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Cure for fibromyalgia - my healing and detox

journey 2018
Annie Hamman

August 10, 2018

Healing. By Annie Hamman. June 2018

At the beginning of this year I had so many health issues, it was running me down and taking
over my life. Currently I am on detox program: a day 32 of a 40 day grape fast. I eat only dark
grapes and some lemon juice at the moment (smoothies and juice made of grapes), no other food
and no water. Between February and now I have lost 20 kg of weight (44 pounds), got rid of
migraines, depression, mood swings, reflux, candida, piles, hot flushes, joints and muscles pain,
chronic back pain, brain fog.

Severe skin pigmentation on my tummy have magically evaporated, my mind cleared, I got back
my concentration and drastically improved quality of sleep, and my eyes cleared from brown to
green. I got off all my chronic medication and feeling perfectly fine without it. I feel abundance
and steady flow of energy. Its consistent though the day, I never get tired anymore and need only
5 hours to sleep.
I started my health journey in February, where I decided I need to lose some weight and joined
gym: 3 times a week for 2 hours: 1 hour Zumba and 1 hour pilates. After going for 3 weeks and
getting to result, I saw a quote online that said: “Losing weight is 80% right eating and 20%
exercise. You can’t outrun your fork.“ The quote stuck with me and after debating it for few
days, I stopped eating sugar and wheat.

As a result, in March I had heavy detox symptoms: coughing up phlegm for 5 weeks. My body
was getting rid of mucus accumulated in years of eating bread, pasta, cakes, pizzas and sweets.
That was my favourite food and no kidding it was tough giving it up. Trying to compensate I ate
huge load of very unhealthy salty snacks: biltong (jerky), chips, french fries, pop corn. It was
probably not the best idea, but it really helped me to get though the stage of forgetting about
wheat. Now I am thinking it was brilliant idea really, or I would not have coped.

In March I quit dairy and salty junk and by then I already lost 10 kg of weight. After that I
started feeling better, but I still battled with fibromyalgia, felt very down emotionally, and had
several other annoying health issues. I even made appointment with psychiatrist at the point of
getting on bipolar medication (which I needed for years but never took by the way). I was
looking for something, for an answer to it all. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but I felt that the
answer was there, a cure for everything incurable, a firm comeback to a healthy happy life.

On 9th of May –World War II Victory Day, I met with a group of Russians to celebrate and
catch up. One of them – a 35 year old girl from Lithuania, Inesa, had stage 2 breast cancer. I
haven’t seen her for a year.

She sat with us at the table, all happy and positive, and ate only grapes. I was curious. Grapes?
Full of sugar? To recover cancer? I couldn’t wrap my head around it. I asked her few questions
and she told me she is curing herself on the detox system by Dr Morse, apparently he has many
health related videos on youtube and she will send me a link. She indeed sent me a link that very
evening, but curious yet lazy creatures we are – we kind of just push it to the back of our minds
and forget about it. That is what I attempted to do. Something in my mind was so fearful to open
up to the new idea, that involved abandoning the old. However 2 days later I bumped into Inesa
in a mall. She lives in another town, so I never ever by chance bump into her, but this time I did.
We arrived to have breakfast in the same coffee shop in Hermanus, me with my family and our
eggs and bacon, her with her family, and a bottle of grape smoothie in front of her. I sat there,
with all of the bells ringing in my head: “I must watch that video she sent me!” I saw meeting her
as a sign and that night I indeed watched the video.

www.youtu.be/kn7TvPb_MSI

From that point, I had the missing puzzle pieces aligned in my head. “The answer to life,
universe and everything”, so to speak. – This line is from Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy, if
anyone don’t know, lol. I just instinctively knew – I found it. In a nutshell the video says that
there are acidic forming foods: grains, dairy, preservatives, cooked processed and heated meals,
meat and animal products, and there are alkaline foods: fruits, berries, melons, herbs, nuts and
seeds, vegetables. Our bodies are alkaline, there were designed that way. We were made to eat
predominantly fruit. Even if your think that there is no way you will eat only fruit till the rest of
your life – and that it exactly what crossed my mind at that point, putting that aside – fruit are
still the only things that will detox and completely regenerate diseased and aging body. It’s worth
a shot to try it out temporarily – I thought - just for the healing purposes, to get rid of my
“incurable” illness of fibromyalgia and all the other stuff.

Fruit salad with berry smoothie, nuts and seeds was my regular breakfast in May-June.

The truth looked so simple, it was almost hard to believe. But then, it almost always is. All the
acid forming foods that we were putting into our bodies throughout our lives, are stuck around
each cell in our lymphatic system, and sit there, unable to get properly eliminated, creating
variety of chronic and auto-immune diseases, cancers and other problems. It’s all very well
explained in this short 6 min video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvGtDnv0DXk

From 23 to 31 years old I used to be vegetarian. I still remember at 31 I started eating meat
again, and 8 months later I had first severe symptoms of fibromyalgia. I lived with that illness for
10 years. Meat was probably that extra acid that my body couldn’t handle, on top of everything
else. Vegetarian diet is by no means healthy. Dairy, eggs and grains/ wheat, desserts, processed
foods are often in vegetarian’s diet, and all these foods are filled with acid as much as meat. It’s
just meat was that extra amount of acid that my body could not handle.
Raw vegan lettuce leaf wrap. One of my favourite dinner items.

So on 12th of May this year I stopped eating meat again. I cancelled my appointment with
psychiatrist (scheduled for 15th, thank God they could only see me in 1 month when I called
them a month before!). I started eating only raw fruit and vegetables: melon or fruit salad for
breakfast, bowl of other fruit for lunch and salad with oil, nuts and seeds for dinner. On day 3 of
this diet my piles were gone and never returned. 2 weeks later my depression and mood swings
evaporated. By end of May I have lost another 5 kg and I felt amazing. I had clear mind and
abundance of energy. It felt like I was flying. For someone with fibro, living with fatigue and
brain fog is a given, so that improvement in just 2 weeks have truly blown my mind. On day 10
of this diet I drastically stopped my prescription medication. That was amytreptiline for sleeping
and pain issues related to fibro and estrogen for hot flushes and migraines related to menopause.
I only left taking 8 drops of cannabis oil at night, because technically it’s a herb. I know that was
a bold and probably unwise move to stop meds abruptly, I do not recommend you to do so. I was
waiting for fibro and menopause to crush on me, but… nothing happened. I continued to sleep
with the support of cannabis oil and no hot flushes or migraines came back. I also used to have
sensory problems for years, which got worse every year.

I also used to be sensitive to touch, smells, sounds and sunlight, all fibromyalgia related issues.
Sunlight on my skin, or sand on my skin felt like someone is brushing with metal brush on my
bare brain nerve endings. I could scream. Most of the time I couldn't even listen to music, unless
very soft and gentle tune. No perfume, colon, body deodorant or toilet sprays were allowed in the
house. No TV or music in the house. I was hectic with all that stuff. It was resolved within a
month on raw vegan diet. Suddenly I was enjoying sunlight and started going to the beach with
my daughter and friends. I listen to loud music in the car and smells or strong spices like ginger
and cinnamon are no longer an issue to me.
From end of May my husband FC have suddenly join me on this program. I didn't expect him to
or even invited him, hehe. He came from a culture where social barbecues and fair amount of
meat daily is a given, so I did not have much hope in him joining. He told me that he got inspired
by my transformation and wanted to try. He used to have a lot of pain in his back for decades and
went for massages 2 times a week (imagine the fortune he spent just on that?), he took pain
killers daily and had large arthritic nods on his fingers. Every morning it was hard for him to
unbend his fingers. Within a month all of it was cleared. His hands look and feel fine, his back is
not sore most of the time, and he no longer need massages. Huge bags under his eyes began to
disappear too.

Our bodies were thriving and singing on raw living food. I was researching raw vegan recipes,
got dehydrator as a gift from a friend and powerful blender from another friend (thank you so
much, beautiful people Bevan, Janet and Shane). In mid July I did a liver flush, by drinking
mixture of olive oil and grapefruit juice one night, and next day I had 12 gall stones come out of
my gallbladder and small black and white parasites come out of my liver. Wow, I didn’t even
know that stuff was there! Next day my face skin, that had some breakouts, have magically
cleared.

At end of May my friend Inesa have completed her 40 day grapes and lemons fast, went for a test
and got results that her cancer have cured. That was just another confirmation for me on what an
incredible power fruit holds to restore and rejenerate our bodies.
My raw vegan flaxseed crackers, made in dehydrator, with vegan cheese, tahini, sprouts and
almonds. One of my favourite in between meals snacks.

Why I didn’t share this before? Up until mid June I haven’t fully realized that I am on some kind
of mission or a journey. By the time realization hit, I started looking back and reflecting on this
spontaneous and powerful journey that I felt strongly compelled to take. Between June and now I
was putting my testimony and knowledge together, so that could share it with the world to
empower others.
I kept watching numerous Dr Morse videos, free on youtube, and connected to like minded
people on Facebook, there is a group called “Fans of Dr Robert Morse”, who discuss daily
challenges of going through regenerative detox. I started taking herbal teas after making
extensive research, they are absolutely invaluable on this journey. Beginning of July I evaluated
my health so far and felt the need to dig deeper into detox to resolve my chronic sleeping
problems and right side half of the body pain, both fibro related. On 9th of July I went on 40 day
grape mixed with lemon juice fast. Grapes and citrus fruit has great astringent properties, so
when we are on this mono fruit diet for a while – they pull out accumulated toxins from around
the cells and tissues in our body, and eliminate them via kidneys, bowels and skin.

For those who interested in trying this regenerative detox system:

In 1 week when I am done with grapes I will write another post with detailed account on how I
did 40 day grape fast. What I did and did not do, at what times, what I combined and how I
progressed from smoothies to juices, to more lemons, what were my detox symptoms, etc. I plan
to do 36 hour dry fast – no food no water, at the end of my fast – dry fast is the most powerful
detox tool for regeneration.

In a mean time if you would like to watch some Dr Morse videos, just search his name on
youtube. However most of his videos are 2 hours long, so to get answer on your specific
problems, please go to: www.rawfigs.com and enter keyword in search block. It will give you
segments of his videos on a specific topic. Do join Fb group Fans of Dr Robert Morse, it has
wealth of information there and invaluable support:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/216687125511753/

Some more links:

- Newbie introduction text: https://bit.ly/2hOoL4g

- 101 basics by Dr. Morse: https://bit.ly/2vnaG2F

- Detoxification explainer video: http://bit.ly/2vp3KBW

- The healing system in more detail: https://bit.ly/2wy8p3g

- Frequently asked questions: https://bit.ly/2wxALuz

- Dr. Morse's book: https://bit.ly/2ut32Vt

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Pardeep 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Hi dear I too got diagnosed with bipolar disorder. But not yet started medicine. Starting raw
vegan diet with green smoothies and fruits. I want to know that do we lose too much weight with
this diet. As I am already very thin. How can I increase my weight on raw diet

Annie Hamman 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Hi Pardeep. From what I learned, many people loose weight on this diet. I lost unintentionally 3
kg on 40 day grape fast, my friend 8 kg on the same thing. She looked too thin, but gained it
back quickly after that. It all depends on how your body needs to recover, and if it goes through
some weight loss in the process, its normal, it will all get back once health issues are resolved
and body is regenerated. In between full fruit detox you need to balance with fancy raw vegan
dishes for couple of months, by eating salads with avoes and oils, seeds, flax crackers, dishes
with nuts, like cashew raw vegan cheese, banana smoothies etc.

Ildy Karsay 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Dear Annie,
Looks wonderful!
In 2012 my 12 years old son got diabetes from a mandatory vaccination at school. they told he
has to live with 4 insulin injection 4 times a day until death.
We tried paleo ketogen diet. His blood sugar result was perfect for 5 years.
I made the diet with him and lose 18 kgs in 45 days which was very fast so I started to eat fruit
too and the weight loss slowed down. I lose 40 kgs altogether in a year. I was full of energy,
everything was perfect. My biggest mistake is that I can do everything for others and not myself
:) http://artbyildy.com/artbyildy2017/workshops/healing-therapy/
Unfortunately I had no money to continue as the meat and vegetable with no preservative and
additive cost more. So I slowly give up the controll and now I took back 20 kg. I feel awful
nowadays I have pain in my back and legs sometimes I'm irritable so on. Getting 50 in 13 days
and I feel awful. So I will try.
It is interesting that with eating meet I made the same result.
The secret is I think quit up sugar and cereals.
Love your post.

Annie Hamman 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Maybe for some of us its enough quitting 1 or 2 things, but I now believe that we have to clear
all acid forming foods away from our bodies in order to really fully regenerate and thrive.
Amazing story about your grandson. Vaccinations are so evil. Raw vegan diet is not expensive.
There are almost no organic fruit here where I live. I buy inorganic, soak them in water with
apple cider vinegar and baking soda for 3 hours, then eat. The detox works. You should give a
try again, Ildiko. :)

K. W. 2 months ago · 0 Likes

As a former anorexic, alarm bells go off in my head whenever someone looses that much weight
in such a short amount of time by eating such a low calorie diet (what you are describing is
essentially the “anorexic” diet). For people with eating disorders, starvation feels AMAZINGLY
GOOD, which is why it’s so difficult to recover from our disorder. To me, it sounds like you are
experiencing the seductive, pain-numbing, emotionally blunting, energizing effects of starvation
as an individual on the eating disorder spectrum. I encourage you to watch Dr. Gaudiani’s
“Medical Minnute” on Detox: http://www.gaudianiclinic.com/videos-press/ (Dr. Gaudiani
specializes in Eating Disorders.)

Annika 2 months ago · 0 Likes

You would want to have 6 lbs of grapes/day it’s around 1800-1900 calories which is not a low
calorie diet. Wish you well❣️

Annie Hamman 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Thank you for your concern. I believe those who become anorexic get on a specific diet in order
to loose weight. I am not on a diet, I am on regenerative detox, to cure fibromyalgia. My primary
focus was not losing weight, but to regain my health. I do not count calories and do not think of
it. I eat a lot of avoes, nuts and seeds when not on grape cleanse. You should see my nuts pantry!
I LOVE food. I was happy to return to my pre-pregnancy weight of 52 Kg (checked today!),
which I was between the age of 18 and 35. I just fit into all my old clothes again. This is my past
weight that I currently reached, I am comfortable with it and this is where I will stay. Thank you!

Gracie Howle 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Thank you so much for sharing Annie! So very inspirational and much here I found really
interesting. I’m really happy for you! ❣️❣️❣️

Annie Hamman 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Thank you so much, Gracie! :)

Piarom 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Was on raw food myself for seven years.... And for three years now I eat a normal healthy diet
with some green smoothies on and off in the morning! You inspire me to jump into it again! 😘
❣️😘

Annie Hamman 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Yay! I am so in love with raw vegan diet, my taste buds have completely changed!

veronica 2 months ago · 1 Like

Thanks so much, Annie. Looking forward to your next post ... and starting myself!

Terry 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Annie, I just started to go on a keto diet to help with pain and weight loss. I have only been
trying it for less than a week, so far. I am also not doing any glutin. I plan on adding fruit and
grains in later, but I may look into what you did as well, to hopefully get on whatever will help
me get rid of this pain the fastest! At this point, I am just so tired of pain!

Annie Hamman 2 months ago · 0 Likes

I never have had much will power when it comes to food, but I found myself really cornered
with my health this year. It's when you really get tired of your pain - that is when you do
something about it. :)

Renata 2 months ago · 0 Likes

I am so happy for you Annie, thank you for sharing. I might get back to that lifestyle again, its
not always so easy under the peer pressure of friends and society, but the way one feels on raw
foods or pure vegan is sometimes worth it :)

Annie Hamman 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Yes, the feeling is incredible!

Kim English 2 months ago · 0 Likes

So happy for you Annie. You look wonderful. Detoxing is such a necessary and powerful way to
heal. I love that you changed your diet somewhat gradually and detoxed along the way before
going into the grape and lemon fast. So important. Jumping right into the fast without all the prep
work and detoxing could have been really harmful, putting you into a major healing crisis. It's so
smart of you to ease in. I'm inspired :)

Annie Hamman 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Thank you, Kim! Yes it seem a slow road, but I would not have last it, if I did it fast. I mean to
try to give up all additions at once! Just sugar was so tough! And then coffee!

Martha M Bryce 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Annie, it is very generous of you to share such a personal journey in an attempt to help others of
us with many of the same problems. Thank you.

Annie Hamman 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Thank you, Martha! :)

Cindy 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Wow, amazing and inspiring story Annie. Thank you so much for sharing. I’m in need of a major
detox and weight loss. I’m looking into this stat. Thank you, again. You look amazing, but more
importantly it seems, you feel amazing. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Annie Hamman 2 months ago · 0 Likes

Yes, I still have ups and downs, it will take a while to properly clear fibro, some say up to 2
years, but I have worked a long road already. :)

Veronica Brandolino 2 months ago · 1 Like

Amazing Annie! My grandson has been talking about this for the past couple of yrs. I just
thought it was a faze. I’ll have to look into it. Ty

[12:52, 10/21/2018] Simona: Mananc doar ce a zis linda ca este permis in detox fructe multe gen
mere , pere , struguri negri , gref , portocale , banane , mango , capsuni , cirese si km atat consum
eu

[12:53, 10/21/2018] +40 752 057 772: si legumele?

[12:54, 10/21/2018] Simona: Legume , baby spanac , rucolla , kale , mangold , frunze de mustar ,
salata verde , brocolli , conopida , dovlecel zuchini , morcov este singura radacinoasa permisa ,
fasole verde , ardei de toate felurile , ceapa , usturoi , avocado , sfecla ,

[12:54, 10/21/2018] Simona: Km atat

[12:55, 10/21/2018] Simona: A la fructe si pepene merge dar musai sa fie mancat singur

[12:55, 10/21/2018] Simona: Adica fara alte fructe langa

[12:56, 10/21/2018] Simona: Condimente , cardamom , chimion , turmeric , indiene , paprika

fara continut de zahar in ele adaugat

day 35 grape cleanse detox . cure all disease !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJbc29VbQNQ

This Is What Happens To Your Body If You

Eat Grapes Every Day For 1 Month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ-PiRbFQ0U

The Grape Cure: Cleanse and Detox for

indigestion, heartburn and more radiant skin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL_YlUjxSa8

GRAPE CURE DAY 21, Body Odor, Healing

Teeth and Book Recommendation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNk80SWdKkA
The Amazing 1 Month Grape Cleanse and
what happened to my body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91XlcvbFYMI

GRAPE CURE - DAY 14, Weightloss,

Exercising and Gratitude

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j4euz2BpcY

Grape fast day 1; Dr. morse herbs, Grape

Cure book, and Protocol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6mM-PzCU48

The results of my 10 day grape fast detox!!

Must see!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cFKsdO-828

3 Day Grape Detox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_k9IpinLQM

Results After a 10 Day Grape Feast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MP2RXDnVU8

14 DAY GRAPE FAST INCREDIBLE

RESULTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49BoOI3PdTA

What A 7 Day Grape Lemon Fruit

Fast/Detox Did To My Body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f604wiUCmMg

GRAPE CURE DAY 3, My Plan for the next

90 Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQBOcLFUnqk

I ONLY EAT GRAPES! EASY FAST and

DETOX for Beginners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzJGTSZBSoA

Detoxification The Art & Science Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYdWPuvd3_s

What A 7 Day Grape Lemon Fruit

Fast/Detox Did To My Body

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f604wiUCmMg

These 6 warning signs show that your Liver

is full of toxins | Life well lived
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVKYAFGmKog