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Anonymous wrote:As someone who doesn't tolerate many night shade plants, I just looked this up. Avoid seed fruits and veggies? So eat potatoes mostly? And seeds, eat like it is 12000BC? And what is a blue light danger? Let me tell you a simpler way...cut wheat and dairy from your diet first. And what about the Blue
Zones? They eat whole grains, legumes and plants with seeds and seem to be doing awesome health and longevity wise. This appears to be a true quackery!

I'm the PP with two autoimmune diseases asking about people's experience with this diet. I have been gluten free for about 4 years and have been dairy free for around a year. I am a vegetarian, so tend to eat a lot of legumes. I also eat a lot of tomatoes and bell peppers. Potatoes are nightshades, so they aren't compliant with Plant Paradox but sweet potatoes are.

I have tried all of the conventional wisdom and it hasn't worked for me. I've continued to flare with my conditions and have breakthrough symptoms even on immunosuppressants, and I've continued to gain weight even though I eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much of them.

I'm going to try this for around a month and see if I notice any difference. I'm pretty much willing to try anything at this point.

Anonymous wrote:As someone who doesn't tolerate many night shade plants, I just looked this up. Avoid seed fruits and veggies? So eat potatoes mostly? And seeds, eat like it is 12000BC? And what is a blue light danger? Let me tell you a simpler way...cut wheat and dairy from your diet first. And what about the Blue
Zones? They eat whole grains, legumes and plants with seeds and seem to be doing awesome health and longevity wise. This appears to be a true quackery!

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.redpenreviews.org/reviews/the-plant-paradox-the-hidden-dangers-in-healthy-foods-that-cause-disease-and-weight-gain/

Basically, it has little scientific evidence and probably works because you cut out foods that calorically dense, not because cucumbers are evil.

In my case it would be cutting out peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and fruit like watermelon and cherries. What is calorically dense about those?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.redpenreviews.org/reviews/the-plant-paradox-the-hidden-dangers-in-healthy-foods-that-cause-disease-and-weight-gain/

Basically, it has little scientific evidence and probably works because you cut out foods that calorically dense, not because cucumbers are evil.

In my case it would be cutting out peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and fruit like watermelon and cherries. What is calorically dense about those?

Anonymous wrote:https://www.redpenreviews.org/reviews/the-plant-paradox-the-hidden-dangers-in-healthy-foods-that-cause-disease-and-weight-gain/

Basically, it has little scientific evidence and probably works because you cut out foods that calorically dense, not because cucumbers are evil.

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty controversial as anything other than a weight loss diet. I'd like to see more research on the diet and autoimmune- there doesn't seem to be much. On the contrary, there is a lot of evidence that not eating some of the foods you are supposed to cut, like tomatoes, beans, etc., means you are cutting out a lot of benefits too.

The lectin theory doesn't really hold up. The properties that Gundry is concerned about in legumes disappear when cooked. So cook your beans...but doesn't seem to be an argument for cutting them.

My bet is this will be a fad. I'm doing my best to limit/cut out processed foods, added sugars, and gluten, and all dairy except for full fat organic yogurt. I'm managing my stress, getting plenty of sleep, and doing exercise that helps my mental and physical health which for me is yoga and walking. I don't believe cutting beans or tomatoes will get me where I want to be. But I'll be watching to see if there is additional evidence or more studies.