Re: Tomatoes, ok raw but not cooked? (have pizza recipe)

I'm going to find erach and sit on him before this day is through :)



I have heard both of these arguments too asian, and I am desperate to find out why and IF canned tomatoes are really that big of a deal in my detox program. Because I add canned tomatoes to nearly everything! My diet is so very strict at the moment, I gotta have something to make everything tasty.



Here's a reasonable explanation from some Arthritis answer website:



Question: Inflammation is a term very familiar to our asthmatic and allergic readers, and you have written extensively about this immune system response. One of the most interesting facts I learned from your books is that the nightshades, a group of plants including tobacco, tomatoes, and potatoes, can actually contribute to inflammation and pain because they contain the chemical solanine. This phenomenon has been referred to as "allergic arthritis." But is this really an allergic process? Or does solanine cause inflammation by some other process?



Dr. Gilbere: Solanine in itself has the chemical properties to induce inflammation. Allergic Arthritis is spoken about because in many cases, when people eliminate nightshades completely from their diet for 90 days, the Arthritis is gone or significantly reduced—meaning it’s the body’s allergic response to the chemical. In my book Pain & Inflammation Matters, I list in detail the hidden sources of nightshades that can sabotage a seemingly nightshade-free diet.