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At long last, there's a newly approved gout drug, Febuxostat, at least for gout sufferers who live in a member state of the European Union. It has been given the brand/trade name of Adenuric at least in the EU. Although it's definitely a step forward in gout treatment, it's not a miracle cure-all for this arthritic disease. Date of Article: June 6 2008.
Posted: 2008-06-06
Category: Medicine
The widely publicised low purine gout diet is based on the purine theory of the cause of gout. This theory is not the only gout cause theory. The study explained here was designed to discover whether an anti-insulin resistance diet would be successful against uric acid levels and gout attacks. Insulin resistance is another theory of the cause of gout. It did have a lot of success.
Posted: 2008-03-14
Category: Alternative Medicine
The widely publicised low purine gout diet is based on the purine theory of the cause of gout.This theory is not the only gout cause theory. The study explained here was designed to discover whether an anti insulin resistance diet would be successful against uric acid levels and gout attacks. Insulin resistance is another cause of gout theory. The diet did have a lot of success.
Posted: 2008-03-14
Category: Alternative Medicine
Natural gout treatment involves the use of some vitamins and minerals such as calcium and potassium, fish oils and possibly some others. This article provides an overview of what effects these substances have on gout, both reported and researched
Posted: 2008-03-06
Category: Alternative Medicine
Raising body pH helps in natural gout treatment because it's likely that when the body is more alkaline, more uric acid will be excreted. So how do you raise your body pH by consuming foods and drinks that are more alkaline? And if you are on a diet, which will be the case to some degree for most gout sufferers, how much attention should also be paid to raising pH from diet?
Posted: 2008-03-05
Category: Alternative Medicine
Vitamin C has been shown in some studies to reduce uric acid levels, and this is thought to be crucial in treating and curing gout. If Vitamin C from fresh foods is the best form, which foods are highest in Vitamin C to help them intake 500 mg of Vitamin C daily? This article explains.
Posted: 2008-03-05
Category: Alternative Medicine
Alkaline (ionized) water is part of natural gout treatment since it raises pH.This article explains the basics of making it at home, why a water ionizer is better than alkaline drops, and lists hyperlinks to testimonials about
Posted: 2008-03-03
Category: Alternative Medicine
Natural gout treatment means to a large degree diet. Here are three free resources on the Internet, easily downloaded, that can be part of your gout diet kit. And there are some useful ideas in this article for how a gout sufferer, who is determined to find a cure, can use the free USDA National Nutrient database to find nutrients that aid that cure.
Posted: 2008-03-03
Category: Alternative Medicine
This article suggests that Vitamin C assists the excretion of uric acid and so helps to reduce the body uric acid level. This is a pre-requisite for a gout cure. Some clinical studies that have demonstrated Vitamin C's ability to lower uric acid are described. In addition, a caution about using Vitamin C for this purpose is explained.
Posted: 2007-11-04
Category: Alternative Medicine
