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Gout And Heart Disease
I know I'm a little out of control with this Gout and Heart Disease thing. At just about every turn I keep banging on you with; "If you've got Gout your a really good candidate for Heart Disease and Diabetes." I'm sure you're almost as tired of hearing it as I am of saying it, but, what can I do? As we know, Gout can be so painful it could make you wanna put a gun to your head but, what's worse? A Heart Attack or a Gout Attack? What's your choice? I know that you've come to depend on me to dig up the goods and here it is in no better or fresher terms; - You already know your risk of heart attack increases if you smoke or have a family history of heart disease – the top two risk factors. But do you know the next highest risk factor for men? It’s gout. Heart attacks are associated with the condition, according to a new study in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism, which finds that gout and gout medications upped a man’s overall risk of heart attack by 26 percent after taking into consideration other known risk factors, including obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure.
The rest of the article fills it all in really well and drives the point home, click here to get the rest of it at Arthritis Today.
Without being too much of an alarmist or focusing on the negative, the whole relationship of gout and heart disease makes it perfect for me to get in front of you with another plug for my theme: Prevention. We've all "learned" lots of things and some have not served us well. Just because I can drink a whole bottle of red wine by myself in an evening doesn't be I should. Just because that Fillet Mignon with the Lobster in Scallop and Shrimp cream sauce tastes so good . . . doesn't mean it's good for me. Taking advantage of the natural anti-inflammatory benefit of antioxidants and trying to stay with more "alkalizing" foods and water is very "learn-able" . . . and it can helps bring down uric acid. The second thing to re-learn in addition to just eating better, is eating and working to control weight. Sometimes a little assistance to start moving in the right direction with that can be a big help.
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