Low purine diet for gout
Download your free low purine diet for gout ebook to find out which foods to avoid for gout.
Gout is caused when uric acid levels in your blood are too high over a prolonged period. Uric acid is a waste product during the break down of purines. Most of the uric acid in your blood is made by your body when cells die. About 1/5th of the uric acid in your blood comes from the food you eat.
To avoid gout attacks it is logical to follow a lifestyle that prevents the build up of uric acid in your blood:
- drink enough water or fruit juices
- avoid eating food that is high in purines: download the low purine gout diet list inside our gout diet ebook
- exercise
- maintain a healthy body weight without going on a crash diet nor following protein rich diets like the Atkins diet.
Download our free low purine diet for gout ebook to find out which purine rich foods to avoid, which foods to eat in moderation and which foods wont cause you any gout attacks.
Apart from following a gout purine diet, you should also add to your diet foods that are good for gout, and you should be able to treat your gout without further medicine.
