Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead Page #8

the same thing that happens

to every other American.

And you're gonna have

a healthcare crisis,

and you're gonna run to doctors

looking for medications to control those symptoms,

our headaches,

our fatigue,

our allergies,

our auto-immune conditions,

our digestive disturbances.

We're gonna be

medical-crippled society

because were eating a diet style

that couldn't be better designed

by the best nutritional scientist

in the world,

to create the epidemic of disease

that we have in America.

And of course obesity, diabetes,

and all these diseases

of nutritional ignorance.

When you're on a juice fast,

there's always something.

Something that

makes you wanna break.

Some obstacle,

something thats there that

makes it oh so tough.

For Phil,

it was a barbecue

on the Fourth of July.

What I normally do is I'd

normally stuff my face, brother.

Potato salad, hot dogs,

ham burgers, steaks,

soda pop, milk.

And now I gotta watch that...

and drink

this.

Nice to meet you, Phil,

I'm Joanie.

- Joanie, and I'm Ray.

- Nice to meet you.

So what did you make here Phil?

It's fruits and vegetables.

It's good.

It's not bad, I could do it.

- You drink that big glass?

- This is my meal, every meal.

Do you feel full when

you're done with that?

Yeah, I do actually.

You've been on it five days?

I've been on it five days

and I've already lost 15, no,

And I drink water.

But you also inspire me.

It's not just for people my size,

it's for everybody.

I'm gonna go for it.

I like this stuff.

It was fun,

I was excited.

My first conversion,

so it was really wonderful.

I'm just

a simple 42-year-old

truck driver from Iowa.

You know.

I'm not

the head of NASA,

the head of a corporation,

you know,

and I'm not

the village idiot either,

thank God for that.

Were taught to eat in

the bible, in the New Testament.

Jesus fasted for 40 days.

John the Baptist fasted.

The Apostles fasted with Jesus.

And its not just

Christians that fast.

Most religious people,

including Muslims, Jews,

Hindus and Buddhists,

they all fast.

I reckon they're onto something.

How are you mate?

I'm doing good mate,

I'm down 30 pounds.

What day are we on Phil?

That'll be Day 9,

Day 10, I'm losing track.

What's been the toughest thing

about the last ten days?

July Fourth weekend!

It all got to my food addiction,

the hamburgers, the hot dogs,

the old me.

I was talking to a guy

by his grill,

and I'm not gonna lie to you,

the thought

flashed through my head

while I was talking to him to

reach behind him,

pick up a hot dog

straight off the grill

and eat it.

That thought actually

raced through my mind.

What stopped you from doing it?

Common sense.

I'm doing this to make

my life healthier.

I'd like to go 30 days for now.

I want to make sure that you feel

that going on

is of your own volition,

that you don't feel like

you have to do it for anyone else.

Are you sure you want to

do it for yourself?

I wanna do it for myself.

I've already figured it out.

In the ten days

that we've done this,

I've dropped two bowling balls.

Nothing would make me happier

than you beating me my friend.

Ill tell you what.

It's probably not

the easiest thing to do but

it's well worth it.

I mean just by looking at him,

you know it's worth it.

My mom has tried so many

different things,

every diet pill that's

on the Walmart shelf,

or wherever she

finds it, on TV whatever.

I mean she's spent

thousands of dollars and

this is one thing

she hasn't tried

and if it works

this well for him,

I mean why wouldn't it

work for everyone else?

And it's all natural,

thats probably the best thing,

I think this would be perfect.

If I could just get her

to try it now.

Damn I hate that ball.

Hello?

Well hello.

Wow, look at you!

Your valves all look good.

Your hearts squeezing better

than it was last time.

So it appears that whatever

you're doing is working.

Hello.

- Hello.

- How we doing?

I feel good.

Evidently by the tests,

I'm doing good.

You are doing well.

You went from 429

to 368.

So that's a 60 pound weight loss

in a month. That's excellent.

Your blood pressure went down

from 160 over 84

which would be high blood

pressure, down to 136 over 70,

which is a perfectly normal

blood pressure.

Cool.

And your triglycerides,

which is your fats in your body

were at 216.

Today your total triglycerides

are down to 161,

which is almost

in the normal range.

My medication,

do you think eventually if

I keep continue this,

I'm sure wed need tests,

but maybe that you could

take it off

or lower it, if I need it.

We would probably be able to

lower it,

if not get rid of it completely

- as things improve.

- OK.

How is your Urticaria doing?

I haven't had an outbreak

in over a week now.

Usually I have something,

a small spot here and there.

OK.

I want to continue this fast.

You think it'd be alright

if I'd continued?

Yes.

Everything looks

very good on you.

There's no signs that it is

causing you any adverse effects.

If anything,

you're much healthier

than you were a month ago.

Cool.

Well isn't that

just unbelievable!

It's wonderful

lam very happy and excited

I mean it's nothing

short of a miracle.

That's pretty much right...

All these little victories are

making me happy.

Oh man, congratulations Phil,

well done mate,

- I brought some juice.

- You brought some juice?

Would you like to try some of

my juice that I've been drinking?

Sure.

Mostly green vegetables

as you can tell.

That's why we call it

Mean Green."

I'll give you

a little shot there.

Cheers.

Who would have

thought Phil that one day,

a truck driver from

Iowa such as yourself

would be bringing

medicine to a hospital!

It's a little ironic, isn't it?

Phil's not the only one

with good news.

Six months

after I finished my fast,

I'm 90 pounds lighter.

- No pain in the chest?

- No.

Good.

that affect us now

are caused by our life choices.

How we exercise, if we smoke,

what we eat,

that's saturated fats,

carbohydrates, salt and alcohol.

Now...

Can you have some of that?

Sure.

Most people have too much of it.

Who would've thought

I'd get excited about

a broccoli salad?

He certainly

changed his lifestyle.

He didn't just change what

went in his mouth,

he became more active,

he stopped drinking alcohol.

He doesn't drink tea and coffee,

and he doesn't buy

manufactured, processed foods.

What he's done

will go a long way to prevent

him from getting heart disease,

cancer,

mental illness,

diabetes,

and a range of other

medical conditions because

he's committed himself

to a healthier lifestyle.

And he did it at 40.

Look at you!

I've shed some, haven't I?

To be fair to Joe, he's probably

been an inspiration to us.

- Yeah, I'd say that's true.

- I'd hate to admit that.

- Yeah, don't tell him.

- No, please don't tell him,

Do not tell him.

We don't need to

feed that machine.

We definitely think

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