Herbal Natural Remedies for Gout
To understand natural and herbal gout remedies, one must first explore the causes. Gout is caused by the deposit of uric acid, which crystallizes in the joints of the body and is not excreted with the urine from the body. This naturally causes much pain and inflammation in the affected area. However to make things worse the affected areas are then attacked by white blood cells as foreign bodies and this causes even more pain and swelling of said area.
A good natural way to approach the cure is to consider prevention better than an actual cure. This is achieved by reducing our intake of foods such as meats, creamy foods and other similar rich foods that contain purines, which are broken down into uric acid in the body. You also want to increase your body’s circulation and that is best done by exercise and eating foods high in omega 3 fatty acids such as deep-water oily fish or flaxseed oil.
Other herbal remedies include any foods that are high in antioxidants such as vitamin c. These would include citrus but even better berry fruits, which have much more vitamin c. Another herbal remedy that is new on the market is Tibetan Goji berries, which have an incredibly high amount of anti-oxidant. Another good antioxidant is vitamin e, which is found in fish oil as well as other polyunsaturated oils such as olive oil, soya or soya oil and barrage or sunflower oil. Naturally, you probably instinctually guessed that drinking a great deal of water is also recommended.
So the basic and best herbal and natural remedies for gout are to cut out the rich junk food high in saturated fats and increase fresh fruits and vegetables, especially those high in the anti oxidants vitamin c and e. Do not forget the omega 3 and 6 poly-unsaturated fatty acids and regular exercise to increase circulation by thinning out the blood.
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