Gout and the Atkins Diet
Is the Atkins diet good for gout patients? Another popular fad diet that you may have heard of is the famous Atkins diet developed by Robert Atkins M.D. and one time or another you may have had a friend or family member tell you that they were on the diet and losing the pounds. Many […]
Gout and Paleo Diet
Is a Paleo Diet Good for Your Gout? There are many websites on gout that claim that a Paleo diet or Paleolithic is a good and healthy diet that can help beat your gout, some even claim that a Paleo diet can even cure it! A Paleo diet consists of what cavemen ate 10,000 years […]
Gout and MSG
The Dangerous Chemical That Can Wreak Havoc to Your Health and Your Gout MSG or monosodium glutamate is a popular flavor enhancer and if you have eaten at a Chinese buffet, you know how much MSG is added and how bloated you feel once you get out of there. But MSG is not only found […]
Gout and Organ Meats
Why Organ Meats Not Only Cause Gout This week I’ll tackle the subject of organ meats that causes much confusion but if you use common sense, you’ll logically agree with my brief thesis. Consuming organ meats is very popular around the world but more popular outside of the United States mainly in Asia. Organ meats […]
Gout and Salt
Too Much Salt Should Be Avoided in a Gout Diet Although little research has been done on the subject of salt and/or sodium in regards to gout, it is important to discuss this popular ingredient that is in almost all of our foods. What sodium does in the body is it binds water and maintains […]
Gout and Seafood
Is Seafood Safe To Eat If You Have Gout? In this post we will closely examine if seafood like lobster, shrimp, crab, clams, oysters, mussels, scallops are a healthy choice for a gout diet. As always, let’s talk a little history beforehand. In the 1800s lobster was known as poor man’s food and during that […]
Sugar, Fructose, High Fructose Corn Syrup and Gout
Written by Spiro Koulouris | Medically Reviewed by Dr. Muhammad Qousain Ali, Consultant Rheumatologist on May 14, 2026 Sugar: The Big Controversy That Everybody Is Talking About Sugar! What does our brain do when it gets this stuff? We go cuckoo over sugar! It is just as addictive as cocaine and we consume so much of it every […]
Gout and Alcohol
Written by Spiro Koulouris | Medically Reviewed by Dr. Muhammad Qousain Ali, Consultant Rheumatologist on April 2, 2026 Why Alcohol Causes So Many Gout Attacks Since most of my gout attacks have always occurred after I’ve had a few drinks in the past day or few days, we will begin our education by me explaining the […]
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