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Average Joe on the Raw
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Average Joe on the Raw

Jun 1, 2011
1h 28m
★ 9.0

Overview

A 30-year-old " Average Joe" tries eating a clean, raw, plant-based diet and working out for 60 days, on an experimental journey to test the effect on his physical, mental, and emotional life. He hopes to transform his complacency and fatigue (on the Standard American Diet) to an improved version of himself. Medical benchmarks are measured, as experts and others weigh in with opinions and commentary along the way, in a light-hearted look at the modern struggle for health. This is an open conversation, offering hope to us all.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Smooth Stone Productions

Average Joe on the Raw Trailers

Cast

Seth Hayhurst

Himself

Seth Hayhurst

Russell James

Himself

Russell James

Paul Risse

Himself

Paul Risse

Penni Shelton

Herself

Penni Shelton

Perry Chen

Himself

Perry Chen

Paul McCabe

Himself

Paul McCabe

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