Gout reveals itself very suddenly. It is a very painful, clear message from your body to your mind that your kidneys are not coping with your intake of food and drink! It is a message to be “heard” as much as felt, or irreparable damage to your body will result.
Let us begin with a simple explanation of what Gout in fact is. Gout is a build up of uric acid crystals in the joints, which usually rears its head for the first time in one or both of your big toes. It is the result of excessive uric acid in the bloodstream, which is the clear indicator that the sufferrer is overdoing their intake of subtances known to cause Gout. There are five of these substances that are well known to cause Gout and the patient will do well to cease these substances immediately to find relief. It is not that the sufferer can never enjoy these substances again, but that the “victim” of gout has in the past had too much of these substances for too long, and the gradual build up of uric acid in the blood stream has now maxed out, and is manifesting in severe pain in the big toes! In simple language, the main cleansing organs of the body, the liver and kidneys are not coping with the bodily intake of acid forming food and drink.
The substances to immediately cease when a gout attack occurs are as follow.
- Bread (especially white and refined breads)
- Fries (potatoe chips)
- Beer (alcohol in all its forms)
- Steak (and other red meats)
- Sugar (cakes and all foods containing sugar)
Medications exist and are available to give virtually instant relief however these are not recommended as much as an immediate change of diet. For as natural and as rapid a relief from gout possible, Eat the following to cleanse the blood.
- Raw carrots
- Celery
- Cabbage
- Broiled Chicken breast
Follow an alkaline diet with almonds, spinach, kale, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, and drink a lot of clean water (distilled and reverse osmosis water is best) to neutralize your PH, and cleanse your blood. The correct intake of water should not exceed 4 litres for men, and 3 litres for women, on a hot day.
There are many herbs you may research that will greatly assist in this natural process of detoxification.
Lester Oliver Thomas Flock © 2020