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If you\u2019ve ever heard of \u201cThe Grapefruit Effect,\u201d then you\u2019ll know that you can\u2019t eat grapefruit at all if you take statins like Lipitor and Zocor.<\/p>\nIf you\u2019ve ever heard of \u201cThe Grapefruit Effect,\u201d then you\u2019ll know that you can\u2019t eat grapefruit at all if you take statins like Lipitor and Zocor.<\/p>\n
However, what you might not know is that the actual number of drugs that are rendered completely useless when grapefruit is consumed has almost tripled in recent years- and it\u2019s not just cholesterol drugs.<\/p>\n
A lot of people have, by now, heard of \u201cThe Grapefruit Effect\u201d with medications. This is where an enzyme (called CYP3A4) that is absolutely critical for the body to break down medications and metabolize them is rendered useless when grapefruit is consumed.<\/p>\n
Warnings on medication labels might tell you not to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice while taking the drug. And it\u2019s not just because the medicine can\u2019t do its job because of the furanocoumarins (the chemicals that stop the metabolism of the drug).<\/p>\n
The drug actually builds up in the bloodstream when it can\u2019t be metabolized and becomes toxic- which can even be deadly.<\/p>\n
Just 5 years ago there were only 17 drugs that were known to have dangerous interactions with grapefruit and other fruits, like the Stella oranges used to make marmalade.<\/p>\n
Now, there are at least 43, including some for high blood pressure, some antibiotics, and a number of immunosuppresants.<\/p>\n
More disturbing is that there are at least 85 other drugs that are considered to have disruptive interactions with grapefruit, but aren\u2019t considered potentially fatal.<\/p>\n
Even one glass of grapefruit juice is enough to cause a reaction that is dangerous to the 43 different drugs listed as having a highly dangerous interaction.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re taking any kind of medications, I\u2019d advise you not to drink grapefruit till you have cleared it 100% with your doctor.<\/p>\n
Even more effectively, I\u2019d advise you to seek natural solutions to cure high cholesterol and high blood pressure. <\/p>\n
Check out this step-by-step plan to lower cholesterol to a healthy level in less than 30 days\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n