Fat, Sick and nearly dead
1. Outline in your own words what message or theory was given by Joe Cross in the film with respect to diet?
- Joe Cross before he started his program was 100 pounds overweight, loaded on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease. Joe Cross was depressed to look into the mirror as all he saw was a 310lb (140kg) man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a health path that wouldn’t end well. Joe wanted to show everyone his transformation and personal mission to regain his help. Joe’s mission to regain his health consisted in trading his junk food eating habits and vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable for 60 days and his one goal is to get off his pills and to get healthy.
- Joe also …show more content…
- Long term effects: The long term effects of fasting are improving Brain heath, lowering the risk of heart disease and many other diseases. Another long term effect is staying healthy
3. List and discuss the pros and cons of living the lifestyle that Joe did inclined over a 60 day period? Is it achievable? Why or why not?
- Yes it is achievable, Joe never thought that just by drinking juice for 60 days would make him healthier than he has been for a long time by losing 100lbs and finally fulfilled his goal of getting off his pills and to get healthy.
- Pros of Joe’s program are that he lose 110lbs of weight in only 60 days, started to feel healthier, to be able to walk around without feeling hurt by his own weight and he was able to achieve his goal of getting off his pills and becoming healthy. Also his program was pretty cheap as all he needed was a juicer and some fresh fruit and vegetables.
- Cons you have to stick to your program to actually succeed while also experiencing headaches, dizziness, light-headedness, low blood pressure and abnormal hear …show more content…
When regarding social health with Joe Cross it showed certain struggles while being overweight such as not being able to go out and hang around with his friend or go around to another person’s house for a lunch of barbecue especially during his fasting program as his friends were having steaks on a barbecue and Joe was having a
1. Outline in your own words what message or theory was given by Joe Cross in the film with respect to diet?
- Joe Cross before he started his program was 100 pounds overweight, loaded on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease. Joe Cross was depressed to look into the mirror as all he saw was a 310lb (140kg) man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a health path that wouldn’t end well. Joe wanted to show everyone his transformation and personal mission to regain his help. Joe’s mission to regain his health consisted in trading his junk food eating habits and vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable for 60 days and his one goal is to get off his pills and to get healthy.
- Joe also …show more content…
- Long term effects: The long term effects of fasting are improving Brain heath, lowering the risk of heart disease and many other diseases. Another long term effect is staying healthy
3. List and discuss the pros and cons of living the lifestyle that Joe did inclined over a 60 day period? Is it achievable? Why or why not?
- Yes it is achievable, Joe never thought that just by drinking juice for 60 days would make him healthier than he has been for a long time by losing 100lbs and finally fulfilled his goal of getting off his pills and to get healthy.
- Pros of Joe’s program are that he lose 110lbs of weight in only 60 days, started to feel healthier, to be able to walk around without feeling hurt by his own weight and he was able to achieve his goal of getting off his pills and becoming healthy. Also his program was pretty cheap as all he needed was a juicer and some fresh fruit and vegetables.
- Cons you have to stick to your program to actually succeed while also experiencing headaches, dizziness, light-headedness, low blood pressure and abnormal hear …show more content…
When regarding social health with Joe Cross it showed certain struggles while being overweight such as not being able to go out and hang around with his friend or go around to another person’s house for a lunch of barbecue especially during his fasting program as his friends were having steaks on a barbecue and Joe was having a