The connection between gout and your liver In this post we will examine the importance of your liver as it relates to your gout. Your liver plays a critical role in

Gout Causes

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Gout and the Singapore Chinese Health Study

Animal Protein Intake Ups Gout Risk in Chinese Patients A recent population based-study coming out of Singapore where they examined the long term data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study examined

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Causes of Gout

What causes gout exactly? Gout is developed once there is too much uric acid in the blood, a condition known as hyperuricemia. Uric acid is a waste product that comes about

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Gout and Weather

Do you get a gout flare when the weather changes? The climate plays a big role for us gout sufferers especially when it’s hot and humid which may lead to dehydration

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Gout and Women

Is Gout More Common in Men or Women? Although gout is widely considered a male disease, gout in women is not that uncommon. A 2008 US health survey found that 4%

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Gout Complications

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Gout and Tophi

Got Gout? How To Avoid Developing Tophi Tophus and Tophi both refer to the same thing, but what exactly is it? In Latin, it is described as a stone. Ouch! You

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Gout and Hyperuricemia

Does Hyperuricemia Actually Cause Gout? As a gout sufferer, you must’ve heard or read this big complicated word Hyperuricemia. Yeah I know, looks hard to pronounce, let alone know what it

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Gout and Smoking

Can Smoking Actually Cause Gout? Although there hasn’t been any studies done linking smoking and gout, there are associations where it may increase your uric acid levels in the blood and

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Gout Foods to Eat

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Gout and Lemon Juice

What Can Lemon Juice Do For Your Gout? Lemon is a fruit in the citrus family, people like lemon due to its’ distinctive sour taste which consists of lemon juice. It

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Gout and Genetics

Do Genetics Play A Role In Gout? Some breaking news hit the newswires this past week about gout and genetics. This coincided with the passing of my father, Angelo Koulouris, who

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