| Natural supplements can be an important element | | | | and vitamins, etc. One way to combat this is to |
| in your fight against gout. At the heart of that | | | | carefully supplement your diet. |
| fight is how to reduce uric acid in the body. And | | | | NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS TO LOWER URIC ACID |
| diet is fundamental to this, along with supplements. | | | | Here are 5 natural supplements to help reduce the |
| Here, you'll discover why uric acid reduction is so | | | | acid in your body:- |
| important and the part diet and natural | | | | - Vitamin E - |
| supplements play in lowering uric acid. | | | | Since many low purine foods have low values of |
| THE NEED TO REDUCE URIC ACID IN YOUR | | | | vitamin E, it's important that gout sufferers on |
| BODY | | | | low purine diets supplement their vitamin E. |
| Gout is caused by the build-up of uric acid crystals | | | | - Vitamin C - |
| in your joints and surrounding tissue. And these | | | | Vitamin C can lower uric acid levels in addition to |
| crystals are formed when not enough acid is | | | | its benefits during a gout attack of increasing |
| being expelled from your system, leaving high acid | | | | urinary excretion. But, the amount consumed has |
| levels circulating in your blood. | | | | to be carefully judged as too much vitamin C can |
| High uric acid levels are caused when either, your | | | | actually spark off a gout attack by changing the |
| kidneys are not working efficiently enough to | | | | acid levels too fast. |
| flush excess acid out of your system, or, your | | | | - Vitamin B Complex - |
| kidneys are fine but there is just too much acid | | | | B vitamins are required to help the body |
| being produced for them to handle. | | | | breakdown uric acid into harmless components |
| So anyone who suffers with gout really needs to | | | | that can be flushed out of the system. And gout |
| reduce the acid in their body to prevent further | | | | sufferers are oftentimes deficient in vitamin B. So |
| gout attacks. The reduction of the acid and the | | | | vitamin B complex can help to replace this |
| prevention of gout is important, not just for | | | | deficiency. |
| escaping the agonies of gout, but for preventing | | | | - Fish Oil - |
| recurring gout attacks which can lead to | | | | Although fish oil will not help to reduce the acid |
| permanent joint and kidney damage. | | | | levels, it has natural anti-inflammatory properties |
| THE PRODUCTION OF URIC ACID IN THE BODY | | | | to help during an actual gout attack. |
| Uric acid is produced from the breakdown of | | | | - Tissue Salts - |
| "purines" that appear in your body and food. They | | | | Tissue salts like silica can help prevent the actual |
| are part of the process that provides you with | | | | formation of uric acid crystals and so help |
| your protein and energy requirements. As a result | | | | prevent the symptoms of gout. |
| of that process they breakdown and the acid is | | | | Warning: Always seek advice from your doctor |
| produced as a byproduct. | | | | before taking any supplements. |
| A LOW PURINE DIET | | | | OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR URIC ACID |
| It can be seen then that purines and gout are | | | | REDUCTION |
| interrelated. Because of this many gout sufferers | | | | There are many more issues to consider in terms |
| go on to low purine diets. This means avoiding | | | | of how to reduce uric acid in the body. As well as |
| high protein food like red meat, fish, shellfish, | | | | diet and supplementation, there are things such as |
| poultry, etc. and alcohol. | | | | your weight, any medications being taken, any |
| More foods containing less purines are substituted. | | | | underlying medical conditions, body pH, family |
| Depending on the actual diet selected, they can | | | | history of gout or arthritis, even lifestyle issues. |
| become deficient in a range of minerals, nutrients | | | | |