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By Bart Icles You might have heard about gout as a disease of kings but the rich and famous are not the only ones who can suffer from this potentially debilitating disease. In fact, gout can affect anyone at any age. However, there are more male gout patients than female ones. The initial attack typically manifests in the big toe and it can last for several days. Even without the help of any gout treatment, symptoms can eventually disappear and the attack may not happen again in weeks, months or years. It is also possible that you will not experience a gout attack ever ... Read Full Story

By Bart Icles You might have heard about gout as a disease of kings but the rich and famous are not the only ones who can suffer from this potentially debilitating disease. In fact, gout can affect anyone at any age. However, there are more male gout patients than female ones. The initial attack typically manifests in the big toe and it can last for several days. Even without the help of any gout treatment, symptoms can eventually disappear and the attack may not happen again in weeks, months or years. It is also possible that you will not experience a gout attack ever ... Read Full Story

By Franklin Spivey You may be familiar with recent reports that link red wine consumption with an array of health benefits that may explain the "french paradox" or why French people are able to eat high fat diets but seem less inclined to succomb to heart disease. You are probably less familiar with the long standing medicinal benefits of Turmeric. Turmeric is a common culinary spice used in eastern cuisine. Turmeric has a long history of medicinal use. Curcumin, the active ingredient of turmeric, is considered a potent anti-inflammatory. Recent studies indicate that the combination of resveratrol and curcumin is a potent combination with ... Read Full Story

By Kathy Nelson If you suffer with gout then you should be changing your diet right now. Your diet, including your intake of fluids (alcoholic and non alcoholic), is affecting every part of your body including your joints where the gout pain appears. For many years now it has been suspected that a person who diet is high in proteins and purines a substance that helps to make up our genetic structure. But as these purines break down they form uric acid and if too much forms it will crystallize in the joints and cause the pain and inflammation that we associate with the ... Read Full Story

By Kathy Nelson After a few years of not looking after your body, eating lots of rich meats and drinking to much beer, there is a good chance that your body will have accumulated enough uric acid crystals for your first experience of gout. If you have any of the following symptoms then there is a good chance you have gout:- 1. The most common form of gout starts as what is known as podagra usually. This refers to pain in the big toe joint when it is inflamed from the build up of uric acid. 2. Nighttime can often be the first time ... Read Full Story