Forks Over Knives (2011)

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Forks Over Knives (2011) is an American activist film that advocates a low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet as a way to avoid or reverse several chronic diseases. The film recommends a vegan diet but calls it "whole foods plant-based" to stress that processed food should be avoided as well as food of animal origin.

This is an inspirational film; but it is clear that it promotes a vegan diet.  I was not totally convinced that the protagonists were not just drinking the Kool-Aid.  Still, well-worth watching.

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

This is an important film that has the potential to change lives. It may "push" the Reboot program; but that is not a deal breaker. This holistic approach may save some people a life of disability and heartache. It may also help some patients who are not obese. FSND follows two men with chronic urticaria, but this diet may also be applicable to persons with hidradenitis, psoriasis, arthritis and a host of other disorders. It's unlikely that research will be done since the raw food diet is cheap compared to medications and surgery.

From NetFlix: This documentary "focuses on two men whose bodies have been trashed by steroids, obesity and illness, this documentary chronicles the rigorous healing path -- including a two-month diet of fruits and vegetables -- that both attempt in a bid to rescue their health"