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When Phyllis and I married we received a Braun juicer as a wedding gift. We used it a few times but eventually it found its way to the back of the appliance closet where it sat undisturbed for a decade and a half. This summer, during one of my cleaning jags, I re-discovered that dusty old juicer and put it out on the curb for someone to claim.

Fast forward six weeks. Phyllis and are watching Netflix and stumble upon the “documentary” Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. In it, our host and protagonist aussie Joe Cross, who is obese and suffering from an autoimmune skin disorder, travels across the U.S. on a 60-day juice fast, all the while evangelizing the benefits of juicing to anyone that will hear him. Along the way he meets an overweight trucker who suffers from the same skin disorder. Needless to say, Joe and the trucker bond, both lose gobs of weight and everything turns out hunky dory for everyone. (read more…)

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