Diet and Gout
If you are suffering with gout, the first thing you must do is eliminate the excess sugar and grains in your diet, as well as processed meat. Sugar feeds yeast in the body and conventional grains turn into sugar. Meanwhile, PROCESSED meats are full of unhealthy hormones and antibiotics, and they’re also acidic to your system. In terms of beverages, it’s important to stay away from alcohol.
What to try to help eliminate symptoms:
1. Celery Seed Extract
Step No. 1 is to consume celery seed extract and celery juice. Celery seed extract actually has been shown to decrease uric acid buildup in the body.
Researchers have identified over a dozen different types of antioxidants that are responsible for the benefits of celery . This makes celery useful for treating a wide range of conditions that are made worse by inflammation: joint pain (from arthritis) & gout.
You can buy the supplement or celery seed extract. You can also use a vegetable juicer to produce celery juice or just eat celery throughout the day — all of which are great for getting rid of gout.
2. Black Cherry Juice
The No. 2 home remedy for gout is black cherry juice or cherry juice extract. Treating gout is one of the many health benefits of cherries. A study published in Arthritis & Rheumatism evaluated 633 individuals with gout who were treated with cherry extract over a two-day period. This cherry treatment was associated with a 35 percent lower risk of gout attacks. When cherry intake was combined with allopurinol use, a prescribed medication for gout and kidney stones, the risk of gout attacks was 75% lower.
Cherry juice has very similar benefits to celery juice: It reduces inflammation and uric acid buildup in the body. If you just add celery and black cherry juice to your diet, you will see very fast results in getting rid of gout.
3. Nettles
The third thing you can add is nettles. Nettles are a powerful anti-inflammatory phytonutrient, and you can buy it in tea form. A review of commonly used herbal remedies, including nettles, published in Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, relays the standing of nettles as an anti-inflammatory food. So again, you can buy nettles as a supplement or drink it as a tea, and it’s great for getting rid of gout.
4. Magnesium
One other remedy that’s been very beneficial in treating gout is magnesium. Magnesium is an alkaline mineral. That alkaline mineral can also decrease uric acid formation in the body, and studies show magnesium is an effective treatment for gout, particularly acute cases of gout.
Eat More:
High-fiber foods – High fiber foods include fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds that are high in fiber which can help reduce uric acid.
Potassium-rich foods – Foods high in potassium like avocado, raw cultured dairy, coconut water, salmon, squash, bananas and apricots can help balance intracellular fluid relieving gout.
Fresh berries and cherries – Berries and especially cherries can help neutralize uric acid.
Wild-caught fish – Omega-3s help reduce inflammation and can help overcome gout pain.
Water – Drink plenty of water, at least 8 oz every 2 hours to flush uric acid out of your system.
FOOD TO TRY AND AVOID BECAUSE OF HIGH PURINE CONTENT:
HERRING, TUNA, MACKEREL, SARDINES, ANCHOVIES, SCALLOPS
AN ALTERNATIVE IS SALMON
TURKEY, GOOSE
LIVER, KIDNEY, TONGUE,
BEER ( MOST HIGH RISK CAUSES A SPIKE IN URIC ACID)
SUGARY DRINKS
ASPARAGUS, MUSHROOMS,PEAS, SPINACH AND CAULIFLOWER
DATES, PRUNES, LYCHEES, PLUMS CHERRIES AND PEARS
ALCOHOL