Gout and Your Liver
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
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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 and Tophi
Got Gout? How To Avoid Developing Tophi
Tophus or Tophi in plural is the same thing but what exactly is it? In Latin it is defined 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 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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