Can I take anti oxidant foods while on pro-oxidizing drugs?

floridadude23

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Posted 6/29/2016 7:45 AM (GMT 0)

So, I'm on the following pro oxidizing drugs:

Malarone
Mepron
Tindamax [well, it affects mitochondria at least, and anti oxidants protect mitochondria]
Artemisinin

I am concerned about all this drug induced oxidation going on constantly, plus my mitochondria health from the Tindamax.

Is it okay to take a greens superfoods shake that has kale, berries, green tea, beet root, maca root, wheat grass, barley grass, chlorella? Or will these anti oxidant foods interfere with the drugs? Also what about taking 1 gram of Vitamin C daily? Thoughts?

[I do know to specifically avoid CoQ10 as it interferes with Atovaquone...]

Traveler

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Posted 6/29/2016 1:54 PM (GMT 0)

Considering we can take binders 2 hours after any abx (pharma or herbal/alternative) without it binding to the meds, you should be able to use the same 2 hour time period to make it 'safe' to take the abx and the green superfoods shake - but this will bump it up for others that know more than I do about this!

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