Top 4 Causes of Gout Attacks — What's Triggering Your Pain

[00:00:00]The top four causes of gout attacks.

[00:00:02]One, processed fruit sugar raises uric acid levels and is the main cause of gout attacks.

[00:00:07]>> [music] >> Fructose is found in beer, table sauces, fruit juices, soda drinks, and dried fruits to name a few. Two, when the kidneys become dehydrated, [music] uric acid is not filtered out properly, causing crystals to form in the joints in [music] the toe. Dehydration can be caused by drinking alcohol, too much caffeine, over sweating such as in the summer, or not drinking enough water.

[00:00:28]Three, potassium deficiency. [music] You need more potassium if you have gout to help widen your blood vessels and increase circulation. This helps to lower inflammation [music] in the joints like the big toe. Four, high purine foods. If gout runs [music] in your family or you already have gout, high purine foods can trigger a gout attack by raising uric acid. [music] And these are things like organ meats, awful shellfish, and alcoholic drinks.

[00:00:52]To help prevent painful [music] gout attacks, help your kidneys eliminate the extra uric acid by one, drinking more water, two, drinking tart [music] cherry juice, three, cutting out the fructose and the organ meats, four, eating celery, [music] and five, using apple cider vinegar and lemon juice. Comment yes if you're interested.