Is It, "Foods High In Uric Acid" Or "High Purine Foods" That Cause Gout?

High Purine Foods. However, "Foods High in Uric Acid" have become synonymous with "High Purine Foods". Let's have a closer look at why that is.

Purines are found in all the cells of a human body and in all plants. Uric Acid is formed when Purines have been broken down and it's a normal and natural antioxidant that helps protect us from free radical damage.

You and I start howling with pain when too much Uric Acid accumulates and crystallizes in one of our joints. This ladies and gentlemen is Gout and why a low purine diet is a good idea.

This is all explained nicely without all the medical mumbo-jumbo in the world's healthiest foods

They also go on to list out a bunch of foods high in Purines to avoid, which one's are ok, how many milligrams to eat or not eat and all the same stuff you've heard on all those other sites about gout that basically outline how to make a career out of avoiding gout. But the good news is . . . .

It's your lucky day . . . I'm not going to do that!

Not that you shouldn't know what those foods are and be aware of them but, come on, who eats Liver anyway? And what the heck are Sweetbreads? Lobster and Asparagus are more like it . . . and sometimes they're worth getting a gout attack for . . . . Just kidding. We're going to get deeper into the What, How Much, and When soon.

For now, don't freak out too much on which foods are high in uric acid, just keep thinking about the easiest and tastiest way to get the most Flavonoids.

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