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Are tomatoes really bad for you?

According to a bunch of ads on the Internet, tomatoes are supposed to be bad; according to these ads, tomatoes cause arthritis pain. Do they really?
I'm an old lady with osteo arthritis and I eat tomatoes all the time and have never noticed my arthritis pain getting worse. I grow tomatoes in my garden every year so maybe it helps if it's organic, the way I grow them.

Anyone else here have an opinion or experience eating tomatoes? Anyone see or read those ads?

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TexChik · F

The skin and seeds make arthritics suffer

saragoodtimes · F

@TexChik that's why I pull back the skin and spit the seed

TexChik · F

@saragoodtimes I’ll eat them cooked in food but never by themselves

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@saragoodtimes The seeds of tomatoes & others like cucumbers have lectins on them. But so does beans of all types & wheat.

saragoodtimes · F

@cherokeepatti you're just a walking encyclopedia. I don't know half the shit you do

saragoodtimes · F

@TexChik nothing better than one picked from the garden salt pepper a little olive oil. if they're still hot all the better

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@saragoodtimes I read the book Wheat Belly written by a cardiologist. He said lectins cause inflammation. Inflammation can lead to metabolic syndrome, joint problems & inflamed organs including the heart. You should soak beans a long time to remove most of the lectins. Seeds can be scooped out of tomatoes & cucumbers. He advised avoiding all wheat products.

saragoodtimes · F

@cherokeepatti I always soak beans overnight then rinse them a few times before cooking

TexChik · F

@saragoodtimes I used to throw them at gravel trucks Thst drove by the house because momma kept making me eat them .

saragoodtimes · F

@TexChik we never waste a good tomato. they make the best sauce

TexChik · F

@saragoodtimes all I knew was I hated that sh*t and mom kept trying to feed them to me . But daddy saw me throwing them and got me into softball because of it... I got a scholarship to play in college

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@TexChik How many of them did you throw to get a good strong arm to throw like that?

TexChik · F

@cherokeepatti she had a ton ! The green ones didn’t squish when I threw them ! I hoped she would figure out I didn’t like them. Daddy told her to stop forcing them on me ! 😁

saragoodtimes · F

@TexChik oh the thought of you throwing green tomatoes when they could be pickled and enjoyed when aged a bit

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@TexChik Did the gravel truck drivers ever stop & ask to speak to your parents?

TexChik · F

@saragoodtimes 😁. I was hitting what I was aiming at ! Daddy took me to Lubbock and got me a glove and a bucket of balls . He got a mit . My softball career was born out of being an ornery little shit! 😊

TexChik · F

@cherokeepatti no . Well one stopped and said he was gonna whoop me . I hit him too and took off ! I had to apologize to him . He turned out to be very kind . I was scared to death

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@TexChik your Daddy could have whooped your butt but he did the smart thing & redirected your throwing skills to throwing a softball. Took a destructive urge & turned it into something constructive.

TexChik · F

@cherokeepatti I had serious ptsd issues , they had adopted me the year before . Daddy or momma never raised a hand to me , although I deserved it a few times