| Want to know the high uric acid foods to avoid if | | | | very high in purines and should be avoided... |
| you have gout, and want to prevent future | | | | Heart, liver, kidneys, brains, sweetbreads, broth, |
| attacks? Here, you'll discover a list of foods to | | | | comsomme, gravy, meat extracts, red meat, |
| avoid, plus, a list of low uric acid foods you can | | | | shellfish, mackerel, sardines, herring, fish roe, |
| eat as a gout sufferer. | | | | goose, turkey, partridge, baker's and brewer's |
| WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF HIGH URIC ACID? | | | | yeast, and yeast extracts. Plus, you must avoid all |
| In order to understand this, you need to be | | | | alcohol, but particularly beer. |
| familiar with natural chemical compounds that all of | | | | The following are foods which are moderately |
| us have in our bodies, and, that also exists in our | | | | high in purines and should be drastically reduced, |
| foods. These compounds are called "purines". | | | | or, better still avoided altogether... |
| They are essential in the process that provides us | | | | Asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms, lentils, |
| with our protein and energy. | | | | legumes, spinach, dried peas, oatmeal, and soy. |
| During this process, however, purines actually | | | | FOODS YOU CAN EAT AS PART OF A LOW |
| breakdown, and one of the byproducts of this | | | | URIC ACID DIET |
| reaction is uric acid in your bloodstream. Your | | | | The following are foods that can make up a |
| kidneys then process and expel excess uric acid | | | | sensible, relatively low purine diet... |
| from your system via your bladder and urine. | | | | Essential fatty acids (e.g. salmon, tuna, seeds, |
| Unfortunately, when either there is too much uric | | | | flaxseed, nuts etc.), complex carbohydrates (e.g. |
| acid being produced, or, your kidneys cannot | | | | pasta, rice, cereals, green-leafy vegetables, fruit, |
| process it fast or efficiently enough, excess acid | | | | bread -- but avoid white flour products), low-fat |
| is retained in your bloodstream and circulated | | | | dairy products, foods high in vitamin C (e.g. |
| around your body. This excess acid can then be | | | | potatoes, red cabbage, red bell peppers, oranges, |
| deposited in crystalline form in your joints (your | | | | tangerines, mandarins, etc.), fruit juices, and drink |
| big toes the majority of the time, but other joints | | | | at least 2 liters of fresh water every day to help |
| as well). | | | | your kidneys flush excess uric acid from your |
| Under the microscope these crystals are in the | | | | system. |
| form of tiny needles which give rise to the | | | | WANT TO FIND OUT MORE? |
| symptoms of gout; redness, swelling, inflammation | | | | Your diet is at the heart of your recovery from |
| and, of course, unbelievable pain. | | | | high uric acid levels leading to gout. But, as with |
| BUT WHY SHOULD SOME FOODS BE AVOIDED | | | | most things in life, it isn't quite as simple as that. |
| i.e. HIGH URIC ACID FOODS? | | | | There are many other issues for you to consider |
| Remember above how uric acid is produced by | | | | in order to relieve the symptoms of gout, and, |
| purines, and, purines also exist in our food? Well, | | | | reduce high uric acid levels in the blood. Also to |
| too much purines can lead to too much acid for | | | | prevent future gout attacks and possible joint and |
| your kidneys to handle and you end up with | | | | kidney damage. |
| excess acid in your blood, leading to crystals in | | | | You're in luck though. There's a uric acid gout |
| your joints and thus a gout attack! | | | | report available online that thousands of ex-gout |
| So it's just common sense that someone | | | | victims worldwide have successfully used to |
| suffering a gout attack, or, someone who suffers | | | | prevent their gout returning. It also contains a |
| from regular gout attacks, should avoid foods | | | | special 2 hour gout pain relief program. |
| that are high in purines. | | | | And it uses fully-researched, totally natural |
| And it becomes even more important when you | | | | methods, without resorting to expensive drugs |
| learn that once having one gout attack, you're | | | | with their horrible side effects. |
| almost certain to have others. And frequent, | | | | So that you benefit two ways: (1) you get rid of |
| regular gout attacks can lead to permanently | | | | your excruciating pain very fast, and, (2) you |
| damaged joints and kidney stones. | | | | prevent your gout returning, so that you reduce |
| HIGH URIC ACID FOODS TO AVOID (HIGH | | | | the risk of permanent damage to your joints and |
| PURINE FOODS) | | | | damage to your kidneys including painful kidney |
| The following are foods that are either high or | | | | stones. |