Video of the month: Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

If you haven't had an opportunity to watch this documentary yet, then get on it! Seriously it is well worth your time. Here's a quick plot summary:

"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."- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1227378/plotsummary

You can rent/buy this film on Amazon. Just check out the Amazon Finds box to the right of this post for more info:)

Juicing, Raw Food and Cooked. And Allergies.

So for the last 3 weeks I have been eating/drinking very clean foods. Juicing 2-3 times a day and having a smoothie for lunch. My energy is great, I am craving raw food like no other and I am down 10 pounds... Not so bad;)

So about a week ago I started having some soup for my dinner instead of a juice. It was a nice change as one side effect of raw food/juicing is that your core temperature drops making it much harder in the winter months. Just so cold... Anyway, I had a few different events going on this week and one of them was my anniversary. My partner and I celebrated our 7th year together with a night out to a show and dinner. We decided to try this Tunisian/French restaurant and I ordered the couscous with fish. It was not good. The fish was fishy, yuk. So I ate around the fish as the couscous was good and we had some wine. Well the next morning I woke up and my hands were covered in hives! I know that I have been eating super clean food but I must say that it was eye opening. I have to be careful what I put into my body these days. My body is changing. I really just want to eat clean raw foods but you know it's nice to go out and have whatever sometimes to.... I guess I just have to be choosy now. That meal was 4 days ago and yes I still have the hives. They are almost gone now, as I have been juicing lots of parsley and celery juice. Both Celery and Parsley naturally help with histamines in the body. And I will say that I notice a difference after I drink them.

Here is my anti-histamine juice recipe:

2 apples
4 stalks celery
1/2 bunch of parsley
1 lemon

hmmmm I just LOVE this juice, it's super refreshing and full of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes:)