| How to cure gout is all about diet. This is the key | | | | types have way more of these purines than |
| to keeping gout at bay and to possibly eliminating | | | | other foods. This is why you need the following |
| it from your life. However, you need to determine | | | | list of foods to avoid so that you can get rid of |
| what foods to avoid, or reduce, before | | | | gout. |
| discovering how to cure gout. You see, you first | | | | Here are just some of the foods to avoid (or at |
| should understand how gout comes about. | | | | least reduce significantly): |
| Gout is brought on by too much purine, a | | | | * Organ meats (kidneys, liver, brains, etc.) |
| chemical in our bodies that converts food to | | | | * Some fish (herring, mackerel, shellfish, sardines) |
| energy. Once the food has been converted, the | | | | * Anchovies |
| purines breakdown into uric acid. If this uric acid is | | | | * Meat extracts |
| excessively created, it lends to uric acid crystals | | | | * Some red meats |
| being formed in your joints. It's this very action | | | | * Yeast |
| that causes painful bouts of gout. | | | | * Poultry |
| Along with the pain of gout, comes swelling and | | | | * Scallops |
| inflammation. | | | | * Alcohol (especially beer as it has eight times |
| So the clue to how to cure gout lies in the very | | | | more purine that alcohol) |
| nature of the action of purines turning into uric | | | | Follow the Foods to be Avoided or Reduced list |
| acid, which in turn transform into uric acid crystals. | | | | above. By doing this you will be contributing |
| By that I mean, food. | | | | towards controlling future gout attacks. You may |
| Purines are found in food, as well as being | | | | even cure your gout altogether. This is the start |
| naturally in our bodies. It's just that some food | | | | of to cure gout. |