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Gout: The 'At Your Fingertips Guide' |
This condition occurs when too much uric acid builds up in your body which leads to crystal deposits of uric acid in your joints.
Uric acid comes from the breakdown of purines, which are substances found in all your body's tissues as well as in many foods.
Gout is caused by an increased of purines in your diets.
Foods with high purine content are liver, organ, sardines, mussels and anchovies.
Eat more foods with moderate levels of purine such as red meats, chicken, fish, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, beans, lentils, cauliflower, and spinach.
Purine rich foods can trigger a gout attack within two days after eating them.
Most likely to occur in animal food sources than from plant sources.
Avoid or reduce purine rich food intake especially of animal origin.
This may help you reduce your risk of recurrent gout attacks.
Gout will attack your big toe, it becomes red, warm, swollen, and extremely painful.
Gout is more likely to occur in men and in people who are overweight or or eat too many high-purine foods.
You can also take these four anti-inflammatory food to reduce your gout.
1.Citrus fruits - such as oranges contain Vitamin C and Vitamin E are essential antioxidants.
2.Dark leafy vegetables - they are high in Vitamin K.
3.Tomatoes – it’s red pigment, lycopene is a potent antioxidant.
4.Salmon – contain a rich concentration of omega-3 fatty acids.
It is recommended that you eat more foods that are low in purine, doing so may reduce your need for medications.
People are constantly on a lookout for a quick-fix, so when they have gout attack, they would prefer to pop a pill.
But if you focus on your diets, you can alleviate the need for gout medications in any attack or flare up.
Eating to minimize gout attack does not have to be an overwhelming task, take baby steps by incorporating low purine foods in your daily diet.
Posted by: Mo Salle
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