TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.

Introduction: Joe’s Story, or Once Upon a Fat Man

Chapter 1: I CHOSE WEALTH OVER HEALTH

40 years of killing myself

How single-minded focus on professional success left my priorities in a shambles

Chapter 2: GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER? THE GRIM REAPER

My emotional roller coaster ride, accompanied by Prednisone and about one hundred extra pounds

Chapter 3: THE REBOOT FOR LIFE

Facing the need to make a drastic and lasting change

My previous history with fasting and alternative healing, and a little historical context

Chapter 4: FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD… NOW LET’S MAKE A MOVIE!

My hardest challenge gets twice as hard

New York, here I come

Even big guys sometimes need to call home to talk to their moms

Chapter 5: A FRESH VIEW OF THE BIG APPLE

New York City, minus the night life, hot dogs, and pizza

Down 50 pounds, and down to 7.5 mg Prednisone

Chapter 6: My GREAT AMERICAN ROAD TRIP

Heading south, juicer and crew in tow

Chapter 7: FINDING “ME” IN WINSLOW, ARIZONA: FAT CHANCE!

Meeting Phil Staples

The promise

CHAPTER 8: HERE COMES THE SUN

Up in the air and on cloud nine: the sixty-day Reboot ends

Adjusting to balance back in Oz

CHAPTER 9: WINSLOW REVISITED

Getting to know Phil Staples and easing him onto the right track

CHAPTER 10: THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN

Respecting the laws of nature

My life, post-Reboot

CHAPTER 11: HOW TO REBOOT, BY STACY KENNEDY

One of the U.S.’s leading nutrition experts walks you through the do’s and don’ts

How to prepare

What to expect

FAQs

Recipes

Afterword by Dean Ornish, M.D.