Treat Gouty Arthritis Naturally

Gout is caused by excessive uric acid in the blood,tissues and urine. Uric acid can crystallize into needle shaped crystals in spaces in the joints resulting in pain. Foods such as meat and other foods rich in saturated fats contain a substance called purine which can lead to excessive uric acid production. These foods need to be avoided especially if one suffers from gout. Instead foods such as celery which have been shown to reduce uric acid in the body need to be eaten liberally.

While Gout arthritis is difficult to treat there have been cases where this disease has been defeated naturally. In an article entitled Gouty Arthritis by Anthony di Fabio from The Roger Wyburn-Mason and Jack M. Blount Foundation for the Eradication of Rheumatoid Disease AKA The Arthritis Trust of America there is a story of Sam Georges who managed to defeat gout by following an intensive natural remedies regimen devised by Agatha M Thrash of Uchee Pines Institute in America. Here is the story:-

The Case of Sam Georges

Agatha M. Thrash, M.D. from Uchee Pines Institute, Seale, Alabama describes 

her patient as a 59-year-old African-American who was a logger by trade 

working a crew of pulpwood men. For several years Sam Georges had had occasional 

minor problems with Gout, usually lasting one or two days. This greatest 

and present episode had lasted over two weeks. 

Sam's shoes had been cut to accommodate his painful feet, where toes were 

swollen and tender. Dr. Thrash reports that "His uric acid was high at 11.1 

(normal 3.9-9.0 mg/dl), his blood sugar was borderline, and his blood urea nitrogen 

was 41 (normal 6-23). Sam's cholesterol was 275, and triglycerides 224, 

while his HDL (High Density Lipids) cholesterol was only 28, with blood pressure 

of 218/108 and weight of 286 pounds."

Dr. Thrash placed Sam on a very strict diet without animal products -- no 

meat, milk, eggs, or cheese -- no visible fats such as margarine, butter, mayonaise, 

fried foods, cooking fats, salad oils and nut butters. He was advised to drink ten 

glasses of water daily, plus one glass per hour if he had active sweating, and 

allowed no food between meals, and only two meals a day -- breakfast and 

lunch. At supper time Sam was allowed a piece of fruit and a slice of bread. His 

food was to be taken salt free. 

In one week Sam's blood pressure dropped to 140/78, and his weight went 

down to 271 pounds. He said that he could now bend over and tie his own shoes 

and make them snug, wearing shoes without cutouts for his toes.

"Within three months Sam had lost 25 pounds, his blood pressure was 

stabilized at 138/72, and pulse at 72. He felt good and happy. At that point his 

salt intake was allowed at one-half teaspoon per day, but continuing his fat free 

diet.

"After 18 months Sam's blood pressure still remained steady, weight continued 

to come down close to 200 pounds, and Sam had no more episodes of 

Gouty Arthritis."

This shows that if one has to defeat gout arthritis then one has 'to take the bull by the horns' and make serious sacrifices in diet and lifestyle. As Dr Richard Schulze often points out if you are to defeat diseases you need to stop doing what is causing the disease and start doing what will cure the disease. I wish you all the best as you fight this incapacitating disease.