Diet and Food for Gout and Kidney Disease

In the past this was was associated with kings and royalty, due to the excess consumption of certain foods and drinks. Now it is simply known as gout – and now it is very easy for all of us to over indulge. Gout and kidney disease unfortunately go hand in hand. Now let’s see the diet and food for gout and kidney disease.

1. Avoid alcohol – beer especially, as it has the most purine content out of alcoholic drinks.
2. Reduce excess weight.
3. Consume 225 grams (half a pound) of Cherries each day for two weeks. This will help lower uric acids levels naturally. You may use either fresh or frozen cherries. You may also like to try 250 mLs of cherry juice a day instead. After the two weeks, lower the dose to 100mLs for maintenance and prevention.
4. Drink plenty of water – dehydration can aggravate gout.
5. Limit purines in diet – Foods with a very high purine content are: Anchovies, Beef, Bouillon, Brains, Broth, Consommé, Dried legumes, Goose, Gravy, Heart, Herring, Kidneys, Liver, Mackerel, Meat extracts, Mussels, Organ meats, Partridge, Roe, Sardines, Scallops, Shrimp, Sweetbreads, Yeast (baker’s and brewer’s), Yeast extracts (e.g., Marmite, Vegemite). Foods with a high amount of purines include meats, poultry, fish, and shellfish. Foods with a moderate purine content include: asparagus, cauliflower, legumes, lentils, mushrooms, oatmeal, peas, soy, spinach, tripe.
6. Bromelain: reduces inflammation via enzymatic properties; take between meals. Naturally occurs within pineapple.
7. Amino acids: Alanine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and glycine: help increase the excretion of uric acid via the kidneys.
8. Fish oil: reduces inflammation. Make sure it is high quality, highly filtered fish oil to eliminate heavy metals.

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