Movie Poster

Movie Notes:

- 60 days and 60 nights of juicing seems excessive. 

- Prioritizing health over wealth is important. 

- To have permanent results, you need to have permanent change.

- The first few days of a juice fast are the toughest. It may even lead to some depressing moments.

- He said he did the crime of putting his body in that kind of horrible shape, so he needs to do the time to fix it.

- Liquid fasting is still considered eating, but because it's liquid it's absorbed quickly.

- Fasting used to happen in the hunter/gatherer times, but not really by choice. 

- Nowadays, we eat and eat, but don't expend nearly enough of the calories we take in, hence the weight gain and poor overall health. 

- The closer a food is to its natural state, the healthier it is.

- Micro nutrients are fruits, veggies, nuts, beans, and seeds. Macro nutrients are every thing else.

- Micro nutrients are essential for good health and wellness.

- During his street interviews, it was interesting to see how large of a number of people surveyed did not eat fruits or veggies. They all blamed themselves for their lack of good nutrition.

- The comparison of what 400 calories of different types of foods looks like in the stomach was very interesting.

- The guy whose theory is, "Whenever I die, I want to to die happily eating whatever I want," demonstrates most people's way of thinking I think, but being healthy doesn't have to be torturous.

- All that juice gives him tons of energy and all that juice consumption has actually made him crave fruits and veggies instead of junk food. 

- The purpose of juicing isn't to be skinny, it's to be healthy. Poor health leads to negative feelings.

- The average person's diet consists of 60% processed/refined foods, 30% animal products, 5% whole grains/white potatoes, 5% fruits and veggies.

- On the the plant based diet, the average person lost 53 pounds and never gained it back.