Products you can't combine???

I have just read the article on one of the polish (popular) websites about foods you shouldn't combine and just wanted to share with you as I don't know what to think about it.

I am originaly from Poland and I know doctors and mentality of european people is focused on I would say "more holistic" approach to the treatment of diseases and different conditions than I found here in US. I am not saying is better or worse but I believe that sometimes combining both treatments (medication and diet) can be beneficent.  I think most of us try to avoid taking more medications and would like to, if possible, reduce it as much as possible. And I think a lot of us is looking for the diet options that can reduce our RA pain and swelling. That is what I found and translated for you:

Cottage cheese with tomato
Frequent consumption of tomato products with dairy products (eg cottage cheese), can lead to painful joint disease. Contained in tomatoes acids (citric, malic, chlorogenic and coumaric), combine with calcium to form insoluble crystals that accumulate in the joints and leads to the formation of inflammation that cause severe pain.

 

I don't know if I should believe in that, maybe there is something in it?? who knows.. I am not a scientist and just sharing, maybe someone will be interested as I personally love to eat white cheese with tomatos.

 

There is the list of few more products that you shouldn't combine, but I will paste what I found most interesting:

 

Potatoes and eggs
Eggs should not be used with potatoes, because the latter contain oxalates. These substances inhibit the absorption of calcium and iron, a valuable ingredients contained in eggs.

 

Fish with Vegetables cross
You should not combine fish with vegetables containing goitrogeny (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts). These substances block the absorption of iodine, which is a valuable component of marine fish, including the corresponding for the proper functioning of the thyroid. To neutralize goitrogeny, vegetables should be cooked, not covering the pot for the first few minutes.

 

Thanks for comment SydneyJo :)

Yes me too at the beggining of my RA I was looking for the foods which can help with all the RA problems, I hoped for some miracle diet which could stop the RA symptoms. But I think I got a little bit overwhelmed as there is so many different stories and one website says that, the other something completly different. A lot of confussion, so I gave up on this part. I still try to eat healthy and avoid processed, fried foods but come on... I already understood that it will be VERY hard to avoid the medications.

There may be something to the tomato based products. A few weeks ago, I drank an entire container of V8 Juice since I have GP and can't eat veggies, and I had the worst flare ever! I've been afraid to try it again for fear I might have that horrid joint pain again.