If I have one weakness, it would be grapefruit. Many people dislike grapefruit and I recently watched Jim Gaffigan speak of grapefruit as the least-liked fruit during a stand-up set. I believe Mr. Gaffigan was referring to doctors’ description of tumors using fruit as a reference. If you have a grape-sized tumor, you are in good shape. When you have a grapefruit-sized tumor, things are looking less positive. He felt like it was natural to use the least-liked fruit to describe the most-serious sized tumor.
I am not sure why I like grapefruit so much but, when it is in season, I eat about two per day.
I realize that I may have an expiration date on this love. I am not talking about it being out of season in the summer, I am talking about how it interferes with many prescription medications. As I get older, I may have to steer away from my fruity love. So, along with my desire to keep myself healthy to enjoy life to its fullest, I also need to stay healthy so I can avoid medications that will prevent me from my winter staple.

When I was little I LOVED orange juice. I drank so much I broke out in a rash and then I was banned. Thanks for this childhood reminder.
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Wow. I am interested in how these powerful jewels contradict prescription medicines. It’s so frustrating when we are told to not take things that are seemingly good for most people. For me, it was soy milk. After my diagnosis of hypothyroidism, I was told, no more.
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It is a mystery as to how something natural can be so contraindicated.
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Well a grapefruit addiction is a pretty good one to have! 2 a day? Wow. I start my day with . small glass of grapefruit juice.
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I love grapefruit too! And knowing that it can interfere with medication, I try to only eat a few a season. I was just thinking the other day… does anyone cut oranges the way we cut grapefruit? Or is it the same as grilled cheese sandwiches always getting cut on a diagonal? Something to ponder!
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I actually peel my grapefruit but I still don’t eat the membranes. I was taught this by teacher friends in Massachusetts!
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I had a friend in Michigan introduce me to a grapefruit spoon. Its serated to cut your grapefruit away from the membrane!
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I own one, along with a grapefruit knife!
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This post reminds me of the Grapfruit diet I did in high school. It made me hate grapefruit. I can no longer eat it. I can’t imag two in a day!
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