More Advice For Dealing With Gout

If you’re an old Vermont farmer, you’ve probably already heard this one.

Earlier this month, in the e-Alert “Live Wire” (2/10/04), I shared a few e-mails sent in by HSI members who had useful suggestions for treating and preventing gout. Here’s another good one from a member named Jeff:

“One of the simplest, cheapest and most effective cures for gout is apple cider vinegar (ACV), which unlike cherries is available all year round. It also doesn’t have the laxative side effects.

“Put a tablespoon of ACV in a glass of water and drink it. Do this twice a day. The ACV will break up the crystallized uric acid quite well. This is an old Vermont farmer’s cure that has been publicized for nearly a century. I’ve used it, and several of my friends who have recurring gout have also had good success with this method. I keep reminding them that if they did this even once a day regularly, they probably would not have recurrence anyway.”

Judging from the number of responses I received on this topic, it would seem that quite a few members cope with gout. I hope all of these suggestions are proving useful in providing some relief.

To Your Good Health,

Jenny Thompson
Health Sciences Institute