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caseyslaught
1514 days ago
Grapefruit juice can also increase the amount of a drug absorbed into the bloodstream. It blocks an enzyme in the small intestine that breaks down many types of drugs.
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telesilla
1514 days ago
We're told as young women to avoid grapefruit, it causes the anti-contraceptive pill to fail. Interesting, right?
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comprev
1513 days ago
I read something similar about THC (weed) and mangos. The fruit either accelerated or enhanced the drug effect.
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majkinetor
1514 days ago
Those are called bioactivators.
The other ones are piperine from white pepper and MSM which promotes nutrient digestibility.
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aszantu
1514 days ago
what's msm?
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c7DJTLrn
1513 days ago
A nice word for this is potentiation.
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