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Nightshade Sensitivity

Could you be reacting to FOOD TOXINS Nightshade Vegetables? If yes, why?

Because this group of foods is only recently introduced to our diet from South America. We have only been eating these foods since the seventeenth century, around four hundred years. . . We humans take many thousands of years to adapt to new foods - because it requires that we evolve new biological equipment. 

 

Nightshades contain food toxins

There is a group of vegetables which - if eaten frequently or in excess - are now known to cause Leaky Gut Syndrome in some people. Leaky Gut can lead to more serious medical conditions.

They contain actual FOOD TOXINS: alkaloids, lectins, phytates and saponins.

 

Which Ones Are Nightshade Vegetables?

The most commonly eaten nightshade vegetables are:   

    • Capsicum family (bell peppers, chili peppers, jalapeno, cayenne pepper etc.)

    • Eggplant (Aubergine)

    • Goji berry

    • Ground cherry

    • Potatoes - especially potato skins

    • Tamarillos

    • Tomatoes and concentrated tomato products

    • Tomatillos

 

How Do Nightshade Vegetables Cause Leaky Gut?

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Depending on the quantity eaten, the effect of saponins in these foods can damage the gut lining and lead to disease.

Saponins in these foods have evolved to protect the plant from being decimated by insects. The action of the saponins it to dissolve the cell membranes of predatory insects so they die.   

Unfortunately this same effect - damage to cell membranes - can also be suffered by mammals (like us!) frequently in the small intestine. The result is a gut lining that develops holes and allows the passage of foreign - often toxic - substances into our bloodstream - making us ill . . . Leaky Gut.

In addition some of this group of vegetables (e.g. potatoes) also contain lectins which cause additional gut damage in large amounts in some people. Remember - the effects of nightshade vegetables depend on the quantity eaten. Overindulgence - as with any 'modern food' may lead to problems.

 

 

I think I might be sensitive to food toxins. What should I do?

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RESEARCH & REFERENCES

i Eaton et al.: Stone Agers in the fast lane: chronic degenerative diseases in evolutionary perspective. Am J Med. 1988 Apr;84(4):739-49 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3135745

iiCordain L, Cereal Grains: Humanity's Double Edged Sword. World Review of Nutrition & Dietetics, 1999;84:19-73 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10489816

iiiPrevalence of Lactose Intolerance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance