Raw For 30 Days is a true life story of five type 2 diabetics who undergo a radical diet and lifestyle change with the hope of reversing or reducing their insulin dependence. The documentary follows each person through their experience of detoxification, discovery, and redefining their lives. The film begins by introducing you to each individual, in their indigenous environment: where they live, how they eat, their normal work routine, and their stories about developing and living with diabetes.
The detox begins in the Arizona desert, at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center. The program consists of a 100% raw organic living foods that are purported to heal diabetes. The diabetics will be coached in their eating, mental health and exercise habits. The exercise training includes yoga and breathing. The mental health workshops focus on positive thinking. This is intended to help clear emotional and mental blocks and encourage personal freedom. The name of this process is worthy of patent protection. It's called the Zero Point Process.
During the course of their stay, they are recorded in a regular video diary. The participants talk about the medical, physical, and emotional changes they are experiencing as a result of the new diet and environment. The outcome of this documentary should be sobering for most of us. The American diet is supposedly the culprit for many of our ailments. Diabetes is profoundly influenced by our diets. Raw For 30 days will engage you with the remarkable truth of how dietary changes can and do shape our overall health. Take 9 minutes to view the promotional trailer online and tell me what you think.
1. You'd think this would be the "end all" of diabetes and the "searching for a cure", but it appears that the majority of people would rather use some invasive artificial means that only temporarily hides and masks the symptoms of disease, rather than changing the lifestyle choices that are contributing to the disease in the first place. We can feed the body insulin or we can give the body the nutrients and respect it needs to heal ITSELF, so it can produce it's OWN insulin. Oh well, to each his own. If you haven't yet watched this video, what's the hold up? The amount of stress this will take off the medical system (and the rest of society), is HUGE. It really is just a matter of having the responsibility to look after the larger whole, rather than the little self. If people started eating for the good of each other, many of the world's problems would surely dissipate. Freedom and responsibility go hand in hand and if they don't, society as a whole simply won't work. A whole lot more can be learned by clicking on my name.
Posted at 4:29PM on Nov 16th 2006 by Jarett Sabirsh