Solanine (Bell peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, etc.) sensitivity?

Hello Opera Diva :-)

A great book which clearly lists all of the food families and other allergy resources,is the Food Allergy Self help book by Marjorie HURT JONES.

Here is a table of the Solanaceae family

Eggplant,

Potato

tobacco

tomato

this family contains all food called "pepper"

cayenne

chili

(Not black pepper)

green pepper

hot pepper(sauce)

paprika

pimiento

red pepper

Solanaceae species are often rich in alkaloids that can range in their toxicity to humans and animals from mildly irritating to fatal in small quantities.

Night shades are a major contributor to Arthritic pain and inflammation.And can be very irritating to sensitive individuals.

The dangers of the Tasty Deadly Night-Shades.

Dr. Norman Chillers, a professor of horticulture at Cook College in New Jersey who has worked with plants all his life, reported that regular consumption of tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants and bell peppers is a primary cause of arthritis. He noted that in arthritic patients symptoms of this potentially crippling disease go away usually in a period of several weeks to several months when they stop eating these foods.

Source: Norman Chillers, The and Health, N.J.: Horticulture Publications, 1977.

Dr. Jensen also found this to be the case. Night-shades are acid forming foods that will set up your body for a variety of disease states including cancer and arthritis.

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Solanine (Bell peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, etc.) sensitivity?

Ok, this may end up being too medically technical for anyone to answer, but here goes.

I (and my mother and sister) have all realized fairly recently that Bell peppers cause us gastrointestinal distress. We all also have problems with caffiene in coffee, although green tea seems to be fine in...