Gouty arthritis from Dr. Mercola

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Gouty arthritis from Dr. Mercola

Gouty arthritis is supposed to be disease of the rich. Between 2 to 5 million Americans are afflicted by gout.  It is characterized by painful condition usually characterized by painful joints and toes, arising from elevated uric acid levels known as hyper uricimia.  The painful attack subsides in 3 to 10 days.

Uric acid comes from breakdown of amino acid and can be harmlessly passed by the kidney into the urine.

Hyperuricemia usually accompanies the following conditions:

l.  Diabetes

2.  High blood pressure

3.  Kidney disease

4.  Cancer treatment (in chemotherapy, there is high breakdown of cancer cells and the normal cells being destroyed by cancer cells result in high amino acid, protein breakdown)

SOME ADVICE:

1.  Maintain ideal body weight  (half of gout sufferers are overweight)

2.  Exercise (as detailman of allopurinol, I know for a fact that uric level can be reduced by 30% on exercise alone)

3.  Maintain a low purine diet

4.  Lower uric acid by cherries and strawberry diet (rich in antioxidants)

5.  0 alcohol intake

6. Avoid sweet drinks or drinks with High Fructose Corn Syrup  (studies show that those who take HFCS had 85% higher risk of gout)

Above all avoid the mainstream gout medicines as colchines, allopurinol, ibuprofen, NSAI, coricosterioids (cause hormonal imbalance) as they could have nasty side effect. You can treat gout naturally --> read further