100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well— with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn't far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health.
With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long- term, Joe turns to the only option left, the body's ability to heal itself. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for the next 60 days. Across 3,000 miles Joe has one goal in mind: To get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle.
While talking to more than 500 Americans about food, health and longevity, it's at a truck stop in Arizona where Joe meets a truck driver who suffers from the same rare condition. Phil Staples is morbidly obese weighing in at 429 lbs; a cheeseburger away from a heart-attack. As Joe is recovering his health, Phil begins his own epic journey to get well.
What emerges is nothing short of amazing – an inspiring tale of healing and human connection. Part road trip, part self-help manifesto, FAT, SICK & 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.
French fries, the scourge of nutritionists and the villain food of the film classic Super Size Me, are actually healthy for you, according to researchers from the Federico 2 University of Naples in Italy.
Doesn't that sound great now that summer's here and fish and chips on the beach is looming as an enticing prospect? "Frying is bad for us? Absolutely not!" said Professor Vincenzo Fogliano, who oversaw the study with Italian chef Giuseppe Daddio. "If it's fried in the correct way, a potato chip...can be an excellent nutritional product."
The pair arrived at this conclusion by studying the way that cooking oil – which is usually loaded with fat – is absorbed during the frying stage. Zucchini and eggplant, thought of as healthy, absorbed 30 per cent of the oil. Potatoes and pizza absorbed just five per cent.
Potatoes resisted the oil because they're full of starch, said Professor Fogliano. "A fundamental rule is that starch plays an important part in sealing the food being fried and reducing the oil absorption. The starch in potatoes....is particularly effective."
There's a caveat or two, however. "Attention must be paid to frozen or pre-fried products," said Professor Fogliano, who spoke to the Italian newspaper La Stampa. "In these cases, the quantity of food absorbed increases significantly."
Unfortunately, that describes 95 per cent of the fries and chips in Australia, said the CEO of Melbourne's Lord of the Fries restaurants, Mark Koronczyk. "This is a European article, and this is how they cook their fries in Europe," he said. Locally, "95 per cent of people selling fries use a frozen product...they're full of preservatives, they use beef tallow...they also use whey power."
That includes all the fast food chains. Lord of the Fries are one of the few places that cook fries European-style, as per the Italian study. They even keep the skin on. "I think it's a great study, especially as we don't do frozen fries, we use fresh potatoes," said Mr Koronczyk. So few outlets in Australia used fresh potatoes as the process was labour-intensive, time-consuming and expensive.
I had some health drink last night, 4 stubbies and half a bottle of wine. That's 1,000 calories!
That is entirely acceptable for a week night Count but i hope you are taking the weekends much more seriously
NotFooled
4 Dec 2012, 03:18 PM
Sheeet Count, get yourself onto a paleo diet ASAP!
and wash it down with some HRT
The juice thing isn't bad if there are a couple of protein sources thrown in IMHO. The hardcore juicers (no pun intended) don't eat any animal protein which is BS from a nutritional standpoint. Not that i can talk - i am the fast food king and have embraced being out of shape wholeheartedly.
stinkbug omosessuale Frank Castle is a liar and a criminal. He will often deliberately take people out of context and use straw man arguments. Frank finally and unintentionally gives it up and admits he got where he is, primarily via dumb luck! See here Property will be 50-70% off by 2016.
That like looks me! I'm 177 cm tall and currently 115 kg! :pop:
My blood pressure is perfect though?
I'm working limiting myself to 17,500 calories per week, but I go 5 or 6,000 over.
I had some health drink last night, 4 stubbies and half a bottle of wine. That's 1,000 calories!
Hey count I gave smoking up at 40 and weighed 85kg. A year later I was tipping the scales at 122 kg. I ended up in hospital for a month after having what I thought was a heart attack. My BP was 190/128 and a month later I was diagnosed with auto immune thyroid disease. Nice! I gave up drinking and smoking and lost 10 kg by the time I got out of hospital. Now I'm on replacement thyroid medication my weight has dropped significantly. I only have slight BP now nothing to worry 130/85. Watch your BP with weight it's a silent killer and cholesterol is the biggest most important yearly test you should have. I never used o go to the docs but now I've had every test known to man The key is to cut out carbs and regular exercise but I suspect you al ready know that Do any other forum members avoid the doc?
The key is to cut out carbs and regular exercise but I suspect you al ready know that
That's the best advice. Cut out bread, rice, pasta, etc. Try to avoid all processed foods and most especially stop using sugar.
Similarly, apparently many people achieve extremely good results with this diet which includes a cheat day on which you can eat anything you want: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow-Carb_Diet
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...summarized as the elimination of starches and anything sweet (including fruit and all artificial sweeteners) and a strong preference for lean protein, legumes and vegetables. The main foods are eggs, fish, grass-fed beef, lentils, beans, vegetables like spinach and mushrooms, fermented foods and drinks (natto, kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut, kombucha, unsweetened yogurt), tea and water. Calorie-dense foods such as nuts, chickpeas, hummus, and peanuts are allowed under careful portion control. Plain coffee is allowed, but all milk products are to be avoided except cottage cheese.
Foods These foods are consumed on the diet: eggs, meat (grass-fed beef, pork and poultry), turkey bacon, organic bacon, organic sausage, fish, seafood, beans (chickpeas in moderation), vegetables (except potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams), hot sauce, salsa without sugar, oil (olive oil, macadamia nut oil, grapeseed oil preferred), ghee, spices & herbs, mustard, non-creamy non-sugar dressings, cottage cheese, brown rice protein, hemp protein, pea protein, unflavored whey protein isolate, Unsweetened cocoa, vanilla extract.
Banned foods These foods are not consumed on the diet: milk, cheese, refined soy products (Soy milk, tofu, tempeh, soy protein shake), fruit, potatoes (sweet potatoes, yams, yucca, any starchy vegetable), bread, rice, grains, oatmeal, quinoa, ketchup and all sauces and dressings with sugar, sugar, honey, corn syrup, maple syrup, fructose, deep-fried breaded food, corn, popcorn.
Day off Ferriss notes that he drinks a glass of red wine daily, and has a weekly "cheat day" where he gorges on candy, breaded fried foods, sweet drinks, and all the other forbidden foods so that the body does not go into starvation mode, as also recommended in the Body for Life diet. Although the weekly cheat day may cause a temporary weight gain due mainly to water weight, it actually results in greater weight loss over time. The cheat day also has a psychological impact because the dieter knows that he must only abstain from comfort food for six days at a time rather than the entire duration on the diet.
Gym training The 4-Hour Body recommends just 2 or 3 gym workouts per week.
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