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Werner's story About 4 years ago, I used to have my own airplane and I was a licensed pilot. But I also had a hernia that needed to be repaired. My doctor wanted to give me a routine physical prior to the surgery, since he hadn't seen me in about 10 years. I passed the physical, except when 'ol doc listened to my heart, he heard a distinct murmur. One thing led to another, but after having been to several large hospitals, the final diagnosis was that I suffered from a very large aortic aneurysm, just above my heart and a leaky aortic valve. I have suffered from high blood pressure most of my adult life, so that may have contributed to my condition. It is life threatening. When this major artery blows, I am dead ... no second chance. One of my doctors wrote a letter to the government and I lost my pilots license. I had to sell my airplane. I have been a runner for 24 years and have been vegan once for 7 years. But at the time I found out about my heart, I wasn't on the best of diets and it was cooked. I have always been interested in better ways of eating and healthy ways. One day, I came across rawfood.com and something clicked in my head. I knew this was for me. For the first two years of raw, I did my fair share of back sliding, but I always came back to raw eating. November of 2000, I made a commitment to become fruitarian and 100% and I have kept it. Summer of 2001, I saw my greatest weight loss and I went down to 113 lbs (I'm 5'6", age 54). In the last few months, my weight has come back up to 130 lbs and been there pretty steady. During the last year, I have refined and simplified my eating. Now I eat only whole fruit all day long and then I come home to my fruit salad with lettuce. No nuts, no fat, no grains and no salt. My high blood pressure is now a thing of the past. My readings are consistently at 90/60 and my pulse is about 54. My goal is to remain 100% raw and to continue on this path. I am enjoying lots of energy, I sleep good and have more stamina for my running. I don't get sick anymore, but still have some minor detox going on. But it is part of the body rebuilding itself and I look forward to even better days. I actually look forward to waking up each day and seeing what else Life has in store for me. I love surprises, especially healthy ones. Life is good, Paradise at last ... Heaven on Earth. Does it get any better than this ... You bet your sweet Life it does and it will. Werner, USA Shazzie says... Werner's real dedication to find true health inspires many people daily. His medical challenges turned out ot be his key to freedom. If you want to add your story and before and after pictures to this section, please email them (no bigger than 200k each please) to us with your name, the dates of the photos and your age when the photos were taken. If you would like me to include a URL to your site, or any other information, please let me know. If you want to change your life for the better, buy Shazzie's detox delights -- it contains the recipes I used to transform myself from a struggling caterpillar into a butterfly with magic slippers!

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