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Eat Alkaline Foods
To Keep From Getting Gout
The Alkaline Foods conversation is another one of those that always has to be included when you're talking about gout. The foods we eat and the fluids we drink are either Alkaline or Acidic. Ok . . . so what? Whether something is "acid" or "alkaline" is measured in "pH" - Potential of Hydrogen. Acidic foods add hydrogen ions to the body and alkaline water or alkaline foods remove it. This is measured by a pH scale that goes from 0 or completely acidic to 14 or completely alkaline. Plain water is 7.0. Our body chemistry should stay between 7.35 and 7.45. Again . . . so what?
I've brought you some great information here to help you start to understand how Acidity and Alkalinity plays into having Gout, but to dig deep and learn all about it, click below for the Acid Alkaline Diet!
Here is my simple explanation:- If you've got gout, you've got too much uric acid, you're too "Acidic".
- You need to eat more "Alkaline Foods" to make your pH balance out.
Any questions? Good. - What foods are alkaline and which are acidic?
- How much of one or the other should I eat?
Perfect. Here's a quick little list to point you in the right direction. Acidic - fats and oils: canola, olive, flax, corn, lard
- grains: wheat, barley, oats, rye, rice, corn, spelt
- nuts and butters: peanuts, cashews, pecans, tahini
- meat: beef, fish, pork, shrimp, turkey, venison
- chemicals: prescription drugs, pesticides, herbicides
- alcohol: beer, wine, liquor
- beans: pinto, black, lentils, soy, green beans
- waters: distilled, reverse osmosis
- dairy: cow or goat cheeses and milks, butter
Alkaline - vegetables: carrots, broccoli, beets, celery, cauliflower, onions
- fruits: apples, avocados, bananas, melons, berries, oranges
- protein: whey, chicken, nuts and seeds, yogurt, tofu, eggs
- spices: cinnamon, curry, mustard, peppers, sea salt
- other: apple cider vinegar, fresh veggie and fruit juices, green tea, mineral water
Something that always gets confused is that things like apple cider vinegar and citrus fruits are very acidic. But the minerals they leave behind after they are digested help take away hydrogen ions making them alkaline. Our bodies need both alkaline and acidic foods and waters but the general proportion to aim for is 80% alkaline and 20% acidic. And as luck would have it, many of the alkaline foods are powerful antioxidants. Once again, don't just take what you've heard here and run with it. Do some Googling and get more information and background about all of this. You'll find that most people today, (maybe yourself included) live in an extreme state of Acidosis. And having your chemistry too far on that side of the equation leads to many of the serious illnesses and diseases that we see in the world today.
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