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FAT, SICK AND NEARLY DEAD

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Most Americans need to eat more nutritious foods, but food isn’t just nutrition. Food is culture. Food is a big part of how we live our lives.

Do most Americans need to eat better? Yes, most Americans need to eat better. Is food just nutrition? No, food isn’t just nutrition. Is food a part of culture? Yes, food is culture.

We start our day with food. We take a break in the middle of the day and eat at our jobs. And then we go home and eat again.

How do we start our day? We start our day with food. What do we do in the middle of the day? We eat in the middle of the day. Do we eat again, when we go home at night? Yes, we eat again when we go home at night.

And of course, we don’t just eat to live. Some people eat to relax.

Why do some people eat? Some people eat to relax.

Other people eat to feel better when they are sad.

Why do other people eat?

Other people eat to feel better when they are sad.

And most people eat to celebrate. Food is a big part of parties, holidays, and festivals.

How do we celebrate with food? Food is a big part of parties, holidays, and festivals.

Most importantly, food is something we share with our friends and family. We eat with the people we love.

Who do we eat with? We eat with our friends and family. We eat with the people we love.

Food is so much a part of culture; it’s hard for people to make big changes.

Why is it hard for people to make big changes with their food? Food is so much a part of culture; it’s hard for people to make big changes.

Not everyone Joe met felt powerless. He met some people that were also ready to change their food and change their lives.

Did everyone feel powerless? No, everyone didn’t feel powerless. Were some people ready to change their food? Yes, some people were ready to change their food. What else were they ready to change? They were ready to change their lives.

One of these people was Phil Staples, a truck driver. Like Joe, Phil was fat, sick, and nearly dead.

What was Phil’s job? Phil was a truck driver. Was Phil healthy? No, Phil wasn’t healthy. Phil was fat, sick, and nearly dead.

And he also had to take medicine for the same rare disease: Urticaria. He was 195 kg. He was a big bear of a man.

Did Phil have the same disease as Joe? Yes, Phil had the same rare disease. What did Phil look like? Phil looked like a big bear of a man.

He became so fat that he was in terrible pain.

How did Phil feel? Phil was in terrible pain.

His back hurt. His knees hurt. His legs hurt. He was carrying so much weight that he could barely walk.

What parts of Phil’s body hurt? His knees and his legs hurt. Why was it difficult for Phil to walk? It was difficult for Phil to walk because he was carrying so much weight.

He was a truck driver, so he spent most of the day sitting and driving. The only walking he could do was the short distance from his truck to the truck stop restaurant where he ate his greasy junk food.

Where did Phil walk? Phil only walked from his truck to the truck stop restaurant.

Even this short walk was very painful. He was so fat that he couldn’t play with his kids and was ashamed for them to see him.

Why was he ashamed? He was ashamed because he was so fat.

Phil was only 40 years old, but the doctors told him that if he continued his unhealthy lifestyle, he would die an early death.

How old was Phil? Phil was only 40 years old. What did the doctors tell Phil? The doctors told Phil that if he continued his unhealthy lifestyle, he would die an early death.

Joe taught Phil how to do a juice fast, and after Phil got started, he began to lose weight and lose the pain he was feeling all over his body. In 60 days he had lost 44 kg.

How much weight did Phil lose? Phil lost 44 kg. How many days did it take him to lose the weight? He lost the weight in 60 days.

He felt great, but he didn’t want to stop. He needed to start eating food again, but not the typical American diet.

Did Phil want to stop the fast? No, Phil didn’t want to stop the fast. Did he want to start eating a typical American diet again? No, he didn’t want to start eating a typical American diet again.