--- title: Lifestyle Tips | Evidence-Based Wellness description: Evidence-Based Wellness | The Zone Diet is not a weight-loss program per se, but a clinically validated dietary system to reduce cellular inflammation throughout the body and in the process control hunger. To help get you started, we’ve created lifestyle tips article, as well as videos that teach you how to use the various Zone tools. --- ##### Shop By Category - [ Best Seller ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/best-sellers) - [ Omega-3s ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/omega-3-fish-oil) - [ Polyphenols ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/polyphenols) - [ Zone Foods ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/zone-foods) - [ Blood Tests ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/blood-tests) - [ Supplements ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/supplements) - [ Books ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/books) - [ Skin Care ](https://zoneliving.com/collections/skin-care-1) - [ Metabolic Engineering ](https://zoneliving.com/collections/metabolic-engineering) - Best Seller [ Shop All ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/all) ##### Shop By Zone Food - [ Zone Muffins ](https://zoneliving.com/collections/zone-muffins) - [ Zone Pasta ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/zone-pasta) - [ Zone Shakes ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/zone-shakes) - [ Zone Bars ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/zone-nutrition-bars) - [ Olive Oil ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/olive-oil) [ Shop All ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/collections/all) [![easy-to-make](https://blog.zoneliving.com/hubfs/Global_2023/easy-to-make.webp) ](https://zoneliving.myshopify.com/blogs/recipes) Easy-to-make recipes just for you. 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By [Mary Perry, MS, RD, LDN](https://blog.zoneliving.com/lifestyletips/author/mary-perry-ms-rd-ldn) [![What Are Nightshade Vegetables and Should You Avoid Them?](https://blog.zoneliving.com/hubfs/Lifestyle%20Tips/0818_NightShades_Blog-thumb.jpg) ](https://blog.zoneliving.com/lifestyletips/what-are-nightshade-vegetables-and-should-you-avoid-them) [Polyphenols](https://blog.zoneliving.com/lifestyletips/topic/polyphenols) [Evidence-Based Wellness](https://blog.zoneliving.com/lifestyletips/topic/evidence-based-wellness) [Weight Loss](https://blog.zoneliving.com/lifestyletips/topic/weight-loss) [Zone Diet](https://blog.zoneliving.com/lifestyletips/topic/zone-diet) [Nutrition](https://blog.zoneliving.com/lifestyletips/topic/nutrition) | 2 min read ## [What Are Nightshade Vegetables and Should You Avoid Them?](https://blog.zoneliving.com/lifestyletips/what-are-nightshade-vegetables-and-should-you-avoid-them) It seems that no food is off limits from being put on the restricted l... 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