Herbal Remedies for Gout

Gout can be a painful condition that affects any joint in your body, either acutely (suddenly) or chronically (long term.) Your feet, and more specifically your big toe are the most commonly affected areas on your body due to gout. Gout pain is due to an excess of uric acid in your bloodstream that can't be filtered by your liver and kidneys because they get exhausted by foods that are high in purines. Herbal Remedies for Gout can help stop excess uric acid from turning into crystals that cause intense pain and also help you avoid the serious complications of gout.

It affects males more than females by a factor of 6 (men are 6 times more likely to be affected with gout than women.) It is now affecting well over 8 million people in the U.S. alone. Gout is very common now because all the acidic foods and lifestyles of those living in modernized countries. If left untreated it can lead to kidney disease, gallstones, kidney stone and liver disease. You can use the best herbal remedies for gout to avoid a lot of the negative effects of having gout and even reverse it if you folllow the following gout relief tips below.

What are the Symptoms for Gout

What are the Symptoms for Gout? Gouty arthritis actually affects a single joint at once or many joints at once. It's usually a one or all type condition that depends on if it is acute gout or chronic gout. If you have any of the signs of gout below then you should being treating it as soon as possible to prevent it from getting worse and damaging your kidneys or liver as well.

Here are the most common signs of Gout:

• Redness, Warmth, Inflammation, Swollenness in a joint, typically your big toe. This is called Podagra
• Intense Pain. It can frequently begin in the evening and will get worse quickly and last for hours. The pain can be so intolerable that it even hurts to have a bed sheet rub across it
• Limited range of motion, you can't flex it or bend it the way you normally would
• Purple or Red skin around the joint, which may be very painful and throbbing
• As it begins to heal you may get itching skin (or needle like feelings)
• Bursitis – If gout sets in other joints (which it may, and is often confused with other forms of arthritis) it can cause inflammation of the bursa sac causing a case of Bursitis)
• Liver Spots – Your liver may be congested or overburdened

Gout can be either acute gout or chronic gout, which are explained in the section right below foots that prevent gout and foods you should avoid with gout.

Best Foods for Gout

There are a few particular Best Foods for Gout. These are the foods that prevent gout and flareups. They consist of herbs that are great for gouty arthritis, as well as one particular fruit that is indespinsable for gout relief – organic cherries! Always get organic if possible, because some of the pesticides, herbicides and fungicides create acidity in the body. Eating tart cherries, cherry juice, or Tart Cherry Extract (which is recommended because you don't need all the sugar in pasteurized cherry juice) can help you keep gout flareups from happening till you are gout free.

Start using the best natural herbal remedies for gout below, that treat the source of your gout so it doesn't come back. Consume these foods regularly to prevent gout and gout flare-ups:

• Tart Cherries
• Turmeric
• Watercress
• Lemons
• Pineapple
• Ginger
• Peppers

Organic fruits and vegetables are highly recommended, particularly berries as they are the most heavily sprayed fruits with pesticides.

I even take only Organic Vitamins for the same reason. This is the traditional produce you find at your local supermarket are highly acidic and that excess acid is exactly what is causing your gout. Use acid lowering gout herbs with alkaline water (which is the opposite of acidic water and drinks) to rid your body of painful high uric acid buildup in the toes and joints. For more information see: What Diet is Good for Gout!

Foods to Avoid for Gout

Avoiding foods that are naturally high in purines and uric acid can help you heal faster and avoid unnecessary gout pain. When you are healed and your liver is healthy you can eat them again. For now these are the Foods to Avoid for Gout, as the high uric acid and purines can cause a painful gout attack:

• Lentils
• Beans
• Asparagus
• Spinach
• Yeast
• Red Meats
• Shellfish
• Sardines

Avoid these foods, or at least combine them with something else, and don't eat them by themselves as they can bring on gout. Drink green juices, tart cherry juice (one of the best herbal remedies for gout) is really good, either dark, black or tart cherry. Also consider getting a Water Ionizer because it will quickly restore your body's natural pH level to a healthy alkaline. It is not just alkaline water, but ionized water which is high in electrolytes and has a high ORAC (antioxidant level) rating. as it will help prevent gout and many other acidic diseases and conditions.

Acute Gout Treatment

Acute Gout Treatment. Gout can strike suddenly as in an Acute Gout Attack. This type of gout usually affects a single joint, usually your big toe, because the uric acid crystals naturally deposit there because it is the lowest part of your body, particularly if you are on your feet a lot. Uric acid is formed during protein digestion (by eating acidic and high purine foods) by your liver and normally works naturally so you don't notice any problems when your liver is healthy.

Your liver and your joints are connected energetically as the liver purified acids in the blood that can affect other parts of your body, particularly your skin and your joints. When you have skin or gout problems, they usually are due to your liver being overworked and it needs to be cleansed like anything that gets used a lot. But when your liver can't remove all the uric acid because it is clogged or overburdened you experience gout symptoms and gout pain.

The best Acute Gout Treatment you can do is to flush your liver with liver cleansing herbs (shown in a section below) to have it working like it should and it may even clear up your acute gout symptoms too. There can also be an autoimmune or viral cause that causes gout flareups. Fortunately this is rarely a serious condition, although it can be highly painful. There is plenty you can do to stop your painful gout attacks and learn how the herbal remedies for gout are the best way to heal from it completely. 

Treatment for Chronic Gout

Treatment for Chronic Gout. Having chronic gout is more severe and can cause joint damage and loss of motion in your affected joints. It is the result of having acute gout that has not been successfully treated and so it gets more severe. The pain and joint inflammation is caused by the same uric acid crystals which cause severe irritation, inflammation, cartilage degeneration and a lot of pain.

Uric acid crystals are mostly due to how your body breaks down certain foods (acidic foods and beverages) and those that are high in a substance known as purines. Purines are found in some foods in higher concentrations than normal. Particularly in animal food products like liver, brains, herring, and sardines. They are even present in certain plant foods, like oatmeal and mushrooms.

Gout can be avoided and even reversed by using the right herbal remedies for gout relief, following a low uric acid diet, eating alkaline foods, drinking alkaline water or beverages and exercise. The best herbal remedies for gout and avoiding foods high in purines (shown below) and using the homeopathic medicines and herbal remedies for gout (at the bottom of this page) because it restores the natural balance of uric acid vs alkalinity in your body.

What Causes Gout in the Foot

What Causes Gout in the Foot. Gout in the foot is caused by excess uric acid accumulating in your bloodstream that ends up in your feet or big toe as uric acid crystals. Uric acid is formed during protein digestion by your liver and works flawlessly when your liver is healthy. When you liver gets exhausted by having to cleanse too many acids, particularly uric acid, it can get sick (liver disease.) Your kidneys will then be overrun with uric acid and form kidney stones.

You need to cleanse both your liver and kidneys, and these gout herbs do just that. There can also be an autoimmune or viral infection cause that causes gout attacks and flare ups. Fortunately this is rarely a serious condition, although it will be highly painful. There is plenty you can do to stop your painful gout attacks and learn how the natural gout treatment is the best way to heal from it completely. If you do suspect or have immune issues then balance (boosting is balancing and is needed for autoimmune issues as well as a weakened immune system) them first as they may be the underlying cause of your gout. See: How to Boost Your Immune System.

Your liver needs to be healthy enough to properly metabolize the uric acid before the kidneys can pass it safely out of your body during urination. If either your liver or your kidneys are exhausted and have trouble processing high amounts of uric acid produced in your body, uric acid crystals build up in your bloodstream and causes gout. You need to cleanse your liver and kidneys and also use the best herbal remedies for gout (shown below) to prevent or reverse gout!

Herbs for Cleansing the Liver

Herbs for Cleansing the Liver. Using natural herbs, minerals and probiotics is the best way to cleanse your lived naturally and safely. Good liver herbs like milk thistle (silymarin), turmeric and dandelion work well. Liver Support Plus (pictured above) using organic herbs and minerals can heal a lot of conditions you don't even realize are caused by an overworked liver. An overburdened liver can lower your immunity and you can end up with jaundice, viral infections and severe gout.

Herbal remedies for gout can help boost liver function and reduce the acid buildup in your body and joints that are causing the pain and inflammation. Most herbs are naturally alkaline and quench the sting of uric acid, as well as other caustic acids in your body that lead to pain, inflammation and eventually disease. Learn to eat foods that don't give you high uric acid and gout pain. Find a good gout cookbook and make healthy food that eases your gout pain and start living a more pain-free and happy life. For more information on cleansing your liver see: How to Cleanse your Liver.

Herbs for Cleansing the Kidneys

Using Herbs for Cleansing the Kidneys is a safe and effective way to make sure you are keeping your kidneys clean and not accumulating kidney stones. It will also help you keep excess uric out of your bloodstream and avoid having painful gout flare ups. There are some really good kidney cleansing herbs you can use to do this and prevent gout pain. Kidney Support (pictured above) includes the best herbs to flush your kidneys and keep them healthy and prevent a lot of serious complications from gout related kidney disease. 

Drinking organic cranberry juice, or adding a spoonful of organic apple cider vinegar acts like a tonic to your kidneys and can help keep them clean between kidney cleanses using the herbal remedies for gout relief. Also if you have kidney stones or are prone to them, drink distilled water for a couple of days. It is empty water (no minerals) so it takes minerals out of your body (like stones.) Just don't do it too long as if you do it for months straight you can end up with osteoporosis. Short term for detoxing your body or dissolving stones is best. For more information on cleansing your liver see: How to Cleanse your Kidneys.

Herbs for Gout

Fortunately mother nature has an answer for every illness or condition we face in life. Gout is no exception. There are specific Best Herbs for Gout that will lower your uric acid, boost your liver function and stop your gout pain completely. Use these herbal remedies for gout to reduce high uric acid crystals from the urine:

• Liver Support is a Liver Cleanse that safely breaks down uric acid properly so it is not passed to your kidneys and joints. It can also help you prevent hepatitis, jaundice and liver disease.
  
• Kidney Support is a Kidney Cleanse that flushes out your kidneys and prevents kidney stones. It stops excess uric acid crystals being passed through that cause gout attacks and gout flare ups .
• Cherries for Gout or Eat Organic Tart Cherries (a cup or two per day) it is one of the very best herbal remedies for gout relief)
• Apple Cider Vinegar (Raw Organic Apple Cider Vinegar is tops for Gout Relief, If you can't take the bitter sour taste, there are capsules you can take)
• Milk Thistle Extract (Milk Thistle or Silymarin, is a uric acid and liver detoxifier, gets it before it even gets to your joints.)
• Turmeric Powder (Curcumin, or Curry, best overall herb for gout and arthritis)
• Devils Claw (Reduces uric acid crystals)

These herbal remedies for gout have a great affinity for quenching uric acid buildup in the body, joints and the liver. They work very well together and can be combined for a synergistic effect. You can also get them in a standardized formula that is tested and proven to stop gout symptoms from stopping you!