Natural Gout Remedies. Why You Should Make Strawberries Part of Your Gout Diet

Could there be a nicer way of beating gout than bystrawberries is not exactly the same as that of
eating a couple of bowls of strawberries a day?cherries, but sweet cherries and strawberries share a
They are, after all, one of the world's mostcouple of them.
loved and delicious fruits. So is this idea, which isThere is one more health positive fact about
quite well known in the world of gout treatment, astrawberries. Their proanthocyanidin (abbreviated as
myth or magic? What does the evidence amount to?PCO's or OPC's) levels are high, much higher than in
A GOUT POSITIVE NUTRITIONAL PROFILEcherries.
It is true that the nutritional profile of strawberries isSTRAWBERRY TESTIMONIALS
positive for natural gout treatment. Probably theIf you're looking for a natural gout remedy, and
most important fact is their high Vitamin C content,which gout sufferer isn't, all this is very interesting,
around 59 mg per 100 grams of fruit. This puts thembut are there any real world testimonials?
towards the top of the high-in-Vitamin C fruits' tables.The most quoted historical character who advocated
Way above cherries. They are moderately alkaline,strawberries for gout was the Swedish botanist Carl
alkaline neutral or just mildly acidic so their effect onLinnaeus (1707-1778). He said that his
the body's pH amounts is not likely to be much, andstrawberries-only diet had cured or alleviated his gout.
may be mildly positive. They contain about 91%Accounts vary as to what he precisely said, but
water, are low purine and moderate on the Glycemicthere is no doubt that he thought strawberries were
Index. All these facts make them a good gout food.helpful, and in his time he was a famous and
 And because their flavonoids amounts are high,respected botanist. So he knew a lot about
their flavonoids-to-Vitamin C ratio is pretty goodstrawberries. But don't eat a strawberries-only diet.
which means that their Vitamin C is likely to beThis is a crash diet and crash diets are now thought
better absorbed and thus have a strongerto probably increase gout attacks. You can easily get
therapeutic effect.strawberries into a low purine gout diet. Or into a
Some studies have shown that Vitamin C doescarbohydrate restricted diet, such as the Zone diet,
reduce uric acid levels, which makes Vitamin C forbecause they are moderate on the Glycemic Index.
gout a good idea.  In these studies the lowestModern real world testimonials to the value of
amount required to do this was 500 mg daily. It's notstrawberries in gout treatment can be read on the
hard to get 500 mg of Vitamin C naturally fromInternet. And for pain alleviation too. Of course you
foods and drinks.can also read that strawberries had no effect.
Strawberries' flavonoids are anthocyanidins,It's a pity that more isn't known about strawberries
flavan-3-ols and flavonols. Quercetin, which has beenfor gout. But all these hints and signs, and in the case
thought to reduce uric acid levels, is a flavonol. Thereof Vitamin C for gout, studies too, do suggest that a
is some Quercetin in strawberries.daily bowl of strawberries is a good idea for a gout
Better known and researched are the anthocyanidinsdiet, especially when combined with other natural
which have also been thought to reduce uric acidremedies for gout.
levels. Researchers have considered that it is theNB. The contents of this article contain medical
anthocyanidins in cherries for example, that mayinformation not medical advice. Please always discuss
account for their uric acid lowering success in somegout remedies with your doctor or other health care
small studies. The anthocyanidin profile ofprofessional, before implementing any treatment.