Monday, March 18, 2013

Uric Acid and Gout


My focus in fighting the new enemy... 

Foods to AVOID for Gout:

  • Wine
  • Beer
  • Chocolate
Fish:
  • All Shellfish (lobsters, mussels, shrimp, crab, oysters)
  • Perch
  • Salmon
  • Snapper
  • Cod
  • Anchovies
  • Herring
  • Sardines
  • Haddock
  • Mackerel
  • Trout
  • Tuna
  • Scallops
Meats:
  • Red Meat
  • Beef (Bison)
  • Pork (Bacon, Ham, Prosciutto, Pork Chop)
  • Lamb
  • Rabbit
  • Liver (Chicken, etc.)
  • Marmite
Vegetables:
  • Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Cauliflower
  • Spinach
  • Asparagus
  • Mushrooms
  • Kale
  • Broccoli

Delicious Foods to Eat for Gout:
  • Apples
  • Bananas
  • Berries (cherries, raspberries, cranberries, blackberry, strawberries, other red-blue berries)
  • Brown rice
  • Capers
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Celery
  • Chocolate, cocoa
  • Coffee, tea
  • Flaxseed
  • Citrus fruits  (oranges, tangerines and other mandarins)
  • Grapes, red
  • Greens
  • Kiwi fruit
  • Low-fat dairy products
  • Nuts
  • Onions, red
  • Parsley
  • Peppers, bell, red
  • Potatoes
  • Pasta, wheat
  • Red cabbage
  • Pineapple
  • Seeds
  • Tomatoes
  • Water dilutes and flushes uric acid out of the body
  • Winter squash
Delicious Herbs to Eat for Gout:
  • Thyme

Hello... Asia!

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