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GOUT
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| What Is
Gout |
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Gout
is a very painful type of arthritis that occurs because
of the buildup and crystallization of uric acid in the body. This uric acid buildup and
subsequent
crystallization leads to painfully sharp uric acid crystal being
deposited
throughout the body’s joints especially the big toe. Other
deposits of uric
acid called tophi can also form resembling lumps underneath the skin
and kidney
stones can also develop as the result of this condition.
For most people who are
unlucky enough to get gout, the big
toe is the part of the body that suffers the most.
When inflicted with gout, the big toe becomes
extremely sore and sensitive sometimes even becoming warm and swollen.
A gout
attack at night can
be severely painful,
waking the sufferer up it it occurs.
Gout occurs in four separate stages
Stage
1: Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia
No symptoms are felt in
this first stage of gout in which
the uric acid levels start to rise.
If
the high levels of uric acid are not attended to, then
it will began to precipitate out of the blood
and become crystallized in the kidneys and joints.
Stage
2: Acute gouty arthritis
Acute gout is the second
stage and the stage in which gout
begins to harm the body. The Uric acid levels reach a point that the
blood
cannot keep it in a dissolved form and it begans to crystallize and
deposit
itself in the joints. Pain and swelling then occurs. Attacks of acute
gout
generally happen in the night and can last for weeks at a time if left
untreated. These attacks can then become more severe and prolonged if
nothing
is done about them.
Stage
3: Intercritical gout
After the attacks have
subsided a person enters this third
stage in which the immune system begins to stabilize itself and gets
ready for
more attacks from the still forming uric acid crystals.
While there are no symptoms in stage three,
if a person with gout does not get help by this time, the disease
becomes
increasingly harder to control.
Stage
4: Chronic Gout
This is the worst and
most destructive stage of the
condition and one that can cause permanent damage to the joints and
kidneys. The
affected joints can
deteriorate, causing extreme crippling pain. In some more extreme case,
this
stage can even lead to kidney failure and death.
Like many other chronic
conditions, gout is a disease that
can build upon itself and become worse if it is not treated in its
earlier
stages. By noticing the early warning signs and seeing a physician, you
can
catch gout in its early stages and reduce the chances of having to go
through
the crippling latter ones.
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| Causes
Of Gout |
Gout is a condition in
which there is too much uric acid in
the body. This uric acid then crystallizes in various joints,
especially the
big toe causing sharp pain. Uric acid comes from the breakdown of
substances
known as purines. These purines are found in numerous body tissues and
in foods
such as liver, anchovies, peas, and green beans.
In most cases, uric acid
is broken down and dissolved in the
blood, passing through the kidneys and exiting the body via urine. Uric
acid
can build up in the blood for several different reasons including the
body
naturally increasing its uric acid production, the kidneys failing to
filter
out the uric acid from the blood, or eating a diet that consists of
food with
high levels of purines.
When the blood contains
high levels of uric acid, it is
called hyperuricemia. Most people who develop hyperuricemia however,
generally
do not go on to develop gout. Only
when
large amount of uric acid crystals form do people develop this
condition.
Top ten reasons that you might get gout
- If
you have a family history of gout, then you stand a greater chance of
getting
it yourself.
- If
you happen to be a man: Men are much more at risk at getting it then
women.
- If
you drink too much: If you drink a lot of alcohol on a regular basis
then you
are more likely to develop gout.
- If
you are overweight: People who are obese stand a greater chance of
getting
gout,
- If
you eat foods that are high in purines. Eating too many foods like the
ones
mentioned above will increase the amount of uric acid in your body thus
increasing your chances of getting gout.
- If
you had an organ transplant. People who have had organ transplant stand
a
greater risk of getting gout than those who have not had one.
- If
you exposed to lead. Lead exposure increases your chances of getting
gout.
Knowing which chemicals are lead based and staying away from them will
help
decrease your chances of getting this affliction.
- If
you have an enzyme defect: If your are lacking enough of the enzymes
that help
you break down purines then uric acid crystals might form and
proliferate
throughout your body causing gout.
- If
you are taking certain medications: Diuretics, cyclosporine, levodopa
and even
aspirin may increase your chances of getting gout.
- If
you take niacin: Taking the vitamin niacin also increases your risk of
getting
gout.
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| More Information On Gout |
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Gout
Diet
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The
main goals of your diet are:
-to
reduce intake of purines and normalize the purine metabolism
-to
eliminate purines from your blood and tissue
-to
lower uric acid in your blood
Exclude:
Foods
rich in purines:
fried
meat, fried fish, meaty soups, caviar, beans, cauliflower,
radish,
spinach,
asparagus, sorrel, tomatoes, strong tea, coffee, alcohol
(especially beer and wine, vodka - very rarely).
Foods
especially rich in purines:
strong
tea, cacao, chocolate, coffee, spinach, mushrooms, poultry
(liver,
kidneys,
sweet meat), meaty and fish soups, small fish ( sprats,
sardines),
sausages, liverwurst, beans, yeast.
Include:
Foods
extremely low or free of purines:
fruits,
vegetables, nuts, cereals, sugar, honey, jam, eggs, milk,
yogurt,
dairy
products.
The
following
foods will have a diuretic effect, help to eliminate purines and
improve stomach activity:
berries,
bluberries, cabbage, cherries, strawberries, grapes, lemon,
melon and watermelon.
Include
these
foods in your diet:
-Soups:
vegetable soups, soups with cereals or with pasta ( no beans,
peas or sorrel).
-Low
fat boiled meat and fish, no more than 100 g ( 3oz) a day or 2-3
times a
week.
-Cottage
cheese, yogurt, sour cream
-Eggs,
swiss cheese
-Vegetable
salads. Use boiled or raw vegetables.
-Fresh
fruits, like apples, pears, plums, apricots, oranges, grapes,
cherries
-Nuts:
walnuts and hazelnuts
-Beverages:
tea (not strong), tea with milk, natural juices, coffee
substitute,
water, rosehip tea
-Bread:
white and dark.
-Rice,
millet, oatmeal, buckwheat and barley
-Fat:
butter and vegetable oil
-Sauce
or spices: mayonese, laurel leaves, lemon and vinegar
Drink
no less than 2 L of liquid daily to dilute and assist excretion
of
urates
Do
not take long breaks between meals and do not starve yourself.
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Home
Remedies
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It
will be very helpful to drink extract made of uva
ursi (bearberry) leaves
( 2 tea spoon of the leaves for 1 glass of boiling water, boil it for
10-15 minutes, cool it down, filter it and drink the whole amount
during a day. ) However, some people can get Cystitis after continuous
drinking of bearberry extract. That's why it is better to mix 1 part bearberry
leaves, 1 part chamomile
and 1 part linden
flowers or 1 part
cowberry leaves with 1 part raspberry
leaves. Drink no
more than 800 ml
of the extract a day.
- Apply cold
raw cabbage
leaves to your
tender spots.
- Take
1 glass of oats
(not oatmeal),. add 1 L of boiling water and boil
the mix until only half of it left. Filter the extract, add 2 glasses
of
milk and boil it again for 10 minutes. Again, filter the
extract
and drink 1 glass of it 3 times a day.
Very old effective
remedy:
take 2 table spoons of lilac flowers, add 1 glass of vodka and keep it
for 1 week in a dark place. Shake the bottle regularly. Take 50 drops
of the tincture 3 times a day before meals.
Tincture
with agave Americana: cut
off 10 leaves from an agave Americana plant, grind them and add 1 glass
of vodka. Keep the bottle in a dark place for 10 days. Take 40 drops of
the tincture 3 times a day before meals.
- Put
50 g of sage
in 3 L of boiling water and boil it for 10
minutes.Soak your tender spot in this extract for 30 minutes. Then
cover it with warm clothes and go to bed. Repeat the treatment every
day for 1 month. This is an excellent remedy for dissolving of gout
lumps.
- Take
1 table spoon of ground celery
root, add 1 L
of boiling water and
let it sit for 8 hours. Filter the extract and drink 1/2 glass of it 3
times a day. Keep it in your refrigerator. The treatment can take up to
3 months.
- Wash
11 medium size lemons,
grind them (without seeds, but with the skin still on them) and add 1
kg of honey. Stir everything well and keep the mix in your
refrigerator. Take 1 table spoon of the mix 3 times a day before meals.
- Compresses with raw fish:
Buy about 5 pounds of raw fish fillet. Divide the fillet on 10
parts, put every part in a plastic bag and keep all bags in the
freezer. Every night defrost 1 bag, stick your foot inside the bag,
make sure that the fillet is placed on the most painful spots, put a
sock over the plastic bag and fix the bag and the sock with a band.
Leave it on for a night and wash your foot in the morning with warm
water. If you apply the compresses to both feet, then you would need 20
bags for a10 day treatment. The pain will go away completely.
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Cleanse
Your Joints!
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You
can solve a lot of problems if you eliminate excess of salts from your
body. Choose one of these most effective and very easy remedies:
Laurel Extract:
Grind 5-6 g of laurel leaves, add 1 1/2 glass of boiling water and boil
it in open pot for 5 minutes. Cover the pot and let it sit for 4 hours.
Filter the extract. Drink it slowly during a day ( do
not drink it
in one gulp because
the substances from the
extract might enlarge the blood vessels and provoke internal bleeding
). Repeat
the treatment for 2 more days (3 days total), take 1 week break, repeat
the treatment for 3 days and take 1 month break. Use this whole
cleansing remedy once a year. Drink the extract no later than 30
minutes before meals and 1 1/2 - 2 hours after meals. It is very
important to follow the directions. While you cleanse your joints, it
is very helpful to take showers where you alternate hot and cold water,
herbal baths or go to a sauna.
This
remedy will eliminate salts from your joints and reduce
inflammation and edemas. The remedy is recommended for all joint
disorders. Warning:
do not use it if you have stomach or duodenal ulcer.
Rice Remedy:
This remedy will cleanse joints, blood and internal organs. It is the
best to use wild rice (brown rice). You will need 5 glass jars. Put 2
table spoons of rice in the first jar and add 1/2 L of water. Leave it
for 24 hours. Next day wash the rice from this jar with clean cold
water and again add 1/2 L of cool boiled water. At the same time put 2
table spoons of rice in the second jar and add 1/2 L of cool boiled
water. Do it every day and in 5 days you will have 5 jars with rice and
water. On the sixth day take the rice from the first jar, add fresh
water and make a hot cereal (boil it without adding salt). Eat the
cereal for breakfast (on the sixth day). Do not eat or drink anything
after that for 3-4 hours. Do not forget to put 2 table spoons of rice
and water in this jar as soon as you use it. Continue the cleansing
treatment for 40 days (you will need to prepare each jar 8 times).
Sunflower Root
Extract:
Reduce 1 glass of sunflower roots to fine particles with a hummer, add
3 L of boiling water and boil it on medium heat for 3 minutes. Filter
the extract and cool it down. You can keep it in your refrigerator. You
can boil the roots one more time, but the second time you have to boil
them for 10
minutes. Drink the whole amount slowly during 2-3 days 30 minutes
before meals or 2 hours after meals. The salts will be eliminated with
your urine. The cleansing treatment is for 1-2 months. Use this remedy
once a year.
Potato Water:
This remedy will cleanse your joints, stomach and reduce the
inflammation if you have arthritis. Boil potatoes with the skin still
on it until it is ready (do not forget to wash the potatoes before
boiling). Drink 1 glass of the water left from boiling 3 times a day:
before breakfast, before lunch and before you go to bed for 2 weeks.
Take a 2 week break, then repeat the treatment.
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| HEALTH TIP |
It is
recommended to eat at least 1 pound of
apples a day. Also, you can boil a few apple pieces for 10
minutes, let it sit for 4 hours and drink it instead of tea.
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| BEAUTY TIP |
Take
100 g of chamomile flowers, add 10 L of boiling water and 200 g of
salt. Stir everything well and let it cool until you get a comfortable
temperature for taking a bath. Take a bath for 30-50 minutes every
night before you go to bed. It will help with joint inflammation.
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