Granny_Weatherwax Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I am giving up Nightshade vegetables for 30 days to see what happens with my health. Supposedly the nightshade vegetables contribute to arthritis and athritis symptoms. I am hoping that removing them from my diet will help my achey Lyme disease riddled joints. The vegetables to be excluded are: potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant and peppers. I will begin tomorrow. If anyone wants to join in you are more than welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdanigirl Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 OMG I couldn't give up peppers! :willy_nilly: Let me know how it goes though. I have never heard of this and it seems very interesting. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Food4Thought Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I know my dad (with fibromyalgia and three different types of arthritis) tested positive in an allergy test to nightshade veggies. Any other month and I think I would join you, just to try. Unfortunately, I've got eggplants, tomatoes & Yukon Golds in my garden waiting for harvest this month... I'd love to know how it goes for you though. It might be worth an elimination test later in the year for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) Tomatoes? Truly? That is one of few foods I couldn't live without. Does the bad truly outweigh the good with my precious ruby fruit??? In my eyes they are right up there with bananas on my God's Perfect Foods list. The rest of those nightshades I could give up. If I didn't have always hungry teenagers that need filling up, I'd say that potatoes are highly overrated. But not my beloved tomatoes. ETA - Congrats on your successful biking challenge! And I do hope that this elimination diet is successful for you. It is so convenient to know what foods are bad triggers for us. Edited August 20, 2010 by AuntieM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Jo Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 My dh did this about a year ago...he is off all meds. Makes cooking a pain at times...but worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Dd8 is allergic to both eggplant and to peppers. So far she seems to do ok with tomatoes and potatoes. So she's joining you on half of the challenge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I haven't done a lot of reserch on it, but seveal years ago, my mom heard somewhere that mushrooms can make arthritis worse. She loved mushrooms, but she stopped eating them and her arthritis improved greatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Dd8 is allergic to both eggplant and to peppers. So far she seems to do ok with tomatoes and potatoes. So she's joining you on half of the challenge! I am currently joining you on a slightly different half! I can have tomatoes and peppers, but am allergic to eggplant and potatoes. Do you want to join me in eating wild game and weird grains like teff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 My friend's mom is sensitive to nightshade vegetables, and she avoids them completely. I actually read an article about this in a Wise Traditions article (Weston A Price foundation). VERY interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 ETA - Congrats on your successful biking challenge! And I do hope that this elimination diet is successful for you. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 My dh did this about a year ago...he is off all meds. Makes cooking a pain at times...but worth it. Yeah for your dad. That's wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 I haven't done a lot of reserch on it, but seveal years ago, my mom heard somewhere that mushrooms can make arthritis worse. She loved mushrooms, but she stopped eating them and her arthritis improved greatly. Mushrooms, huh? I'll have to research that. I have been eating mushrooms and egg whites every morning for about a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Do you want to join me in eating wild game and weird grains like teff? Venison is a staple here so I've got that covered. I don't know what teff is. It sounds like teflon and all I can picture is some black gooey stuff, kinda like tar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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