Uric Acid

Natural Remedies for Gout Gout is the disease that wakes you up at night with pain so terrible you can’t even bear the bedsheet touching your foot. The big toe swells, turns red, and burns as if it were on fire. The old folk called it “the disease of kings,” because it appeared in those who ate well and plenty: meat, organ meats, heavy wines. But today gout is no longer reserved for royalty. It’s everywhere, especially in men over 40. ...

Natural Remedies for Hyperuricemia (High Uric Acid) IMPORTANT: Hyperuricemia (elevated uric acid) can progress to gout, chronic arthropathy, kidney stones and, left alone, severe kidney damage. Acute gout attacks, tophi and renal colic require medical evaluation and often prescription treatment (allopurinol, febuxostat, colchicine). The natural remedies below can support uric acid control but do not replace a rheumatology consult or the medication your doctor prescribes. ...