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Miracle Fruit Involved in Murder

December 23, 2008

Some may think this is negative press, but it’s all in good fun.  Last week’s episode of CSI: NY featured the murder of a girl at a flavor tripping party.  She was given poison to drink and…oh my!  She couldn’t taste it because of the perception-altering effects of the miracle fruit.  No more spoilers.  You [...]

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Miracle Fruit 101

December 18, 2008

New to miracle fruit? Start by checking out some of the links from the following list: 1. Flavor Tripping Party NYC. This little expose is responsible for a lot of the buzz on miracle fruit.  I wish I could have been there. 2. What’s a subject without a wikipedia entry? Nonexistant. 3. Places to buy [...]

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The Miracle Fruit Man, Curtis Mozie

November 8, 2008

If you’ve been lucky enough to get a hold of miracle fruit berries (not the readily-available tablets), chances are you purchased them from Curtis Mozie.  For about 12 years, Mozie has been growing and developing the miracle fruit.  His farm in Ft. Lauderdale, FL is, quite possibly, the only location in the US with an intent of [...]

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Have you lost your taste sensitivity as a side-effect of medication?

June 21, 2005

People on chemo treatments normally report that the drugs leave them with an unpleasant metallic taste in their mouths. It is a shame to have one’s eating and tasting experience dminished, even just a little bit. According to a preliminary study conducted by Dr. Mike Cusnir, an oncologist at Mount Sinai’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in [...]

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