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(liver cirrhosis, diabetes and constipation)

My story with illness began about ten years ago. It quickly made an old man out of me when I was only 45 years old. My psychological condition was filled with dark thoughts, nervousness, bad temper and insomnia. My health was deteriorating rapidly day by day.

I was suffering from the following:

• High blood pressure

• Fatigue and chest pains. This prompted me to visit the heart disease clinic several times. The diagnosis was multiple blockages of the arteries. I visited seven heart specialists including the best center for heart surgery in the country. The doctors were unanimous in the opinion that I desperately and immediately needed an operation.

• 50% liver cirrhosis

• Serious case of diabetes with my blood sugar rising above 370

• Chronic and severe constipation and other GI disturbances (bloating, cramps, etc.)

My condition was deteriorating rapidly. My own doctor was insensitive enough to crassly predict that he is going to read my obituary soon. My psychological condition was filled with tears and regret. I did not know what the future holds for me.

But, I did not give up. I started looking for an alternative.

My fate led me to Seven heavens. They gave me a ray of hope and a feeling of confidence. They gave me a detailed diet plan to follow in addition to several articles on the relationship of food to health and disease.

I immediately changed my kitchen. I exchanged white rice for organic brown rice and began eating the vegetables they advised me to eat including some sea vegetables. I stopped eating sugar and red meat among other things.

Within the first ten days all my GI troubles disappeared. I began to feel better slowly. I was beginning to recover. Gradually, my feeling better was confirmed with tangible laboratory test results. It was truly remarkable.

Now, after eight months of following the diet plan that I was given, I have begun to live my productive normal life. My own doctors advised me to stop taking all medications after, they say, my remarkable recovery. I am now exercising again like the old days. My laboratory results are now as follows:

• My blood sugar is always below 100

• no more liver cirrhosis

• no more GI disturbances

• All my arteries are clear and functioning normally and there was no need for an operation.

Just to be sure I got a second and a third opinion. The doctors were also now unanimous. But now they all agreed that there was no need for an operation. Some doctors were baffled and stunned and some were strong enough to inquire about the reason for my recovery. But most did not want to know why or how. One doctor said that he has never seen such a remarkable recovery in all his 30 year career.

I would like to mention that I keep a complete file of my medical history, then and now.

Damascus - Syria

(liver cirrhosis)

I began my journey with the doctors and laboratories when I was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis. I was told it was an incurable immune disease. And this was not all. I was also told that I just have to learn to live with it and that my medication would only control the disease and not cure it. On the other hand, there could be a relapse and the disease would then get out of hand. You can imagine the effect this devastating news had on me. I immediately spiraled down into a depression. I began my treatment and monthly laboratory tests. Some times I would be OK and other times I would regress into a painful attack. The doctor would increase my medication but often with no tangible benefits. This went on for two long years, throughout it all I was determined that I would not let this illness beat me. I was determined to beat it.

It happened one day that I was introduced to Seven Heavens. I told them of my illness and their response was that: "you can rid yourself of this illness just like you take an old coat off."

I began to change my eating habits as he advised me. I improved considerably in a few days; but being a skeptic, I attributed that to my being on a trip out of the country. But the real surprise came when my routine laboratory results confirmed my feeling better after only twenty days on the diet. I had improved so much that my regular physician could not hide his astonishment. Month after month the laboratory tests showed progressive improvement. My physician said that from now on he will perform my monthly tests only every three months. He also began to reduce my medication gradually. My depression was beginning to lift and I went back to my old self of being dynamic, vibrant and my love of life returned. In short, I felt that I was coming back to life.

On the other hand, my husband was suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure. He began sharing my meals with me just to be supportive. But the surprise was when his blood pressure and blood sugar returned to normal. His own doctor advised him to stop all his medications.

Now it was time for a little reflection. We began to revise our eating habits for us and for our kids. I changed my kitchen into a real healthy kitchen with the help and advice of Seven Heavens.

 Amman, Jordan

Karlstaad - Sweden

(GI infections, migraines)

I am a 27 year old woman. I used to suffer from migraines and a recurring GI infection since I was 16 years old. At noon time at school I used to have migraines attacks and general fatigue on daily basis.

I used to wake up with stomach and abdominal cramps. When I would go to doctors, they would say that I had hormonal problems because I was too thin and they would also tell me that I was anorexic, even though I used to eat more than anybody else in the house. I was put on hormone medication. As far as the migraines are concerned, I was told that science has not found a cure for it yet, and not even a pain killer.

Even after years of using hormones and multi-vitamin tablets my condition only got worse.

I began to suffer from fatigue, lethargy, acne, loss of appetite and insomnia in addition to my previous illnesses. I was also beginning to suffer from strange feelings of hatred, fear and anxiety. These feelings got me more concerned than my migraines and GI infections, but I did not know where they were coming from.

We were not eating any meat in the family. Our diet was pseudo-vegetarian but with plenty of dairy products. We thought it was a healthy diet.

I came to Damascus and was introduced to Seven Heavens. As I mentioned, I came here not thinking of all my old troubles. When Mr. Tolaymat saw me he immediately told me that I was suffering from a chronic GI infection. I told him that I really was suffering from a chronic GI infection for the last 10 years but that I have learned to live with it. He gave me a diet plan to follow for one month. My abdominal pains disappeared  in three days, but I was determined to follow the plan for a whole month. My migraines also disappeared along with the insomnia and I returned to my old peaceful self again.

Now, after 6 months of an active illness-free pain-free life I think back and feel it somewhat strange not to have persistent abdominal pains day and night. Today I am 100% vegetarian and still follow the same diet they advised me to follow.

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

(rheumatism and Breast cancer)

I am a middle aged woman with a story that began in my early youth of suffering with rheumatism. This disease made me handicapped for years and paralyzed me sometimes. I used plenty of medications but with no results. I took antibiotics and much much pain killers for years but also with no tangible improvements. I finally surrendered to this illness but it led me to the real illness of breast cancer when a small tumor appeared in my right breast. At first I tried to ignore it but I was concerned. I held up for as long as 17 months until I found out that it was cancerous. My pain and suffering were beginning to mount. I was getting impatient and the doctors were united in their opinion on the need for mastectomy followed by chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormones. I spent days on end stuck between two evil options. I decided with the help of my family and the doctors to submit to an operation which led me down a downward path. It was a despicable crime that I committed against myself which I now regret and wish I had not done it. And that was not all. Matters got even worse when I began my first course of chemo, I immediately developed a reaction and things got worse for me. I began to have nose bleeds and back and stomach pains in addition to losing my hair. I lost all confidence I previously had with doctors. I was miserable and angry and could not sleep at night. I was beginning to lose faith and hope. What is next for me? I could not bear the thought of taking another chemo injection. I turned to god and began looking for an alternative. A few days later I began to feel better and a little peaceful and my anxiety calmed down. That was when fate led me to Seven heavens. This was in March of 2001.

Damascus - Syria

I finally got rid of eczema

(Eczema)

I am a 45 year old woman. My story began at the age of thirteen when red lesions started appearing on my hand which I initially ignored. It started to turn red and turned into a rash. When I went to a dermatologist he said to me: "this is eczema of the dry kind" and he gave me an ointment and told me to avoid exposing it to moisture and chemical cleaners. I used the ointment and followed his direction but the the rash spread to both hands and got so severe that it kept me up sometimes at night.

Damascus - Syria

(sterility)

Dear Seven Heavens,

Dear Sir,

I want to share with you some good news I had recently. I had an MRI done at the end of December 2001. A week earlier I paid my doctor a visit. He had just received a copy of my old MRI (done in June 2001). He compared the old and new right in front of me. He pointed out substantial improvement within this period. Also, my neck X-ray picture showed improvement. The doctor was happy, and I am delighted.

There has been additional improvement since December. I now seldom sit down in my wheelchair as I used to do. I do house work with the maids. I also went on a skiing trip with my daughters. I did not ski but played in the snow. I only needed a cane and did much walking and seldom sat down.

I now do not want to sit and push myself to walk. I still follow the diet plan that you gave me except for a little cheating.

Kuwait