"Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 days chronicles six Americans with diabetes who switch to a diet consisting entirely of vegan, organic, live, raw foods in order to reverse diabetes naturally. The participants are challenged to give up meat, dairy, sugar, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, soda, junk food, fast food, processed food, packaged food, and even cooked food--as well as go without their loved ones and many of their creature comforts--for...

Frank Ferrante is a 54-year-old drug addict, morbidly obese, pre-diabetic, and struggling with depression. He knows life can be better than this as he stumbles into Cafe Gratitude, a raw, organic and vegan cafe. The friends he makes there coach him for 42 days, and end up going on the ride of their lives. Setting out to help Frank lose weight and get healthy, no one anticipated the profound impact this journey would have on the lives of countless...