Bethany's Story (2013)
The Power From Within.
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 1H 15M
Sinopse
Bethany's Story is a documentary about the healing power of food. Bethany lived the life of a normal teenage girl before she became paralyzed by a bad reaction to medication and was told she would never walk again. The documentary covers her amazing recovery as she makes dramatic lifestyle changes. Featuring interviews with leading nutrition experts and medical doctors, Bethany's Story is a testament to the power of food as medicine, as well as the courage of a young girl to face an immense obstacle, overcome it and in the process help inspire all of us to make forward progress in our lives, whatever our challenge may be.
Produzido por Kip Andersen e Keegan Kuhn, a dupla responsável pelo mundialmente conhecido Cowspiracy, o novo longa pretende explorar a conexão entre doenças, o consumo de produtos de origem animal e a indústria farmacêutica e coloca em evidência alguns dados que sugerem que essa ligação multimilionária não é obra do acaso. O filme conta com a participação de médicos como o doutores Michael Greger, Neal Barnard e Kim A. Williams, que defende uma dieta a base de plantas para uma saúde ótima.
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Leading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades of dietary advice insisting that saturated fats are bad for us.
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A academia Average Joe e seu dono, Peter La Fleur, estão ambos sem sorte. Uma sofisticada academia concorrente, a Globo-Gym, gerenciada pelo viciado em saúde, White Goodman, está prestes a levar a Average Joe à falência, a menos que Peter consiga levantar cinquenta mil dólares para pagar a sua hipoteca. Para salvar a academia, Peter, um grupo de membros e funcionários da Average Joe entram em um concurso de queimada, que oferece um grande prêmio em dinheiro.
No século XVI vive o capitão Solomon Kane. Um líder brutal e eficiente no seu maior objetivo: matar todos os seus inimigos. Kane precisará enfrentar a ceifa do próprio diabo – enviado das profundezas do inferno para reivindicar sua alma já condenada. Ele agora deve renunciar à violência e dedicar-se inteiramente a uma vida de paz e pureza. Mas o seu novo comportamento é rapidamente posto à prova final. Quando ele precisa salvar uma garota das garras do temível Overlord.
Um ambicioso executivo é enviado para os Alpes Suíços para resgatar o CEO de sua companhia de um 'Centro de Cura', mas logo descobre que o local não é tão inócuo quanto parece.
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When young Joshua learns that he will be going on vacation with his family to a small town called Nilbog, he protests adamantly. He is warned by the spirit of his deceased grandfather that goblins populate the town. His parents, Michael and Diana, dismiss his apprehensions, but soon learn to appreciate their son's warnings. Guided by his grandfather's ghost, will Joshua and his family stand a chance in fighting off these evil beings?
Francis, Peter e Jack são irmãos, mas não se falam há um ano. Eles, decidem realizar uma viagem de trem pela Índia, na intenção de acabar com a barreira existente entre eles e também para auto-conhecimento. Entretanto, devido a incidentes envolvendo a compra de analgésicos sem prescrição médica, o uso de xarope para tosse indiano e um spray de pimenta, a viagem logo muda de rumo e faz com que o trio fique perdido no meio do deserto, tendo apenas 11 malas, uma impressora e uma máquina plastificadora.
De um lado está um exército de pistoleiros de aluguel espreitando a cadeia na tentativa de libertar um assassino. Do outro, está o xerife John T. Chance e seus dois assistentes: um ex beberrão em recuperação e o outro, um velho manco e reclamão. Ao lado deles estão um jovem rápido no gatilho e uma mulher com um passado sombrio, mas cujo coração palpita por Chance.
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Nola Devlin is an unassuming, frumpy magazine editor who is overlooked and teased by her coworkers. Though, when she is behind the glow and anonymity of her computer screen, she becomes the famous advice columnist Belinda Apple. Nola’s friends, tired of being overworked and overweight, band together to create the Cinderella Pact, vowing to lose pounds by following the advice of Belinda Apple. When her secret identity is threatened, Nola is forced to take her own alter ego’s advice. But, as the group of friends drops dress sizes, their real issues are exposed, and better-than-expected life changes begin to blossom.
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