What are some of the benefits of losing weight? Your weight loss will benefit every joint of your body, whether you believe it or not. Start with your feet. Your feet take the brunt of the abuse. You don't have to be very overweight to feel the effects. For your feet to have problems, you can be anywhere from 15 to 25 pounds overweight. Your…
After years of eating a lot of meat and drinking too much beer, your body may have accumulated enough uric acids crystals to cause your first bout of gout. The most common type of gout is called podagra. This is the pain in the big toe joint that occurs when it becomes inflamed by the buildup of uric acid. Even the lightest pressure from a…
Is it possible for a man's big toe to be an erect penis problem? How can something that is all the way at the opposite end of the body have any effect on penis health? Although it may seem odd, a recent study suggests that gout, a condition that typically manifests in the foot and especially the big toe, may be linked with erect penis…
These things are impossible for me now. Unfortunately, I have gout. But what exactly is this disease? It is so painful. Is it possible to get rid of it? Is there a natural remedy for gout? These are questions that many people ask about gout disease. However, many don't know the answer. What is gout disease? This is the most severe form of arthritis. It…
People have a tendency to believe that if one doesn't eat junk food, then one can have a healthy diet. A diet that is healthy to one person might be unhealthy to another. This can be very subjective. Gout sufferers are often advised to follow a special diet to reduce the pain caused by gout attacks. This diet will require you to avoid foods that…
No matter if you live a physically active lifestyle or a more sedentary lifestyle, you will likely realize how important it is for your knees to be healthy and functioning well. There are many functions that the knees serve. These knees not only support the body's weight, but they are also essential for any movement. It is no surprise that knee joint pain is a…
Many people don't know the difference between lupus and rheumatoid. Both are autoimmune diseases where the body creates itself and causes harm. So where do you draw the line? Experts in medicine agree that it is difficult to diagnose and differentiate these diseases. Both diseases often have overlapped clinical signs and laboratory abnormalities. Lupus arthritis and RA incidence are distinguished by the fact that more…
The patient's name is not important to holistic medical professionals who treat the patient holistically. They are looking at the entire patient and not just the gout. Gout is a manifestation or dis-ease in the patient. While it may temporarily relieve symptoms, it doesn't treat the root cause. What causes gout? One might be told that certain families are predisposed to gout. You may also…