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The enzyme – known as CYP 3A4 – may also be affected by apple juice, lime juice and orange juice made from Seville oranges. These juices should also be avoided with cholesterol lowering statin drugs (such as Lipitor), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (such as Prozac) and, as mentioned above, drugs that manage blood pressure.

I told you about the FDA plan to impose harsh new regulations on dietary supplements (vitamins, minerals, and herbs), and even food products that might be used to treat health problems.

The proposed guidelines appear in a document posted on the FDA web site. And here's what the document has to say about vegetable juice: "If the juice therapy is intended for use as part of a disease treatment regimen instead of for the general wellness, the vegetable juice would also be subject to regulation as a drug."

colony collapse disorder (CCD) is quickly becoming a national nightmare for beekeepers. In CCD, most of the mature bees in a colony abandon their hives and don't return. Obviously the honey industry will suffer, but more important is the sudden absence of these efficient pollinators who are responsible for the survival of a large percentage of food crops.

In 2005, The U.S. Department of Defense awarded more than $1 million to Appalachian State University to test quercetin supplements under conditions that would approximate the relentless physical demands sometimes put on soldiers.

Previous studies have shown that quercetin (a natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory) helps keep the immune system strong. But according to Appalachian State researchers, theirs is the first double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to show that a plant compound can prevent viral illness.

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