Cure For Gout Without Prescribed Drugs! Posted: 03-30-07 21:08pm
1. The goal of diet for those with gout is
to reduce the production of uric acid to
normal levels. Cherries, and all rich
colored berries, such as blueberries, are
recommended. Consume half a pound of fresh
or unsweetened frozen cherries per day for
a period of three to six weeks as a
healing protocol.
2. Organic cherry juice is especially good
for gout, as are many of the new "magic
juices" such as Goji, Acai and Noni juice,
puree or powder. Pomegranate fruit
extracts have been shown to be effective
as well.
3. Eliminate alcohol consumption, which
both increases uric acid production and
reduces uric acid excretion in the
kidneys. Gout sufferers should also
maintain a low-purine diet, which
completely omits organ meats, shellfish,
yeast (brewer's and baker's), herring,
sardines, mackerel, and anchovies.
4. Intake of dried legumes, spinach,
asparagus, fish, poultry, and mushrooms,
should also be curtailed. Refined
carbohydrates and saturated fats are best
kept to a minimum.
5. Drink plenty of pure water, because it
keeps urine diluted and promotes the
excretion of uric acid.
6. Test for food and environmental
allergies and avoid all foods and
substances to which you are allergic.
7. Cleansing and Detoxification, including
colon and bowel cleansing therapies,
fasting, kidney and gallbladder flushes,
physical medicine, and homeopathic
remedies.
8. In clinical trials with gout patients,
devil's claw was found to relieve joint
pain, as well as reduce blood cholesterol
and uric acid levels. For gout sufferers,
professionals can recommend: 1-2 g of
dried powdered devil's claw root three
times a day; 4-5 ml of (1:5) tincture
three times a day; or 400 mg of dry solid
extract (3:1) three times a day.
9. The following nutritional supplements
are recommended: eicosapentaenoic acid
(EPA; 1.8 g daily), vitamin E (400-800 IU
daily), folic acid (under a doctor's
supervision, 10-40 mg daily), and
quercetin with bromelain (125-250 mg three
times a day between meals).
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Posted: 03-31-07 14:30pm
During the fifteen year period when I had
attacks of gout, I tried a variety of
herbal preparations, including cherry
extract and devil's claw. As was true of
everything that I tried to alleviate my
gout, they were effective at first, but
their effectiveness wore off over time.
For the last four years, I have been
completely gout-free as the unexpected
result of discovering and overcoming my
sleep apnea. I have described my
experience at my website
<www.freewebs.com/goutcure> . A
similar experience is described at
<gout-aware.com> .
Medical literature from twenty years ago
describes the physiological reason why
sleep apnea causes gout. The reduction in
oxygen in the blood that results from the
repeated periods when breathing ceases
during sleep has two important effects.
Effect #1 is that the reduction of oxygen
to the cells causes them to undergo a
process of disintegration (catabolism),
which culminates irreversibly in their
overproduction of uric acid. Effect #2 is
that the acidity of the blood increases as
a result of the increased ratio of carbon
dioxide to oxygen, making more likely the
precipitation of uric acid from the blood
in the form of monosodium urate crystals.
When these crystals lodge in a joint, they
cause the pain and inflammation of gout.
The crucial thing that I learned from my
experience is that gout is an immediate
warning of sleep apnea, which can have so
many serious consequences over the long
term, many of them life threatening.
Anyone with gout should be checked for
sleep apnea, and it should be overcome if
it is diagnosed. If you need more
information, you can find it in a new book
titled "The Perils of Sleep Apnea - An
Undiagnosed Epidemic" . It's available at
amazon.com - search for apnea,epidemic.
