Food therapy for gout

  Increased uric acid in the blood is the basis for the formation of gout, so it is very important to lower your blood uric acid level. 1/3 of uric acid is excreted from the gastrointestinal tract and 2/3 is excreted from the kidneys. So it is the first priority for gout sufferers to try to reduce the amount of uric acid produced in your body while getting more of it out of your body. However, there are many foods in our life that can perform these functions. For example, milk, eggs, japonica rice, white flour staple food groups, fruits, vegetables, lotus root powder, coffee, cocoa powder and oils are all relatively safe foods from which gout patients can consume any of their choice.  (1) Pumpkin, an alkaline food, is recorded in Chinese medicine: “pumpkin crosses the meridians and facilitates urination”, so gout patients can consume pumpkin. It can also be eaten with other ingredients, such as barley porridge: pumpkin, barley, wind, knife beans 10 grams each, boiled in water. It can be eaten regularly and has the effect of dispelling dampness and strengthening the spleen to drain uric acid.  (2) celery, rich in vitamins and minerals, has the effect of clearing heat and diuretic. Can also do celery, carrot soup: celery, carrots, 10 grams of each cooked in water, once a day, can be eaten regularly, has the effect of clearing heat and water to drain uric acid.  (3) cucumber, is an alkaline food, it is rich in vitamin c, potassium salt, Chinese medicine believes that it has heat, water, detoxification, the role of thirst, so no matter raw, cooked food for gout patients have the role of uric acid detoxification.  (4) cabbage, a kind of evergreen vegetable which basically does not contain purine, is an alkaline food, rich in vitamin C and potassium salt, and is considered by Chinese medicine to have the effect of relieving heat and irritation, and promoting bowel movement and urination. So gout patients can eat in all seasons.  (5) Eggplant, has the function of activating blood and swelling, dispelling the wind and circulation, clearing heat and relieving pain, it is not only an alkaline food, but also does not contain purine substances, modern research it has diuretic effect, suitable for gout patients.  (6) cabbage, also known as kale, it does not contain purines, but contains a lot of vitamin C, with the role of excretion of harmful substances in the body. Chinese medicine believes that it has “bone marrow, the five viscera and six internal organs, the joints, through the meridians in the knotted gas”, therefore, cabbage is also very suitable for gout patients to eat.  (7) winter melon, it is rich in vitamin c, and contains a lot of water and rich nutrition, Chinese medicine believes that it can “dampness to dispel wind”, has a role in promoting uric acid excretion, so gout patients can eat more.  (8) Adzuki beans, is a diuretic food, and contains very little purine. The Chinese medicine believes that “adzuki beans eliminate water and gas and strengthen the spleen and stomach”, the “Compendium of Materia Medica” records that “adzuki beans line fluid, facilitate urination, reduce swelling and eliminate swelling”, so that the adzuki beans cooked porridge, simmering soup to eat, not only can increase the amount of water, but also can strengthen the diuretic effect.  (9) apples, the production of fluid, moisten the lungs, in addition to the annoyance, relief of summer. It is an alkaline fruit, rich in potassium salts, more water, basically purine-free, conducive to the excretion of uric acid in the body, is very suitable for gout patients fruit.  (10) Grapes, according to Chinese medicine, have the function of tonifying the qi and blood, strengthening the muscles and bones, and facilitating urination. Grapes are an alkaline fruit that contains very little purine and has more water in the juice, which is very beneficial to the excretion of uric acid in the blood of gout patients.