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What is Gout?

Gout is a disease created by a buildup of uric acid. In this condition, uric acid crystals are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons and surrounding tissues due to elevated concentrations of uric acid in the bloodstream. This provokes an inflammatory reaction of these tissues.

Gout is characterized by excruciating, sudden, unexpected, burning pain, as well as swelling, redness, warmth, and stiffness in the affected joint.

Gout symptoms

Skin becomes swollen, tender and sore if it is even slightly touched.
The big toe is the most commonly attacked (usually in 75% of the cases).
Crystals of Uric acid may get deposited in the helix of the ear.

Picture of Gout

Gout Remedies

The home remedies would include:

1. Apply ice. If the affected joint is not too tender to touch, try applying a crushed-ice pack. Place the pack on the painful joint and leave it for about 10 minutes. Cushion it with a towel or sponge. Reapply as needed.

2. Drink lots of water. Large amounts of fluid can help flush excess uric acid from your system before it can do any harm.

3. Avoid high-purine foods. Check below for the list of high purine foods

4. Avoid alcohol

5. Consider herbal teas. Another good way to take in sufficient liquid is with herb teas. They're free of both caffeine and calories, so large amounts won't make you jittery or pile on unwanted pounds.

6. Make a mixture of one tablespoon of pepper, 1 cup of vinegar and 1 glass of water. Boil it and apply it on the affected area.

Gout diet

Food to Avoid

Avoid high purine food. Foods very high in purines include:

hearts
herring
mussels
yeast
smelt
sardines
sweetbreads
Anchovies, sardines in oil, fish roes, herring.
Yeast.
Organ meat (liver, kidneys, sweetbreads)
Legumes (dried beans, peas)
Meat extracts, consomme, gravies.
Mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, cauliflower.

Avoid alcohol or drink alcohol in moderation


Recommended Foods To Eat

Fresh cherries, strawberries, blueberries, and other red-blue berries
Bananas
Celery
Tomatoes
Vegetables including kale, cabbage, parsley, green-leafy vegetables
Foods high in bromelain (pineapple)
Foods high in vitamin C (red cabbage, red bell peppers, tangerines, mandarins, oranges, potatoes)
Drink fruit juices and purified water (8 glasses of water per day)
Low-fat dairy products
Complex carbohydrates (breads, cereals, pasta, rice, as well as aforementioned vegetables and fruits)
Chocolate, cocoa
Coffee, tea
Carbonated beverages
Essential fatty acids (tuna and salmon, flaxseed, nuts, seeds)
Tofu, although a legume and made from soybeans, may be a better choice than meat

Image via WikipediaAloe vera are not only use as ornaments in our gardens, aside from its beautiful to our sight, it is also good herbal medicine to some kinds of disorders. Aloe Vera are effective herb against minor burns, dandruff, Falling hairs, pimples, sprains, sunburn, and some minor wounds. Here are some simple tips how to use aloe vera in some common disorders.

For Minor Burns - Washed some fresh leaves of aloe vera. squeeze it hard to get the juice or extract of aloe vera. Apply the extract of aloe vera in the affected burn area two times everyday. Rinse with not too cold and not too hot water after 15 minutes.

For Dandruff - Squeeze the juice extract and apply the juice extract to hair scalp specially in the most dandruff affected areas do it like your using your favorite shampoo, massage the juice extract in your scalp before you rinse it with water. Do this for four weeks.

For Falling Hair - use the cut piece of aloe vera leaves and its extract and massage it in your hair scalp 15 minutes.

For Pimples - Once again squeeze the extract of aloe vera and apply it to your acne affected area, make sure you washed your face first and make sure it free from dust and oil before you apply the extract. washed it with a not too cold not too hot water after 30 minutes.

For minor Wounds - Apply the juice extract of aloe vera in the wound, allow the extract to penetrate the wound. Dont cover the wound but dont let the fly go near your wounds. Do this 1 to two times a day until the wound is cured

Onion what are the things you can think of about onion aside from eating it or to saute. Onions can be used, usually sliced or chopped , in almost every type of food, including fresh salads and cooked foods, and as a spicy garnish; they are rarely eaten on their own but usually act as accompaniment to the main course. A lot of people don't know about the benefits ad use of onions, there many types of disorder that can cure by onions. Examples of disorders that in can cure are joint problems, headache, rheumatism, hypertension, and even insect bites.

Here are the ways how to use onion for:

Headache = Mince two to three grain of onion, massage the extracts of onions to part of head were it aches most, massage circularly, repeatedly until it penetrates the skin. repeat this until you feel relief.

Hypertension = Every breakfast, lunch and dinner try to eat at least two to four grain of onion, cook or fried it first so it can eaten easily. If you have hypertension always keep in mind to eat onions everyday, avoid eating onion if you have ulcer because it can make your ulcer severe.

Insect Bites = Slice the grain of onion horizontally, then place it where insect bites you, this is effective in sucking the impurities that carried by insects.

Rheumatism and joint problems = Mince three to five grain of onion, apply the mince onion on affected areas of your body, you could also try to cover the specific area with bandage for effective penetration .

Onion contains chemical compounds believed to have anti-inflammatory, anti-cholesterol, anti-cancer, and antioxidant properties such as quercetin.Onions is one of the oldest vegetables known to humankind.

Carrots, Bugs Bunny's favorite food, it has been considered to improve our vision. I still remember what my grandmother always tell us when we where kids, that if we want to have a good vision or we don't want to wear reading glasses early is that we should always it some carrots for better vision. Carrot is rich in beta-carotene. A substances in the body will be converted into vitamin A, vitamin, which is very important for the function of our Retina. Carrots are an excellent source of antioxidant compounds, and the richest vegetable source of the pro-vitamin A carotene's. Carrots' antioxidant compounds help protect against cardiovascular disease and cancer and also promote good vision, especially night vision. However, vitamin A will not treat blindness and vision can only improve if the vision problems are not caused by lack of vitamin A. In addition to a role as pro-vitamin A, beta-carotene as protective against cancer because it is an antioxidant.Antioxidant is a compound that can neutralize free radicals: unstable molecule produced by various chemical processes normal body, or by solar radiation, cigarette smoke, and the influence of other environment.
In the body, the majority originating from free radical complex chemical process used when the oxygen in the cells. Radical free-radical chemicals that are not complete it can "steal" of particles from the molecule-molecule to another. He then produces a compound-rocker compound and create a chain reaction that can damage cells, by making fundamental changes in the genetic material and important parts of other cells.Simply, the way of free radical damage to cells with the same oxygen causes paper changed color yellow or become rancid butter. In addition to the beta-carotene, carrots also contain antioxidants fenolat acid.
Studies have been conducted widely in humans show that the pattern of food that included carrot, despite the small amount, per day can reduce the incidence lung cancer around 50 percent.

1. Lower cholesterol
Can also help lower blood cholesterol. Research shows, the consumption of fresh carrot / raw 200 grams a day for three weeks can reduce blood cholesterol rate of 11 percent.
It means one percent decrease in cholesterol synonymous with heart disease risk reduction of approximately two percent. So, strictly with the carrot for three weeks, the risk of heart disease is estimated to gain can be reduced 22 percent.2. Lower risk of stroke
Addition to reducing the risk of heart disease, carrots can reduce the risk of suffering stroke. Eating carrots, at least five times each week can reduce the risk of stroke affected 68 percent of the carrot one time, or less than, a month.That large-scale research findings of Harvard University, U.S., conducted on almost 90,000 female nurses for eight years.
Harvard previous study found that consume extra beta-carotene contained in carrots around one and a half days each stem can reduce the likelihood of stroke by 40 percent. This decline is clearly on those who consume beta-carotene 15-20 mg per day versus those who consume beta-carotene only 6 mg.When analyzing the blood of 80 patients within 24 hours after stroke affected, the researchers found, patients with stroke in the amount of vitamin A on average, including beta-carotene, have more opportunities to survive (survival), have fewer neurological damage, and recover the same once.

3. Cooked more absorbedThe rate of beta-carotene contained in carrots (754 ) almost two times more than the content of beta-carotene in the kangkungs (380 ) and three times more than the content of beta-carotene in the leaves caisins (286 ).
Beta-carotene found in carrots is higher than that found in spinach (409 ). The more orange color of carrots, the higher the rate of beta-carotene carrot.

To maintain vitamin astringent-carrot maximum, rubbing / brush it carrot, peeled do not, unless the skin is very hard or have been damaged / disability.4. Choosing carrot
carrots that look fresh, firm, smooth and shapely with interesting color. Avoid carrots that cracked, wrinkled / wrinkled, or rubbery. At the time of purchase carrot that the top of the green still cling, make sure the green looks fresh.Keep the carrot in the refrigerator. Should release the green / stored before the first cut.
5. Carrot juice benefitsCarrot juice is also good to drink pregnant women.
Beta Carotene content of the fruit is also anti-oxidants, a good candidate for mother and baby. In addition, anti-oxidants also help slow the aging process. Other fruits rich anti-oxidants are the berry. Both these fruits can be blended together or separately.Tips Benefits Carrot juice
- Carrot juice as a useful anti-inflammatory and invigorate the skin.- Carrot juice can help prevent cancer
- Carrot juice to help take the spots in the skin- Carrot juice consumed each day able to overcome the rough skin pigmentation .
Maybe for some people, carrot juice feel uncomfortable, but good for our health and harmless to try.

Food for the skin from the food pyramid

Fruits (citrus fruits, apples) and vegetables (green leafy vegetables and tomatoes) make up the glow foods, a review of elementary school science will remind us. These foods contain essential vitamins and minerals for youthful skin, as so dairy products, such as milk and cheese, eggs, and animal protein. There are a lot vitamins and minerals that the skin needs, including the fat soluble vitamins (vitamin A, E, K) vitamins B and C, folic acid, biotin, selenium, and zinc. Even essential fatty acid are also important for a healthy skin. Here are the vitamins and minerals naturally found in food that keep skin looking young and glowing. You'll be amaze that all of this foods are also found in the food pyramid.

Vitamin A - maintains and repairs skin tissue and may reduce the risk of psoriasis.
It can be found in:

• sweet potato
• carrots
• mango
• spinach
• milk
• egg yolk
• cheese

Vitamin B complex - vitamin B, boosts cardiovascular health, with better blood flow resulting in healthy, glowing skin. B3 and B5 hydrate the skin.
It can be found in:

• green leafy vegetables
• beans
• peas
• meat
• fish
• dairy products
• fortified grains

Vitamins C and E -help reduce wrinkles and premature skin aging caused by free radicals.
It can be found in:
(vitamin C)

• citrus fruits
• green leafy vegetables
• broccoli
  
• cauliflower
• bell pepper

(vitamin E)

• Vegetable oils
• nuts
• seeds
• olives
• spinach
• asparagus

Vitamin K - minimize bruising and may fight wrinkles and protect skin elasticity. Topical preparations with vitamin K are effective in reducing dark circles around the eyes.
It can be found in:

• green leafy vegetables
• broccoli
  
• spinach

Folic Acid - a B vitamin, assists healthy cell division and replication and may delaying graying of hair.
It can be found in:

• green leafy vegetables
• beans
• wheat germ

Biotin - a B vitamin prevents dermatitis and hair loss.
It can be found in:

• bananas
• eggs
• oatmeal
  
• rice

Selenium - Reduces the formation of sunburn cells.
It can be found in:

• whole grain cereals
• seafood
• garlic
• eggs

Copper - together with vitamin C and zinc, helps develop elastin, fibers that support skin structure.
It can be found in:

• liver
• seafood
• beans
• nuts
• whole grains

Zinc - tames oil production and minimize acne lesions.
It can be found in:

• oysters
• poultry
• lean meat

Perhaps you noticed the variety of foods listed above, All the food groups are represented. It is important to eat variety of foods, using the food pyramid as a guide for the food groups and portions. Following the food pyramid, will help you include the variety of nutrients your body needs, including the ones for our skin that can help to have a healthy glowing skin for all daily functions