May I Be Frank?

May I Be Frank documents the transformation of Frank Ferrante’s life. Frank
is 54 years old, obese, depressed and addicted. He stumbles into a local
raw, organic and vegan restaurant in San Francisco, Café Gratitude.  When
Ryland, a server at Café Gratitude asks Frank “What is one thing you want to
do before you die?” Frank replies, “I want to fall in love one more time,
but no one will love me looking the way I do”.

Ryland, his brother Cary, and Conor, his best friend, are inspired by the
possibility of helping Frank.  For the next 42 days, Frank will eat only raw
food, practice gratitude, visit local holistic practitioners, and get a
weekly colonic.  Ryland, Conor, and Cary get to support Frank’s miraculous
transformation.  Frank gets a new body, a clearer mind, and most
importantly, a soaring spirit.  May I Be Frank documents the essence of the
human condition and what it truly means to fall in love again.

It's Time To Act

I watched this documentary last night.

It was phenomenal.

It made the problem larger than simply my world.

It made me want to act in ways I've never before imagined.

It made me want to be a voice--to be a solution.

It made me want to help.

It made me want to pay attention.

It made me realize that we need more than just a few voices about what is happening in America.

What is happening in America with food is not happening in other countries--because it has

not been allowed to happen. Norway won't even allow M&Ms to be sold in their country because

of the colored dye used for the candy.

And yet, somehow, somehow, America has become THE Fast Food Nation.

What can we do? What should we do?