Gout is not so common disease as it may seem but it deserves our attention. It afflicts only 1 % of a modern population  and mostly male over 35 though this number is increasing. Unfortunately nowadays  the victims are not only the strong sex of our society but women and even children. 

Historically  it was known as a "the disease of kings" or "rich man's disease" because it is associated with the intake of foods rich in condiments and fat, as well as the  incessant flow of alcohlic beverages. All that was accessible in the past on a daily basis  only to the members of the cream of the society. Nowadays all these foods are available for everyone and  this fact is a double-edge sword. As a result, more and more people have got the opportunity to feel themselves “rich”… in the good and in the bad.

What is gout? Gout is a medical condition usually characterized by recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis—a red, tender, hot, swollen joint according to Wikipedia. It can manifest itself in many forms, but about 50 % of cases starts with the inflamation in the joint of a big toe. The heels, knees, wrists and fingers may also be affected. This condition is brought about by the high level of uric acid formed in the blood that creates the crystals (known as tophi) that attach themselves to the bones and joints and creates very intense pain in these parts.

The causes of  gout may vary but it includes lifestyle, diet,  genetics, some medical problems and  even medications you take, all these factors can contribute your condition.

Usually the conventional medicine suggests the treatment for this condition that consists of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroids, or colchicine. Once the acute attack has subsided, levels of uric acid are usually lowered via lifestyle changes, and in those with frequent attacks allopurinol or probenicid provide long-term prevention.

Natural Treatments

I guess a lot of people can ask – can you treat gout using natural ingredients? All these medicines are not so harmless, in the long run they can damage your liver and other vital organs. The answer is yes, a lot of people tried them and they managed to cure themselves and lead a normal lifestyle being in harmony with nature. Here I am going to tell you about these treatments, I wish it would help you.

First, when you have gout you have to maintain the afflicted area (usually it is a foot) elevated, it will help to prevent swelling in this part of the body. Also try to avoid any movement in the sore area to avoid any friction otherwise you will mess it even more.

Nature is our mother and it can give us all the remedies you need to cure illnesses without doing any harm to our bodies. In case of gout it has a lot to offer!

To reduce pain lemons or limes are one the best choices, especially mexican lime. You should take l lime and sqeeze it in a glass of water and drink it twice a day. If it is a little bit too acid to your liking you can sweaten it with honey, not sugar, because it is recommended to avoid refined sugar and any sweet stuff  when you have gout. Citric acid, that is contained in lemon, interacts with uric acid and breaks it down, this way alleviating the pain.

Other natural pain-killer is ginger. Ginger appears to regulate two types of chemicals that are responsible for inflammation and to do it in a safer way than anti-inflammatory medications, without the stomach-irritating side effects. You should  grate a handful of ginger and put it in a pitcher of water, leave it for 24 hours then filter it with a strainer and keep in the fridge. Drink 1 glass in the morning and 1 glass in evening. People use it also to prevent a gout attack from recurring and it works better than any medication! You can check it for yourself on the very interesting site http://www.goutonline.net/showthread.php?t=2368, there you can find a lot of recepies from people who suffered from gout and like to share their experience about how they coped with it.

Another recommendation is to dilute half of the spoon of baking soda in a glass of water and drink it twice a day. It is not so enjoyable as,  for example, lemon water, but it helps too to break down uric acid. Don´t take it if you have an empty stomach or high blood pressure.

Apple cider vinegar is also reknown for its property as a pain-killer. It can be applied internally and externally. One of the recepies is that you should add two table spoons of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water, for a better flavor you can sweaten it with honey. It helps to alleviate the pain, the result won´t take long to experience.

You can mix apple cider viengar with sea salt and rub it in an inflammated area, the pain will fizzle out after a while.  You can also mix it with  two grated cloves of garlic and a little bit of bran to make it a paste and apply it on an afflicted part.

Of course, don´t forget about the castor oil. This oil has a lot of uses but in this particular case it is indespensable part of a treatment. Apply it on the sore spot and the pain will fade away. Castor oil helps not only with the symptoms but also cures it on a deep level rejuvenating the tissue.

When you have gout drink plenty of water. It will help to cleanse the kidneys that are a culprit of this medical condition because they don´t filter blood properly retaining uric acid in the body. To benefit the work of kidneys Edgar Cayce recommends to drink watermelon seed tea. All you need is to buy a watermelon and pick out all the seeds out. You should take about two teaspoons of watermelon seeds, put it in a blender with a little bit of water and grind it. After you have done this you should add two cups of boiling water and let it sit. Let it cool a little bit , starin it and serve it in a cup.Drink it twice a day warm. It also helps it you have kidney stones and to prevent their formation that can be the cause of gout in the future.

One Scary Word … Enema

Do you know that poor eliminations is the basic cause of most of the distress in our body starting from just an unpleasant feeling to even incessant headaches and migranes? If you don´t clean yourself once in a while for years fecal masses can accumulate in the colon poisoning our body. I don´t want to scary anybody but I have to give an example – it is like we start to rot from the inside, the green stuff that is stuck to the walls is actually ptomaine, the poison that is formed on the surface of dead flesh. Can you imagine that it has been inside of you for years?

That´s why while your cure gout it is important to get rid of all that stuff that is stuck in the colon by the means of enema. You need to prepare the solution  The Salt Water enema (Saline Enema) is just warm water with one tablespoon of salt to the quart.The baking soda enema (which can also have salt added as above) has one or 2 tablespoons of baking soda dissolved in each quart of water. It will help you to get rid of the poisons in the body and to benefit the work of colons. People who underwent this procedure reported that they began to feel much better on the next day and it was somewhat a turning point in their treatment.

When you have gout the advice would be to do enema everyday with the purpose to get rid of  stuck fecal masses and poisons from your body.

Enema should also be done later as a preventive measure against gout. Edgar Cayce (The Sleeping Prophet) recommended enemas and colonics often in his readings but warned against using colonics too frequently. A typical recommendation, under normal circumstances, was one colonic every two or three months.

Diet When You Have Gout

After gout the life will never be the same, it means that you should take stock of your diet and lifestyle and adjust it to this new condition. If you had gout once, it is very likely that you could have it again if you don´t take measures. Having gout means that your body is too acid and the kidneys can´t cope with the workload they have to do and it´s up to you to help your body. First, you should give up drinking alcohol because it is one of the biggest sources of acid for the body. Second, you should change your diet, reduce the amount  of foods that create acid.

Do you know about the alcaline-acid balance of food you eat? If not I would like to explain you, this information could be helpful for any person. Certain type of foods we eat can create alkaline in our bodies and the others – acid. Edgar Cayce emphasizes that if you keep your body alkaline you will never get a cold and it can serve you as a preventive measure against contagious diseases. As we see when we have gout it means that our body is too acid as well as the food that is responsible for making it that way. That´s why it is strongly recommended for efficient cure of gout to eat mostly vegetables and fruit because most of them are alkaline-forming.

To have a healthy body Edgar Cayce recommends that you eat 80% of alcaline foods and 20 % of acid-forming foods. Do you know what food is acid or alcaline? If not this table is for you, use it for you own benefit!

Of course it is not only necessary to know what products are acid or alcaline, but how to prepare it to preserve nutrients and healthy properties it could give. Firstly, don´t fry food, it loses all this nutritional qualities. That´s why if you want to eat out healthy, Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonalds, hot dogs is out of the question, you will get only overflavoured, oversalted food with minimum (if not of none) nutritional value. It is better to steam vegetables in their own juice or cook it in patapar paper. Secondly, use fresh, locally grown foods whenever possible. Foods that are brought from far-away places usually are disinfected with pesticides and were harvested still being green, that is of not high value. And lastly, don´t use aluminum cookware while preparing food.

Another point in the healthy diet, emphasied by Edgar Cayce, is that some foods should not be combined because it could cause digestive problems, for example, straches with proteins. Starches and vegetables are fine, as well as proteins with vegetables, but them together – no. It is based on the fact that digestion of proteins requires one type of digestive chemical while digestion of starches requires a different type. Cayce even said that this combination was the leading cause of stomach/digestive upsets. Here is a brief list of food combinations to avoid:

• Two or more starchy foods at the same meal.
• Sugary foods and starchy foods.
• Milk and citrus fruit or juice.
• Cereals and citrus fruit or juice.
• Large quantities of starchy foods with meat or cheese.
• Coffee with milk or cream (but coffee without milk or cream is even healthier than tea)
• Raw apples with other foods.

Attitude and Emiotions

Did you know that if you get upset very easily and all the time it leads to creating stones in kidneys that can be the cause of gout? If you notice this tendency about yourself you should start working on it right now before the next gout attack! Being upset is not only the way to give a way out for pent-up anger but also a main cause of many our ailments, both physical and mental,  and gout is not exception. Edgar Cayce noted in one of his readings that even the most nutritious foods can turn to poison in the system if eaten while a person is in a negative frame of mind.  Never eat when angry, worried or extremely tired. For you to be sure I will cite some instances from his readings:

“… do not let the attitudes produce the acids; or the resentments or dissapointments or any of those factors of the mind itself…” 1125-2

“Keep in that of constructive thought, because, to be sure, the thoughts of the body act upon the emotions as well as the assimilating forces. Poisons are accumulated or produced by anger or by resentment or animosity. Keep sweet!” 23-3

“…what we think and what we eat – combined together – make what we are, physically or mentally “(288-38)

“No one can hate his neighbor and not have stomach or liver trouble. No one can be jealous and allow the anger of same and not have upset digestion or heart disorder."

Cocnclusion

Quite a treatment, huh? To take a pill from a doctor is much easier… but it doesn´t cure all our problems and all these chemicals don´t do us good in a long run, with a pill you cure one thing and destroy another. “Nature is much better yet than science” stated one of his readings.

To be well we need to be in harmony with nature because we are the creatures of it.  To be well spiritually, mentally and physically as Edgar Cayce once said in one of his readings “Spirit is the life. Mind is the builder. Physical is the result”.

I wish my recommendations will help you to overcome this ailment faster and without any harm to your health.  I put in this article not only useful information that was proven by many people to work very well but a part of my heart and best wishes in your soonest recovery. Be well and happy!

The final Curious © phrase:

“Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, and sloth; Or the Gout will seize you and plague you both”

(Benjamin Franklin)

by Katherine Scherba