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DESCRIPTION: Soaking and cooking poppy seeds can lower their morphine and codeine levels, but those undergoing drug testing may want to avoid them altogether.
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In my research I run across reports of reactions to foods that are so rare I figure it’s not worth doing a whole video about them, but then I worry that I may be missing an opportunity to help a few people. Like my videos on kombucha (Kombucha Tea Good For You?, star fruit (Are Star Fruit Good For You?, nutmeg (Don’t Eat Too Much Nutmeg, tarragon (The Safety of Tarragon, or grapefruit Tell Your Doctor If You Eat Grapefruit (
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