How to Fight Gout

How To Fight Off Gout. Usually Men get Gout more than Women. Diet and Exercise play a big part in preventing this disease and the kidney stones.

Things You'll Need

• Water
• Exercise
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Ice Pack

Instructions

1. 

   The first step in fighting gout is to make sure your body and life are in balance. Get proper amount of sleep, exercise and drinking water.

2. 

   If you have a swollen area or attack put ice packs on the joints for about 15 minutes. Make sure you drink at least 7 glasses of warm water per day. Gout is caused by the uric acid secreting.

3. Exercise - even if it hurts. 2 minutes of something, just to get the circulation going.

4. AVOID: Alcoholic Beverages

   Anchovies

   Asparagus

   Cacao

   Cauliflower

   Chocolate

   Coffee

   Cola

   Dairy

   Deli meats

   Fish roes

   Herring

   Lobster

   Meat extracts (consomme, broth, gravy)

   Mushrooms

   Mussels

   Organ meats

   Sardines

   Shrimp

   Spinach

   Spirulina

   Tea

5. Drink this Herbal Tea mix - Horsetail, rose hips, juniper berries, birch leaves, and nettle leaves. (About 1/2 t. of each). Seep in hot water. Drink one time a day for 3 weeks.

6. Foods good for you:

   Berries

   Fish Oil

   Flaxseed

   Fruit

   Nuts

   Olive Oil

   Salmon (not a lot)

   Tempeh

   Tofu

   Vegetables

   Tofu

7. Take a Cool shower after a warm shower to increase circulation, daily.

Tips & Warnings

• Reduce your weight.