Wednesday 3 February 2010

treating gout

By Aneron Kepasil

Gout is an agonizing form of arthritis. It occurs due to the purines in the uric acid that form around the joints. Those suffering from gout experience heat, swelling, tremendous pain and joint stiffness. Consuming excess purine containing foods like organ meats, dried beans, sardines and anchovies can cause gout.

The cause of gout may be metabolic, renal, or both. Metabolic gout is innate, and several genetic factors have the potential to produce the condition. In this form of gout, the body produces more uric acid than can be cleared by the kidneys into the urine. Renal gout is caused by one of many possible renal dysfunctions. In this form of gout, the body may produce normal levels of uric acid, but the action of the kidneys are insufficient to clear the compound from the blood.

Purine rich foods are not the only factor that can contribute to a person developing gout. Obesity causes the body to produce more uric acid. Keep as close as possible to your ideal body weight to further reduce your risk.

Beef, iron, and pork are also purine rich foods, but these meats do not usually cause gout if they are consumed in moderation. Game meat may also contain high amounts of purine, although most people do not consume a large amount of game meat as part of a modern diet.

Gout occurs when there is too much uric acid in the blood. Certain individuals are more prone to get gout, including males over the age of 30, people who have a history of gout running in the family, individuals who are overweight, those who consume more than two alcoholic drinks daily or two carbonated beverages sweetened with sugar, cigarette smokers, those who regularly use diuretic medications and those who include abundant amounts of red meat, poultry, yeast and seafood in their daily diets.

In place of devouring a cluster of fruits and vegetables to relieve gout, you can take Goutezol. Goutezol is a natural product that utilizes bioflavonoids, enzymes and plant extracts to solve the gout problem, without harmful side effects. Goutezol has proven to be effective in treating gout while being natural and safe. By taking Goutezol, there is quick relieve of swelling, pain and inflammation. It also improves purine metabolism and digestion. In addition to removing uric acid from the body, it also decreases the level of uric acid in the blood (http://goutezol.com).

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Can A Chiropractor Repress My Lumbar Pain?

By Randy Goodson

If you have ever experienced a substantial back injury then you can appreciate how incapacitating one might be. Ignoring pain in any circumstance can be disastrous, but taking the typical combinations of pain blocking medicines, or using fruitless modes of treatment like stretches, can remove your competitive edge or even debilitate you even further.

Chiropractors put your body into proper alignment through quickly pressing your bones into position and adjusting your alignment. At the time of your adjustment, you may experience some stretching and cracking of your joints but that is normal. Rarely people will experience a little soreness, but that will go away over time once you are aligned properly. Then you are one step closer to being better than before.

The best chiropractic treatment plan involves regular visits and regular adjustments. Most people will want to visit the chiropractor at least once a week to get maximum benefit out of their adjustments. Severe back problems may involve months or even years of treatment, while some may only require a single treatment, but a regular maintenance routine is vital to ensure successful re-alignment of the spine.

I do not mean to paint the picture that the chiropractor will just attack you as soon as you walk through the door either. When aligning your spine, the doctor may put you into some fairly awkward positions, and rapidly move your body to stimulate the adjustment. Every time you get adjusted, you will be moved again to allow for another adjustment somewhere else.

Many people are adjusted and adjusted before they finally start to respond, then their pain dissipates and they experience more mobility again. Any additional adjustments will be applied to each joint in succession to re-align you as needed to be. You session will probably conclude with some machine facilitated massage and relaxation before you next visit is scheduled.

Most Chiropractic patients experience short term pain reduction or elimination and more range of motion in the effected joint. Over time a complete elimination of back pain and an increase in range of motion and joint mobility should be expected.

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