8. The Potato Problem
Reports of potato poisoning are uncommon, yet persistent incidents—particularly of mass poisonings ((“Horrific Tales of Potatoes That Caused Mass Sickness and Even Death”))—are reported...
9. The Lectin Hypothesis
Potatoes and other nightshade vegetables—and actually most vegetables—have yet another complicated class of molecular ingredient: lectins. These are proteins that bind to carbohydrates. Like...
5. James Roddick Explores Glycoalkaloids
For three decades beginning in 1970 James Roddick of the University of Exeter explored the biochemistry of nightshade glycoalkaloids. Beginning with alpha-tomatine in 1974,...
7. The Complex Cost/Benefit Chemistry of Tomatoes
James Roddick produced much of the nightshade focused research of the 70s and 80s. Over the last 20 years the undisputed leader of nightshade...
1. The Trouble With Nightshades. Maybe.
A Field Guide to the Curious Clues of Nightshade Sensitivity
My family has been cooking without potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers for 10 years now. I...
10. Counterpoint: The Mediterranean Diet
I suspect one reason that some medical professionals are reluctant to accept that nightshade vegetables might do harm is the star power of the...
11. The Autoimmune Plot Thickens— Tobacco and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Autoimmune diseases are poorly understood. The elevator pitch explanation is that your immune system gets confused and overactive, and then attacks your body—a very...
Nightshade Sensitivity, a Nutritionist’s Perspective
Talking with Carolyn Denton, MA, LN
After years combing digestive health research and finding almost nothing about nightshade sensitivity, it was a relief to finally...
12. The Chemical Complexity and Relatedness of Other Nightshades
Tobacco is clearly the nightshade with the thickest rap sheet with respect to human health problems. Tobacco smoke is known to contain more than...
Elimination Diets and Food Sensitivity
(A rough introduction to the intriguing, evolving, and sometimes controversial science of food sensitivity)
If you’re wary of elimination diets simply because of the word...