Question : I'M a 55-year-old man who has been suffering from joint pains for a couple of years. I've consulted my family doctor and was told I'm affected with gout. Is there any natural remedy for this? Answer : GOUT is a painful and potentially disabling form of arthritis. It causes pain, tenderness, redness, warmth and swelling in some joints. This is due to the increasing levels of uric...

Foods that cause gout are rich in a chemical called purines. These foods include organ meats such as liver, brain, kidneys and sweetbreads. Other foods include anchovies, herring, dried peas and beans. The purines get converted to uric acid but if they accumulate in excess they will cause gout. The uric acid crystals, which form will irritate the lining of joints such as the one in the big...

Did you know that gout has often been labeled the most painful types of arthritis? Unfortunately, you or either someone you know suffers from gout. Perhaps, you are grieving with the disease that makes sleep and life miserable. Heat, Pain, Redness, Stiffness, Swelling, Arthritis attacks are a common event in the life of gout suffers. But it doesn't have to be this way? You can prevent...

For most people, gout pain usually shows up first in the joints of the big toe. However, as gout progresses, and more and more uric acid builds in the system, it has to find other joints where it can go. This means you might get gout pain in other places that can cause even more pain than that which you might feel when it is in your toe. So its entirely possible that your gout and hip joint pain...

Gout is a painful and potentially disabling rheumatic disease and is one of the most common forms of arthritis. Gout accounts for approximately 5% of all cases of arthritis. Gout usually affects the first metatarsal phalangeal joint of the big toe (hallux) or the ankle joints. Gout most often affects the big toe but can also affect the ankle, knee, foot, hand, wrist and elbow. Approximately one...