Recommended Documentaries

Meg_Shirley_86
Meg_Shirley_86 Posts: 275 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone!
I'm in the mood for a health/diet/lifestyle/whatever documentary tonight. I'm up for either something you found informative, or maybe even ones you vehemently disagree with. I like to see the different sides of these sorts of topics.
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  • Diamond05
    Diamond05 Posts: 475 Member
    Vegucated, Hungry for change...
  • Meg_Shirley_86
    Meg_Shirley_86 Posts: 275 Member
    ^Thank you. I did see Hungry for Change, and loved it. I'll give Vegucated a shot. I'm still up for suggestions and discussions! Netflix kicks *kitten*.
  • fitjules35
    fitjules35 Posts: 30 Member
    Food, Inc.

    Religulous
  • momzeeee
    momzeeee Posts: 475 Member
    My favorites-

    King Corn (you tube)
    Food Inc.
    Fat Head (you tube)
    Food Matters (don't agree with everything in this one, but it's worth watching)
    The Future of Food

    and Eat, Fast and Live Longer-the BBC documentary with Dr. Michael Mosley about intermittent fasting
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    Def agree with hungery for change
  • moopity
    moopity Posts: 54 Member
    Food Inc
  • moopity
    moopity Posts: 54 Member
    Food Inc
  • MissSharon2013
    MissSharon2013 Posts: 536 Member
    Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead! Great doc about how a man changed his life and other people's too!
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    My husband forbids me to watch any more documentaries. I saw vegicated in December 10, 2012 and haven't had any meat since.
  • jmbond06
    jmbond06 Posts: 90 Member
    A River of Waste
    Forks Over Knives
    Food Matters
    Hungry for Change
    Vegucated

    They're all great!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Breath Made Visible is a documentary about dancer/choreographer Anna Halprin.

    Trailer: http://youtu.be/2KQnWkdgvsU
  • SimpleStepsHealthCoach
    SimpleStepsHealthCoach Posts: 121 Member
    Some of these been mentioned, however here is a copy of my list;

    A River of Waste
    Earthlings
    Farmageddon
    Fast Food Nation
    Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
    Fed Up!
    Food Beware: Organic French Revolution
    Food Matters
    Food, Inc.
    Hungry For Change
    Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
    King Corn
    Life Running Out of Control
    Sweet Misery
    Tapped the Movie
    The Beautiful Truth
    The Cove
    The Future Of Food
    The Real Dirt on Farmer John
    Vegucated
    What's On Your Plate?
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Hot Coffee is also an interesting documentary about the media and lawsuits.

    Trailer and description: http://www.hotcoffeethemovie.com/
  • momzeeee
    momzeeee Posts: 475 Member
    Some of these been mentioned, however here is a copy of my list;

    A River of Waste
    Earthlings
    Farmageddon
    Fast Food Nation
    Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
    Fed Up!
    Food Beware: Organic French Revolution
    Food Matters
    Food, Inc.
    Hungry For Change
    Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
    King Corn
    Life Running Out of Control
    Sweet Misery
    Tapped the Movie
    The Beautiful Truth
    The Cove
    The Future Of Food
    The Real Dirt on Farmer John
    Vegucated
    What's On Your Plate?

    I've heard really good things about The Beautiful Truth-I need to put it on my to do list :)
  • ChaoticMiNd
    ChaoticMiNd Posts: 247 Member
    I loved it! If I had the money I would do it.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    In Canada I like to watch: The Fifth Estate.

    I also like Nova.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Ancient Aliens
  • SimpleStepsHealthCoach
    SimpleStepsHealthCoach Posts: 121 Member
    I've heard really good things about The Beautiful Truth-I need to put it on my to do list :)

    Hope you enjoy it!
  • RealMarkD
    RealMarkD Posts: 92 Member
    All of my suggestions have already been mentioned, but "Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead" is at the top of the list.
  • SimpleStepsHealthCoach
    SimpleStepsHealthCoach Posts: 121 Member
    There is also;

    Blue Gold
    Chow Down
    Dirt The Movie
    Food Fight
    Forks over Knives Extended Interviews
    The End of the Line
    Vanishing of the Bees

    Other great docs indirectly related to food:
    The Sacred Science
    Living on One Dollar
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    This one is sad. Very Young Girls (trailer and description): http://www.gems-girls.org/get-involved/very-young-girls
  • kazzsjourney
    kazzsjourney Posts: 674 Member
    Simply Raw
  • HealthyFocused715
    HealthyFocused715 Posts: 340 Member
    The Weight of the Nation - you can stream on HBO's website

    and an oldie but a goodie - SuperSize Me
  • jillsjourney
    jillsjourney Posts: 167 Member
    bump
  • RockMe777
    RockMe777 Posts: 24 Member
    Forks Over Knives - just watched it today. Oh crap I think I'm turning Vegan!!
  • Abi2012
    Abi2012 Posts: 12 Member
    I like shows from BBC on YouTube:
    Supersize vs. Superskinny
    Secret Eaters
    My Big Fat Diet Show, and
    Britain's Really Disgusting Food
  • tgh1914
    tgh1914 Posts: 1,036 Member
    "I want to look like that guy"

    Documentary of one man's journey from regular guy (30% body fat) to bodybuilder and what it takes to get there. I like how it makes it clear that those that go to the elite levels of BB-ing are not to be confused with "the picture of health". They are anything but. They, like other elite athletes, are willing to compromise their health for the love of the sport, or love of competition, etc.

    It can be viewed here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/5792351
  • Meg_Shirley_86
    Meg_Shirley_86 Posts: 275 Member
    Watched Veducated. Loved it, loved it, loved it.
  • Meg_Shirley_86
    Meg_Shirley_86 Posts: 275 Member
    I also loved Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. Fun fact: I actually had Chronic Uticaria until I went veg. (and I'm not saying anyone else has to do that, it's just that concentrating on plant foods is what helped me)

    I would love to add juicing into my diet. One thing at a time though! Juicers ain't cheap, either.
  • JessieTangerine
    JessieTangerine Posts: 91 Member
    This one is sad. Very Young Girls (trailer and description): http://www.gems-girls.org/get-involved/very-young-girls

    ^ I found this one incredibly interesting and Im gad someones suggested it.

    From a food environment point a view, watch Botany of Desire. I especially liked the segment on apples and the changes they have gone through the last couple centuries.

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