HOW TO AVOID GOUT?

I saw some of this kind of posts on facebook. And I have decided to make blogs on beauty and health, so more people will know about these two important areas: beauty and health.

Health is vevry important to us. We need to be healthy so we can worlk very hard to earn a living.

Beauty is as important as health. Without beauty, an individual cannot be successful in her life. Both the inner and outer beauties are relevant to the successes of every person.

Since I have been suffering from congenital heart disease since I was born and a kidney failure due to my heart problems' medication, I have been interested in maitaining health NATURALLY.

In this blog, I wanna share all the natural methods and approaches of keeping good health and maintaining astounding beauty.

The first of a series is how to avoid having gout?

Wikipedia  defines gout as  a medical condition characterized by attacks of inflammatory arthritis. Read more....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gout


This is how WebMD defines gout....
"
What is gout?
Gout is a kind of arthritis. It can cause an attack of sudden burning pain, stiffness, and swelling in a joint, usually a big toe. These attacks can happen over and over unless gout is treated. Over time, they can harm your joints, tendons, and other tissues. Gout is most common in men.
 "


WebMD also discusses the different causes of gout. 
"What causes gout?
Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. Most of the time, having too much uric acid is not harmful. Many people with high levels in their blood never get gout. But when uric acid levels in the blood are too high, the uric acid may form hard crystals in your joints.
Your chances of getting gout are higher if you are overweight, drink too much alcohol, or eat too much meat and fish that are high in chemicals called purines. Some medicines, such as water pills (diuretics), can also bring on gout."

http://arthritis.webmd.com/tc/gout-topic-overview 

And since gout is caused by too much uric acid in one's blood, a person has to lessen if can't avoid the foods that are rich in uric acid.
 " Purines are natural substances found in all of the body's cells, and in virtually all foods. The reason for their widespread occurrence is simple: purines provide part of the chemical structure of our genes and the genes of plants and animals. A relatively small number of foods, however, contain concentrated amounts of purines. For the most part, these high-purine foods are also high-protein foods, and they include organ meats like kidney, fish like mackerel, herring, sardines and mussels, and also yeast."

Here are some links that lead you to foods that are rich in uric acid. 

http://www.livestrong.com/article/91019-foods-rich-uric-acid/ 

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=51 

http://www.goutpal.com/915/foods-high-in-uric-acid-a-surprising-myth/

Foods High in Uric Acid To find a particular food quickly, use your browser Find function (usually Ctrl-F).
Food	Purines (Uric Acid mg/100g)
Theobromine	2300
Yeast, Brewer’s	1810
Neck sweet bread, Calf’s	1260
Sprat, smoked	804
Sheep’s spleen	773
Yeast, Baker’s	680
Ox liver	554
Pig’s heart	530
Pig’s spleen	516
Pig’s liver	515
Mushroom, flat, edible Boletus, dried	488
Fish, sardines in oil	480
Liver, Calf’s	460
Ox spleen	444
Pig’s lungs (lights)	434
Ox lungs (lights)	399
Fish, sardine, pilchard	345
Spleen, Calf’s	343
Pig’s kidney	334
Fish, trout	297
Fish, Tuna in oil	290
Ox kidney	269
Fish, Tuna	257
Ox heart	256
Liver, chicken	243
Fish, Redfish (ocean perch)	241
Heart, Sheep’s	241
Fish, Anchovy	239
Black gram (mungo bean), seed, dry	222
Fish, Herring, Matje cured	219
Kidney, Calf’s	218
Fish, Herring, Atlantic	210
Horse meat	200
Bean, Soya, seed, dry	190
Fish, Herring roe	190
Lamb (muscles only)	182
Fish, Halibut	178
Chicken (breast with skin)	175
Veal, muscles only	172
Fish, salmon	170
Poppy seed, seed, dry	170
Pork muscles only	166
Goose	165
Sausage, liver (liverwurst)	165
Fish, Saithe (coalfish)	163
Fish, Carp	160
Ox tongue	160
Pork leg (hind leg)	160
Chicken, boiling fowl, average	159
Pork fillet	150
Pork shoulder with skin (blade of shoulder)	150
Turkey, young animal, average, with skin	150
Veal knuckle with bone	150
Veal, leg of veal with bone	150
Veal, neck with bone	150
Lungs, Calf’s	147
Shrimp, brown	147
Fish, Mackerel	145
Pork chop with bone	145
Caviar (real)	144
Sunflower seed, dry	143
Pike	140
Pork chuck	140
Veal chop, cutlet with bone	140
Veal fillet	140
Veal, shoulder	140
Fish, Haddock	139
Duck, average	138
Venison haunch (leg)	138
Pig’s tongue	136
Scallop	136
Beef, muscles only	133
Rabbit meat, average with bone	132
Fish, Sole	131
Ham, cooked	131
Bean, seed, white, dry	128
Lentil, seed, dry	127
Pork belly, raw, smoked dried	127
Beef, chuck	120
Beef, fore rib, entrecote	120
Pork hip bone (hind leg)	120
Lobster	118
Chicken (chicken for roasting), average	115
Mussel	112
Sausage “Jagdwurst”	112
Beef, fillet	110
Beef, roast beef, sirloin	110
Beef, shoulder	110
Chicken, leg with skin, without bone	110
Fish, Pike-perch	110
Fish, Cod	109
Peas, chick (garbanzo), seed, dry	109
Grape, dried, raisin, sultana	107
Linseed	105
Rabbit/Hare (average)	105
Venison back	105
Sausage salami, German	104
Sausages, frying, from pork	101
Pork belly	100
Barley without husk, whole grain	96
Sausage “Mortadella”	96
Pea, seed, dry	95
Oats, without husk, whole grain	94
Plaice	93
Brain, Calf’s	92
Mushroom, flat, edible Boletus, cep	92
Sausages, frying, from veal	91
Oyster	90
Frankfurter sausages	89
Sausage “Bierschincken”	85
Pea, pod and seed, green	84
Pig’s brain	83
Broccoli	81
Bean sprouts, Soya	80
Tench	80
Nuts, peanut	79
Artichoke	78
Fish, eel (smoked)	78
Sausage “Fleischwurst”	78
Sausage, Vienna	78
Ox brain	75
Leek	74
Sausages, German (Mettwurst)	74
Apricot	73
Sausage “Munich Weisswurst”	73
Cocoa powder, oil partially removed, not including theobromine	71
Grass, Viper’s (black salsify)	71
Meat, luncheon	70
Brussel sprouts	69
Tofu	68
Chives	67
Fig (dried)	64
Plum, dried	64
Millet, shucked corn	62
Sesame (gingelly) seed, Oriental, dry	62
Fish, Crayfish	60
Crispbread	60
Mushroom	58
Banana	57
Beef, corned (German)	57
Parsley, leaf	57
Spinach	57
Peppers, green	55
Pudding, black	55
Corn, sweet	52
Cauliflower	51
Rye, whole grain	51
Wheat, whole grain	51
Oyster, mushroom	50
Kale	48
Beans, French, dried	45
Pumpkin	44
Pasta made with egg (noodles, macaroni, spaghetti, etc.	40
Lettuce, Lamb’s	38
Almond, sweet	37
Beans, French (string beans, haricot)	37
Cabbage, savoy	37
Nuts, hazelnut (cobnut)	37
Date, dried	35
Elderberry, black	33
Melon, Cantelope	33
Cabbage, red	32
Cheese, Limburger, 20% fat content in dry matter	32
Celeriac	30
Morel	30
Quince	30
Bamboo Shoots	29
Mushrooms, canned, solid and liquid	29
Olive, green, marinated	29
Cress	28
Grape	27
Kohlrabi	25
Nuts, Walnut	25
Plum	24
Squash, summer	24
Asparagus	23
Nuts, Brazil	23
Bilberry, blueberry, huckleberry	22
Cabbage, white	22
Aubergine	21
Chinese leaves	21
Peach	21
Rolls, bread	21
Strawberry	21
Avocado	19
Beet root	19
Kiwi fruit (Chinese gooseberry, strawberry peach)	19
Orange	19
Pineapple	19
Caviar substitute	18
Potato, cooked with skin	18
Raspberry	18
Carrot	17
Cherry, Morello	17
Currant, red	17
Endive	17
Mushrooms, Chanterelle	17
Mushrooms, Chanterelles, canned, solids & liquids	17
Gooseberry	16
Potato	16
Sauerkraut, dripped off	16
Radish	15
Apple	14
Beer, real, light	14
Bread, wheat (flour) or (white bread)	14
Fennel leaves	14
Beer, Pilsner lager beer, regular beer, German	13
Lettuce	13
Onion	13
Radishes	13
Chicory	12
Pear	12
Rhubarb	12
Tomato	11
Cheese, cottage	9.4
Beer, alcohol free	8.1
Yogurt, min. 3.5% fat content	8.1
Cucumber	7.3
Cheese, Brie	7.1
Cheese, edam, 30% fat content in dry matter	7.1
Cheese, edam, 40% fat content in dry matter	7.1
Cheese, edam, 45% fat content in dry matter	7.1
Cherry, sweet	7.1
Cheese, Cheddar/Cheshire cheese, 50% fat content in dry matter		6