Food Documentaries Worth Seeing

All of these documentaries are available through netflix.  

I watched each via netflix instant que. www.netflix.com

Food, Inc.
A very interesting and informative documentary about many of the various aspects of the food industry.   I highly recommend this movie for those who want to learn more about what they put in their body.
For more info, or just a great website: 


http://www.foodincmovie.com/

The Beautiful Truth.  I highly recommend this movie for its insightful information about the dangers of the unnatural things we put in our bodies. The movie focuses on the Gerson Therapy which is a widely debated method to curing cancers and other serious illnesses through diet and lifestyle changes.  While I believe that this therapy may have merit, I felt that the movie advertised for this therapy a bit much.  Regardless, it's informational and can help answer questions you have about food additives and things of that nature.  Certainly worth the time.

For more info: http://gersonmedia.com/DVDs.html




The Botany of Desire is not focused on health and nutrition.  But it does offer an interesting perspective on plants, particularly apples and potatoes.  It also focuses on marijuana and tulips.  The focus of this PBS documentary is on the way human interaction with these plants has changed the evolution of the plant.  In terms of food it is just an interesting perspective on the history of apples and potatoes.  Knowledge is power.



For more info: http://www.pbs.org/thebotanyofdesire/

This American Life; Season 1, episode 6: Pandora's Box.  This is an interesting TV series that tells true stories from around the US.  This particular episode is great for vegetarians or those interested in becoming vegetarians.  This episode deals with the treatment of pigs in the meat production business.  Very interesting.  One of the show's crew members became vegetarian because of what he discovered!


For more info: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/