Has anyone heard of this? Joe Cross Juice Diet?

Watch the documentary. It is amazing and inspiring. No this isn't a "Fad Diet" it's an idea to reboot your body and release all the toxins from your body from the mayhem and destruction you've already put it through. They do not claim that this is something you should do long term. It is only a short term rebooting process that is followed by a HEALTHY WELL BALANCED DIET. 

Joe Cross suffered tremendous health issues, toppled the scales at 300+ lbs, was on several medications including steroids and wanted a better life. He succeeded in keeping his weight loss stabilized for several years, no longer is on medications and has adapted a mainly vegan lifestyle. He has also started a revolution and helped change people's lives.

I watched the movie with my husband along with a documentary called Forks Over a Knives, a must watch film. FOK will show you the science. Not just a measly study with a few mice but IMPRESSIVE extensive research by Nutritional experts who grew up in the farming business. 

My husband and I didn't juice we blended using our Vitamix, which changes the composition of the food on a cellular level. You simply cannot chew your food as well to release the minerals and nutrition that is done on a juicing or blending diet. I also would like to see someone attempt to consume 1 apple, 1 head of kale, 1 bunch of celery, 1 lemon, 1 banana, 1/2 cucumber, 1 bunch of parsley in one sitting. We begin our day with a green drink of veggies and fruits every day and adapted a plant based whole foods diet. I've lost 22 lbs and my husband has lost 27 lbs in 3 months. We've tried everything and this is the simplest and happiest I've ever been. the first week was the hardest, but now we don't miss meat, dairy, the naughty desserts i was addicted to, or the junk food. This isn't "magic",  it simply is making life long changes and facing the reality that processed foods, meat and dairy make people sick. If you are worried about getting protein, eating the rainbow of vegetables and fruit give you the amino acids you require to get the nutrition you require. Read Dr. Furhman's book Eat to Live. He is the doctor that helped Joe through his journey.

I've never felt better, more alive and clear headed in my life. Our whole extended family is juicing, blending and looking at the foods the consume in a new light. You should give it a shot!!

Name the toxins that juicing rids your body of

I totally agree with your comment. One diet may work for some and not for others. It doesn't mean people should come out and start attacking others or the "diets". Some people can't handle proteins, like myself. It gets me very constipated and being a vegetarian is a better lifestyle for me.

I plan on starting this because I do believe your body does need to be "reset". Considering all the processed foods one eats, your body needs a cleaning every once in a while. It's not like juice is the only item being consumed 365 days out of the year. Doing this a couple of times a year is healthy and gives your system a break from all the crap we inhale on a daily basis. I purchased 5 days worth of vegetables and fruits and it actually came out to be less expensive than what I normally purchased.

So, to those "attackers", next time be more supportive.

First off, nice zombie thread.

Second, disagreeing =/= attacking. Unless there is something wrong with your kidney and liver, your body does perfectly fine at detoxing itself. Believe what you will, but studies have actually found more DAMAGE to the kidneys and liver (the body's natural detox systems) when going on a prolonged juice fast. Being supportive doesn't mean saying "Yes, go for it, hope it works" every time. If something is patently unhelpful and potentially dangerous, a truly supportive person will warn someone of that. After all, if my kid is learning to walk, and I pull him out of the street or away from the stairs, I'm not being unsupportive of his learning to walk, right? Just keeping him safe.

As an aside, the body requires protein. There are plenty of ways for vegetarians to get that protein, but it's especially hard if you are just drinking juice from fruits and vegetables. Not to mention that you are throwing away the fiber and a good deal of the nutrients along with it when you juice. I'm sorry if not agreeing with you hurts your feelings :sad: but again, support means warning of potentially dangerous actions...

Thanks for the information. I didn't even consider the cost factor either for buying all the produce. That would be expensive considering I would then be buying the same amount of food for my family. I don't think they would consider going for a liquid diet. Maybe in the summer when produce is readily available I may try it if I still haven't reached my goal.

Thanks!

How does juice help your cells repair themselves? That's a constant, ongoing process that has nothing to do with juice.

And what "toxins?" Your liver removes toxins from your blood, juice in your stomach does not.

Actually, its both the liver and the kidneys that remove toxins from the blood - some of those toxins are produced by the body itself as by products of digestion and others are introduced into the blood stream via ingestion, inhalation or absorption. Stuff like drugs, prescription medication, pollution, car fumes, aerosols, chemicals, soaps, detergents, preservatives, additives, pesticides in food, fats our body doesn't need, trans fats our bodies can't digest, chlorine and flouride in our water and pretty much anything that we come into contact with in our everyday lives can enter our bodies through our mouths, our lungs via the air or our skin. It all gets filtered from our blood by our livers and kidneys and passes out via our wee or poo.

How does juice help your cells repair themselves? That's a constant, ongoing process that has nothing to do with juice.

And what "toxins?" Your liver removes toxins from your blood, juice in your stomach does not.

Actually, its both the liver and the kidneys that remove toxins from the blood - some of those toxins are produced by the body itself as by products of digestion and others are introduced into the blood stream via ingestion, inhalation or absorption. Stuff like drugs, prescription medication, pollution, car fumes, aerosols, chemicals, soaps, detergents, preservatives, additives, pesticides in food, fats our body doesn't need, trans fats our bodies can't digest, chlorine and flouride in our water and pretty much anything that we come into contact with in our everyday lives can enter our bodies through our mouths, our lungs via the air or our skin. It all gets filtered from our blood by our livers and kidneys and passes out via our wee or poo.

Finally, someone making sense. These yahoos that say stuff like "There is no such thing as toxins" need to do some more research.

Has anyone heard of Joe Cross or this documentary below? Has anyone tried to do the Juice Diet either? First I'm wondering if this is some sort of scam diet. Then I am wondering if I would be able to survive on it. What about protein?

From another website I follow, someone posted this below:

Inspired by Joe Cross' "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead (2011)"(documentary) Juice Diet - I've losted over 25lbs (and counting), and I've never felt better. Now, to get even more out of this wonderful program, I'm willing to help and get others excited to do the same.

It's been 29 glorious days of feeling a new found energy, while burning off 25lbs and shrinking from a 16-18 pants size to 12-14. My clothes are much looser now, and many of my friends have commented in surprise at how different (and healthier) I'm looking now. And I'm not done yet!

It all started when I watched the FREE documentary by Joe Cross called "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead (2011)". In this documentary, Joe Cross loses nearly a hundred lbs of weight, is able to dump his medications, and travels across the USA, sharing his experiences with others. Joe decided to change his bad eating habits and shed nearly 100lbs, by using a "reboot" diet consisting of only fruits & vegetables juices for 60 days. The documentary relays good medical and nutritional information concerning this awesome diet. You may think that just drinking juice would be unhealthy but in fact, as you will see in the documentary, it's actually very healthy. During his journey in the USA, Joe also inspires Phil, a 425lb truck driver, who was originally at his wit's end and unhappy with his life. After meeting up with Joe, and deciding to do the juice diet himself, Phil loses over 200lbs!! This enthralling and FREE documentary "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead (2011)" has, without a doubt, changed Joe and Phil's lives, and I'm sure it's changing people's lives everywhere who see it.


It all starts with a physical exam, which obviously, has to be done by your doctor. This is for safety. Once you have clearance from a medical standpoint, here are some things that you'll need:

1.) For inspiration, watch the movie "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead (2011)" - see it for free on hulu.com at: http://www.hulu.com/watch/289122/fat-sick-and-nearly-dead
2.) You'll need a good juicer machine. Any quality juicer machine will do, I don't advocate for a certain brand or anything. The one I bought, and I like it, is the Breville "Juice Fountain Plus". Available for $149 from breville.com (also on Amazon.com for the same price).
2.) 10, or 30, or 60 days of committment to drinking juice - all day, and whenever "your body says so". This sounds so hard, but it's really not! In fact, after the first few days, you will likely feel even better than you usually do.
3.) Some Juice recipes - Here's a link to a single page (small print) with 15 or so perfect Juice recipes that I use: http://goo.gl/cGGxm - it's really all you need. Or if you don't want to click the link, let me know and I can email it to you in PDF or ODF format. Also I encourage you to have a look at the fatsickandnearlydead.com website for more great ideas from Joe Cross himself.
4.) The willingness to reap the benefits of dropping the pounds, feeling better, and changing (or possibly even saving) your life.
5.) (optional) To truly get the most out of this program - Consider passing along your success story. Like the GNU/Linux operating system (powers Android, Amazon Kindle, so many websites, and much more) and FOSS (Free Open Source Software - e.g., so much of the software that runs websites such as Google, Amazon, Yahoo, etc.), Joe Cross was willing to share his story with us, so we can use the same process to help others everywhere!