1/14 Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine~Hippocrates
Last night we watched the movie Food Matters. It was created by nutritionists turned filmmakers James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch. Motivated by an illness in their own family, they set out on a journey to find out the truth about nutrition, illness and wellness. Food Matters discusses food as the key to wellness, disease prevention and cure. It delves into the benefits of both whole organic foods and vitamin supplements building on the belief that the body inherently has the ability to heal itself…we just need to feed it appropriately for healing to occur.
The movie is really interesting without being hard to relate to or too preachy. Blah, blah blah…you have to immediately change to an all raw food diet or you will die. I can’t relate to that so help me get there in a way that I can at least adjust my diet little by little to see the most beneficial aspects of the foods I eat. The movie did not take an all or nothing approach which I find so divisive. It conveyed a sense of urgency but with a message of hope and sustainable changes that we can all strive for.
Click on Food Matters to go to the site and the official trailer.
I give it two forks up. Check your local library and video rentals. Food Matters has been getting positive press so I am sure someone will have it. If you would like to borrow mine, shoot me an email or a comment and we can start passing it around like an informational pay it forward that you only have to enjoy then pass on. It will be fun.
Have a delicious day.
Tags: compassionate eating, Food Matters movie, healthy living movie, trying vegetarian, vegan, vegan challenge, vegan experience, vegan products, vegan wannabe
January 14th, 2011 at 10:30 am
I have an excellent movie to share with you! I will walk it over soon
January 18th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Thank you Lisa. We love good movies with yummy popcorn.