Gout - Restoring Balance

These suggestions are not intended to replace appropriate professional advice.  Please check labels and consult your pharmacist if you take medications.

Good health can be achieved with gradual dietary and lifestyle changes.

A Healing Diet

• Stay hydrated.  Drink 7-10 glasses of filtered or spring water.
• Consume a diet that is 75-80% alkaline forming.  Most important are acid binding foods - juicy fruits, sprouts, and green leafy vegetables.
• Shift up to organic. Pesticides and chemicals increase acidity.
• Make fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes and beans, whole grains, raw seeds and nuts the mainstays of your diet.  Eat wheat only if sprouted.
• Fermented foods improve assimilation and balance pH.
• Animal products are very acid forming.  Enjoy in moderation. 
• Have 2 tsp apple cider vinegar and honey (opt) in water with meals to improve digestion and correct pH.
• Watermelon is one of the best foods to eliminate acid buildup.  Consume on an empty stomach and wait 30 minutes before eating others foods
• Replace salt with Herbamare for all the flavour but 1/3 the sodium.
• Eliminate refined sugar and flour, sugary drinks, alcohol, and processed meats. If you are not comfortable without desserts, use a natural sweetener such as xylitol or monk fruit. Avoid stevia which is high in oxalic acid.
• 1-2 cups of coffee daily can mitigate uric acid.

Basic Supplements - to avoid common deficiencies

• Bio-Strath or B Complex Vitamins – necessary for digestion, assimilation, and elimination.  Corrects overall pH.
• Vitamin D - 8,000 IU for one month then reduce to upper limit of 4,000 IU – anti-inflammatory, steroid precursor.
• Calcium/Magnesium – alkaline minerals that reduce uric acid build-up.
• Omega 3 fatty acids – anti-inflammatory.
• Probiotics – intermittent use to promote good digestion and alkaline pH.

Following are suggestions specific to gout that we recommend you use for 4-8 weeks or until all symptoms are resolved. 

Special Care for Gout

• Use a complete plant digest enzyme with hydrochloric acid HCI at any meal with animal products.
• Highly alkalizing herbs like celery seed, parsley, nettle and dandelion reduce uric acid accumulations. Use individually or in combination. There are herbal formulas specifically for gout.
• Black or tart cherry juice reduce inflammation and uric acid buildup. Have 4 oz once or twice daily between meals. 

·        Milk thistle supports liver function and promotes elimination of uric acid.

• A “green” drink before meals is another aid for alkalizing rapidly.

Fresh air, sunshine, and exercise are foods for Life. They promote alkalinity and reduce inflammation. Breathe deeply, exhale thoroughly. 

There is an upside to gout. Few catastrophic diseases announce themselves with symptoms strong enough to get attention. Cancer, Alzheimer’s, and cardiovascular disease all have their roots in an overly acidic system. Gout is nature’s way of saying there’s time to change lifestyle before something more serious develops 😊

People who follow the recommended diet and basic supplements usually discover that their health improves in multiple areas. We hope that’s your experience.

Good health happens by design, not by accident!

*Revised September 2024