Between the annoying music, the hippie "we ruined this planet" beginning (which annoyed me to no end), the continuing, paranoia inducing "everything you touch gives you cancer" attitude of this "documentary", I had to force myself to finish it simply because I'd already invested time into it. While I have decided to do MY OWN research on the Gerson Miracle, had I known better, I wouldn't have watched this from the getgo.

While parts of this "documentary" are interesting, and I have no doubt true, the lines of what constitutes a real documentary have been blurred. This is a very self indulgent promotional piece for the Gerson Institute-we do not hear of any controversy associated with this treatment, nor do we hear from any families whose loved one didn't miraculously survive. The movie is very geared toward promoting the Gersons as a very unique, gifted and talented group-a granddaughter who is a violin virtuoso at 14, one son who is a poet and novelist, altho I have never heard of him, etc.-which no doubt every family would like to believe is true and so of their bloodline. However, apart from Dr. Gerson, it seems to me the rest of them are merely working his legacy to their financial benefit. I hope this treatment is as successful as is claimed, and that others are also benefitting from his legacy and work. Finally, while the photography is sometimes stunning, it is very heavy handed in its allusions to the greatness, majesty, and perhaps Godliness of the Gerson Clan. Again, very, very self indulgent, almost ham handed in its imagery, almost laugh out loud funny. Not a true documentary, and should not be presented as such. Again, one hopes the health information presented is true, although no physician from any country appears to confirm the health benefits of the Gerson Miracle.

The human body is the Periodic Table, but our food is grown with only 3 primary elements. Most Americans see the human body through EGO rather than by science. We fail to realize that everything we are is comprised of cells. The human body needs 30 elements from that Periodic Table. The Farming Subsidy Acts of 1970 and 1973 created the path for mass production of food, cheaper food that Americans have grown accustomed to having available. I can tell friends to eat all organics and they will claim it's "too expensive." Then, they wonder why they miss five to seven days of work each year because they are sick. They wonder why they take three different medications for disorders that did not exist fifty years ago in America. I can tell these same friends to spend 90 minutes watching this documentary and they will claim they do not have enough time! Americans are busy watching American Idol, The Bachelor, and So you Think you Can Dance, and they believe that a PILL exists that can cure all. Well, no pill to date has cured much of anything and only recently have we seen all of the side-effects being listed...that then require more pills or eventual surgeries to remove ones insides. $315 Billion. That is how much Americans spent on Medications in 2011. That represents a political powerhouse in Washington and it permeates into the American Medical Association, FDA and USDA among other offices that Americans believe are there to protect us. The Sickness Industry itself is almost $1.5 Trillion per year! No wonder Max Gerson was murdered. I am a nutrional expert. I am not a "Hippie," and I do not swear off technology although I have given up the microwave and am careful with my mobile phone. I am a father of two young daughters, and I love them and want to be available to them for a long time to come. I have helped friends lose hundreds of combined pounds in the past year, and have also designed a program for a friend to rid herself of Type II Diabetes. I can't claim any "cures," but man, what I know seems to be working on a variety of fronts...from psoriasis to better sleep...we are what we eat!!! My facebook is: Top100mentor Look me up if you want to learn more about my experience!

I am already a believer in a vegetarian lifestyle and do not question the benefits that can be realized by eliminating meat and meat based products. With that in mind I must say that I was disappointed with this documentary for 2 reason primarily: lack of objectivity and a reliance on musical underscore.Rather than relying on a ceaseless stream of testimonials, I would rather have seen a scientific based explanation of *why* this lifestyle is effective. The filmmakers did address it in parts but tying the findings of Dr. Gerson's studies to scientific fact rather than narratives would have, for me, been more illuminating. Also, Charlotte Gerson's 80 year old mental acuity and physical abilities may have just a little something to do with genetics! Promoting the idea of foregoing mammograms and canceling health insurance is myopic and careless; I feel it should have been edited out of the film.Second, I bristled at the manipulative use of musical score to elicit sentimentality. Soaring violins and triumphant music throughout the entire film should not have been necessary. It seemed like a crutch used to shore up a lack luster argument -- which vegetarianism is not. Quite the contrary, the meat-free lifestyle does not need the support of such theatrics. I found it a little insulting.All this being said, I do believe this film could (at best) spark some interest in discussion. In my opinion, the singular high point of the film was the short segment addressing herbivore versus carnivore anatomy. It is a logical, scientific argument for meat-free living.