If you are looking for natural remedies for gout, you have probably had it more than once. More people are turning to natural remedies because the pharmaceutical solutions just don't work at preventing future episodes. Sure, the drugs will help the pain and swelling, but when you get a second or third or fourth attack, you are back to square one.It's a build up of uric acid crystals inside a joint; most often the big toe, but any joint can be affected. The joint is visibly red and swollen and the slightest pressure (even that of a bed sheet) can cause excruciating pain. It's known as the Disease of Kings because of its association with rich foods like wine, beer, fatty foods, and red meat. Unfortunately it's not as clear cut as that, as some people have high levels of uric acid and eat those foods and never get a symptom.

If you've suffered more than once, natural remedies for gout can help you. Natural remedies can decrease your overall blood acidity (which will naturally decrease uric acid levels), help you reduce pain and swelling, and most importantly, teach you how to prevent future attacks.

Other conditions associated with gout

• Being overweight
• Kidney disease
• Hypothyrodism
• Stress
• Food allergies
• Low potassium levels

Natural Remedies for Gout

While there's no one size fits all, these steps should help decrease uric acid levels in the blood. For more detailed information, on gouty arthritis remedies that work, click here to read about a program that has good success rates.
• Drink plenty of water
• Add fresh lemon juice to your water (the juice of one lemon to your water 3-4 times a day will decrease overall blood acidity
• Eat potassium rich foods (bananas, potatoes with the skin)
• Brush your teeth with baking soda, and then swallow what remains rather than spitting it out (baking soda also decreases blood acidity)
• Add apple cider vinegar to your meals, in the form of salad dressing (made with extra virgin olive oil) or by adding one tablespoon to a small glass of water with honey and drinking it
• Avoid offending foods
• Take a bromelain supplement to help with inflammation
• Drink pure, unfiltered black cherry juice concentrate and drink several tablespoons per day

I hope these remedies give you some relief. For a more complete guide to the gout diet and other remedies that can help, click here. You'll be taken to another page that has a gout remedy program I recommend.

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