What is gout and what is the best diet for gout?
The cause of gout is high blood levels of uric acid. This uric acid is a waste product – all the body wants to do is get rid of it – and is caused through the breakdown of purines which are substances naturally found in your body. Some people seem able to withstand higher amounts of uric acid in their blood better than others. Now purines are ALSO found in several types of food. That’s where knowing the best diet for gout is important. When you get gout in a joint, it means that the uric acid in your blood has collected and crystallized. Mmmm. Razor sharp bits of crystal in the joint? No wonder he used to holler at me when I walked passed his raised foot. It is an incredibly painful thing – as all suffers (and their wives) know. For anyone such as my husband who is susceptible to this agonizing complaint then making a few changes to their diet is important. We made changes – doing all the usual “healthy” things but it wasn’t until we got hold of the research done by another Gout Wife t
