Movies
These are the films and documentaries that will empower you to make informed decisions about what you feed yourself and your family.
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 THE FUTURE OF FOOD This film offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled patented genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. From Canada to Mexico, hear the voice of farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed about the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply. This film examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat, as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. |  HAROLD AND MAUDE Watching a lot of the movies listed in this section can be empowering, yet a bit overwhelming. Even watching the trailers can make you want to curl up in the corner and cry. America’s food system and our health as a nation is a sad state of affairs. Since we love balance in life, we recommend watching this classic film (Heather’s Fav) to make you feel good about people and the world again. This film is about living life to the fullest. Bud Cort is Harold, a young man bored with wealth but interested in death, and Ruth Gordon is Maude, a wonderful old lady who can see nothing but good intentions in the world. Their relationship is magical. Heather wants to grow up to be just like Maude one day. |  FOOD INC. One of the most important movies about food you will ever see. Food, Inc. lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the |
 SUPER SIZE ME Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock makes himself a test subject in this documentary about the commercial food industry. After eating a diet of McDonald's fast food three times a day for a month straight Spurlock proves the physical and mental effects of consuming fast food. Spurlock also provides a look at the food culture in America through it's schools corporations and politics. Super Size Me is a movie that sheds a new light on what has become one of our nation's biggest health problems: obesity. |  KING CORN King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom—corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivete, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and government aide, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America s modern food system. A humorous film that captures the idiosyncrasies of its characters and never King Corn shows how and why whenever you eat a hamburger or drink a soda, you re really consuming—corn. Green Packaging. |  RAW FOOD MADE EASY $17.99  Ok, first, Jennifer is adorable—she makes raw food fun and easy peasy. Now that we have pointed out the obvious, know that her book Raw Food Made Easy For 1 or 2 People  was Heather’s first raw food cookbook and it remains one of the best in her growing collection. This DVD will help all of you who are interested in incorporating more fresh, whole foods into your diet. Her recipes are simple, delicious and easily made without major raw food appliances like a dehydrator. View the Trailer: |
 KILLER AT LARGE Beyond the shocking medical statistics and newspaper headlines that one would expect, Killer at Largealso examines the ethical and moral implications of the obesity epidemic with leaders of several world religions who sight scripture calling all believers to live healthful lives free of overindulgence and laziness, characteristics that are sadly becoming the norm. The film exposes the public policies that have been institutionalized by the government and their industrial paymasters who have worked to create an infrastructure that forces farmers to over-produce all the wrong kinds of foods for mass consumption. Add to that further policies that force the price of vegetables artificially high and the price of intensely processed food artificially low, making the poor uniquely positioned to suffer from the results of public policy on obesity. |  Foodmatters $21.49 (Purchase only available)  Food Matters discusses the importance of Nutrition & Natural Therapies for helping with chronic illness. The film shows which foods and therapies are ideal for optimal health and have been proven to fight Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Depression and many more Chronic Illnesses and everyday conditions. View the Trailer: |  FAST FOOD NATION Inspired by the incendiary New York Times bestseller that exposed the hidden facts behind America's fast food industry, Fast Food Nationcombines an all-star ensemble cast lead by Greg Kinnear, Wilmer Valderrama and Avril Lavigne with riveting, interlocked human stories to serve up “a firecracker of a movie that jumps off the screen” (Rolling Stone). When a marketing executive (Kinnear) for the Mickey's burger chain is told there's a nasty secret ingredient in his latest culinary creation? “The Big One”? he heads for the ranches and slaughterhouses of Colorado to investigate...but discovers the truth a bit difficult to swallow. |
 SIMPLY RAW: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days $23.99  Six Americans challenged by Type I and Type II diabetes embark on a diet consisting entirely of raw, vegan, and organic foods, in order to reverse their disease without pharmaceutical medication. These individuals are challenged to release their dependence on foods common to the Standard American Diet—fast food, processed foods, sugar, dairy, and meat—for 30 days. As you follow each participant's remarkable journey, a startling message is revealed: diet has the potential to slow and reverse the course of disease. Simply Raw captures the medical, physical, and emotional transformations brought on by this radical diet and lifestyle change, inspiring hope and determination. View the Trailer: | ||
