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The Magic Pill

People around the globe are combating illness through a paradigm shift in eating. And this simple change -- embracing fat as our main fuel -- is showing profound promise in improving the health of people, animals and the planet.

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Robert Tate

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Good food is food
that is grounded - The Magic Pill

Good food is food that is grounded

Meat and vegetables
that come from a place - The Magic Pill

Meat and vegetables that come from a place

[chirping] - The Magic Pill

[David] This woman,
who actually turned out
to be Mother Nature, - The Magic Pill

[David] This woman, who actually turned out to be Mother Nat...

The fact is that processed food
is not natural. - The Magic Pill

The fact is that processed food is not natural.

[David]
We should be eating
the foods that nature provides, - The Magic Pill

[David] We should be eating the foods that nature provides,

[Robert]
Your mom is the daughter - The Magic Pill

[Robert] Your mom is the daughter

-So, your dad is my mom's uncle.
-That's right. - The Magic Pill

-So, your dad is my mom's uncle. -That's right.

Even the name in and of itself
tells you how highly processed-- - The Magic Pill

Even the name in and of itself tells you how highly processe...

-[Barry] Those are
her food preferences.
-[both laugh] - The Magic Pill

-[Barry] Those are her food preferences. -[both laugh]

[Rangan Chattergee]
We've hijacked our taste buds - The Magic Pill

[Rangan Chattergee] We've hijacked our taste buds

"Propylene glycol, sodium
benzoate, phosphoric acid." - The Magic Pill

"Propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, phosphoric acid.&qu...

-Right.
-[Robert] The whole "low fat"
thing is completely wrong, - The Magic Pill

-Right. -[Robert] The whole "low fat" thing is com...

That's avocados, olive oil, - The Magic Pill

That's avocados, olive oil,

[Nina Teicholz]
Having the federal government
get behind the low-fat diet - The Magic Pill

[Nina Teicholz] Having the federal government get behind the...

You know, companies flooded in
with all their low-fat products, - The Magic Pill

You know, companies flooded in with all their low-fat produc...

[Robert]
One of the most insidious things
the market does for us-- - The Magic Pill

[Robert] One of the most insidious things the market does fo...

And then on top of it,
we're genetically modifying - The Magic Pill

And then on top of it, we're genetically modifying

Obviously, we will never again
eat cereal in our lives. - The Magic Pill

Obviously, we will never again eat cereal in our lives.

[David] Bread and other
grain-related products
are really worrisome, - The Magic Pill

[David] Bread and other grain-related products are really wo...

[William Davis] I call wheat
the "perfect obesogen." - The Magic Pill

[William Davis] I call wheat the "perfect obesogen.&quo...

Wheat is in all frozen dinners,
all breakfast cereals, - The Magic Pill

Wheat is in all frozen dinners, all breakfast cereals,

In other words,
of the 60,000 products - The Magic Pill

In other words, of the 60,000 products

[Pete]
There is nothing
you can get out of grain - The Magic Pill

[Pete] There is nothing you can get out of grain

Meat, seafood, vegetables, - The Magic Pill

Meat, seafood, vegetables,

"Maple and brown sugar,"
"heart healthy." - The Magic Pill

"Maple and brown sugar," "heart healthy."...

But 10,000 years
represents less than
one-half of one percent - The Magic Pill

But 10,000 years represents less than one-half of one percen...

[Nina]
We went from a diet
that was 90% meat and fat - The Magic Pill

[Nina] We went from a diet that was 90% meat and fat

These all gotta go.
You know, when a label
goes out of its way - The Magic Pill

These all gotta go. You know, when a label goes out of its w...

[David]
Fat is a critically
important part of our diet, - The Magic Pill

[David] Fat is a critically important part of our diet,

The reason olive oil
is so good is - The Magic Pill

The reason olive oil is so good is

[Nina]
In order to make
packaged food, - The Magic Pill

[Nina] In order to make packaged food,

So, everything
on a supermarket shelf-- - The Magic Pill

So, everything on a supermarket shelf--

If you get rid of butter,
suet, tallow, lard-- - The Magic Pill

If you get rid of butter, suet, tallow, lard--

We don't want to use
any of the vegetable oils - The Magic Pill

We don't want to use any of the vegetable oils

[Kate Shanahan]
Vegetable oils are toxic.
They're industrial oils. - The Magic Pill

[Kate Shanahan] Vegetable oils are toxic. They're indus...

They are foods that
we could not have manufactured - The Magic Pill

They are foods that we could not have manufactured

There are seeds
that have oil in them - The Magic Pill

There are seeds that have oil in them

That totally wrecks
the molecules, - The Magic Pill

That totally wrecks the molecules,

Every cell in your body
is wrapped in a membrane - The Magic Pill

Every cell in your body is wrapped in a membrane

If the fatty acids comprising - The Magic Pill

If the fatty acids comprising

Vegetable oils are acting like
little miniature Trojan horses. - The Magic Pill

Vegetable oils are acting like little miniature Trojan horse...

It will make cell membranes,
it will make brain cells, - The Magic Pill

It will make cell membranes, it will make brain cells,

Did it swim in the water?
Did it run on land? That's food. - The Magic Pill

Did it swim in the water? Did it run on land? That's fo...

[Rangan]
The one question I wish
every single doctor - The Magic Pill

[Rangan] The one question I wish every single doctor

[Nell]
We have gotten
a really nice selection - The Magic Pill

[Nell] We have gotten a really nice selection

You've got some
excellent proteins-- - The Magic Pill

You've got some excellent proteins--

We're gonna be cooking
with some coconut oil - The Magic Pill

We're gonna be cooking with some coconut oil

[Pete]
In the western world, - The Magic Pill

[Pete] In the western world,

And once we get rid
of refined oils, - The Magic Pill

And once we get rid of refined oils,

[David]
There's no question that
the brain can burn glucose. - The Magic Pill

[David] There's no question that the brain can burn glu...

What powers the brain
far more efficiently - The Magic Pill

What powers the brain far more efficiently

[David]
Our brains thrive
in a fat-burning environment. - The Magic Pill

[David] Our brains thrive in a fat-burning environment.

Now, technically,
we call this a state of ketosis, - The Magic Pill

Now, technically, we call this a state of ketosis,

Oh, that smells amazing
with that garlic. - The Magic Pill

Oh, that smells amazing with that garlic.

No. [laughs] - The Magic Pill

[Michelle]
Okay, this is
my first video diary. - The Magic Pill

[Michelle] Okay, this is my first video diary.

I figured since we're
talking about all-natural, - The Magic Pill

I figured since we're talking about all-natural,

Okay, I know this
is not supposed to be
a big old cooking show, - The Magic Pill

Okay, I know this is not supposed to be a big old cooking sh...

And I made
some riced cauliflower, - The Magic Pill

And I made some riced cauliflower,

Normally, I would just go out
and eat three times a day. - The Magic Pill

Normally, I would just go out and eat three times a day.

I'm so used
to grabbing and going, - The Magic Pill

I'm so used to grabbing and going,

[Abigail crying] - The Magic Pill

[Abigail crying]

She's like, "Why are you
taking all of my food away?" - The Magic Pill

She's like, "Why are you taking all of my food awa...

I can't eat chicken nuggets.
I can't eat SpaghettiOs." - The Magic Pill

I can't eat chicken nuggets. I can't eat Spaghetti...

-No.
-...tattering through
this list of, of junk. - The Magic Pill

-No. -...tattering through this list of, of junk.

I'm just like, "Man, we didn't
feed her anything healthy." - The Magic Pill

I'm just like, "Man, we didn't feed her anyth...

She just started
pushing my hand away - The Magic Pill

She just started pushing my hand away

And then she literally
crawled across the counter - The Magic Pill

And then she literally crawled across the counter

She ripped it open and just
starts shoveling handfuls - The Magic Pill

She ripped it open and just starts shoveling handfuls

I would get my bag,
and I'd be fiending... - The Magic Pill

I would get my bag, and I'd be fiending...

For, for something.
I'd be fiending for a fix. - The Magic Pill

For, for something. I'd be fiending for a fix.

That was the turning point. - The Magic Pill

That was the turning point.

She was just, "More, more,
more, more, more." [laughs] - The Magic Pill

She was just, "More, more, more, more, more." [lau...

And from that day forward,
it was like-- - The Magic Pill

And from that day forward, it was like--

He texted me that she had
never done that before, - The Magic Pill

He texted me that she had never done that before,

[Barry]
And what is she eating?
Steak and kale! - The Magic Pill

[Barry] And what is she eating? Steak and kale!

And, I mean, I was-- I was
literally jumping up and down, - The Magic Pill

And, I mean, I was-- I was literally jumping up and down,

She just took the fork and...
[mimics pop] - The Magic Pill

She just took the fork and... [mimics pop]

I'm looking forward
to seeing - The Magic Pill

I'm looking forward to seeing

There you go! Good job! - The Magic Pill

There you go! Good job!

[Lisa Thatcher]
When a little baby's
put in your arms... - The Magic Pill

[Lisa Thatcher] When a little baby's put in your arms.....

This little body
is talking to me - The Magic Pill

This little body is talking to me

We knew from the moment
that he was put in our arms - The Magic Pill

We knew from the moment that he was put in our arms

When he was three,
I decided to put him - The Magic Pill

When he was three, I decided to put him

Just meat, vegetable,
fruit, nuts, and seeds. - The Magic Pill

Just meat, vegetable, fruit, nuts, and seeds.

Third day
on Specific Carbohydrate Diet, - The Magic Pill

Third day on Specific Carbohydrate Diet,

So I almost
fell over on my chair. - The Magic Pill

So I almost fell over on my chair.

He said, "We come,"
for "welcome." [crying] - The Magic Pill

He said, "We come," for "welcome." [cryi...

And he, you know,
wouldn't answer to his name, - The Magic Pill

And he, you know, wouldn't answer to his name,

The Magic Pill poster

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People around the globe are combating illness through a paradigm shift in eating. And this simple change -- embracing fat as our main fuel -- is showing profound promise in improving the health of people, animals and the planet.

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Director: Robert Tate

Writer: N/A

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Jan 2018

Awards: 2 wins total

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