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December 2006 
Raw for 30 Days
Kelli
In Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock goes on a McDonald's diet for 30 days and shares the harmful health and psychological repurcussions he experiences. He almost "pickles his liver" and comes thisclose to developing Type II diabetes. Now, there is a documentary about doing just the opposite.
I just watched the trailer for "Raw for 30 Days", a documentary about five Americans who are suffering from Type II diabetes. It is now the most common type of diabetes in America and is growing exponentially among children. Type II Diabetes, more so than Type I, is acquired through lifestyle habits (exercise & diet). This documentary illustrates that eating a raw, vegetarian diet can actually reverse the effects of the disease & stop it in its tracks.
Watching the trailer was a profound experience that almost brought me to tears. The people who undergo the dramatic lifestyle & diet change not only experience an increase in physical health, but also in mental and emotional health. They get in touch with their bodies in ways they previously thought impossible. They learn what it means to have discipline and self-love.
What I like most about this movie (or the little bit i saw) is that it shows so clearly that the benefits you receive from anything are directly proportional to the degree of investment you choose to make. No one else can make the decision for you to get healthier or to change your life. It has to be made by you and it has to be genuine and heartfelt in order for any real transformation to occur.
I hope that a lot of people can get out to see this movie, as there is much to learn from it!! Those who are suffering from health ailments and are looking for ideas on how to make lifestyle changes will especially benefit.
View the trailer here.
Thanks to Michael for providing info on "Raw for 30 Days" in his profile.
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I watched the trailer as well - absolutely inspiring! I loved witnessing the profound and unexpected shifts in people. And, I especially loved the doctor in the end who talked about getting all of his patients on the treatment! Isn't it amazing what the simplest, most basic foods can do for our bodies? Very powerful.
Yeah, I thought it was great at the end of the trailer when the people who underwent the treatment program began educating their own doctors on the benefits of eating well.
It is so empowering for people to take their health into their own hands, and for them to witness the transformative effect that eating the right foods has on their own health and well being. I experienced it in my own life when I became vegetarian, and I have watched others go through the same thing as well. Awesome.
Thanks for the heads up on this trailer!
Much appreciated - Isn’t it sad that our doctors get little to no training on nutrition? I mean its just CRAZY! It’s perhaps the single most important factor when considering wellbeing…
Thanks again Kelli
In Don't Eat This Book, Morgan Spurlock said that only about 3% of a doctor's training includes nutrition. I think it's totally crazy.
I watched this trailer earlier this week . I talked to Michael and we are going to try to show it in DC (at Aaron's house).
Morgan Spurlock and his team are helping to get 30 days off the ground by supporing it.
Awesome! I am glad that Morgan Spurlock is supporting it. Hopefully it will help to give “Raw for 30 Days” more press time.