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Uric acid is a normal metabolic breakdown product from purine containing foods such as alcohol, certain meats and fish. When your body is not successful in effectively eliminating this acid, the crystals may be deposited in joints and tissuese When crystals are deposited in joints, the condition is referred to as goutu
You can read more about gout on this sitet Dietary modification and improved elimination are treatments designed to reduce the frequency and severity of gout attacksk A vegetarian diet tends to be lower in purine containing foodsd
Drinking a sufficient amount of pure filtered water will tend to dilute metabolic acids and improve eliminationo Allopurinol and Colchicine are two medicines typically used to treat goutu http://wwwwcountrydococom DrD Karen Benton, Naturopathic Physician p
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