Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 Pita bread
Pineapple
Rice Cakes
Pinto beans
Watermelon
Granola
Rye bread
Whole-grain breads
Yams
High
Low
High
Low
Banana
Green beans
Bagel
Lentils
Raisins
Green pepper
Bread (white flour)
Nuts
Beets
Lettuce
Carrots
Seeds
Apple
Mushrooms
Corn
Apricot
Onions
Granola Bar
Asparagus
Plums
Kidney beans
Broccoli
Spinach
Muffin (bran)
Brussels sprouts
Strawberries
Potato
Cauliflower
Tomato
Pretzel
Celery
Zucchini
White rice
Cherries
Tortilla
Cucumber grapefruit watermelon), fiber (e.g., beet or carrot), or air (e.g. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 Sanitize all equipment after each use. grapefruit juice may also be used, provided they are blended with some lemon or lime juice.
2. Add the juice of 1 to 2 cloves of garlic and a small amount of ginger juice. To make ginger juice, shred a piece of raw ginger using a grater, then press the shreds with a garlic press to get juice. Alternatively, you can put a 1- to 2-inch piece of ginger root through a juicer.
3. Add 1 tablespoon of high quality, organic, extra-virgin olive oil to the juice. Blend or shake until all of the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
4. |
Bill Sardi
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 John's wort and grapefruit juice can decrease levels of drugs by increasing the action of P-glycoprotein. The very introduction of toxic anticancer drugs activates more P-glycoprotein that makes cancer cells even more resistant to treatment. Chemotherapy then proceeds in a backwards fashion. There is little wonder that chemotherapy often fails.
Overcoming cancer resistance
There also may be genetic resistance to anti-cancer drugs. Dr. Robert Nagourney, a hematologist/oncologist, established Rational Therapeutics, Inc. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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 So what is now sold under the name of pomelo is a grapefruit, while our "grapefruit" is really a pomelo!
The lemon (Citrus limon)
The lemon probably also originated in China and India, near the Himalayas, and was introduced into Europe by Arabs in the twelfth century. Lemons should not be confused with citrons (citron means "lemon" in French), another ancient fruit brought to the Mediterranean basin by Alexander the Great; according to such reliable authors as Theophrastus, Democritus, and Virgil, it was often used as an antidote to poison. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Reduce
Almond drink Almond milk Caffeinated beverages
Grape juice Mango juice Vegetable broth, salted
Lassi
Avoid
Alcohol Banana shake Carbonated beverages Chocolate beverages Coconut milk
Cold beverages grapefruit juice Lemonade Licorice tea Milk shakes
Orange juice Papaya juice Sour beverages Tomato juice Sports drinks
Important for all body types
In the above food charts I have omitted beef, pork, poultry, fish, eggs and similar foods because they can create major imbalances in all three body types. (See the section on vegetarianism later in this chapter. |
| Vata types should avoid fruits that have an astringent taste, as in unripe bananas or persimmons, whereas the sour taste of grapefruit helps to pacify Vata.
The drying, cooling and light elements of air and space/ether are the most dominating elements in the Vata type. |
| Either fresh grapefruit (pink is best), or fresh lemon and orange combined***
Enough to squeeze 3A glass (6 oz.) of juice
Two pint jars, one with a lid
Note: * Look for Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate), usually found in the laxatives section or drugstores. In German-speaking countries it is known as "Bittersalz." For those in the U.S., check out any drugstores or natural food stores. Some packaging labels describe it as a natural laxative. If it is not available, use magnesium citrate. |
| If you cannot tolerate grapefruit juice or if it tends to make you nauseated, you may use equal amounts of freshly squeezed lemon and orange juice instead. The effect is the same with either choice.
Preparation
> Drink 1 container (32 oz.) of packaged or freshly prepared apple juice (or see other options below) per day for a period of six days: (You may drink more than that if it feels comfortable to do so.) The malic acid in the apple juice softens the gallstones and makes their passage through the bile ducts smooth and easy. The apple juice has a strong cleansing effect. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Consistent with these results, dietary sources of lignans, including garlic, onions, grapefruit, seeds, seaweed, and taro, were positively associated with lowered CIN risk.22
Indole-3-carbinol, found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and kale, has the potential to prevent and treat several cancers. Eating these foods alters estrogen metabolism in such a way as to reduce the carcinogenic metabolites of estrogen metabolism. |
Andreas Moritz
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| These included:
• Eating red meat, fish, broccoli, potatoes, mushrooms, cantaloupe, grapefruit, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, radishes, Jerusalem artichokes and turnips
• Eating iron-rich foods or taking iron supplements
• Taking acetaminophen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin or ibuprofen
• Supplements of 200 mg or more of vitamin C
As it turned out, Sarah had eaten some of the foods on the list, in addition to taking Vitamin C at six times the dosage permitted for this test. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 CYP1A2 is also inhibited by a compound found in grapefruit, naringenin [31]. Therefore, metabolism of heterocyclic amines by the enzyme encoded by this gene may depend not only on the genetic variant of CYP1A2 that is carried by an individual, but also on their intake of these other food components that affect CYPJA2 induction.
Interactions with gene expression may be part of the normal functioning of the food component and of the gene, leading to either upregulation or downregulation of the gene expression. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D.
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 For example, if you are taking drugs or are exposed to elevated levels of toxins, don't eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice. grapefruit juice decreases the rate of elimination of drugs from the blood.36 grapefruit contains a flavonoid called naringenin that can decrease cytochrome P450 activity by a remarkable thirty percent.
INHIBITORS OF PHASE I DETOXIFICATION
Drugs
Benzodiazepines (e.g., Halcion, Centrax, Librium,
Valium, etc. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Choose 1 of the following: grapefruit, white grapes, pineapple,
- oranges, or watermelon. If these are not in season substitute with z apples or bananas.
3. After Breakfast and before your Mid-Morning Snack, consume " another 20 ounces of the Intestinal Cleanser drink. h 4. Repeat the following Affirmation 9 times: / Am Clean and Healthy.
5. Take 3 capsules of Latero-Flora™ or another high quality Probiotic £ supplement.
MID-MORNING SNACK (halfway between breakfast and lunch)
1. Eat as much fruit as you can until you are full. Only eat 1 type of fruit!
2. |
Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan
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 Ditto for antihistamines and some psychiatric medications, such as diazepam (Valium).
The grapefruit effect lasts for 24 hours or more, and in rare cases, the concentrations of drugs in the oloodstream can increase to toxic levels. These lists are not exhaustive, and the effects vary from one person to another, so if you are on any medication, check with your doctor about how grapefruit might affect you. Researchers are currently testing the extent to which other citrus juices, such as orange juice, may have similar effects. because fruits are sweet, they will raise blood sugar. |
| A glass of grapefruit juice can measurably increase the blood concentrations of cholesterol-lowering drugs, such as atorvastatin (Lipitor), simvastatin (Zocor), and lovastatin (Mevacor), among others. It does the same for drugs commonly used to control blood pressure, such as amlodipine (Norvasc), nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia), and verapamil (Isoptin, Calan). Ditto for antihistamines and some psychiatric medications, such as diazepam (Valium).
The grapefruit effect lasts for 24 hours or more, and in rare cases, the concentrations of drugs in the oloodstream can increase to toxic levels. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 Breakfast Oatmeal* with 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed V2 grapefruit Green tea
?DAY 1 Lunch ?
Speedy Chili*
Raw vegetables (carrot sticks, cucumber slices, red pepper strips, jicama sticks) with Hummus* Tea
?DAY 1 Dinner ? |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Choose one of the following: grapefruit, white grapes, pineapple, or oranges
3. After your Mid-Afternoon Snack and before your Dinner, consume another 20 ounces of the Intestinal Cleanser drink.
4. Repeat the following Affirmation 9 times: I Am Clean and Healthy.
DINNER
1. Eat as much fruit as you can until you are full. Only eat 1 type of fruit!
2. Choose one of the following: avocados or tomatoes (tomatoes need to be vine ripened for best results). You may use fresh lime juice, natural sea salt (preferably Himalayan), cayenne or black pepper to season the avocado, or tomato if necessary. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 By using natural preservatives such as vitamin E and grapefruit seed extract, they avoid the addition of chemical preservatives. The following are the top ten synthetic cosmetic ingredients to avoid. Aubrey Hampton calls them the "10 most wanted"; I recommend visiting the site at www.aubrey-organics.com for more information.
TOXINS: THE 10 MOST WANTED LIST
Methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl paraben:
These villains help extend the shelf life of products and prevent microbial growth. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| The acid in regular vinegar, grapefruit, lemons, or other sour fruits will completely stop the action of ptyalin, resulting in a poorly digested meal. These meals will likely ferment, producing toxic byproducts as well as decreasing the nutritional value. Basically you shouldn't mix acids and starches during meals.
Mixing Acids with Proteins in a Meal Causes
Colon Toxins
Example: Meat + any acid fruit or fruit juice
Pepsin (an enzyme that digests protein) will act favorably in an acid environment. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Other citrus juices do not have this effect; grapefruit juice has the opposite effect and should be avoided if you're prone to kidney stones.)
Lemon Peel and Hot Black Tea for Reduced Risk of Skin Cancer
Most of us know that lemons, like other citrus fruits, are a great source of vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant as well as an anti-inflammatory agent. For that reason alone, lemons would be a healthy fruit. |
| Don't take grapefruit juice with medicine. Why? It causes the medicine to stay in the bloodstream longer, which in some cases can boost the amount in your system to a dangerous high. |
Dr. Sharon Moalem
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 Supertasters find more bitterness in grapefruit, coffee, and tea. They may be as ney, duu, v_dii iuu l^u i pb d rava: much as twice as sensitive to sweetness and are much more likely to feel the fire at a hint of chili.
Interestingly, the same collaborative paper that linked bitterness to the detection of plant poisons noted that it may not be such an advantage today. Not every version of the compounds that taste bitter is poisonous; in fact, as I mentioned in the description of nightshade, some of these compounds are beneficial. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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| Other inhibitors include grapefruit, the spice turmeric, capsicum of hot peppers, cloves, toxins from intestinal bacteria—even age can slow down your liver's first detoxification process. Doctors are now diagnosing more and more fatty livers (especially in children), a result of too much sugar and processed foods in the diet. A diet heavy in sugar and hydrogenated fats, the cornerstones of the processed foods that have infiltrated our lives, can encumber phase I detoxification and add to this vicious cycle. |
Elaine Magee
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 Add some kidney beans and/or avocado, and you'll crank the folic acid up a couple notches. grapefruit, and dried apricots. Together they provide several important examples of food synergy.
First, they help reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol oxidation, and this is most definitely a good thing. The more LDL cholesterol that's oxidized, the higher the risk you'll collect plaque inside the walls of your arteries, which can be a precursor to a heart attack. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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| The interaction of citrus fruits with these systems is nicely illustrated by the surprising effect that grapefruit juice can have on the metabolism of certain drugs. In the course of a study intended to determine the impact of alcohol on the effectiveness of a commonly prescribed cardiac arrhythmia medication, researchers accidentally discovered that the grapefruit juice used to mask the taste of the alcohol was responsible for doubling the amount of medication in the bloodstream, and increasing the number and severity of side effects. |
Elaine Magee
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| Blend orange juice and grapefruit juices for a citrus blend. þMake a citrus freeze by popping juice and crushed ice into a blender.
11. STIR IN A SPOONFUL OF GROUND FLAXSEED
Ground flaxseed seems to have synergy within itself on many levels, through fiber, lignans (plant estrogens), and plant omega-3s. But the seed may have synergy with several other foods (like fish omega-3s and soy), and these are just the ones we know about. Keep in mind, too, that small amounts of plant omega-3s are converted by the body into the long-chain omega-3s (normally found in fish). |
Jack Challem
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 In addition, avoid all fruit juices except grapefruit juice and avoid fruit smoothies because they are very high in sugars, but they lack the fiber to buffer their absorption.
Practical tip: Fresh berries are often expensive, so if you can't afford them, opt for frozen. Check the package labels to ensure no sugars have been added.
Practical Guideline #5. Eat Healthy Oils and Fats
We still meet people who believe that all fat is bad and that low-fat or zero-fat diets are the healthiest. The truth is that some fats protect against diabetes and weight gain. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Liver supporting fruits include watermelon, papaya, kiwi, plums, cherries, figs, and grapefruit. Choose only one of the fruits above and eat as much as you like between 8 and 10 am. Do not mix the fruits however! If you cannot find fresh fruits, substitute with organic frozen fruit. I recommend using watermelon if it is available due to its high glutathione content. Start preparing your Liver/Gallbladder Soup for lunch (see the recipe below).
1 2 PM: Lunch
Choose from one of the following 2 options for your lunch meal. |
Elaine Magee
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| If you are under treatment for any of these conditions, check with your doctor or pharmacist before adding grapefruit to your diet.
Resveratrol reduces oxidative stress. A polyphenol found in grapes, resver-atrol belongs to another subclass of antioxidant phytochemicals called phyto-alexin. Plants that produce resveratrol do so in response to stress, so this phytochemical serves as a natural antibiotic for the plant. In humans, its protective effects may contribute to the Mediterranean paradox—the protective effect of red wine drinking on cardiovascular health.
Isoflavones fight cancer. |
Jack Challem
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| These foods include vinegar, grapefruit, cinnamon, and chili pepper.
Nutrient-Dense Foods and Nutritionally Balanced Eating
Throughout this book we recommend eating a mix of foods that are rich in protein and high in fiber, and we describe our approach as protein rich, not high protein. In addition, we'd like you to think of this as an eating style, not a diet per se. People tend to go on and off diets, but an eating style is really a long-term habit. It becomes part of your overall lifestyle. |
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