What Are Good Foods to Help Get Rid of the Gout?
John Salter
June 15, 2010
I'm often asked this and my reply is always the same; that it's not just what you eat that helps get rid of the gout, but more importantly, what you don't eat. Let me explain...
GOUT CAUSES
Your agonizing gout is caused by crystals in your joints that have formed out of you having high uric acid levels in your bloodstream. But uric acid is actually a byproduct of chemical compounds called 'purines' that are part of the metabolizing process in your body. When these breakdown as part of this process, uric acid is produced.
Your kidneys then take up this uric acid, process it and then excrete excess from your body. But sometimes your kidneys can get overwhelmed by the amount of acid being produced, or, they just don't work efficiently enough for some reason. When this happens excess uric acid is retained and you finish up with high levels in your blood, leading to crystal formation and gout.
PURINES IN FOOD
Gout and diet are linked. As well as being in your body cells, purines are found at varying concentrations in your food. So you see that you are continually adding purines to your system. But, as a gout victim, you need to reduce your uric acid to get rid of gout, so you need to reduce the amount of purines being ingested.
Now, as I said before, purines exist at varying levels or concentrations in our foods. So your first step is to identify which foods are high in purines and which are relatively low in purines. And guess what? You need to avoid the foods that are high in purines, and, replace with those that are low in purines. In this way you formulate a good gout diet for yourself.
FOODS TO AVOID TO HELP GET RID OF GOUT
Generally speaking, foods high in purines are also foods that are high in protein, for example; offal / organ meats such as liver and kidneys, poultry like duck and goose, fish such as herring and sardines, shellfish like mussels and scallops, and also yeast and yeast products.
GOOD FOODS TO HELP GET RID OF GOUT
On the other hand, your good foods to help get rid of gout are things like; essential fatty acids food (e.g. tuna, nuts, seeds, flaxseed, etc.), high vitamin C (e.g. red bell peppers, red cabbage, potatoes, etc.), green leafy vegetables (but not spinach or asparagus), low-fat dairy produce (yogurt, milk, cheese, etc.), and complex carbohydrates (e.g. breads, cereals, rice, pasta, as well as fruits and vegetables).
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED IN GETTING RID OF GOUT
A good diet for gout is very important in helping to determine whether you'll keep getting gout, or, whether you'll be able to eliminate it. But there are several other important things that you need to address as well. These are things such as your weight, your lifestyle, any underlying medical conditions, your family history of arthritis / gout, etc.
As well as getting rid of the symptoms of a gout attack, you also need to prevent recurring gout, as this may cause kidney problems and even permanent joint damage, if they occur frequently enough over a sufficient period.
You're in luck though. There's a special gout report available online [see below] that has all the information you need in one place. It is what thousands of ex-gout victims worldwide have successfully used to prevent their gout returning. It also contains a special 2 hour gout pain relief program.
And it uses fully-researched, totally natural methods. So that you benefit two ways: (1) you get rid of your excruciating pain very fast, and, (2) you prevent your gout returning, so that you reduce the risk of permanent damage.
So next, if you want to get gout pain relief in 2 hours, plus, prevent your gout returning in the future, then go to http://gout-relief-today.blogspot.com and discover how you can quickly do both without expensive drugs with their horrible side effects.
GOUT CAUSES
Your agonizing gout is caused by crystals in your joints that have formed out of you having high uric acid levels in your bloodstream. But uric acid is actually a byproduct of chemical compounds called 'purines' that are part of the metabolizing process in your body. When these breakdown as part of this process, uric acid is produced.
Your kidneys then take up this uric acid, process it and then excrete excess from your body. But sometimes your kidneys can get overwhelmed by the amount of acid being produced, or, they just don't work efficiently enough for some reason. When this happens excess uric acid is retained and you finish up with high levels in your blood, leading to crystal formation and gout.
PURINES IN FOOD
Gout and diet are linked. As well as being in your body cells, purines are found at varying concentrations in your food. So you see that you are continually adding purines to your system. But, as a gout victim, you need to reduce your uric acid to get rid of gout, so you need to reduce the amount of purines being ingested.
Now, as I said before, purines exist at varying levels or concentrations in our foods. So your first step is to identify which foods are high in purines and which are relatively low in purines. And guess what? You need to avoid the foods that are high in purines, and, replace with those that are low in purines. In this way you formulate a good gout diet for yourself.
FOODS TO AVOID TO HELP GET RID OF GOUT
Generally speaking, foods high in purines are also foods that are high in protein, for example; offal / organ meats such as liver and kidneys, poultry like duck and goose, fish such as herring and sardines, shellfish like mussels and scallops, and also yeast and yeast products.
GOOD FOODS TO HELP GET RID OF GOUT
On the other hand, your good foods to help get rid of gout are things like; essential fatty acids food (e.g. tuna, nuts, seeds, flaxseed, etc.), high vitamin C (e.g. red bell peppers, red cabbage, potatoes, etc.), green leafy vegetables (but not spinach or asparagus), low-fat dairy produce (yogurt, milk, cheese, etc.), and complex carbohydrates (e.g. breads, cereals, rice, pasta, as well as fruits and vegetables).
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED IN GETTING RID OF GOUT
A good diet for gout is very important in helping to determine whether you'll keep getting gout, or, whether you'll be able to eliminate it. But there are several other important things that you need to address as well. These are things such as your weight, your lifestyle, any underlying medical conditions, your family history of arthritis / gout, etc.
As well as getting rid of the symptoms of a gout attack, you also need to prevent recurring gout, as this may cause kidney problems and even permanent joint damage, if they occur frequently enough over a sufficient period.
You're in luck though. There's a special gout report available online [see below] that has all the information you need in one place. It is what thousands of ex-gout victims worldwide have successfully used to prevent their gout returning. It also contains a special 2 hour gout pain relief program.
And it uses fully-researched, totally natural methods. So that you benefit two ways: (1) you get rid of your excruciating pain very fast, and, (2) you prevent your gout returning, so that you reduce the risk of permanent damage.
So next, if you want to get gout pain relief in 2 hours, plus, prevent your gout returning in the future, then go to http://gout-relief-today.blogspot.com and discover how you can quickly do both without expensive drugs with their horrible side effects.
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