Tim's Gout Toes

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I have EXACTLY what you need. My best friend has gout and it’s all under control from this guide I bought him off the net. The link is below. It’s a book that you download that tells you all the natural foods he can eat to control his gout.

One of the worst things about getting gout is having to change your eating habits. Well that’s not the worst thing, but it’s one of the hardest things. Help him avoid red meats especially if you can.

What you want to do is get some cherry extract, juice, or a whole lot of real cherries for him to munch on. They’ll help flush his system out and break down the uric acid build up in your hubby’s body.

Hope that helps.

Dan

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Most probably you are tired of hearing “Diet Change”, “No Meat”, etc kind of advices. Everybody says gout patient is not suppose to eat meaty high purine foods, but if you ask some of those chronic gout sufferers, they will tell you that doesn’t work in treating the gouty inflammation.

Well, at least you have started by asking the right question. This is the first time I heard a gout patient asking about holistic remedies instead of instant cure or any magic pills. I bet you do know that those chemical drugs doesn’t work effectively.

Actually, gout is not just a problem that happens at the feet or the joints. Gout is a symptom or warning signal that your body sends out to warn you that your body is going through acidosis. To prevent it, you must make sure you maintain the pH of your body well by eating more alkaline foods and drink water with higher pH.

If you are already having the painful inflammation, you need to manage it with the help of some herbs or fruits that has anti-inflammatory effect. Cherries is popular among the gout patients for effective in minimizing the pain. But DO NOT assume that taking cherries everyday can lower the uric acid level. You have to understand that treating the inflammation and preventing it are totally different.

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You can develop gout if you have too much urate in your body.

Urate (also called uric acid) is a chemical which everybody has in their blood. It travels in the clear part of the blood (the plasma). Excess urate is usually passed out of the body through the kidneys and into the urine. However, if you are prone to gout, the level of urate in your blood can rise if:

your kidneys don’t pass urate fast enough
your body produces too much urate
If the level of urate is too high, it can form tiny crystals that collect in your tissues, particularly in and around your joints. This is what causes the swelling and pain. These crystals form at cooler temperatures which is why gout is more common in your fingers or toes.

Not everybody with high levels of urate gets gout and some people get gout but don’t have high levels of urate.

It’s not known why some people develop gout and others don’t.

There are certain factors that can increase your likelihood of getting gout. You are more likely to have gout if you:

are a man aged 40 to 50
are a post-menopausal woman, although women are much less likely to develop gout
consume high levels of substances called purines in your diet, which are commonly found in red meat and seafood (see Prevention)
drink excess alcohol
take certain medicines, such as diuretics (“water tablets”), which increase the flow of urine from the body
take medicines that raise levels of urate in your blood, for example vitamin B12
have a family history of gout
have kidney disease causing your kidneys to not pass enough urate out in your urine
are overweight
have a medical condition such as psoriasis (itchy, dry and flaky skin) which can sometimes cause your body to produce too much urate
have high blood pressure
injure a joint
Diagnosis is by blood test and Allopurinal tablets taken daily long term to prevent further attacks.
Low purine diet.