My new year’s resolution isn’t so much a resolution as it is a commitment to solving a mystery. Last year I started getting eczema on my wrist, and in the last few months, it has started taking over my arms and legs. I have resolved to go on an elimination diet to see if there is a dietary trigger for this angry skin of mine.

Suspect #1: Nightshades

I thought nightshade was just something Sally the rag doll used to poison her big-brained creator in The Nightmare Before Christmas, but it turns out they are also a real group of plants that for some people can cause inflammation. For the month of January, I will not partake of these: potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers.

I love all of these guys, so this will be quite a challenge for me. And I’d like to think that the potatoes I won’t be eating will be just as depressed about this.