question from a newbie

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Hi everybody,

I am a 59 year old male living in Florida. In 1999 bacteria got

in my blood at a dentist visit and destroyed the mitral valve in my

heart. They had to do emergency open heart surgery and repair the valve

with an annuloplasty ring. In 2003 I had a major heart attack in the

lower anterior descending artery and have been disabled ever since.

I've been trying for the last month to improve my diet and exercise and

get back into shape again. Each week I get a little closer to raw and I

must say I enjoy the fruit, vegetables and green smoothies. This week

I only had cooked food twice. Here is my question. I was expecting a

pretty bad de-tox experience after 59 years of eating meat, potatoes,

gravy, dairy products, sugar, salt, etc. but it's been a little worse

than I thought. The headaches, muscle tiredness and generally feeling

blah have been joined by constant sinus infections. Right now I feel

like I'm sitting in a barrel when I talk to someone. Has anyone else

had this experience? Could it possibly be worse because of all the

heart medications I am on? I'm sure that adds a lot to the toxins in my

body. I'll keep the group posted as to how I'm doing....Ron