Benefits of Tomatoes
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- Relieves dryness and thirst
- Cleans the liver
- purifies the blood
- Detoxifies the body
- Encourages digestion
Because of these benefits people that suffer from:
- diminished appetite
- indigestion
- food retention
- anorexia
- constipation
have found relief.
Tomato relieves liver heat and accompanying symptoms such as high blood pressure, red eyes, and headache.
Even though an acidic fruit, after digestion the tomato alkalizes the blood and so is useful in reducing the acid blood of rheumatism and gout.
Vine-ripened tomatoes are best; green-picked tomatoes that are later ripened can weaken the kidney-adrenal function.
Cautions: Tomato upsets calcium metabolism and should be avoided in cases of arthritis. Large amounts of tomatoes are weakening for everyone.
Dosage: 1-2 tomatoes twice daily.
Information taken from Healing with Whole Foods
Tags: Arthritis, constipation, Fruits, indigestion, Tomatoes
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Love your site! Lots of good info!
Interesting info re tomatoes and arthritis. Is it the acid that does this? Are there other foods that interfere with arthritis?
P.S. Link for “Healing with Whole Foods” didn’t work.
It is because Tomatoes contain solanine which is a calcium inhibitor. Other members of the Nightshade family also contain solanine - they are eggplant, bell pepers and potatoes.
Great Article. I was intrigued with Mention of Arthritis and calcium inhibition by Solanine
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