Home remedy for gout

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Home Remedy For Gout

Gout is a disease caused by the buildup of uric acid in the joints. An elevated blood level of uric acid (hyperuricemia) occurs when the liver produces more uric acid than the body can excrete in the urine, or when a diet high in rich foods (red meat, cream sauces, red wine) produces more uric acid than the kidneys can filter from the blood.

Over time, uric acid in the blood crystallizes and settles in the joint spaces, causing swelling, inflammation, stiffness, and pain. Gout usually affects the first joint of the big toe (hallux) or the ankle joints; but can also affect the instep, heels, knees, wrist, fingers and elbows.

A gout attack can be brought on by stressful events, alcohol or drugs, or another illness, and can be treated with a home remedy.

Some effective home remedies are:

Ingredients: Black cherry juice
Instructions: Drink one tablespoon of black cherry juice concentrate 3 times per day until the pain goes away. Take 1 tablespoon per day for prevention of gout.

Ingredients: Cherry
Instructions: Eat one 8 ounce bowl of cherries (about 15 cherries) per day. This gout remedy is one of the best! alternatively you can use the cherry juice remedy (above).

Ingredients: Frozen cabbage leaf
Instructions: Remove outer leaves from cabbage and put them in a zip lock bag and store them in the freezer. Once the pain of the gout starts, apply a frozen cabbage leaf to the area and cover with a dry towel. Leave in place until the leaf thaws out and repeat. There is an enzymes in the cabbage that draws out the crystals around the affected area. This gout remedy works!

Ingredients: Water
Instructions: One of the most cost effective home remedy for gout is water. Drink 6-8 glass of pure water every day. This will flush out excess uric acid that causes gout.

Ingredients: Pear
Instructions: Eat 3 fresh pears per day to prevent gout flair-ups.

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