Trying to find ways other than blood-letting, donating blood so often etc
Grapefruit Normalizes Hematocrit Levels
Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 1988;58(4):414-7. Ingestion of grapefruit lowers elevated hematocrits in human subjects. Robbins RC, Martin FG, Roe JM. Source Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville. Abstract This study was based on in vitro observations that naringin isolated from grapefruit induced red cell aggregation and evidence that clumped red cells are removed from the circulation by phagocytosis. The effect on hematocrits of adding grapefruit to the daily diet was determined using 36 human subjects (12 F, 24 M) over a 42-day study. The hematocrits ranged from 36.5 to 55.8% at the start and 38.8% to 49.2% at the end of the study. There was a differential effect on the hematocrit. The largest decreases occurred at the highest hematocrits and the effect decreased on the intermediate hematocrits; however, the low hematocrits increased. There was no significant difference between ingesting 1/2 or 1 grapefruit per day but a decrease in hematocrit due to ingestion of grapefruit was statistically significant at the p less than 0.01 level.
"This study was based on in vitro observations that naringin isolated from grapefruit induced red cell aggregation and evidence that clumped red cells are removed from the circulation by phagocytosis."
Phagocytosis is the cellular process of engulfing solid particles by the cell membrane to form an internal phagosome by phagocytes and protists.
http://blog.caloricious.com/2011/09/...-anti-oxidant/ great read! So it basically acts like Coq10.
Grapefruit Normalizes Hematocrit Levels
Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 1988;58(4):414-7. Ingestion of grapefruit lowers elevated hematocrits in human subjects. Robbins RC, Martin FG, Roe JM. Source Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville. Abstract This study was based on in vitro observations that naringin isolated from grapefruit induced red cell aggregation and evidence that clumped red cells are removed from the circulation by phagocytosis. The effect on hematocrits of adding grapefruit to the daily diet was determined using 36 human subjects (12 F, 24 M) over a 42-day study. The hematocrits ranged from 36.5 to 55.8% at the start and 38.8% to 49.2% at the end of the study. There was a differential effect on the hematocrit. The largest decreases occurred at the highest hematocrits and the effect decreased on the intermediate hematocrits; however, the low hematocrits increased. There was no significant difference between ingesting 1/2 or 1 grapefruit per day but a decrease in hematocrit due to ingestion of grapefruit was statistically significant at the p less than 0.01 level.
"This study was based on in vitro observations that naringin isolated from grapefruit induced red cell aggregation and evidence that clumped red cells are removed from the circulation by phagocytosis."
Phagocytosis is the cellular process of engulfing solid particles by the cell membrane to form an internal phagosome by phagocytes and protists.
http://blog.caloricious.com/2011/09/...-anti-oxidant/ great read! So it basically acts like Coq10.