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Gout
Michael Lam, MD, MPH
www.DrLam.com
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Information presented here is for general
educational purposes only. Each one of us is biochemically and metabolically
different. If you have a specific health concern and wish my personalized
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General Dietary Guidelines for Gout prevention:
- Avoid purine-rich foods. The higher the purine content,
the more uric acid
will be produced in the body.
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 If
you are overweight, try and achieve your ideal weight through slow, controlled
weight loss (maximum 500 g per week).
- Rapid / sudden fasting is not recommended as this can
raise uric acid levels
and aggravate gout.
- Avoid heavy, rich meals with high fat and protein content.
- Alcohol should be avoided, particularly wine since
it interferes with uric
acid excretion.
Foods that are extremely beneficial for
gout prevention:
- Purified water (dissolves toxins).
- Celery (renews joints, bones, arteries, all connective
tissue; clears digestive.
-
 fermentation,
which causes dampness and acidic blood, (according to Chinese
medicine).
- Tomato: After digestion, it alkalizes the blood and
is good for treating acid
blood condition of gout.
- Seaweed.
- Cherries, strawberries, blueberries and other red-blue
berries.
- Lots of vegetables, especially kale, cabbage, parsley,
and other green, leafy vegetables.
- Bananas.
Foods to Avoid:
- Rich foods.
- Greasy, oily foods.
- Red meat and meat extracts such as bouillon and gravies.
- Organ meats such as liver, kidney.
- Coffee, sugar and white-flour products.
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 Refined
sugar and other concentrated sweeteners.
- Alcohol, coffee, tea, cola drinks.
- Sweetbreads.
- Refined carbohydrates.
- Yeast products.
- Spices.
- Shell fish, poultry, preserved fish such as sardines,
herring and anchovies.
- Dried beans and peas.
- Foods that contain additives such as MSG (found even
in Worcestershire sauce).
Foods moderately high in purine levels, to be
eaten sparingly (no more than 4 times per week):
- fish, poultry, turkey and beans. Spinach, mushrooms,
asparagus
- bran and wheat breads are also on this list.
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About The Author
Michael Lam, M.D., M.P.H., A.B.A.A.M. is a specialist in Preventive and Anti-Aging Medicine. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine, California. He also holds a Masters of Public Health degree and is Board Certification in Anti-aging Medicine by the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine. He has authored numerous articles and the following books: The Five Proven Secrets to Longevity, How to Stay Young and Live Longer, Estrogen Dominance - Hormonal Imbalance of the 21st Century, and Beating Cancer with Natural Medicine.
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