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Sodium Bicarbonate

Sweet Potatoes

Honey Raw not pasteurized

Vitamin A Natural

Vitamin C

Vitamin E Natural

Zinc Organic

Obesity

Fluoride Inorganic

Sugar White Refined

Flour White Refined Mainly if it has Gluten

Gluten

Dairy Pasteurized

- Bad  Good (God willing)  - Minerals mentioned in this column are always in metallic form unless it says "too little" of a mineral Vitamins mentioned in this column are always natural and non-synthetic unless it says "too much" of a vitamin Minerals mentioned in this column are always in organic form Vitamins mentioned in this column are preferably always natural and non-synthetic Always combine whatever you find of good with a very good lifestyle eating very much organic certified vegetables as a minimum. Gout in general Too much red meat? (questionable but common advice), Liver, stomach, brain, prawn, crab. Not enough of very clean water. Aspirin, Orange, Tomatoes, Alcohol, Aspirin, Pyrazinamide, ethambutol, Diuretics, Lead, Fungus infection, Smoking, Carbohydrates Obesity 1, 2 Refined Salt Junk Food Enough of absolutely clean water = Drink much like 1 glass per hour or 3 liters per day. Birch, Blueberries, Burdoch, Carrot, Celery, Cherries, Devils Claw, EPA, Exercise, Folic Acid (10-50 mg/day), Garlic, Ginger, Hawthorn berries, Kombucha Tea, Mace, Omega 3 and 6, Nettle extract, Pine, Quercitin with Bromelain, Sodium Bicarbonate, Trisodium Citrate, Vitamin A, Vitamin C in the form of Sodium Ascorbate, Vitamin E, Willow Bark, Zinc, Ortosiphon species (Misai Kuching, Remunjung, Kumis Kuching, Kabling Kubat), Sweet Potatoes, Zone diet if eaten with enough of vegetables. Turmeric, MOO from Alterni.com Anything Gerson.org recommends, like their detoxification etc. and their extremely good Norwalk Juice machine that has 3.5 times more minerals than the nearest professional competition machine. The inventor Norman Walker reached 117 years of age. My personal experience from gout is that it goes away with a diet of only vegetables and fruits, preferably organic. Add those vegetables and fruits that might be extra good like Celery and Lemons. Lemons become alkaline in the intestines. Since gout is from uric acid in the joints we need to get more alkaline body fluids. Sodium Bicarbonate might help but it makes the stomach acid less potent which cannot be good in the long run. For temporary relief it might be good enough. Much better would be Zam Zam water that is highly alkaline. In all case avoid anything flour based, also whole meal bread. Avoid anything containing Gluten that is a kind of glue like substance. Avoid all dairy products unless it is unpasteurized raw organic milk from grass fed cows. Pasteurized dairy products also generates glue like phlegm that contaminates many organs, gives sinus problems etc. If you follow the Gerson Therapy you don't need to think very much. You just get well. From gout and perhaps hundreds of other chronic diseases. Hard to believe but the cure has been tested for at least 70 years with lots of proofs on their web site. Western Medicine in USA does not allow doctors to mention the Gerson Therapy, even by mistake. It could mean that the doctor loses his job, career and freedom. At least in some states like New York and California. This indicates that the Gerson Therapy from the profit free Gerson Institute probably has something powerful against most diseases at low cost. See also below longer explanations: "Special about Gout" Almost Guaranteed result Every Junk food you can think of Gerson.org Excessive uric acid in blood Meat every day, Sugar, Gluten rich bread, White flour, Wheat Flour, HFCS, Coffee, No raw fresh vegetables. Pasteurized milk. Agave Syrup Celery (3,000 mg / day), Baking Soda (=Sodium Bicarbonate) preferably without Aluminum, Misai Kuching (= Orthosiphon aristatus), Trisodium Citrate, Vitamin C in the form of Sodium Ascorbate. Enough of absolutely clean water. Zam Zam water, Raw fresh organic vegetables and some fruits, Lemons Aroma Therapy - Massage with oil containing 1 ounce of olive oil and 5 drops of juniper oil, which is massaged into the joints several times each day. Cool foot bath containing juniper and rosemary essential oils. 4 drops of essence of juniper on a little brown sugar after every meal for all forms of arthritis Rubbing the joint with olive oil containing 10 percent essence of juniper Bee Sting Therapy - 1-5 stings to reduce the pain Chiropractic - Liquid diet and rest for 21 days. Elimination diet afterwards and acupressure and nutrient supplements Flavonoids - Handful up to half a pound of cherries each day. Besides cherries, Hawthorn berries, blueberries and other dark blue berries.  Cherry and strawberry Juice also as prevention daily.  Quercitin and bromelain.  1 liter of water, 4 slices of lemon, a pinch of lavender and a pinch of dog's tooth Pain - Dark red or dark blue vegetables fruits and berries Thyroid Fluoride Enough of thyroid hormone. Not natural Medicines - Allopurinol, Colchicine (90% oversensitive when optimal dosage, very many sometimes severe side effects), Phenylbutazone, Indomethacin, Corticosteroids, Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO),

Substance Can be found in (at least if it is Organic) Folic Acid Asparagus, Barley, Beans, Bee Pollen, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Citrus Fruits, Dark Leafy Vegetables, Endive, Fruits, Whole Grains, Honey, Legumes (Lentils and Beans), (Romanie) Lettuce, (Calves) Liver, (Organ) Meat, Mushrooms, Nuts, Oranges, Oysters, Peas, (Chick) Peas (Garbanzo Beans), (Split) Peas, (Brown) Rice, Soya Beans, Spinach, Sprouts, Leafy Green Vegetables, Wheat, Wheat Germ, Brewers Yeast Omega 3 Cod Liver Oil, Fish Body Oil, Flax seeds, Hemp seeds, Marine Oils, Mothers milk, Sea weeds, Wheat Germ Omega 6 Black currant oils, Borage Oils, Corn, Evening Primrose Oil, Flax seeds, Legumes (Lentils and Beans), (Lean) Meat, Mothers Milk, Nuts, Safflower, Seeds, Spirulina  Zinc Bee Pollen, Bran, Eggs, Honey, Liver, Milk, Mushroom, Nuts, Seafood, (Leafy Green) Vegetables, Wheat Germ, Brewers Yeast,  Vitamin A Bitter Melon, Spirulina, All dark green and Orange vegetables, Apricots, Asparagus, Bee Pollen, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cantaloupe, Carrots, Celery, Colored Fruits and Vegetables, Dark Leafy Vegetables, Endive, Grapefruit, Kale, Lemon Oil, Romaine Lettuce, Mango, Mexican Yams, Mustard Levels, Nectarines, Orange Fruits, Oranges, Red Palm Oil, Papaya, Parsley , Peaches, (Sweet) Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radish, Red Fruits, Spinach, Spirulina, Tangerines, Tomatoes, Leafy Green Vegetables,  Water Melon, Winter squash, Butter, Cheese, Cod Liver Oil, Eggs, Liver, Milk, Red Peppers,  Vitamin C Alfalfa, Apple, Apricots, Artichokes, Asparagus, Bananas, Bee Pollen, Bitter Melon, Blackberries, Black currant Oils, BlueBerries, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Carrots, Cherries, Chicory Greens, Chinese Cabbage, Citrus Fruits, Collards, Dark Leafy Vegetables, Fennels, Grapefruit, Grapes, (Sweet) Green Peppers, Guava, Honey, Kale, Kiwi, Lemons, Lemon Oil, (Romaine) Lettuce, Lime, Mango, Nectarines, Oranges, Papaya, Parsley, Peaches, (Green) Peas, Pears, (Bell) Peppers, (Green) Peppers, (Red) Peppers, (Sweet) Potatoes, Radish, Raspberries, Rose Hips, Spinach, Strawberries, Swiss Chard, Tangerines, Tomatoes, Watercress, Watermelon, Zucchini Vitamin E Alfalfa, Almonds, Apple, Apricot Oil, Asparagus, Bananas, Barley, Beans, Bee Pollen, Beef Steak, Beef Liver, (Brown) Bread, Broccoli, Butter, Carrots, Green Celery, Chicken, Cocoa Fat, Cocoa Powder, Coconut Oil, Cod Liver Oil, (Dried) Corn, Corn Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Dandelion Leaves, Dark Leafy Vegetables, Eggs, Escarole, Flour (Germ), Grapefruit, Haddock, Hazelnut, Kale, Lamb, Green Leafy tops of leeks, (Romaine) Lettuce, (Desiccated) Liver, Mackerel, (Organ) Meat, Mustard Leaves, Navy Beans,  Nettle Leaves, Nuts, Onions, Oat Meal, Olive Oil, Oranges, Red Palm Oil, Parsley, Peanut, (Green) Peas, (Sweet) Potatoes, (Brown) Rice, Rye, Safflower, Seed Oils, Soya Oil, Spinach,. Spirulina, SunFlower Seeds, (Green) Tea, Tomatoes, Turnip, Unsaturated Vegetable Oil, Leafy Green Vegetables, Walnuts, Wheat Germ., Whole Wheat, Yogurt Vitamin E in the form of Tocotrienols especially Alpha-Tocotrienol. Barley, Wheat Germ, Rice, Oats, Bran oil, Olive Oil, Almond Oil, Palm Oil

SPECIAL ABOUT GOUT:

Extracts from different pages in the book How to Live Longer And Feel Better, by Linus Pauling: 

"Arthritis is inflammation of a joint.  More than one hundred different kinds of arthritis have been characterized, with many different causes. Gout, for example, is caused by the formation of crystals of sodium hydrogen urate in the joint. 

Nutritional factors are important in both causing and controlling some kinds of arthritis.  An attack of gout may occur from overeating, especially eating too much meat, and from drinking too much alcohol and not enough water. Eating a large amount of meat, especially certain organ meats, increases the level of uric acid in the blood, and increasing the amount of alcohol and decreasing the amount of water in the body fluids make it easier for the crystals of sodium hydrogen urate to deposit in the joints.  To prevent an attack of gout the intake of meat should be kept low and a large amount of water should be drunk, at least three quarts per day. Also, the urine should be kept alkaline, because sodium hydrogen urate is more soluble in alkaline urine than in acidic urine. Alkaline urine can be achieved by taking sodium bicarbonate, trisodium citrate, or sodium ascorbate.  I recommend the last. 

Water is the fourth major nutrient.  It is required for life in the amount of about one liter (1) per day, partially to produce urine to carry off the harmful substances that have been extracted from the blood by the filtering processes that operate in the two million filtering units (nephrons) in the kidneys.  A larger intake of water, preferably about 3 Liters (more than 3 quails) per day, is needed for the best of health.  A good habit is to drink a glass of water every hour.  Soft drinks provide water, but they are undesirable because of the sugar or the sugar substitutes that they contain.  Carbonated water, orange juice, and other fruit juices are good sources of water, as is also beer, in limited amount. One reason for a high intake of water is that it leads to a high volume of urine; this reduces the burden on the kidneys, which excrete a diluted urine with less work than they do a concentrated urine.  That is especially important for persons with impaired kidney function. Another reason is that with a high intake of water there is less chance that crystals of one kind or another will form out of the body fluids.  Gout results from the formation of crystals of sodium urate in the joints and tendons, and pseudo-gout from the similar crystallization of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate". 

End of extracts from different pages in the book How to Live Longer And Feel Better, by Linus Pauling

Kelly Lim wrote in the Malaysian Newspaper the Sun May 29  in the year 2000 the following with slight changes:

"Certainly high uric acid levels often bring about the painful arthritic condition, gout. Gout can affect any joint of the body, particularly in the great toe joint. The pain is due to formation of uric acid crystals in the joints precipitated by high levels of uric acid in the blood. 

A diet with moderate intake of protein is the first step in reducing the the uric acid level in the blood. ... Avoid purinerich food such as organ meats (liver, stomach, kidney), shellfish, prawns, lobsters and anchovies. Purine is a protein component that breaks down to form uric acid in the body. It is also best to restrict the intake of tomatoes, oranges, peas, mushrooms and wholewheat products as these too are acid forming. Cut down on alcohol. Drop some extra pounds if overweight since extra weight adds pressure at the joints. Eat fish oil and celery seed. Fish oil contains essential fatty acids that has anti-inflammatory properties and will be of benefit. Celery seed is a good remedy for gout attacks as it not only reduces inflammation but also helps lower uric acid levels. However, the therapeutic dose for Celery seed is Omega 33,000 mg daily. Avoid Aspirin since it raises the uric Acid level. 

End of what Kelly Lim wrote in the Malaysian Newspaper the Sun May 29 in the year 2000 with slight changes

She also writes in the newspaper the Malaysian  Newspaper the Star on May 14 in the year 2000 the following with slight changes: 

A formula containing the vitamins A,C,E and Zinc would be of great benefit your joint pain as would fish oil. 

Another health "instructor" PhD  Rajen M writes since around 1990 in the Sunday Plus section of the Malaysia Newspaper Star about purine-rich and protein rich food that the scientifically proven connection with gout is not very strong and that the Zone Diet can help a lot against gout. The Zone diet can in short be described as to minimize carbohydrates even if they come from brown rice, potatoes  and wholemeal bread. Even if the carbohydrates comes from so called complex carbohydrates. It also means increasing the relative amount of protein and and that we must eat enough of fat at every major meal and drinking enough of absolutely clean water. By doing so we can control the amount of blood sugar in the blood at all times and therefore quickly go down in weight and avoid high cholesterol and a lot of other side effects of too high or too low blood sugar. If we eat too much carbohydrates the high blood sugar goes up quickly, within one hour and  increases the amount of Insulin which among other side effects can cause gout. 80% of all Cholesterol is produced by the body itself from the carbohydrates that we eat when insulin levels rise in the body. Only 20% comes from eating fat. If we don't eat much carbohydrates the insulin levels and blood sugar levels are kept at a more normal level for a long time (Many hours). We also fell more energetic with less carbohydrates for a longer time. Fat we need for different functions in the body, including the brain which consists of over 50% fat. The Zone diet also means a large intake of water and that we eat less. In other words very close to the Sunnah diet in Islam, (Food 1/3, Absolutely clean water 1/3 and leave 1/3 for air). See about the Zone diet below. Rajen M also writes very positively about Omega 3. The modern diet contains too little of fish-based food and therefore the relation of Omega 3 and 6 does not balance. They should be in equal amounts in the diet, but Omega 6 might in modern diets be taken up to 25 times more than Omega 3. Therefore a strong daily supplement of Omega 3 is especially important. Omega 3 can help a lot against arthritis of different kinds in joints. Among land based foods only Flax seeds contain large amounts of  Omega 3.

My own advice about Zone-diet: Whenever you try to follow the Zone diet, don't eat meat too often or too much. Your body fluids become acidic and you get a lot of diseases. If you follow the Zone Diet increase raw fresh organic vegetables and some organic fruits and minimize meat and other foods that makes your body fluids acidic. Try to follow your body fluids alkaline to reach and maintain best health.