Gout and Dogs
Can Dogs Get Gout? Gout is a disease that’s commonly experienced by humans but did you know that dogs can have gout too? Yes, unfortunately, man’s best friend has the potential to experience this debilitating condition as a result of excessive uric acid in the bloodstream. It’s often a result of genes too with some…
Interview With A Young Gout Sufferer
How a 19 Year Old Developed Gout If you’ve been following my social media accounts where I post the latest news on gout from around the world, you’ll notice how gout is increasing amongst young persons starting in their late teens. I’ve also written a post about it on this site that you can check…
Gout and the Seventh Day Adventist Diet
Why do Seventh Day Adventists live longer and suffer less disease? I recently watched a thought provoking documentary on PBS which supports my dietary philosophy of eating mostly a vegetarian diet. The documentary is called In Defense of Food which you can watch here. NYTimes best-selling author Michael Pollan tries to answer the question: What…
Gout and Parkinson’s Disease
Uric Acid: Protective Effect for Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s is a disease that dates back to ancient times. The disease was named after London doctor James Parkinson in 1817 after he published “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy”, thus establishing Parkinson’s disease as a recognised medical condition. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous…
Gout and Tom Brady
Gout, Tom Brady and plant based diets A article in Boston.com about New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady caught my attention yesterday and wanted to bring it to your attention so you can see the similarities in Tom Brady’s diet. On Monday Boston.com ran an all-access interview with Tom’s personal chef Allen Campbell. He not only…
Gout and Yoga
Does Yoga help with Gout? Yoga! Yes Yoga can help gout sufferers. Yoga is actually a set of theories and practices originating in ancient India. The word yoga comes from a Sanskrit word which means “to yoke” or “to unite”. Interest in yoga has increased in western countries over the last few decades Over time…
The Financial and Economic Burden of GOUT
Us gout sufferers go through a lot, let’s admit it. But another area in our lives that gets affected is the financial and economic burden of living with gout. The lost work and income due to gout attacks, the expensive hospital bills, the high cost of prescription drugs, and the list goes on and on.…
Gout and Your Feet
Take care of your feet if suffering from gout Your feet have about 26 bones and a complex framework of muscles, ligaments and tendons. With every step you take, your feet absorb the full impact of your full body weight keeping you upright and balanced. Did you know that the health of your feet can…
Gout and the 7 Minute Workout
How to Exercise in Just 7 Minutes? This post is for those gout sufferers who say they don’t have the time to exercise, they’re always too busy and don’t want to get off the couch. Well for those that don’t have the time and are always too busy I have a solution for you but…
Gout and Lifestyle Choices
Can Lifestyle Choices Improve Your Gout? Everybody has choices to make in life, every individual is responsible and accountable for their own actions. We are all free men and women and are free to do what we want to do, even the choices we make on a daily basis on what foods to consume. There…
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