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Recipes with Grapefruit: Carrot Salad with Orange Blossom, Raisins & Grapefruit
Grapefruit & Digestion
Grapefruit improves digestion. Its sour taste increases saliva and gastric juices. The fruits bitterness stimulates peristalsis and cleansing of the digestive tract. Grapefruit increases the effective potency and bioavailability of many drugs by inhibiting certain enzymes. It increases alertness and refreshes the body, due to sourness and bitterness.
Grapefruit, Fat Metabolism, & Cholesterol
Grapefruit improves fat metabolism and lowers cholesterol. Scientists have hypothesized that grapefruit reduces insulin levels, encouraging fat loss. Ayurveda's high regard for grapefruit lies in its taste, the combination of sour and bitter flavors. Sour and bitter tastes stimulate the flow of bile, which cleans the liver of congestion and prevents the formation of stones in the gall bladder. The removal of bile from the liver, due to its oiliness, also lowers cholesterol levels in the blood. Your spine will feel more cool and relaxed because the bile flow directly reduces Pitta.
The Grapefruit Diet
The grapefruit diet is a weight-loss program popularized in the 1930s. It is a low-calorie crash diet with the addition of 1/2 grapefruit per meal. As with many fad diets, use caution. Avoid starvation or crash diets that increase Vata and ultimately lower metabolism. A healthy diet with the addition of grapefruit can be a sustainable method for long-term weight loss.
Grapefruit & Aging
Grapefruit contains large quantities of spermidine, necessary for cell growth and maturation. As cells age their level of spermidine falls. Worms, fruit flies, and yeast fed spermidine have significantly longer life spans. Mice fed spermidine had reduced molecular markers of aging. Human cells fed spermidine also lived longer. A half grapefruit provides 78.1 percent of the daily recommended dose of vitamin C. High levels of the powerful antioxidant lycopene, shown to have anti-tumor activity, give grapefruit its characteristic red/pink color.
Contraindications
Grapefruit may interfere with enzymes that metabolize estrogen, possibly increasing the risk of breast cancer in women who previously used hormone therapy. Grapefruit can increase the risk of some types of kidney stones. Grapefruit also interferes with some beta blocker drugs used to treat high blood pressure, and cyclosporine, taken by transplant patients to prevent rejection of their new organs. Grapefruits are also contraindicated when using anti-depressants.
Recipes with Grapefruit: Grapefruit with Honey
About Grapefruit
Grapefruit is a relatively new addition to the citrus family. It is a hybrid first discovered in the 18th century. Described as tart, tangy, or sweet, the grapefruit is said to be one of the "Seven Wonders of Barbados, because legend says the fruit was first developed there. Its name comes from the tendency of grapefruits to grow in grape-like clusters on the tree.
Buying & Preparation
Available in white, pink, and red varieties, grapefruits are in season from winter to early spring. Grapefruit is also an essential food for spring that helps wakes up your body out of hibernation. It makes your eyes feel bright, refreshed, and moisturised.
Select grapferuits that are heavy for their size - they tend to have a thinner skin.
Cooking Grapefruit
Grapefruits can be eaten raw, sliced, peeled as an orange, or served as a half-shell. Grapefruits can be grilled and baked. Grapefruit with honey is a cleansing and healthy breakfast for Kapha. In Costa Rica the fruit is cooked to transform the sourness into sweetness, then served in a sweet dessert known as stuffed grapefruit. Sliced grapefruit with cilantro and chili peppers make for a spicy, refreshing, and juicy salsa. Grapefruit in salad actually helps in digestion of the salad greens. Serve room temperature rather than cold for a more juicy effect.
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AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT
Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances.
With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you.
Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature.
By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health.
See How it Works.
Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick.
Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.
Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food.
Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body.
Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food.
Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods.
Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion.
Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste.
One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes.
The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent.
Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?
Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia.
They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature.
Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.
Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.
Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Grapefruit
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a
lesser degree. Astringents.
An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.
Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract.
An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.
Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.
Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.
STRONG RUTIN
Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.
Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.
In each clinical research trial below, students from the
Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the pharmacological effects.
See other clinical research trials for diet & herbs at Joyful Belly.
TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION
How did Grapefruit affect your temperature?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
8
6
10
1
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your ear temperature?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
22
0
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
SweatHow did Grapefruit affect your sweat quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
21
2
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
SkinHow did Grapefruit affect the tones / color of your skin?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
1
4
0
19
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the color of your tongue body? *This question refers to the tongue itself, not the coating.
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
22
0
1
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the swelling or size of your tongue body?
19
16
13
10
7
4
5
5
15
More Swelling (larger/fatter)
Less Swelling (smaller/thinner)
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
DigestionFor help analyzing your digestion,
see overview of Digestive Health
How did Grapefruit
11
9
7
5
3
1
2
9
5
6
3
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your digestion speed? *This can be gauged by how quickly you feel hungry after eating and how quickly you eliminate your meal.
20
16
12
8
4
0
3
16
5
1
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
TOXINS
How did Grapefruit affect the amount of your gas & bloating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
5
17
1
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the intensity of your stool smell?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
3
16
6
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the thickness & size (surface area) of your tongue coating?
15
12
9
6
3
0
6
8
10
1
0
Much smaller/thinner coating
Slightly less coating
Same
Slightly larger/thicker coating
Much larger coating
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the color of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
4
2
0
1
18
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your throat soreness?
26
21
16
11
6
1
3
20
2
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the intensity of your urine smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
19
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
20
3
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the intensity of your sweat smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
21
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your acne?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
22
2
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the shade of your freckles/moles?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
23
1
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
0
0
0
3
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
22
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the shade / color of your lower eyelid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
24
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
HYDRATION
UrineHow did Grapefruit affect your urine frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
3
14
5
3
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the dryness of your skin?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
1
21
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the puffiness of your lower eyelid?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
21
4
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the cracks on your tongue?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
2
15
6
2
Much more/larger/longer cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less
Much less/smaller/shorter cracks
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
FLUID-THICKNESS
How did Grapefruit affect your ear pressure?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
24
0
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
RespiratoryHow did Grapefruit affect your level of sinus congestion?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
15
10
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
21
17
13
9
5
1
2
15
8
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Grapefruit affect your energy levels?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
0
9
12
4
Much less energy
Slightly less energy
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more energy
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your muscle tension?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
4
12
7
1
Much less tension
Slightly less tension
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more tension
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your anxiety levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
5
17
2
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less anxiety
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more anxiety
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the movement or stillness of your tongue as you hold it out?
22
18
14
10
6
2
3
19
3
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
DIGESTION
How did Grapefruit affect your digestion speed? *This can be gauged by how quickly you feel hungry after eating and how quickly you eliminate your meal.
20
16
12
8
4
0
3
16
5
1
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the amount of your gas & bloating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
5
17
1
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
DigestionFor help analyzing your digestion,
see overview of Digestive Health
How did Grapefruit
11
9
7
5
3
1
2
9
5
6
3
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect burning sensations in your digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
3
12
8
1
Much relief
Slight relief
Same
Slightly more burning
Much more burning
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
TONGUE
How did Grapefruit affect the color of your tongue body? *This question refers to the tongue itself, not the coating.
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
22
0
1
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the swelling or size of your tongue body?
19
16
13
10
7
4
5
5
15
More Swelling (larger/fatter)
Less Swelling (smaller/thinner)
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the thickness & size (surface area) of your tongue coating?
15
12
9
6
3
0
6
8
10
1
0
Much smaller/thinner coating
Slightly less coating
Same
Slightly larger/thicker coating
Much larger coating
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the color of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
4
2
0
1
18
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the movement or stillness of your tongue as you hold it out?
22
18
14
10
6
2
3
19
3
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the cracks on your tongue?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
2
15
6
2
Much more/larger/longer cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less
Much less/smaller/shorter cracks
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
STOOL
How did Grapefruit affect your stool frequency/quantity?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
2
9
12
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your stool color?
20
16
12
8
4
0
6
1
0
3
15
More yellow
More gray
More green
More orange
Same
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the intensity of your stool smell?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
3
16
6
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your stool lightness?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
6
15
3
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly darker
Much darker
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your stool consistency?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
12
11
1
1
Much softer
Slightly softer
Same
Slightly harder
Much harder
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
URINE
How did Grapefruit affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
20
3
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
UrineHow did Grapefruit affect your urine frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
3
14
5
3
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the shade of your urine?
20
16
12
8
4
0
2
6
15
2
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly Darker
Much Darker
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your urine clarity?
17
14
11
8
5
2
3
13
9
More cloudy
Same
More clear
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the intensity of your urine smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
19
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
SWEAT
How did Grapefruit affect the intensity of your sweat smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
21
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
SweatHow did Grapefruit affect your sweat quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
21
2
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
SKIN
How did Grapefruit affect the dryness of your skin?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
1
21
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the shade of your freckles/moles?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
23
1
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your acne?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
22
2
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
SkinHow did Grapefruit affect the tones / color of your skin?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
1
4
0
19
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
EYE
VisionHow did Grapefruit affect your vision clarity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
19
5
0
Much less clear
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more clear
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the shade / color of your lower eyelid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
24
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the puffiness of your lower eyelid?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
21
4
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
0
0
0
3
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
22
No Change
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
ENT
How did Grapefruit affect your throat soreness?
26
21
16
11
6
1
3
20
2
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
21
17
13
9
5
1
2
15
8
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your ear temperature?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
22
0
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your ear pressure?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
24
0
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
RespiratoryHow did Grapefruit affect your level of sinus congestion?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
15
10
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
HEART
How did Grapefruit affect your heart rate?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
0
16
9
0
Much slower
Slightly slower
Same
Slightly faster
Much faster
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your heart rhythm?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
21
1
More palpitations
Same
Less palpitations
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
22
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
SYSTEMIC
How did Grapefruit affect your anxiety levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
5
17
2
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less anxiety
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more anxiety
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your muscle tension?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
4
12
7
1
Much less tension
Slightly less tension
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more tension
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your temperature?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
8
6
10
1
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
How did Grapefruit affect your energy levels?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
0
9
12
4
Much less energy
Slightly less energy
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more energy
Total Responses: 25 Study ID:171 (2024-01-14 - 2024-01-24)
Grapefruit may be beneficial for these symptoms.
The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
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