Food Matters (2010)

Simply Perfect

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

I am just weighing in as another scientist (developmental biologist) who has had formal training in nutrition. I eat a extremely lean, unprocessed, whole food, mostly plant based diet and I take it nutritionally-supported health very seriously. I don't know everything but I know enough to know that this video is crap presented as science. PLEASE DON'T TAKE THEIR ADVICE!Text Text Text because my simple review is too short.More text text text, words words words. Reading this text is still less of a waste of time than this poor excuse for a 'documentary.'

My review of the Documentary Food Matters, that overall it was an interesting documentary with content that many people would not know about. The documentary uses many nutritionist and people with PhDs talk about the medical professions and how they do not know about nutrition. In the documentary, they did not organize the content very well and switched topics very quickly to where they missed some of the things they wanted to say and had to come back to it. Some of the people who were interviewed, only saw things the way they wanted to see it. Some of them took a one sided argument and did not care to see doctor's point of view when it comes to medicine. On top of this, some of the interviewees made some claims that were very hard to believe to be true. In one instance of this, the guy states "by cleansing your body and drinking lots of water, I know a guy that lost 15 pounds in one day." Anyone with common sense would know that this is nearly impossible and if it is possible, then it very unhealthy and no one, especially someone with PhD, should not be promoting someone to lose weight that quickly. There were also other claims that were made in this documentary that I find very hard to be true and it does not seem that they are able to prove a lot of their "facts".On the other end of the spectrum, much of the content was very good information that more people need to know about. I believe that it is important that more people care about their health and that they change what they put into their bodies to help themselves. American people also need to realize how some drug can have many negative effects on them, if not kill them and if there is another way to go about fixing the issue that is healthier and more natural than people should try to use the healthier way.

Just to clarify - my review is not financed by one of the evil pharmaceutical companies that intends to rule the world. I'm a reasonably health conscious individual but that doesn't mean I can't spot quacks when I see em. This documentary is filled with (il)logical arguments only someone fluent in ancient Indus Valley language can decipher :- 1) Max Gerson used to hang around with people like Einstein - Einstein was a genius - that makes Gerson a genius as well. 2) "Good health does not cost money, so there is no reason to promote good health". The concept of economic cost of disease to the society does not exist at all 3) Medical journals do not cite one of their alternative medicine journals because they are "afraid" these would prove effective and ruin them trillions of dollars (and not because they are quack of course) 4) The testimony of doctors with dubious qualifications is sufficient for something to work while everything scientific and proved is a conspiracy - "I had a patient who was sick - treated the patient with my prescription - he/she was able to get super human abilities including ice breath, an extra arm and the ability to control intestinal bacteria. I can't prove these naturally, but if I made a documentary on it - it must be true right?"People who appear in this video must first treat themselves to a 6th grade science text book and understand what scientific testing means. I had multiple brain farts sitting through the whole video.

OK, so I have been researching a lot of this for some time. I've watched all of those Netflix movies, Food Matters, Food Inc., The Gerson Therapy, The Beautiful Truth, Etc. I've read documentaries, I am even about to read Max Gerson's book. As of right now I am completely on the fence as to whether this is all BS or not, so if you want an unbiased opinion, hear me out.It has always been my philosophy to always question things, to doubt what may be true, and to consider things that may seem far-fetched. This debate is no different, and here is my opinion on both sides of the debate:For Food Matters and Nutritional Therapies: It seems so simple, and so easy to understand. Being healthy can of course make your life longer, and can probably prevent diseases such as cancer. If this is the case, why can't good health also REVERSE the effects? Also, why would all of these people go to the trouble of putting this movie together, and then putting it on the internet to see for free? As for the whole "corporate invaded health care" I don't see any reason why this wouldn't be true, there are so many other things our citizens don't know, why can't this just be one more?Against Food Matters and Nutritional Therapies: The first thing in my head wasn't to doubt the movie, I actually full heartedly believed it for a day after I watched it. Then I began questioning. Think about it, this is basically a conspiracy against 90+% of doctors, who ALL don't know ANYTHING about nutrition. It doesn't make much sense now, does it? And why would any doctor knowingly not release this information, realizing how many people it could save?The point here, don't take sides and call it a night. Research it. Some of it could be true, some false. ALL of it could be true! Who knows? The information is here for you, books are here. Research. I know one thing is for certain, good nutrition is key to leading long healthy lives.A vegan diet is actually best for us, because we once were herbivores and just recently began eating meat. Non-cooked foods are of course better as well. I personally recommend eating an organic vegan diet, BUT do not do so without knowing what nutrition, go to a nutritionist if you need to, but you'd be better off eating a diet filled with red meat than eating a vegan diet that has no nutritional value. Be smart about it, and remember to always question, and don't always just blow off those conspiracy buffs.