Gout and Alternative Therapy
by Steve Hill
First a definition- Gout manifests itself by what is sometimes severe joint pain also swellings and inflammation around the surrounding area. It tends to affect the bodies extremities the most common point being the large joint of the big toe but it can occur in your feet, ankles, hands, wrists, elbows and knees. It often occurs rapidly overnight without any advance warning. These attacks can last for one to two weeks and repeat themselves at varying intervals.

The pain that ensues from a gout attack is caused by the build of uric acid crystals settling in the joint area. Uric acid is a failure of your kidneys to clean your blood as efficiently as they should eventually the uric acid crystallizes and settles in the joint spaces.

Being a long time sufferer from gout and someone who has lived in various parts of the country and as a result has had numerous GPs I have been prescribed many different types of medication. None seemed to act rapidly and it was difficult to tell if the eventual disappearance of the pain was due to the medication or the crystals disappearing naturally.

As so often happens I mentioned to a friend, who had noticed my limp that I was suffering from gout again. Why don't you see your doctor was his reply. I explained my previous experiences, as a result he suggested that I Acupuncture, something he had used for some time.

My first visit to the acupuncturist involved an examination, giving details of medical history and having my tongue, eyes and pulse checked. Then came the actual acupuncture, I must admit to a slight apprehension at this stage, but the needles were amazingly fine and resulted in nothing more than a slight tingly feeling (nothing compared to the gout).

After surprisingly few treatments there was a definite improvement and there has been the added bonus in that the number of gout attacks I get seem to be a lot less.

If you are a sufferer from gout and are also not keen on taking pills and the chance of unknown side effects then I suggest you try acupuncture.

 
Don't Just Fight the Symptoms-
Help to Solve the Problem!

Your diet can account for 1/3 of the uric acid produced in your body. The Gout Hater's Cookbook series explains how changing your diet to foods with fewer purines can help relieve the symptoms as well as address the actual problem of hyperurecemia (elevated levels of uric acid in the blood).

With delicious recipes that are lower in purines, the Gout Hater's Cookbook collection can help you lower uric acid levels, as well as offer dishes that will delight the entire family!

About the Complete Set of Gout Hater's Cookbooks:

  • All three books each stand independent of the others

  • Each book offers its own information

  • All provide extensive bibliographies

  • All contain a comprehensive list of foods low, relatively high and highest in purines.
     

    About 5.9 million people in the United States suffer from gout, and the numbers are growing. More than 70 per cent are men over 40. Gout does not usually occur in women until after menopause.
 

 

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