| Is there really a natural cure for gout? Could changes | | | | like salmon should therefore be eaten in moderate |
| in your diet make much of a difference? As a gout | | | | quantities. Alternatively you can take fish oil as a |
| sufferer, you probably have heard or read about | | | | natural supplement. |
| certain sea foods to avoid in your daily diet. Certain | | | | Fish oil capsules can be recommended if you want to |
| fish, in particular shellfish and oily fish (like sardines) | | | | have your Omega 3 oils as a supplement. Results can |
| can cause your gout to go on the offensive. | | | | be felt with that punishing gout pain, as well as with |
| In seemingly contrast to this, there now is evidence | | | | other kinds of inflammation. |
| that an increased dietary intake of fish oil has | | | | A Harvard study on gout, representing recent, |
| beneficial effects on your gout problem. How can this | | | | exhaustive research, comes out with a |
| be? | | | | recommendation of daily intake of quality Omega 3 |
| Research shows that Omega 3 fish oil has very | | | | fatty acids with EPA, DPA and DHA (components of |
| powerful - and natural - anti-inflammatory properties - | | | | fish oil). The study, as published in the New England |
| without causing harmful side effects of the kind that | | | | Journal of Medicine, indicates that a good diet for |
| often are associated with anti-inflammatory | | | | gout can drastically give you relief from the pain and |
| prescription drugs. Omega 3 fatty acids can be seen | | | | inflammation that you have felt during gout attacks. |
| as a key force in your fight against joint inflammation. | | | | Fish oil is recommended by the American Heart |
| It can provide natural relief for gout. | | | | Association (AHA). |
| Good quality fish oil has been shown to have a | | | | You do not like fish oils? - Try Flaxseeds |
| positive effect on many other health problems as | | | | Omega 3 fats definitely are important for your health. |
| well. | | | | The have to taken in as part of your diet - the |
| Where do you find fatty fish oils? | | | | human body does not produce them. Besides fish, |
| Salmon represents on of the richest sources of | | | | you can find these oils in certain vegetables. Among |
| Omega 3 fats. It may very well be an ideal source | | | | the best plant sources of Omega 3 fats we find |
| for the fatty acids you need. It also contains vitamin | | | | flaxseed oil. Flax seed oil contains around 50% more |
| D and calcium. | | | | omega fats than do fish. It should be an ideal part of |
| Other oily fish, like trout, sardines and mullet, also | | | | vegan and vegetarian diets. Also flaxseeds contain |
| provide omega-3 fatty acids with the same kind of | | | | fatty acids of the Omega 6 kind (as linoleic acid). |
| anti-inflammatory effect. One could also mention the | | | | It is found to be tasty, reminding of nuts. (Be aware |
| essential Omega 3 fatty acids in Cod Liver Oil. | | | | that flaxseed oil is not suitable for frying. In baked |
| A word of warning: Salmon and other fish are among | | | | foods it's seen as ok). |
| the foods that contain purines (the natural substance | | | | To conclude, in order to have a degree of gout relief |
| that produces uric acid as it breaks down, with gout | | | | you should take daily Omega 3 oil and/or flaxseed oil |
| as a result if the acid builds up excessively). Oily fish | | | | as part of your diet. |