Gout Medications
A Comprehensive Look at Gout Medications If you suffer from gout then there are two ways your doctor can treat your gout with medication. First there the preventive gout medication, those that you take daily to keep uric acid levels normal and medication that help you during gout attacks, when you are most in pain,…
Gout and Pregnancy
Can being pregnant cause a woman gout? Pregnancy is a stage in a woman’s life where she experiences many changes with her body and causes many pregnancy symptoms like mood swings, water retention, allergic reactions, nausea and breast tenderness. Did you know that pregnant women can also develop gout during pregnancy? Gout during pregnancy is…
Gout and Food Addiction
Are you addicted to foods that are harmful? Food addiction is very powerful and food addiction is what caused your gout in the first place. Despite your best intentions, you probably find yourself eating large amounts of unhealthy foods despite the fact that you know it causes you harm. How come? Well it all has…
Gout and Dietary Supplements
Where Do Supplements Fit In, In a Gout Diet? Dietary Supplements are defined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 11994 as “a product taken by mouth that contains a “dietary ingredient” intended to supplement the diet. Dietary ingredients can consist of the following substances:…
Gout and Apples
Apples in a Gout Diet As far back as the Garden of Eden, apples have been considered the quintessential “perfect” food and for good reason. Apples are one of the most cultivated and consumed fruits in the world. As the old saying goes “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Truth is it really…
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, Bacteria and Leaky Gut
Can Microbiomes Treat Gout One Day? Ever since Barry Davis contacted me and agreed to write the guest post on his personal bout with gout, and how he thinks that parasite bacteria in our gut may be the root cause of gout, I have been doing more research on the subject and my findings will…
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…
Traditional vs Modern Medicine in Treating Gout
A Unique Look Between Old World and New World Medicine This post was guest written by a gout sufferer that reached out to me via email regarding his experience with gout which explains his experiment and how he believes that bacteria in our gut may be the culprit. Very interesting theory that Barry Davis brings up…
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