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Forks Over Knives

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Format
DVD August 30, 2011
Dimensions
7.5 x 5.25 x 0.5 in; 3.2 oz
Genre
Exercise & Fitness, Special Interests
Language
English
Runtime
1 hour and 30 minutes
MPAA rating
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

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What has happened to us? Despite the most advanced medical technology in the world, we are sicker than ever by nearly every measure.Two out of every three of us are overweight. Cases of diabetes are exploding, especially amongst our younger population. About half of us are taking at least one prescription drug. Major medical operations have become routine, helping to drive health care costs to astronomical levels. Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the country's three leading causes of death, even though billions are spent each year to "battle" these very conditions. Millions suffer from a host of other degenerative diseases.Could it be there's a single solution to all of these problems? A solution so comprehensive but so utterly straightforward, that it's mind-boggling that more of us haven't taken it seriously?FORKS OVER KNIVESexamines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the so-called "diseases of affluence" that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering yet under-appreciated researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn.Dr. Campbell, a nutritional scientist at Cornell University, was concerned in the late 1960's with producing "high quality" animal protein to bring to the poor and malnourished areas of the third world. While in the Philippines, he made a life-changing discovery: the country's wealthier children, who were consuming relatively high amounts of animal-based foods, were much more likely to get liver cancer. Dr. Esselstyn, a top surgeon and head of the Breast Cancer Task Force at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, found that many of the diseases he routinely treated were virtually unknown in parts of the world where animal-based foods were rarely consumed.These discoveries inspired Campbell and Esselstyn, who didn't know each other yet, to conduct several groundbreaking studies. One of them took place in China and is still among the most comprehensive health-related investigations ever undertaken. Their research led them to a startling conclusion: degenerative diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even several forms of cancer, could almost always be prevented - and in many cases reversed - by adopting a whole foods, plant-based diet. Despite the profound implications of their findings, their work has remained relatively unknown to the public. The filmmakers travel with Drs. Campbell and Esselstyn on their separate but similar paths, from their childhood farms where they both produced "nature's perfect food"; to China and Cleveland, where they explored ideas that challenged the established thinking and shook their own core beliefs.The idea of food as medicine is put to the test. Throughout the film, cameras follow "reality patients" who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes. Doctors teach these patients how to adopt a whole foods plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments - while the challenges and triumphs of their journeys are revealed.FORKS OVER KNIVES utilizes state of the art 3-D graphics and rare archival footage. The film features leading experts on health, examines the question "why we don't know", and tackles the issue of diet and disease in a way that will have people talking for years.FORKS OVER KNIVES was filmed all over the U.S., in Canada and China.DVD INCLUDES CLOSED CAPTIONING, AND ENGLISH AND SPANISH SUBTITLES Review "A Film That Can Save Your Life." --Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times "Convincing, Radical and Politically Volatile." --John Anderson, Variety "Great Movie." --Mark Bittman, New York Times Columnist "A Great Film." --Sanjay Gupta, MD, CNN chief medical correspondent

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Genre Exercise & Fitness, Special Interests
Format Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen
Contributor Alona Pulde, Anthony Yen, Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., Connie B. Diekman, David Klurfeld, Doug Lisle, Evelyn Oswick, Gene Baur, Joey Aucoin, John McDougall, Junshi Chen, Lee Fulkerson, Mac Danzig, Matthew Lederman, Neal Barnard, Pam Popper, Rip Esselstyn, Ruth Heidrich, San Dera Nation, T. Colin Campbell, Terry Mason
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 30 minutes
MPAA rating PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions 7.5 x 5.25 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
Item model number 18229218

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Excellent Documentary!
I first read The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Healthand was blown away from the scientific studies in that book. I've heard for years that the healthiest diet on Earth is a plant-based Diet. I wasn't ready to commit to it, though based on the fact that I simply didn't know the facts behind it. I didn't know the science behind it. If it's so healthy than why do most of our doctors recommend eating lean meat, for protein and low-fat dairy for calcium? Why is it that most of our weight-loss and health books recommend eating high amounts of meat and dairy to build muscle, boost metabolism, and shed fat? I was a firm believer in "The South Beach Diet" and had great results with it. After Reading "The China Study" I started leaning into a plant-based diet. I noticed the biggest change in my skin. My skin cleared up, the bags under my eyes started to disappear, and my skin was taking on more of a glow. I still ate meat, but had reduced it down to one meal a week. I did this for about a month. I am not over-weight by any means, but I was hoping to lose some weight. I didn't. I have now figured out that it was because I was eating high amounts of nut and nut butter. When I figured out my calorie intake it was way more than my body needed. I know this now. Frustrated by this at the time, I turned away from the plant-based diet and went back to "South Beach." I need to get my body in bikini shape and build some muscle. I can't do that by eating plants? The China Study convinced me of the health benefits of a plant-based diet, but not the body-building aspect. Once I added more animal protein into my diet, almost instantly, my skin broke out. My constipation came back. I was starting to get bags under my eyes again I hadn't even noticed had disappeared. Yes, I was losing weight (I was counting my calories religiously and was consuming between 1200-1400 calories per day), but I didn't feel as good. My skin was losing it's "Glow." It wasn't until I picked up a copy of The Beauty Detox Foods: Discover the Top 50 Beauty Foods That Will Transform Your Body and Reveal a More Beautiful You that I discovered the reasons behind why my skin was looking so healthy when I was following a plant-based diet. When I reflected on what I was eating it became clear to me, I gained weight eating plant-based foods because I was choosing to eat high-caloric plant-based foods in high amounts. It wasn't the plants making me gain weight, it was the calories. Sure the calories are from healthier sources, but it all comes down to one basic principle, if you consume more calories than your body needs you will gain weight. I needed a refresher course on what I learned in the China Study. Which brings me to this DVD. It basically summarized everything I had read in the China Study, but I had forgotten. For me, watching a movie has greater lasting power on my memory than reading a book. It was so nice to hear T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Esselstyn. Watching the study results, hearing the people mentioned in the book speak, and seeing the actual test results patients had a different impact on me. I now know that a whole-food plant-based diet done properly is extremely beneficial to ones health. The secret is a Low-fat whole-food plant-based diet. Science has proven it and I am now convinced. I highly recommend this DVD as well as the aforementioned books. It will change the way you approach food if you just give it a try. I have been back on the plan for a week and my skin is clearing up, beginning to glow, and slowly I am losing weight. My energy is improving too. I have not completely eliminated the meat, but I have eliminated Dairy. I am leaning into it, but making progress every day. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2013 by J. Hoover
Get ahold of your health once and for all.
Watched the DVD back in mid-March. Decided we'd make the leap, and give it a try. Purchased the E2 cookbook because I figured if a bunch of fire fighters were eating this stuff, it was probably pretty good. Excellent book, great recipies, and really helped us start learning a new way of life. Also purchased 2 other Vegan cookbooks to give ourselves other points of view, and more recipies. We're still not convinced that 100% meat free is good, or what we really want, so we still eat some type of meat once, or maybe twice a week. We're not having red meat, not that we'd say "no" to it, we just haven't. Trying to eat only hormone/antibiotic/corn fed free poultry, and occasionally some type of wild caught fish. Once in a while, local free range eggs. There's a discussion about B-12 that I think is important to look into. I certainly don't pretend to understand all the complexities of the issue, but it seems important enough, that for now, we'll continue to eat meat once in a while. We did completely stop all dairy. No milk, cheese, or butter. Tried a bunch of the different non-milk, milks, like Almond Milk, Rice Milk, etc. Found we like the Flax Milk the best, and it's only 25 calories for the unsweetened version. Has as much calcium as a glass of milk. We're seeing a very slight and slow drop in weight. We already ate very healthy (by "normal" standards) so the "Forks...." plan isn't really a huge dramatic step. We're also paying attention to the Paleo Diet, and the idea that grains, including wheat, are similarly bad, just like corn. Since cutting back on the amount of wheat and brown rice we eat on the "Forks......" plan, we've noticed more progression in losing weight. The term "Wheat Belly" is real. One huge benefit I've seen is that my severe seasonal allergies to pollens are completely gone. I've suffered with allergies for something like 38 years, and even took the shots when I was a kid. When I lived in northern coastal CA, the allergies were year round. After moving to coastal SoCal, they were only present in the last week of April, and through the entire month of May, and sometimes the first week of June. We have some crazy tree and grass pollens here during that 6 week period, and there are times when our skies look like there's heavy air pollution, and our cars look like we live on dirt roads. This equates to 6 weeks of pure hell for me. No sleep, living on bendryl because nothing else will touch it, and having a HEPA filter running full throttle in the living room the entire time. Heck, sometimes I'll put on a paint spraying resperator, just to get some relief for a few hours at home. Well, allergie season hit this year and was one of the worst on record......or so they tell me! I had a total of 4 sudafed allergy pills back in the last week of April and first week of May, and that was it. While everyone was just dying around me, I barely had an itchy nose, if that. The HEPA filter never came down from the Attic, I didn't miss a night of sleep, and as May became June, I lost all symptoms. I can even jump on a lawn tractor and go mow deep weeds, driving around in a cloud of dust and pollen, and nothing, not one symptom. Not even itchy eyes!! It had to be the dairy, because other than taking spirulina pills, it's the only thing that I've changed 100% since watching "Forks....." back in March. If I get no other benefit from the plan, other than getting 6 weeks of my life back each year, that'll be satisfaction enough. Oh, one other benefit that I've forgotten about. For about the last 3 years I've had a dry, peeling area on my nose, and on my forehead just between my eyebrows. The area on my forehead was slowly spreading, and was usually pink/red enough that people would ask what I'd done to myself. The peeling skin was to the point that if I didn't look in the mirror before going out, and scrub my face with a wash cloth, I'd look like a week old case of sun burn. Literally, it was getting to the point that I was going to make an appt. with a dermatologist. Well, that is 100% gone now. Was it the Dairy? The corn fed beef? No way to know, since I've not had either since mid-March. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2012 by T. Miller
The Proof is in the Pudding
My husband and I watched this over the Christmas holiday and decided to give it a try. This movie really spoke to us at a time when we were looking to improve our diet. We are in our mid-thirties and he had to have surgery twice last summer to remove a large and painful kidney stone. We learned after analysis of it that it was caused by too much acid in his diet. This lead me on a journey to find a better diet for us and our two children. When I kept seeing Forks Over Knives mentioned on various websites, I knew we had to check it out. We were completely blown away by the information it provided and decided we would quit meat and dairy cold turkey and switch to a plant based diet. What's the worse that could happen, right? If we didn't feel good, we could always switch back. So we committed to a one month trial. Three months later, we are still sticking to our new plant strong diet and the results have been nothing short of amazing. I cannot even begin to express to you how much better we feel. We have more energy, my mental clarity has increased to levels I didn't know I was capable of experiencing, we sleep better, and we have each lost weight....my husband is down 22 lbs so far and I am down 9 lbs. The mid-day slumps I used to experience are also now completely gone. I no longer need a nap to help me get through the day. My husband works in law enforcement and is required to go for an annual health screening as part of his job. We were expecting good results when he went in yesterday because of our diet change but the numbers still blew us away. Even the nurse was amazed by the change in his numbers over the previous year and said it was the best numbers she had seen all day. Here's how his results looked: Blood Pressure: Last year - 116/89 (considered pre-hypertension) This year - 114/76 (now in the normal range) Total Cholesterol: Last year - 176 This year - 114 HDL (Good) Cholesterol: Last year - 43 (anything around 40 is considered dangerously low and 60 or higher is good) This year - 76 Body Composition: Last year - 30.7% (considered obese) This year - 19.1% (considered the healthy range for his age) Was changing hard? A little. I had to learn a new way to cook but there are so many great plant based recipe sites and cookbooks out there. I highly recommend Oh She Glows, Happy Herbivore, and if you have kids...Peas and Thank You has some great recipes for families. All three have blogs and the latter two have great cookbooks which are for sale here on Amazon. We don't look at eating this way as deprivation. I think you have to go into a change like this with a positive attitude or you will set yourself up for failure. We focus on all the great things we can eat, not the stuff we no longer want to. I should also mention that we eat wild Alaskan salmon a couple times a month and I do use a little olive oil in our food occasionally (which isn't recommended by the movie). I think everyone needs to make changes that they feel will work for them otherwise it's hard to stick with it. If you don't think you can be meat or dairy free 100% of the time, try 90%, or 75%, or 50% or whatever works for you. Even smaller changes can make a big difference to your overall health and well being. I have since shared this documentary with family and friends who were impressed with the positive changes we experienced and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to make a change to their health and the way they feel. Thank you Dr. Esselstyn and Dr. Campbell for giving our family a new lease on life! And thank you to the creator of this documentary for presenting such important and life changing information in such an approachable way. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2013 by Arizona Mom
good movie
best movie to wach
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2026 by motobrice
Forks over Knives
Ok the hoopla was tremendous on this DVD so I went ahead and purchased it. First and foremost there is a lot of detail in the video. I was very skeptical about this whole idea. But I have to admit... The DVD program doesn't have you doing anything crazy like some diets I wont mention. Kuddo points go to the facts on meats, and dairy. I suppose one could say that no meat, or less than half of the meat you are use to putting on your plate will not hurt you. The dairy elimination... Gosh I love my cheese, better than I do milk. But i would not miss either because I don't eat that much. The only thing that bothers me about the whole deal over dairy, and meats is that vegetarians don't eat meat, and many don't eat dairy. So how do they fair in studies conducted? The Japanese have enjoyed meals for centuries that did not make meat the staple of their diet. They eat a lot of veggies, and fruits. They live longer than anyone on the planet. When the western food started becoming many of their choices at the dinner table - they noticed a change in health, and many of the ones that had to eat at the mickeyDs their health went completely south. Their weight suffered, heart, stomach, etc. Just like the Chinese, they suffered. many dropped the western diet all together, and went back to their old way of eating. This movie did not mention this. But it did mention China. For which both the Chinese, and Japanese share a lot of the same culture when it comes to food. What I really wonder about is if anyone has put their child, or themselves on this type of diet because of stomach ailments, ADHD, Autism, etc? I ask because many say it all could be diet related. When I purchased this DVD I also purchased the book "The China Study". Get both. The book goes into more detail, and outlines more on the case study over the decades. Plus it has a very extensive reference in the back of the book in case you decide to do some research on your own. Both of these are interesting, and worth your time. Glad I purchased them. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2011 by C. Gilbert
Interesting DVD
I feel compelled to say right away, that this documentary does get a bit bland and boring during some segments, and although the information presented is worth its cost, there are other DVD's out there that do a much more entertaining job in informing its viewers about the benefits of a plant based diet (entertaining, not better I want to stress). The reason why I bought this DVD, was simply because of Dr Colin Campbell, who has made it his life work to challenge our conventional wisdom about dietary excellence and what it actually constitutes. His magnum opus if you will, is his book 'The China Study' which he coauthored with his son, one of the most important studies ever done about how diet and diseases are linked. First and foremost, to the uniformed, the idea of a plant-based diet, devoid of any or having very little animal products (eg meat and dairy) can be a pretty challenging and scary thought. The first instinct is to criticize this premise. But perhaps the best retort to people who object, is to ask, whether or not our current eating patterns as a nation deserve to be called 'healthy'? I live in Australia, and currently it is the most over-weight nation on earth (the U.S.A. is the most morbidly obese) and everywhere I walk, I see more than my fair share of over-weight people. Obviously something has gone wrong, you can blame the government, fast-food corporations, the 'Americanisation' of the worlds food supply or whatever, the fact doesn't change though that the current eating patterns of most developed, English speaking countries is horrendous. So if what we did, was simply dramatically increased our consumptions of fruits, vegetables and whole grains, eliminated or reduce animal products and stayed away from processed foods, the result would be a healthier and slimmer YOU! It seems like commonsense, but sometimes commonsense is very uncommon. The current low carb craze spreading like wildfire is a new phenomenon. But if you watch this DVD, it explores nations in Asia, whose main source of calories is rice, a carbohydrate! People in Asia eating a traditional high carbohydrate diet, are trim don't usually don't suffer from the health afflictions plaguing the West. Why is that so, is it a genetic predisposition towards wellness that people in Asia have? Well that can't be it, because it's well documented that the more acculturated people from Asia become to the Western diet, their risk of heart disease and cancer sky rockets like everyone else's in the West. So that can't be it? This DVD explores the research of Dr Colin Campbell and Dr Caldwell Esseltyn, and how they found the answer to questions like this, and many more, whilst butchering a few sacred cows in the process (speaking metaphorically of course). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2012 by David Phisker
This DVD's effect on my health
My review is based on how this diet has affected my health. Twelve weeks ago, I watched this DVD and decided to give the diet a try. I have now just had my annual physical and these are my results: My total cholesterol was approximately 200 and is now 132. My LDL (bad cholesterol) was 111 and is now only 70. Weight loss: 22 pounds in 12 weeks (diet only, no exercise) My doctor had never heard of this diet, but he has completely taken me off my blood pressure medicine. I have been taking blood pressure medicine for 16 years, and now I don't need it. I am 6 feet tall and still need to lose 32 pounds to get down to a good weight of 178. 12 weeks ago I was obese and now I am simply overweight. It is amazing how a small adjustment in one's life can make a huge difference in one's health. If you watch this documentary, pay attention to the case studies that it portrays and then decide whether you want these same results. If you are brave and bold enough to try this, you will find that staying on this diet is not difficult. Early on, I was surprised to find that I have more energy on this plant based diet. I loved rare steaks, bacon, and cheese, but now I do not really miss them. Now I love vegan pizza with shiitake mushrooms, artichoke hearts, and Vidalia onions.(Amy's provides these in the frozen food section of your grocery store.) I love having only one chin. It would be embarrassing to describe how this diet helps me in other parts of my life. Update: 1 1/2 years later, I am still on a plant based diet and I have lost further weight. The biggest surprise for me was that after 12 weeks on the diet, it was very easy to stay on it. When I eat out, I just say that I have to watch my cholesterol and people usually accommodate me. If my wife drags me to a burger place like Red Robin, I get them to make me something with no meat or cheese - then I coax them into loading it up with every type of vegetable and fruit that they have on hand. Months before going on this diet, my eye doctor alerted me that although my blood pressure medicine may be able to lower my blood pressure, it was not effective in stoping the narrowing of the arteries in my eyes due to cholesterol build up and that this put me at much higher risk for blindness. Specifically, he told me that my A/V (artery to vein - retinal arteriole-to-ven-ule diameter) ratio was bad: 1/2. He told me that I needed to lower my cholesterol through diet and exercise. However, when I went for my next annual eye exam 11 months after converting to a plant based diet, he was pleased to find that my A/V had improved to 2/3 and he was no longer concerned. The disadvantages of a plant based diet: the first few weeks on the diet are hard because your body is not used to so much fiber. Additionally, if you are taking blood pressure medicine, your medicine may become too strong for you and make you light headed in a few weeks. A doctor explained to me that this diet causes a double whammy against your cholesterol. First your blood cholesterol goes down because you are no longer consuming cholesterol. Second, you are eating huge amounts of soluble fiber (found only in plants), and your liver bile (which is 70% cholesterol) binds to the soluble fiber and exits your body along with the fiber. This forces your liver to frequently manufacture new bile, and to create this bile, it has to rob the cholesterol from your blood. This is a good thing, and the solution to the light headedness is to visit your doctor, have him/her check your blood pressure, and lower your medication. I realize that this sounds obvious, but the benefits of this diet in terms of reduced cholesterol and reduced blood pressure may begin to occur much faster than you or your doctor anticipate. I have a friend on this diet who was stage two diabetic, and he had a similar issue in how rapidly his need for insulin declined. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2012 by descartes
This DVD Can SAVE YOUR LIFE
At the time I post this "customer review," 1,707 "customer reviews" of this DVD have already been posted, awarding this DVD an aggregate four and a half (4 1/2) star rating - prospective customers, pay attention. The eminent film critic, and dean of U.S. film critics, Roger Ebert, rightly said of FORKS OVER KNIVES: "This DVD can SAVE YOUR LIFE!" This DVD is about u.s. dietary reform, particularly personal, but also at the U.S. government level - local, state, and federal. This DVD is especially gratifying for its severe indictment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) by recognizing that the U.S.D.A. has an extreme, and damnable, conflict of interest with the best health interests U.S. public, in the form of - inter alia - the U.S.D.A.'s recommended guidelines for what the U.S. public should be eating, recommendations which are in fundamental conflict of interests with promoting the positive health of the U.S. public. This DVD is also gratifying for its exposure of how self-dealing U.S. corporations, and U.S. corporate money, dominate the self-dealing, advisory or other decision-making bodies at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the highest "scientific" body in the U.S. government. This is not "science," it is self-dealing advocacy by picked agents of self-dealing U.S. corporations. The revolutionary disclosures and exposures of this DVD should, among other things, outrage the U.S. public as to the U.S. government's abuse of its duty to protect and enhance the health of the U.S. public. Take note, U.S. citizens, for each one of us need to be our own nutritional guardian - the locus of dietary control needs to be in each individual. I have posted my "customer review" of the DVD entitled FORKS OVER KNIVES: THE EXTENDED INTERVIEWS, which is a complementary companion to the DVD reviewed here, and is just as important. Now available: T. Colin Campbell's recent - and equally revolutionary - books entitled WHOLE: RETHINKING THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION (May 7, 2013), and THE LOW-CARB FRAUD (February 25, 2014) - available here on AMAZON.com T. Colin Campbell is one of the two central stars, and apparent catalyst, in FORKS OVER KNIVES. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2014 by Nathanael Greene
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