Warning: Grapefruit can interact with drugs, such as decreasing the effectiveness of estradiol, making Oxycodone last longer, increasing blood levels when on Viagra, and much more.

Grapefruit inhibits multiple enzymes in the small intestine, most notably CYP3A4. CYP3A4 is involved in the breaking down of a lot of drugs, so when it’s inhibited Oxycodone becomes inactive slower, and estradiol won’t break down all the way into estrogen. Drugs that are affected by grapefruit will often have warnings on their packaging

Personally, I like putting just a little bit of salt on my grapefruit, to counteract the bitter flavor. Dumping sugar on it doesn’t help. Grapefruits are about half as sour as lemons, since they have half the citric acid content.

Grapefruits were accidentally created as a cross between the sweet orange and the pomelo, in Barbados. Those fruits originate from Asia, but were brought to the Caribbean in the 17th century. Since it’s parent fruits are native to Asia, it grows well in Asia too.

some-controversy and peekaboo (China and Vietnam) are the two largest producers of Grapefruits, producing collectively 6.3 million tons out of the 9.8 million tons of worldwide production.

The painting was made by Robert Papp, who has a website here: https://robertpapp.com/. I don’t really know anything about the guy.

The lemon things with all of the recipes was really cool, but to be honest I just like grapefruit raw, cut in half and ate with a spoon.

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  • gaystyleJoker [she/her]@hexbear.netMEnglish
    10·
    9 days ago

    hi, does anyone wanna make the mega in the upcoming weeks? if so, reply to this post and i’ll add you to the list!

    the list as it stands:

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  • Angel [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    26·
    11 days ago
    A major moment is happening... [brief mention of transphobia from family]

    After being on HRT for over 1.5 years, becoming more feminine, being interpreted as androgynous in so many scenarios, and even working on voice training so I can speak in an androgynous tone, I feel like, despite all of my progress, something was lacking from me being able to take on a true essence as myself full-time: the hair.

    I am growing freeform dreadlocks, and though I love the process and keep getting pleasantly surprised by the development, it takes a lot of patience to be satisfied with such a hairstyle. I certainly am willing to wait, but I want to feel more affirmed in my hairstyle as it takes time to get long and more defined.

    Initially, I started wearing headscarves which helps obscure my hair on bad hair days where the freeforms are acting a bit more unpredictable, but recently, I was able to take it a step further.

    I was talking with an IRL friend of mine who is also non-binary, and I’ve known him for a long time. Me and him actually go back to when he was known by his deadname; that’s how far, and we’ve both come a long way in achieving more euphoria. I told him that I started wearing headscarves, and he finds it cute and affirming for me.

    I told him that I would like to maybe wear a wig now that I’m seeing how feminine the scarf made me, but due to my situation as you may know, I don’t have much money to spend on things like that.

    So, what happened is that this friend actually went out of his way to do some mutual aid with other people, and I was able to get money to get a neat, decently long dreadlocks wig for every day use that’s in a color and style I absolutely adore.

    I’m really fucking excited about this. It is expected to come in the mail exactly one month before my birthday, so it feels like an early birthday gift in a sense, the best one I could ever receive, and this is the opportunity that’ll pretty much let me live as my transfem androgyne self full-time without too many “off days” where I look and feel more masculine than others.

    It almost feels unbelievable especially since my transphobic family barred me from living as myself for so long that there were so many moments where I couldn’t see the end of the suffering in sight.

    trans-ferret

    • WoodScientist [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      11·
      12 days ago

      Want to know the real irony?

      spoiler

      In the days after immediately after SRS, you have to pee standing up!

      Well sort of anyway. You have to go a few days with a catheter and catheter bag. And you empty it by just walking it to the toilet and dumping it there. And while I suppose you could set up a folding chair next to the toilet to sit on while you empty the catheter bag, you are almost certainly going to just stand next to the toilet and empty it.

      So yes, in the few days immediately after SRS, you pee standing up!

  • turmoil [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    23·
    13 days ago
    mini-rant about fake allies, passing, lookism, transphobia

    something that really annoys me is when cis “allies” say (about an attractive trans person who passes) “just look at her, how can anyone say she’s not a woman!” even if they mean well, like come on. it really shows where their priorities lie, and how shallow they are. I know for a fact that a lot of cis people’s trans acceptance is purely superficial, and they need trans people to be conventionally attractive and gender conforming. of course they always say this about young pretty white women, and it makes me wonder - do they feel the same about a trans person who doesn’t look like Hunter Schafer or Kim Petras?

    and of course now I’m seeing comments like this about Vivian Wilson, who had the benefit of getting gender-affirming care as a minor. the ridiculous irony is that a lot of the fake allies who say stuff like that are the same ones who have “concerns” about trans kids getting care. so you need trans people to pass but you don’t think they should have access to things that would help them pass? fuck off!

    preaching to the choir here I know

    • AntifaSuperWombat [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      14·
      12 days ago
      CW: Transphobia

      now I’m seeing comments like this about Vivian Wilson

      I’ve seen quite a lot of people say that she looks exactly like her dad and other insulting stuff. So even if you’re beautiful as a trans woman (according to societal standards), you will still get shit on by the cis claiming that you look like a man.

    • BountifulEggnog [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      141·
      12 days ago
      spoiler

      do they feel the same about a trans person who doesn’t look like Hunter Schafer or Kim Petras?

      No, they don’t. Passing and being pretty is the only way to get the vast majority to see you as your real gender.

      Also people against trans kids getting Healthcare should die in a hole. Monstrous.

  • SamotsvetyVIA [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    21·
    12 days ago
    transphobia

    i hate it when people are so obviously dismissive but trying to hide it with their “concerns”. like yes I’ve been on hrt for so long and had these exact thoughts for a decade but sure in 10 years i’ll drop it all become a husband grow a beard and sire 23 children. That future me unknown to anyone on this planet is more important than me right now, which is why I shouldn’t be on hormones, and be made to suffer for the sake of some made up person.
    And by “people” i mean my parent. Honestly thinking of just cutting contact, cancelling the plane tickets. Maybe cutting back on financial support?

    • SuperZutsuki [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      12·
      12 days ago
      spoiler

      I know I would cut contact. Fuck all of that shit. If my mom hadn’t been fully supportive from day one I would have told her to get some fucking empathy and maybe I’ll talk to her again in the far future. Also, I’ve been on HRT for 4 months and I’ve literally never been happier as an adult. I never see myself going back and the mind/body changes are very cool and good.

    • 0x2640 [pup/pup's, she/her]@hexbear.netMEnglish
      12·
      12 days ago
      spoiler

      ugh yes “parents” do this exact thing so often and its sooooo damn annoying

      gotta say cutting contact is pawbably a very good idea

      you dont owe youre parent anything, they forced you to exist after all :p