Do You Want to Know the Truth About Your Food?
A dear friend of mine, Althea, gave me this list of “Raw Food Health Documentaries” and then she added in a few more that she found online. At the time, another mutual friend of ours was struggling to end her soda pop addiction. Althea and I were finding articles that informed us of the shocking and deadly diseases that occur from drinking too much soda.
This list of 20 documentary films exposes truths that the food industry doesn’t want us to know about. These films will get you to think twice about what you eat and where your food is coming from. If you eat meat, they might get you to care more about how animals are treated on their way to your table.
Age doesn’t matter. Good food can heal and revitalize you. Armed with the knowledge that you gain form these films, you can become a guide to friends and family. And if you’re inspired to support causes for the health our society and the humane treatment of animals, activism is another factor that contributes to vitality.
So watch out! I think these films are going to end up changing my diet and the way I think about food! :0
I suggest checking out the movie trailers to decide which of these films interest you the most:
“Tapped” stars former Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Earl Blumenaur. The film documents the high cost — to both the environment and our health — of bottled water. This documentary enlists activists, environmentalists, community leaders and others to expose the dark side of the bottled water industry.
Part road trip, part self-help manifesto, “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” defies the traditional documentary format to present an unconventional and uplifting story of two men from different worlds who each realize that the only person who can save them is themselves.
“Supersize Me” is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock’s film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he ate only McDonald’s food. The film documents this lifestyle’s drastic effect on Spurlock’s physical and psychological well-being, and explores the fast food industry’s corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit.
“FoodMatters” (according to IMDB) examines how the food we eat can help or hurt our health. Nutritionists, naturopaths, doctors, and journalists weigh in on topics organic food, food safety, raw foodism, and nutritional therapy.
“Forks Over Knives” examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering yet under-appreciated researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. There is now a website (click on title above) with meal planning, cooking courses, recipes, the FOK diet, articles and the film itself.
“Farmageddon” is the story of a mom whose son healed from all allergies and asthma after consuming raw milk, and real food from farms. It depicts people all over the country who formed food co-ops and private clubs to get these foods, and how they were raided by state and local governments.
“Chow Down” follows Charles, John and Garnet as they try to buck the system of pills and procedures and outfox their heart disease and diabetes. When their doctors inform them they can’t get better, our intrepid trio tells the doctors to think again. Charles, John and Garnet decide to take on their diseases by drastically changing their diets. We all know making resolutions is easy; sticking to them is the hard part. With lighthearted animation, piercing expert interviews and a feisty attitude, CHOW DOWN is the moving story of the success you can achieve when you rewrite the recipe for a healthy life.
“Food, Inc.” is an unflattering look inside America’s corporate controlled food industry.
“Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days” follows a couple of diabetes patients’ quest to overcome the disease by going on a raw vegetable diet.
“Vegucated” got four out of five stars on Amazon (above). It is described as “a guerrilla-style documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks and learn what it’s all about.”
“Got the Facts on Milk?” is an award-winning feature documentary that questions milks’ heavily advertised health claims. A humorous yet shocking expose that provokes serious thought about dairy product consumption.
“Eating” by Mike Anderson is an award-winning DVD. Interviews with leading doctors in the field make a convincing argument that cardiovascular disease, the #1 killer in America today, can be reversed by making simple changes to your diet. What you will get is a virtual one-on-one consultation with some of the world’s leading authorities on heart disease reversal. The documentary also covers a wide-range of other health problems, including the reversal of adult-onset diabetes with diet. It also explores the impact of typical Western diets on the environment.
“Fowl Play” by Mercy for Animals “illuminates the plight of factory-farmed laying hens through interviews with people who are fighting diligently to save them. A story of hope emerges as footage recorded inside battery cage and other facilities is balanced with personal accounts of the individuals working to protect the often-forgotten victims of the egg industry…This documentary connects the dots between consumers and the practices they support, and leaves viewers with a groundbreaking message of personal change and community outreach.”
“Mad City Chickens” makes note of a phenomenon now taking shape across suburb and city. From backyard eggs to the family’s new favorite pet, the urban chicken is forging a fresh place in the pecking order of human importance. “Mad City Chickens” weaves multiple stories and contextual issues on city chickens and their keepers in a non-linear fashion that one rarely sees in a documentary. From leading experts to urban newbies, experience the humor and heart of what’s fast becoming an international backyard chicken movement.
“Turlock” is a look inside the largest farm animal rescue in California history, and it wasn’t that long ago!
“Food Fight” (according to IMDB) is A fascinating look at how American agricultural policy and food culture developed in the 20th century, and how the California food movement rebelled against big agribusiness to launch the local organic food movement.
“The Beautiful Truth” as described on Gerson Health Media: “Follow Garrett on a cross-country road trip to investigate The Gerson Therapy. He meets with cancer survivors who present their stories of healing and triumph over their disease by following The Gerson Therapy. Garrett also interviews scientists, doctors and researchers, who reveal that it is in the best interest of the multi-billion dollar medical industry to dismiss the notion of alternative and natural cures.”
“The Gerson Miracle” as described on Gerson Health Media “introduces Dr. Max Gerson who developed The Gerson Therapy more than 80 years ago. Gerson Therapy employs a diet and de-codification regimen to rebuild the immune system and restore the body’s own ability to heal itself. Nine former patients talk about their successful recoveries from deadly cancers and Dr. Gerson’s daughter, Charlotte discusses opposition from the medical and pharmaceutical industries and why they fear an all natural therapy that allows people to take control of their health.”
In “Dying to Have Known” (according to IMDB) master filmmaker Steve Kroschel sets out to find hard evidence of the effectiveness of the Gerson Therapy (see above).
“Chew on This” Ted Talks is a series of eight videos including: “Teach Every Child About Food,” “How I Fell in Love with a Fish,” “What’s Wrong With What We Eat,” “Why I’m a Weekday Vegetarian,” “Feeding the Whole World,” “Hunt for General Tso,” “How Food Shapes Our Cities” and “School Lunches.”
After writing this, my Facebook friend Wendy of Wendy’s Way to Health added a couple more documentary titles that she recommends: “Hungry for Change” and “That Sugar Film.”
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EXCELLENT Angie! I have seen a few of these documentaries. My daughter gave me the book by John Robbins, Diet for a New America–have you read it?
Perhaps you’d be interested to check out this video with Julieanna Hever on my blog …
https://fashionableover50.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/health/
❤️carmen
Hi, Carmen! I have not read Diet for a New America; I’ll have to do so! Julieanna Hever’s talk is definitely inspiring. 🙂 Thanks, Angie