subject: Essential aspects of Gout Home Remedies [print this page] Essential aspects of Gout Home Remedies Essential aspects of Gout Home Remedies
Over the past few years there has been a rise in homeopathic gout home remedies. Providing an often good alternative to modern medicine. Homeopathic remedies are available for lots of things and not just gout however. If you have been diagnosed or are suffering from gout then you might want to look into these options.
When you start to get some swelling and inflammation around the joints of your toe or ankles, try an ice pack at first, if it is not too painful that is. Generally try to hold it on for about 10 to 15 mins. You are likely to be agony however when you try this, but bear with it, it should help. Distracting yourself from the pain at this stage might be a good idea before the cold starts to get to you too.
A little bit of light exercise will help you too, before you start thinking, exercise, where did that come from? I do not mean that you will be going to the gym or playing soccer or anything like that. Okay so what I was actually referring too with exercise is just a little gentle movement of the joints, you will only need to do this twice a day so you can relax again now. All you have to do to realise the full potential, is to move the joints through all the possible motions you can carry out.
When the pain is mainly concentrated in your big toe, you might want to dip them in a bowl or a bath containing epsom salts. This will defintitely help to increase your magnesium levels. With toxins building up in your body this effect will help to start to break them down. If it doesn't help to relieve the pain which it should, then at least it will be relaxing if nothing else. Giving some essential oils a try is another option, but make sure you do bath your feet, if nothing else it should help reduce the horrendous pain you are feeling.
If you were to make some slight changes to your diet, this will certainly help with your gout. As uric acid build up is the primary cause of gout, then you will want to concentrate on eating foods which balance this and counteract this. Getting hold of the right vitmains and minerals is the first thing that should be on your mind. Getting the uric acid levels down in your system can be achieved by eating the following foods, cherries, nuts, seeds and strawberries. Not that you probably would eat liver pate, but you should avoid it all costs as this will only make your condition worse.
The levels of uric acid in your body can also be reduced and flushed out through dilution. Everyone should drink a lot of water, but when it comes to having gout you need to make sure you are consuming at least 8 to 10 glasses of water per day. Please make sure that it is only water you drink as the effect is not the same if you change to fruit juice and hot drinks.
It is also said that another one of the gout home remedies that is really useful is honey and apple cider vinegar. By just taking two tablespoons of this mixture twice a day should really help with your symptons.
