when Texas Mayor Ed Smith III was diagnosed with prostate cancer and elected to forego conventional treatment in favour of a whole food, plant-based diet. His cancer disappeared. He and his wife embarked on a mission to help their community adopt a healthier lifestyle. Stories of residents are combined with interviews from expert doctors and researchers in the field of nutrition, and professional athletes.
Plant Pure Nation
The story of 3 people on a quest to spread the message of plant-based nutrition. A whole food, plant-based (WFPB) diet has been shown by research to be the optimal diet for health, and not just for preventing disease, but also for reversing chronic conditions like obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. They launch a plan to expose the forces that stand in the way of wider recognition.
Super Size Me
A social experiment in fast-food. Morgan Spurlock attempts to subsist uniquely on food from the McDonald’s menu for a month. His weight balloons, his energy level plummets and he experiences all sorts of unexpected – and terrifying – side effects. He also examines the corporate giant’s growing role in the lives of American consumers and explores its methods of indoctrinating young people and its contribution to America’s obesity epidemic.
What The Health
What the Health follows filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers the secret to preventing and even reversing chronic diseases – and investigates why the nation’s leading health organisations don’t want us to know about it. With heart disease and cancer the leading causes of death in America, and diabetes at an all-time high, the film reveals possibly the largest health cover-up of our time. With the help of medical doctors, researchers, and consumer advocates it exposes the collusion and corruption in government and big business that is costing us trillions of healthcare dollars, and keeping us sick.
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