What is a nightshade? Eileen from The Phoenix Helix writes that there are many nightshades, and while the full list will be here for convenience, I want to focus on the foods that I consume everyday: Tomatoes, Potatoes, and Peppers (and occasionally Eggplant).
These are the foods, and spices, that make life spicy. They make up cuisine with their flares and starchiness. Conventional guacamole, mashed potatoes, stuffed bell peppers, et alia. just would not be possible without them. Nor would paprika, bebere, and harissa be possible either.
And nor should they be consumed in people who have an autoimmune disease. This is because the immune system works differently in these people; the immune system attacks a specific organ or organ system, based of course on the disorder one may have. There are many autoimmune diseases; some examples of autoimmune disease are celiac disease, multiple sclerosis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Grave's disease, Lichen planus, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. A full list can be found here of all autoimmune diseases. But nightshades should also be questioned in people with "leaky gut," a more vulnerable gut that takes in the proteins from foods that irritate the gut and body (thus causing inflammation) in addition to the nutrition that different foods offer. "Leaky gut" can be found in people with autism, with IBS, even with anxiety and depression. There have been associations of "leaky gut" to people with diabetes and even with cancer. (Here is another study on diabetes and "leaky gut": http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21382153)
Overall, "leaky gut" can contribute to autoimmune disease as well as a wide range of disorders and diseases. And nightshades are one of these food groups that can contribute to these problems. Here I will post an article written by The Paleo Mom that describes why nightshades are not allowed on the autoimmune protocol. If one is truly curious about the nature of autoimmune disorders, I would buy The Paleo Approach from her as she does a fantastic job describing how an immune system works when afflicted by autoimmune disease.
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On this blog, I aim to accomplish many things. My girlfriend and I have been talking of starting a cooking blog. We have cooked many meals together over a year and a half at St. John's College. We want to display our cooking and the recipes we follow here; we are not geniuses at cooking alone, after all. As we want to share our cuisine with you, you will come to find that there will be recipes with nightshades and without nightshades in them. This is because the most important purpose of this blog is to share our experiences with cuisine that is very alternative to the traditional SAD diet (Standard American Diet) and even the increasingly popular vegetarian and vegan cuisines.
I want to get a few things clarified, however, before the first blog post. I will number these things in order:
These are the foods, and spices, that make life spicy. They make up cuisine with their flares and starchiness. Conventional guacamole, mashed potatoes, stuffed bell peppers, et alia. just would not be possible without them. Nor would paprika, bebere, and harissa be possible either.
And nor should they be consumed in people who have an autoimmune disease. This is because the immune system works differently in these people; the immune system attacks a specific organ or organ system, based of course on the disorder one may have. There are many autoimmune diseases; some examples of autoimmune disease are celiac disease, multiple sclerosis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Grave's disease, Lichen planus, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. A full list can be found here of all autoimmune diseases. But nightshades should also be questioned in people with "leaky gut," a more vulnerable gut that takes in the proteins from foods that irritate the gut and body (thus causing inflammation) in addition to the nutrition that different foods offer. "Leaky gut" can be found in people with autism, with IBS, even with anxiety and depression. There have been associations of "leaky gut" to people with diabetes and even with cancer. (Here is another study on diabetes and "leaky gut": http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21382153)
Overall, "leaky gut" can contribute to autoimmune disease as well as a wide range of disorders and diseases. And nightshades are one of these food groups that can contribute to these problems. Here I will post an article written by The Paleo Mom that describes why nightshades are not allowed on the autoimmune protocol. If one is truly curious about the nature of autoimmune disorders, I would buy The Paleo Approach from her as she does a fantastic job describing how an immune system works when afflicted by autoimmune disease.
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On this blog, I aim to accomplish many things. My girlfriend and I have been talking of starting a cooking blog. We have cooked many meals together over a year and a half at St. John's College. We want to display our cooking and the recipes we follow here; we are not geniuses at cooking alone, after all. As we want to share our cuisine with you, you will come to find that there will be recipes with nightshades and without nightshades in them. This is because the most important purpose of this blog is to share our experiences with cuisine that is very alternative to the traditional SAD diet (Standard American Diet) and even the increasingly popular vegetarian and vegan cuisines.
I want to get a few things clarified, however, before the first blog post. I will number these things in order:
- This blog will cover our cooking experiences. I will not be referring to the science very much as I have done here. My reasoning for this is that public testimony over the Internet is a very vital way to understanding our current situations with autoimmune disease and autism. More research is being done on both of these conditions, and still not very much is known despite our most recent advances by the scientific community. The people are ahead of the scientists on remedies and on cures; I want to reflect the principle on this blog that everyone is equal in knowledge. I do not want to refer to the scientific authority that has come out more and more recently on diets.
- Here, everyone is on a diet. The body prefers specific things over others. My girlfriend prefers nightshades over me along with more gluten-free grains than I do. I can eat ghee without a problem while my girlfriend cannot without having some brain fog; we both cannot have other forms of dairy, though. That is fine. I want this place to be open to different diets and to people finding what works for them and does not work for them.
- Most of the recipes I will post here are from other websites. Unless if I make the recipe for what I'm cooking, I will be turning to the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol, Paleo diet, Wahls Protocol and the Gluten Free Dairy Free Soy Free Nightshade Free community for recipes. I may even modify recipes from other websites and share those recipes with my modifications.
- I will post everyday what I eat beginning on either June 1st or July 1st. I do not know which yet.
- My girlfriend or I may choose to write on other subjects that we find to be of great importance. Those articles are of our own opinions.
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