Natural Remedies for Gout

Gout attacks stink.  They do.  Anyone who has had to suffer through a gout attack will tell you bluntly that it feels a lot like walking on glass even when you aren't moving.  Gout usually happens to men between the ages of 40 and 50 although a woman's chances of an attack increases as she ages.  Researchers believe that this is because a woman's estrogen level drops as she gets older. A typical remedy from a doctor is a steroid treatment and some anti inflammatory medication to help the person get through until the attack subsides.  But are there natural remedies for gout?  And can someone with a history of gout make some very small changes and actually prevent it in the future?  The answer is a resounding yes and this is what I plan to discuss in this article....how to use natural remedies to treat gout.

Understanding why gout happens is important.  If you have had gout and been to a doctor then you have probably heard talk about how an attack is precipitated chiefly to an excessive increase in uric acid.  And of course, you would also think that by eliminating uric acid altogether that your attacks would end.  It kind of works that way and kind of doesn't.

You see, uric acid is an important acid in our bodies.  In fact, many people think that uric acid is just as important as vitamin C.  In a normal state, uric acid benefits us more than detracts from our health.  However, the problem happens when we can't eliminate the uric acid.  Uric acid starts to build up and winds up in our bloodstream.  When this happens, it wrecks havoc on our joints where it winds up landing on.

Knowing this, it is safe to assume that in order to find a natural remedy for gout, we need to find food and nutrients that will help to hinder and reduce excess uric acid serum.

The most natural remedies for gout is actually in the foods that we eat.  After all, when you think about it, foods are really nothing more than medicine for the body and different foods will affect our bodies differently, right?

With that said, since gout is primarily due to an excess of uric acid, we need to find foods that suppress uric acid.  And the good news is that there are things out there that do just that!

Alfalfa is one of those foods that will help to reduce serum uric acid.  You can eat this in a salad (alfalfa sprouts) or if you aren't a rabbit, you can also take it in a table or capsule form.  The recommended daily intake is 2,000-3,000 milligrams.

Cherries, strawberries and blueberries are also great for reducing uric acid in the body and preventing a gout attack from happening.  Not only are these fruits chocked full of anti-oxidants, they also will neutralize uric acid even when you are in the middle of a gout attack.

Vitamin E is a very important vitamin because it improves circulation of the blood.  The better your body can circulate blood, the less likely that you will have gout.  Consequently, if you are a fan of fried foods, then you are destroying the stores of vitamin E that you do have.

Noone talks about water but water is hands down the best natural remedy for gout.  And while it isn't necessarily food, making sure you are completely hydrated will have you body kicking the harmful toxins out of your body quickly.

Natural remedies for gout are great but if you don't know what you are dealing with, then what good would any remedy do you?  Below is a great video that gives some great gout information