> Ardeith wrote: > > I went no-wheat about 2 years ago.....and for the past > > 18 months or so, I've been having flare-ups from my > > Rheumatoid Arthritis..... > Richard said: > I never realized my intolerance/allergy to > tomatoes/eggplants/peppers. Ardeith writes: Oh, Dirty Words!!!! Salads are so blah without tomatoes!! Anyone know another veggie that makes a salad tasty! I usually use assorted green stuff, cukes, green onions, sometimes mushrooms, summer squash.....but for me tomatoes make the salad.....and eggplant is almost as satisfying as meat.......I'm really going to hate giving up on these........ And Alison wrote: I've read that RA can be greatly helped by not eating dairy. That and not eating wheat is basically the paleo diet. Ardeith writes: Maybe.....I've been clinging to a bit of ice cream in the evening as my "reward" for NOT eating chocolate chip cookies, a chunk of pound cake, or half a key-lime pie....all of which were once major ingredients in my life...... So....now, I'll bite the bullet and cut the nightshade family and all dairy.....even yogurt......but I think I'll keep the butter a while longer......just to see what happens next........and while I'm at it, I'll taper off the cortizone drugs so I can tell what's really happening. (and maybe then I can drop the twenty pounds I re-gained while on the drugs) [log in to unmask] Walk The Path With Practical Feet! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.