Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Cherries for Gout
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Gout, also known as metabolic arthritis, is a painful, largely inherited disorder in which the body can't properly metabolize uric acid. Usually the bloodstream contains a small amount of the stuff, but in gout there's a lot of it. |
Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD
See book keywords and concepts |  Dr Hoffer's father-in-law developed arthritis and gout. The gout was easily treated by his doctors, but they did not have the same luck with his arthritis. Dr Hoffer advised him to try high dose niacin, and he responded very well. Although his arthritis cleared, his gout continued to come and go as before. Niacin apparently had no effect on it, neither making it worse nor better.
Dr Hoffer then prepared a brief report of his work, supported by the results of six cases7 One patient with osteoarthritis became normal, another with rheumatoid arthritis became much better. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
See book keywords and concepts |  It acts as a nonirritating diuretic and it increases uric acid excretion, making it of use for people with gout and gouty arthritis. Its ability to enhance elimination of metabolic wastes, along with its anti-inflammatory activity, makes it useful for people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is not only an inflammatory condition but it is also an autoimmune disease. Guduchi is appropriate for this condition because it is an immune amphoteric (immunomodulator) that can reduce excessive immune response as well as enhance a deficient immune system. |
Tom Bohager
See book keywords and concepts |  An intensely painful disease, gout most often affects only one joint, typically the big toe, although it can affect other joints, including the ankle, heel, instep, knee, wrist, elbow, or spine. Urate crystals are deposited in tendons, joints, subcutaneous tissue, cartilage, kidneys, and other tissues, and cause inflammation and damage.
Painful gout attacks usually occur at night, may involve fever and chills and are generally preceded by alcohol ingestion, dietary excess, stress, trauma, or certain drugs. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Google Scholar search on "cherry gout" http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cherry+gout
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Bottom Line Health
See book keywords and concepts | | He had gout, a form of arthritis in which uric acid accumulates in the blood and crystallizes in a joint—often, but not always, the ball of the big toe—causing excruciating pain.
The best drug for lowering uric acid is allo-purinol (Zyloprim). Anti-inflammatories such as indomethacin (Indocin) and, in chronic cases, drugs such as probenecid (Benemid, Probalan) that reduce the level of uric acid in the blood do wonders for gout.
Diet may help. Restrict foods containing high levels of purine, a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound that produces uric acid crystals. Limit alcohol... |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
See book keywords and concepts | | Shilajit contains substantial amounts of uric acid and should not be taken by people with gout, gouty arthritis, or uric acid calculi (small uric acid kidney stones).
Herb/Drug Interactions: When shilajit is combined with metformin or glibenclamide, it enhances the medications' ability to lower blood sugar levels.
Selected Research Studies
Effects of Shilajit on Memory, Anxiety, and Brain Monoamins in Rats, Indian (Jaiswal 1992).
This animal study suggested that shilajit has nootropic (cerebral-enhancing) effects and can relieve anxiety. | | Guduchi is used to treat kidney problems, and its fresh juice is a powerful diuretic that is used for burning urination, urethral discharges, gout, and gouty arthritis.
• Holy basil seeds are used for relieving urinary problems and as a diuretic. They also have a strengthening effect on the kidneys.
• Shilajit is effective in treating prostatic enlargement.
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Individuals prone to chronic stress often respond by overeating or increasing alcohol consumption. Stress is often the trigger for binge-eating habits and causes and increases the desire to eat. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  Helps prevent gout and gouty arthritis
?Is vital for maintaining sexuality and libido
?Can prevent varicose veins and spider veins on the legs and thighs
?Supplies the body with over 80 essential mineral elements; refined salt, such as the common table salt, has been stripped of all but two of these elements; in addition, refined, commercial salt contains harmful additives, including aluminum silicate, a primary cause of Alzheimer's disease
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Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  But in some people the mechanism doesn't work exactly right; uric acid builds up and causes painful episodes of gout. Such patients are advised to limit foods with purines. Though cauliflower isn't as superhigh in purines as some other foods, the amount is moderately high, and you should be aware of it. Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa has reported that one of his patients had a worsening of gout when he ate too much cauliflower.
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This lowly little vegetable suffers from "Rodney Dangerfield syndrome"—it gets no respect. But not from me—I'm a big fan for a lot of reasons. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | Gout, which is another joint disease connected to weak liver performance, is caused by sodium urate crystals in joints and tendons. gout occurs in some people whose blood uric acid is abnormally high. When gallstones in the liver begin to affect blood circulation in the kidneys (see "Disorders of the Urinary System"), uric acid excretion becomes inefficient. This also causes increased cell damage and cell destruction in the liver and kidneys, as well as in other parts of the body. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
See book keywords and concepts |  Eating the right foods can help prevent gout and pseudogout. What affects the ability of uric acid and calcium salts to stay dissolved in liquid are:
?Your acid-base balance
?Your joint-fluid concentration of uric acid and calcium that's related to your state of hydration
?The presence of protein and the presence of other minerals in the joint fluid
Acid-base imbalance allows calcium crystals from the bone and cartilage to migrate into the joint fluid. Dehydration can increase the concentration of uric acid and calcium in the joint. In the joint fluid, these crystals lead to inflammation. |
Healing Children's Attention & Behavior DisordersDr. Abram Hoffer, M.D., FRCP(C)
See book keywords and concepts | | Niacin increases blood uric acid levels slightly but it does not increase the tendency to gout and can be given to gouty patients. I have treated several with niacin for other conditions. One of my patients had both gout and arthritis. On niacin his arthritis came under control but he continued to have his episodes of gout at the same rate as before he had started to take the vitamin. Blood levels of uric acid are positively correlated with a species life span. Uric acid is an efficient antioxidant, a scavenger of free radicals. It is about as efficient as ascorbic acid. |
Hyla Cass
See book keywords and concepts |  Action: Colchicine acts as an anti-inflammatory, reducing pain and inflammation that are the main symptoms of gout.
Side effects: The usual drug regimens for gouty arthritis can cause side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain, so it's important to strive for overall good nutrition and a high-potency multivitamin if you are being treated for this disease.
Nutrients depleted: Beta-carotene, folic acid, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and vitamin B12.
Needed supplements:
?Beta-carotene: Take beta-carotene along with other antioxidants. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
See book keywords and concepts | | Arthritis (osteoarthritis, gout, pseudogout, tendinitis, bursitis)
?Osteoporosis
?Gum disease and tooth loss
?Obesity
?Diabetes
?Heart disease
?Metabolic syndrome
?Autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosis)
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If you saw things on the preceding list that you deal with daily or weekly, get ready for some great news: all of these health problems (and many others) are related to vitamin D deficiency, and they can be helped by raising your vitamin D levels. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts | | Usually the bloodstream contains a small amount of the stuff, but in gout there's a lot of it. The body doesn't know what to do with the excess so it bunches it up into nasty little crystals that get deposited in areas like the big toe and the joints, causing a lot of pain and discomfort.
Nutritionally minded health-care professionals and other healers have known for eons that cherries help relieve the pain of gout, but now we have a scientific explanation for why. Compounds in cherries lower levels of uric acid in the blood. Less uric acid, fewer disposal problems, fewer crystals, less pain. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | COLCHICINE
This medicine is used to treat gout, a form of arthritis caused by uric acid collecting in the joints and causing inflammation. Sometimes it is given in combination with another drug, probenecid, which slows down the reabsorption of uric acid by the kidneys, allowing it to safely flow out of the body with the urine. Probenecid has no known nutrient depletions.
Action: Colchicine acts as an anti-inflammatory, reducing pain and inflammation that are the main symptoms of gout. |
Bottom Line Health
See book keywords and concepts | | Approximately 70% of all back pain can be eliminated without surgery, through six intravenous injections of the gout medicine colchicine. It enters the space between the discs of the vertebrae and reduces inflammation. Colchicine's main risk is a rare but severe allergic reaction (similar to that caused by penicillin). CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
When a nerve passing underneath a ligament through two bones in the wrist becomes swollen and pinched, it causes pain, numbness and tingling in the hand or forearm. For relief...
•Vitamin B-6 and thyroid hormone. Take 250 mg a day of B-6. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |  DOG ROSE SHELLS
Unproven Uses: Dog Rose shells are used in folk medicine for colds and "flu," intestinal conditions, digestive complaints, vitamin-C deficiency, gallstones, subacidic stomach, infectious diseases, conditions of the efferent urinary tract, edema, rheumatism and gout, bleeding, and leukorrhea. precautions and adverse reactions
DOG ROSE FRUITS AND SHELLS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Some drugs deplete nutrients by speeding up the rate at which this occurs, examples being antibiotics (including penicillin and gentamicin), and steroid drugs like prednisone and colchicine (used to treat gout).
4. Blocking of nutrients' effects or production at the cellular level. If you swallow your medication (as opposed to inhaling it, injecting it, or applying it to skin or mucous membranes), it's broken down in your gastrointestinal tract, just like the food you eat. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts |  It is used to treat acne, appetite loss, boils, constipation, depression, diabetes, dyspepsia, eczema, gallstones, gastritis, gout, hepatitis, irritability, jaundice, liver enlargement, rapid heartbeat, rheumatism, and urinary tract infection.
Edible Uses
Chicory root tea was a common beverage in Europe until World War II. The root can also be eaten raw (when young), baked, or sauteed. The roots and also the flowers may be candied, and the roots are sometimes added to wine both for their flavor and their therapeutic properties. | | It has been used to treat amenorrhea, arthritis, constipation, dropsy, fever, gout, lack of appetite, muscle pain, and rheumatism.
The leaf is used as a poultice to treat swelling, sores, herpes, sore muscles, and glandular inflammation.
Edible Uses
In Scandinavia, the root is eaten as a vegetable; as the root is bitter, it is usually cooked in several changes of water to make it more palatable. Some Europeans infuse the root in wine. The Inuit tribe grinds the root into flour. In Sweden, the leaf is used as a substitute for hops in making beer. | | It is used in the treatment of angina, arthritic pain, back pain, colds, colic, diarrhea, dysentery, dyspepsia, fever, flu, gonorrhea, gout, hangover, hay fever, headache, heartburn, hot flashes, insomnia, irritability, malaria, migraine, neuralgia, night sweats, nymphomania, pain, rheumatic pain, urinary tract infection, and worms. It is also used in the prevention of cancer, stroke, and heart attack, in part because of its ability to thin the blood, prevent blood clots, and deter stagnation and the resulting toxic buildup in the body. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | In Europe the drug has been in use since the 16th century for the treatment of gout, various bladder disorders, rheumatism, and for the prostate gland. In South Africa it is still widely used.
The efficacy for the claimed applications is not documented.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. The volatile oil lead to signs of irritation.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: Since the claimed efficacy has not been documented, the application of Buchu leaf cannot be recommended. | | INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Veronica herb preparations are used for diseases and discomfort of the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidney and lower urinary tract, for gout, rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic complaints.
In folk medicine, Speedwell is used internally to promote the metabolism ("blood-purifying") and for nervous agitation. Externally, the herb is used as a gargle for inflammation of the oral and pharyngeal mucosa, promotion of wound healing, for chronic skin complaints, itching, and sweating of the feet. | | In addition to the above indications, in folk medicine, the drag is used internally for pain, cramps, fatigue, nervous disorders, digestive disorders, liver and gallbladder diseases, hepatitis, kidney and urinary tract complaints, menopausal complaints, irregular menstmation, to promote lactation, for rheumatic diseases, gout, metabolic disorders, chlorosis and dropsy. The drag is used externally as a gargle for cold symptoms and for diseases of the oral and pharyngeal cavity. |
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