The Canadian Medical Association Journal published an article about grapefruit and its juice. Did you know that over 85 medicines can interact with grapefruit? The compounds called furanocoumarins in the grapefruit and your glass of grapefruit juice actually prevents your stomach acid from breaking down the medicine you are about to swallow. Keep your grapefruit and/or juice and your medicines hours and hours apart.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:39:54 +0000