In the mirror he saw a 310 lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well- with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn't far behind. 100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. What willpower he has! He has actually inspired me to do my own juice fast cleanse and I'm on Day 2. And I laughed and cried as Joe made his journey. I learned new things - obesity is the #1 killer in America. This really is a good book to get you pointed in a healthier direction. During this time he inspires others to change their diets, eating habits, and lives. He decides to drive across America and juice the whole way for 60 days.
He has a skin disease brought on by the bad food he eats. I learned new things - obesity is So inspiring that it made me cry! This book follows a man in his early 40's (I think 41 but when he starts his journey he looks closer to 55) who lives in Australia and is dying. So inspiring that it made me cry! This book follows a man in his early 40's (I think 41 but when he starts his journey he looks closer to 55) who lives in Australia and is dying. Both men end up dramatically healthier than they were when they began, and are able to ditch all of their various medications (blood pressure, cholesterol, prednisone, etc.) Very inspirng!. Meanwhile he meets and inteviews lots of less healthy individuals, including one morbidly obese, depressed trucker, who decides to join him in his nutritional quest. He flies in from Australia (his homeland) to NYC and begins a health journey/road trip in which he only consumes freshly juiced veggies and fruits.
Both men end up dramatically healthier Watched the one-hour documentary version of this book and found Joe Cross' journey from the Standard American Diet (SAD) to health very inspiring. Watched the one-hour documentary version of this book and found Joe Cross' journey from the Standard American Diet (SAD) to health very inspiring. He made a hugely inspirational film about the experience, also called Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. and bring a film crew along to capture him talking with the people he met along the way, sharing his experience (and his juice). He decided to turn his Reboot into a journey across the U.S. He decided to make a major change, so he did something radical: he decided to embark on a sixty-day "Reboot" to give his body a chance to detoxify and heal itself.įor two straight months, he drank only fresh fruit and vegetable juices - no solid food of any kind, no soda, no coffee, no alcohol.
For two strai Joe Cross found himself, at age 40, weighing a whopping 300 plus pounds, and on a daily diet of the steroid Prednisone to manage the painful autoimmune condition that was making his life miserable. He decided to make a major change, so he did something radical: he decided to embark on a sixty-day "Reboot" to give his body a chance to detoxify and heal itself. Joe Cross found himself, at age 40, weighing a whopping 300 plus pounds, and on a daily diet of the steroid Prednisone to manage the painful autoimmune condition that was making his life miserable.