Nightshade vegetables like eggplant, goji berries, and peppers can negatively affect eczema and immune systems for some individuals. — Whalespan
Nightshade vegetables like eggplant, goji berries, and peppers can negatively affect eczema and immune systems for some individuals.
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“I cut out night shades so I kept things like I have a list on my website actually but I kept like sweet potatoes parsnips carrots turnips you know so those are some of the root vegetables I kept and then I kept a lot of like leafy greens and meat so I went down to that”
“eliminate is the core four plus four more and that includes the nightshades that's like tomatoes peppers eggplants goji berries with potatoes and nuts and seeds legumes and eggs and I love most of those I don't have like an axe to grind on any one of those foods but I want the reader to find out their own bio individuality because I do great with tomato sauce I knew I loved ketchup on my grass-fed burger I don't have a problem with it but I know some people can get flare-ups from that so I want people to really find out what works for their body and what does it”
“The peppers are interesting. Definitely delicious and a fruit. But like tomatoes, they're part of that nightshade family. And for some people, including myself, the nightshades really trigger an immune issue.”