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Experts Reveal the Secret Powers of Grapefruit Juice
NY Times ^
| March 21, 2006
| NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Posted on 03/21/2006 11:20:30 PM PST by neverdem
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Among fruit juices, grapefruit has the strongest effect, but lime juice and orange juice made from Seville oranges similarly inhibit the CYP 3A4 enzyme. With some drugs, apple juice may interact in the same way.
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posted on
03/21/2006 11:20:35 PM PST
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
LOL viagra..
grapefruit juice and bananas may not mix well
To: neverdem
I love grapefruit juice, it's too bad it is not sold in frozen concentrate around here. I have not seen it in 3 years. The Ocean Spray in bottles is too expensive.
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posted on
03/21/2006 11:43:42 PM PST
by
dancusa
(Appeasement, high taxes and regulation collects in the diapers of bed wetting liberals.)
To: wafflehouse
is that a grapefruit in your pocket or are you happy to see me? doh! :)
To: neverdem
I take Lotrel for Hypertension. I noticed when I started on the drug that the interaction precautions specifically stated not to drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit. It seemed odd to me until now.
I am 34 years old and have been on BP medication for almost 4 years. I am on the highest single-pill dosage. Knowing that grapefruit increases absorption is very useful info to me.
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posted on
03/22/2006 12:07:30 AM PST
by
lmr
(You can have my Tactical Nuclear Weapons when you pry them from my cold dead fingers.)
To: neverdem
How old is this chart/table/whatever? Baycol has been removed from the market since about 2002, because it kills people(Bayer Co.).
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posted on
03/22/2006 12:16:37 AM PST
by
de Buillion
(Greater love hath no man than this, that which Shepard Smith hath for himself.)
To: neverdem
For some reason one set of grandparents each had a half a grapefruit every morning at breakfast and I don't know what the reason for that was.
Grapefruit seems so tart, that I figured there was a health reason for it.
I was a kid and never asked why and figure it could have been their penance for 72 years of marriage.
Anyone here know of any medical benefits of grapefruit if no pills are being taken?
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posted on
03/22/2006 12:22:24 AM PST
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: de Buillion
Make that August 8, 2001.
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posted on
03/22/2006 12:24:05 AM PST
by
de Buillion
(Greater love hath no man than this, that which Shepard Smith hath for himself.)
To: A CA Guy
They are considered useful in several weight-loss diets.
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posted on
03/22/2006 12:26:11 AM PST
by
de Buillion
(Greater love hath no man than this, that which Shepard Smith hath for himself.)
To: de Buillion
OK, I remember that.
My grandparents (who passed within ten days of each other in their 90s) were not trying to my knowledge to lose weight.
I know my grandfather had occasional kidney stones. Maybe it is also helps against kidney stones?
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posted on
03/22/2006 12:33:11 AM PST
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: A CA Guy
"Maybe it is also helps against kidney stones?"I am not a medical person, but I think that a daily grapefruit might help prevent kidney stones, but would be a slow "cure" for existing stones.
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03/22/2006 12:41:15 AM PST
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de Buillion
(Greater love hath no man than this, that which Shepard Smith hath for himself.)
To: de Buillion
I am not a medical person, but I think that a daily grapefruit might help prevent kidney stones, but would be a slow "cure" for existing stones. Interesting, anyone else heard of that? I could see where my grandmother would have forced herself to perhaps eat it herself to make him stay with it in hid diet. That could make sense, thanks! Just seems so tart when I try them, that I never got the attraction for breakfast.
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posted on
03/22/2006 12:44:51 AM PST
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: A CA Guy; neverdem
Maybe it is also helps against kidney stones? Grapefruit juice is a diuretic - promotes urine flow. For that reason as well as being slightly acidic it would help prevent kidney stones.
To: Northern Alliance
Wow, I guess I'm glad I mentioned my grand dad's ailment in my post.
Seems the kidney stones were the issue for them.
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posted on
03/22/2006 12:53:00 AM PST
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: A CA Guy
I am a big fan of grapefruit for general health. You grandparents were certainly on to something. Try researching Grapefruit Seed Extract. I've been taking it twice a day for six years now. The stuff is great but fresh grapefruit with the seeds and rind ground up is the best. I've also used it as a topical anti-baterial for cuts, burns, infections, athletes foot, even a tarantula bite. I make a paste then apply that to the infected area a few times a day or under a bandage. The longest I've ever had to use it topically was 3 days.
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posted on
03/22/2006 12:53:42 AM PST
by
Justa
(Politically Correct is morally wrong.)
To: de Buillion
How old is this chart/table/whatever? Baycol has been removed from the market since about 2002, because it kills people(Bayer Co.).Ask the NY Times. What does that have to do with the interaction of gut CYP 3A4 and other drugs taken by mouth with grapefruit and juices which were mentioned?
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posted on
03/22/2006 1:10:58 AM PST
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: dancusa
Actually try WalMart, that is the cheapest place to get the Ocean Spray juice.
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posted on
03/22/2006 1:28:23 AM PST
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: de Buillion
For that matter Seldane is out of the US market too. (Overly high doses of Seldane can stop the heart.)
To: neverdem
The science is legit here. They're teaching us this in med school.
The reason that everyone reacts to drugs differently is precisely because of these Cytochrome P450 enzymes. Drug companies will abandon a drug that interacts with certain Cyt.P450s because there is a huge variation in how people will respond to them. Some will overdose on just a very small quantity and others will require monstrous doses to have any effect. The more active your particular enzyme, the larger the dose of the drug you're going to need. The less active, naturally, the smaller the dose. Listen to your body; it will tell you what's going on.
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