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1. Good Bacteria Fights the Flu
2. Grapefruit Interactions with Medications
3. Want to Measure your Carbs - Use this Free Carbohydrate Counter
4. On a low Carb diet - No More Boring Meals - Great Recipes.
5. What are Amino Acids?

Good Bacteria Fight the Flu

What can you do about the flu.   You body actually can stay healthy. 

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/08/15/Good-Bacteria-Fight-the-Flu.aspx 

Grapefruit Interactions with Medications

When on medications, you've been told not to drink grapefruit juice.  Why?

The citrus fruit inhibits intestinal enzymes that metabolizes many medications.   In order to be used by the body, these drugs need certain enzymes to be absorbed and used.   If the enzyme cannot be used, the drug will stay in your system and increase the concentration of them in the blood.

These enzymes are needed to metabolize cholesterol-reducing drugs such as Lipitor, Zocor, and Mevacor among others.  It is the same with drugs commonly used to lower blood pressure such as Norvasc, Adalat, Procardia, Isoptin, and Calan.   This is also true for antihistamines and some psychiatric drugs such as Valium. Xanax. Luvox, Ambien, etc. etc.  

The effect of the Grapefruit lasts 24 hours or more.   Rarely, the concentrations of drugs in the bloodstream can increase to toxic levels. 

If you do want to use drugs for physical conditions, do check with your pharmacist.  They have a database where the drug can be checked and any interactions can be found.   

Want to Measure your Carbs - Use this Free Carbohydrate Counter.

Monitoring your carbohydrate intake will help you keep your blood sugar levels under control. We have put a "Carbohydrate Counter" on our web site that you can use to find the carb content of hundreds of foods, fast foods, sauces, desserts, snacks and much, much more.

Just click here:  Diabetes-Support.  Bookmark it and make it one of your favorites!


Are you on a low Carbohydrate Diet?

Lots of Low Carb Recipes - No More Boring Meals - click on the Special Events Link for Holiday Favorites!   Whether you are diabetic or just wanting a healthier meal.  www. Diabetes-Support.com    

What are Amino Acids?

Your body uses protein to build and repair body tissues. Proteins are made up of small molecules called amino acids. All the proteins in your skin, muscles, bone and internal organs are built from various combinations of about 20 different amino acids.

This is true of protein whether animal protein or plant protein. 

To your health,

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