On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 20:42:38 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:

~
~"sw" wrote in message
...
~ Over the years I have grown tomatoes and had good success, however I
~have
~ now been told that they are linked to the arthritic feeling I get in
~my
~ hands. I stopped eating them and the feeling went away so there
~must be
~ some truth in the matter. (Mores the pity as I love a freshly picked
~tomato)
~
~ Can anyone suggest a crop that I can grow next year that will take
~up a
~ similar amount of space and be just as nice picked and eaten
~straight off
~ the plant?
~
~Tomatoes.
~
~My wife is 78 and I am 80. We both eat tomatoes and red peppers daily
~as major components of our diet. Neither of us suffers from any
~arthritis.
~My neighbour is 78 and his wife is 75. They both love tomatoes and he
~cultivates them intensively in his greenhouse. Neither of them have
~ever complained about arthritis.
~

I eat cherry tomatoes like they're going out of fashion. I get through
pounds of the things.
I also get arthritic twinges that stop me being able to use my hands
sometimes for minutes. It's hereditary - my dad's the same, and so was
his dad (who lived to 97 and was the one who started me off with
allotments and growing veg). Dad fills his greenhouse with toms each
year.

I think if you are going to get arthritis, our genes are what counts!


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
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