Grapefruit and Drugs

May 26th, 2008 by Jarett

It’s well known to many people that particular enzymes found in grapefruit can adversely affect the functionality of certain drugs. Okay, but if nutrients are what our cells need in order to repair, regenerate, rebuild, and heal themselves, perhaps we would be better off eating the grapefruit, instead of taking the drug?

Similarly, it’s said that people who smoke aren’t supposed to take lutein. Well, if we were to quit smoking, and we were to take the lutein instead, where’s the problem?

It’s all about lifestyle choices. Personally, I far prefer health & vitality over unhappiness, anxiety, cravings, neediness, attachments, and addictions to cigarettes and nutrient deficient junk foods, which are the underlying contributors to the health problems in which people need the drugs for.

The only reason nutrients might “conflict” with medications is if the body receives the energy/nutrients it requires to heal itself, and the medications are no longer needed for a health problem that no longer exists. And we all know that if a healthy person were to take a drug that it would quite possibly make them sick. In such a case, what’s the problem… the energy/nutrients, or the drug?

We simply have to have the knowledge, and be aware, that it’s the drug contributing to the problem, not the natural energy/nutrients. People who turn from the traditional medical approach, to the natural nutritional approach, need to understand that drugs are usually outgrown and no longer needed once the body receives everything that it needs (energy & nutrients) to fully heal itself. If people don’t understand this, they usually drop the natural approach and never solve the underlying reason for the health problem.