I saw an article too while I was googling around on hepc. Looks interesting.
So lets see. We've got a diet of what now? Grapefruit, avacadoes (j/k - said this because of Pam whatshername, JEEZ I have lost my mind lately), peanut butter, and miralax....
I just heard about this today; saw an article http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080204124110.htm
sort of like those mega-vitamins with 120 X minimum daily requirement dosages?
too much of a good thing is still too much..but thanks for the link
That's a good price on CurcuGel-Thanks!
Have a good day,
Ev
Well, I think they are generally dosed in pairs, but frankly I've never really understood that. Why does the plastic surgery industry stop marketing at two? Like the dudes who covet thy neighbors sports car and want to upgrate to 16 overhead valves, why not go with 6 cups and over-nipple lifters? It seems like good ol' American enginuity and marketing to me....
Anyway, as to your inquiry, CurcuGel from here: http://www.epic4health.com/ind.html
wow - I had no idea - what's the suggested dosage?
also, I tried to ask you about this in a thread below - what curcumin packaging/distributor did you finally settle on? (you and hr discussed this a while back)
When you see warnings on meds not to drink grapefruit juice it is because this will usually increase, not inhibit, the effects of the drug. It has to do with enzymatic breakdown in the intestines (not liver).
Grapefruit juice has this effect for up to 24 hours, so toxicity issues can arise with repeated consumption of it while on certain medications.
If you were to try a glass of GJ with your favorite benzo (valium,xanax,etc) it could result in an unpleasant experience, while I'm sure others may appreciate the enhancement. I did an experiment to see for myself if there would be a difference and how much, etc, etc. Anything for the advancement of man's understanding of his world around him is what I always say. So, I drank an eight ounce glass of gj and took a triazolam (Halcion) .25 mg. It did have a pronounced effect, in strength and duration. If I had to put a number on it I'd say it demonstarated 30-50% more effect on me. I could easily see that repeated use of gj with this medicine could lead to toxicity issues Of course, I don't recommend that anyone should consider experimenting with this.
I thought that was cantalopes?
Honestly Lauri, I really wish someone would make a list, so many conflicting theories!
It is most confusing sometimes! :)
I was just reading some research where the've demonstrated conclusively that grapefruits can indeed reverse the aging process. You wear them in your bra.
YES. A list, all do's and don'ts totally covered!
LL
Thanks for the update, I was getting really confused on this issue
just for whatever it is worth, and, of course, people may do whatever they see fit, but I just spoke to HR and he told me that he would advise against this...He said he already spoke about this at some length, on another thread maybe a year ago...i didn't see that either...anyway, this is just what he thinks...he has a new computer set up that he is trying to make work, and he's very busy with other things right now, but he'll come when he has more time...fyi....
Ok my google results thought I would share, in case no one else knew what that meant either!Naringenin (not to be confused with naringin) is a flavanone that is considered to have a bioactive effect on human health as antioxidant, free radical scavenger, anti-inflammatory, carbohydrate metabolism promoter, and immune system modulater. This substance has also been shown to reduce oxidative damage to DNA in vitro. Scientists exposed cells to 80 micromoles of naringenin per liter, for 24 hours, and found that the amount of hydroxyl damage to the DNA was reduced by 24% in that very short period of time. Unfortunately, this bioflavonoid is difficult to absorb on oral ingestion. In the best case scenario, only 15% of ingested naringenin will get absorbed in the human gastrointestinal tract. A full glass of orange juice will supply about enough naringenin to achieve a concentration of about 0.5 micromoles per liter. There are speculations that, given more time at a lower concentration, it could have similar effects.
Naringenin found in grapefruit juice has been shown to have an inhibitory effect on the human cytochrome P450 isoform CYP1A2
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ok now I need to google naringenin! I am curious also,
This is about "naringenin" and i am curious to know what HR thinks! Wherever is he?
Sometimes I really wish someone would just make a list.
Do eat grapefruit while not txing, Or don't..
For this do this, for that do that!
Eat this, do not eat that!
Do not drink coffee, no do drink at least cups a day!
Would make life so much easier.
Once a week they could add up dates!
Deb
i don't do drugs or drink or smoke.....and for the last 9 months i have eaten at least one grapefruit every day.(not on tx yet)..i am feeling a lot better...billy
congrats on the svr!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bought some grapefruit bath crystals in utah this past summer,when i got home and thourghly read the label it stated, Do not use if you have liver disease."
Space, I find this quite interesting. I have also read that grapefruit is a big no, no on treatment. I've stated many times here that I did not find this forum or have access to much information until I was about at the end of my 73 weeks of daily infergen. You can imagine how I felt when I read grapefruit was a no, no. I lived on grapefruit and it's juice throughout treatment. It was about the only food I could tolerate. Also my cholesterol has always been low. Think I read here that high cholesterol bodes better for svr too. I'm svr. Whew...
Grapefruit can't be mixed with several drugs as it , awww h*ll...words, keep loosing my words!! IT slows the filtration process in the liver of certain drugs, one being Xanax , therefore when you do your next dose, it's building up, etc.
OJ is no problem (was going to make a poor taste joke there!). I have tangerine, grapefruit and 3 orange tree's -loaded right now. Juice @ 2-4 gallons a week of the oj. Love it.
May have to plant a lot more grapefruit tree's!
LL
""may be combined with traditional antiviral therapies""
I don't know either, still confuzzled, bad, good?? WTH?
Think you might be right, thought perhaps it was the acid..
Jamima, so I an die from Liver disease OR High blood pressure and a stroke!
Wow great choices :))
Deb
I think something specific in grapefruit.