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What kind of vitamin C are you using and at what dose? My understanding is sodium ascorbate is the best form (it can cause transient diarrhea quickly). Lysine is also antiviral and plays an important role in brain health, worth researching.
Also a lot of people who have nightshade issues are fine with them as long as they are cooked. Almost all of the nightshade toxin in a potato is in the skin. I never understood that "bar food" fad of potato skins. I suppose just a delivery device for all the gooey cheese and such.I know! The rest of us eat tons of nightshades without ill effect. I think the toxins are more pronounced if the fruit or veggie isn't mature (like potatoes that still have green on them) or maybe green tomatoes? I prefer the red and yellow bell peppers (which are more mature) than the green bell peppers, because of the sweeter taste. I suppose the green ones have more of the bitter toxin. I know tomato is one of those foods that a lot of people are allergic to. My mother would break out in hives when she ate tomatoes.
Well, Hubs does have a point that the vitamins and such are in the skin too along with the anti-nutrients. The inside of a potato is pretty much just starch. This is why I don't generally eat potatoes.Hee hee. I'll have to remember that the next time my husband chastises me for not eating my potato skin.