Grapefruit Seed Extract Controversy

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Hi,

My LLMD has recommended that I begin taking 250 mg of grapefruit seed extract

twice a day to kill the cyst form of lyme (I can't take flagyl because I already

have too much neurological damage).

I was alarmed at the wikipedia entry on grapefruit seed extract, eg, the fact

that apparently most commercial sources of grapefruit seed extract contain

synthetic antimicrobials and disinfectants:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapefruit_seed_extract

An article for The Townsend Letter also is replete with citations of numerous

studies verifying these claims:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_259-260/ai_n13628960/

ly, I don't want to be taking even small amounts of benzethonium

chloride...

What is your take on this controversy?

(I guess you'll have to cut & paste my link addresses above to see what I've

been looking at...)

Maureen