Gout Remedies

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Natural Gout Remedies - 7 Effective Natural Gout Cures

Summarized by 123 Natural Remedies; Written by Jon Cielo

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Natural gout remedies are much sought after by gout sufferers who aren’t happy with their mainstream drug-based gout remedies and recurring gout attacks. Natural gout remedies are safe and easy to use because these natural gout cures use every-day things you find at your grocery store. Listed here are 7 widely used natural gout cures.

Avoid Purine-Rich Food: You must avoid foods with high levels of purines. Purines are chemical compounds that we have in our bodies and some foods. You need to avoid foods like; red meat, offal, poultry, shellfish, gravy, peas, beans, lentils, yeast, yeast extract, etc. Also, avoid all alcohol, especially beer.

Exercise: Strengthening exercises to improve muscles around joint. Rotational movements to lubricate joint. Exercise to help reduce weight and improve overall health.

Charcoal Poultice: Make a poultice using 1/2 cup of activated charcoal, 3 tablespoons of ground flaxseed and warm water. This will help draw out the toxins. Also take 1/2 -1 teaspoon of activated charcoal daily.

Hot / Cold Compresses: The application of alternate hot and cold compresses helps dissolve the uric acid crystals that are causing you gout pain in your joint(s). For hot use a hot towel, or, a bucket or basin filled with hot water (90 deg F). For a cold compress use ice cubes in a plastic bag. Apply hot for 3 minutes then cold for 30 seconds. Do this for 20 minutes and always finish with a cold compress.

Fruit and Vegetables: Eat 5 servings of fresh fruit and vegetables daily. Their water soluble dietary fiber content helps to naturally flush uric acid out of your system. But do not eat cauliflower, asparagus or mushrooms, they are known to encourage your gout.

Cherries: Cherry juice is a very popular natural treatment for gout. Not only cherry juice, but fresh and dried cherries. Anthocyanins in cherries have anti-inflammatory properties. One of the most popular and effective natural gout remedies.

Water: Drink at least 2 litres of water everyday. Water helps to flush excess uric acid out of your system. Excess uric acid is the cause of your gout and you need to work at reducing the uric acid levels in your bloodstream. Water is great for this, and your health in general.

These 7 natural gout remedies are a great start in your search for natural gout cures. These will relieve the gout symptoms you may be suffering right now, but, on their own they can’t prevent your gout returning.

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