HOW I BEAT MY GOUT - AND YOU CAN TOO
  • How I Beat My Gout - And How You Can Too
  • Moving foot muscles to beat gout
  • Why Go On A Diet - And How
  • Who Is Benessere Watertree?
  • Disclaimer - Not Medical Information
  • Alternative Medicines For Gout
  • Where does uric acid come from?
  • What are purines
  • Forbidden Gout Foods
  • Food for gout sufferers - tasting better than your old diet
  • The inflammation is causing the pain
  • The Danger Of Being Fat
  • What to do when the diet gets boring
  • Great foods for gout-beaters
  • Why Drinking Lots Of Water Works
  • The Goutbeater Program
  • What To Do When You Have A Gout Attack
  • Why Milk Flushes Out Uric Acid
  • The Signup Page
  • The Goutbeater Blog
  • Do Cherries Work Against Gout?
  • Why gout happens in your big toe
  • How much uric acid does your body contain?
  • Unboxing the UASure uric acid meter
  • Can you change the pH of your urine - and does it matter?
  • Why you should avoid sugar
  • Two weeks of measuring my uric acid
  • Your Heart And Gout
  • The Daily UA Variation
  • Low Uric Acid Recipes
  • Gout-Friendly Weight Loss Recipes
  • Why Fish Oil Has No Effect On Gout, And How I Know
  • Trying Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Gout-Friendly Recipes
  • Three months of measuring my uric acid
  • How Did The Apple Cider Vinegar Test Go?
  • The Purine-Free Beers Of Japan
  • Six Months Of Measuring My Uric Acid
  • The Daily Goutbeating Routine
  • Do Celery Seeds Protect Against Gout?
  • Going OMAD

Wednesday, April 21. A beautiful day outside the home office window. And no gout even with high uric acid.

4/21/2021

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Low sodium really does keep the blood pressure down. But once you increase sodium even a little, it takes quite a while to get back. And how is this relevant for gout? Because high blood pressure damages the fine capillaries in the kidneys where uric acid is released into the urine, and this means you retain even more of it in your blood. So it has to get sequestered in your cartilage, where a release of the uric acid crystals can lead to a gout attack. Plus it is a sign of bad circulation (since your heart has to work harder to pump the blood everywhere) and that means even more risk for the formation of uric acid crystals. I wrote about that specific aspect here.
​Todays weather and temperature: Almost 20 degrees centigrades, sunny and quite warm.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 4
Breakfast: Sandwiches with cheese and strawberry jam.
Lunch: Vegetable curry with tofu and leftover fried rice (it worked fine from a taste perspective, but has me worried about purines - there was a lot in the fried rice).
Snack: Some nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, I think I saw a pecan there too).
Dinner: Kimchi chige (Korean soup with tofu)
Todays supplements and dosage: 6 fish oil capsules
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 8.0 mg/dL. It was a stupid idea to eat that fish.
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 12404 steps
How much did I drink today?: Coffee 1.5 liter, tea 1.5 liter, water 1.5 liter.
This weeks weight: 118.2 kg
​Waist circumference: 116 cm
Heart rate before beadtime (read more here to see why it matters): 93
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 138/105 mmHg
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 9 times, #2 3 times.
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? No
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? 20, lots of desk time and somewhat itchy feet today (so I needed to increase the circulation).
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  • How I Beat My Gout - And How You Can Too
  • Moving foot muscles to beat gout
  • Why Go On A Diet - And How
  • Who Is Benessere Watertree?
  • Disclaimer - Not Medical Information
  • Alternative Medicines For Gout
  • Where does uric acid come from?
  • What are purines
  • Forbidden Gout Foods
  • Food for gout sufferers - tasting better than your old diet
  • The inflammation is causing the pain
  • The Danger Of Being Fat
  • What to do when the diet gets boring
  • Great foods for gout-beaters
  • Why Drinking Lots Of Water Works
  • The Goutbeater Program
  • What To Do When You Have A Gout Attack
  • Why Milk Flushes Out Uric Acid
  • The Signup Page
  • The Goutbeater Blog
  • Do Cherries Work Against Gout?
  • Why gout happens in your big toe
  • How much uric acid does your body contain?
  • Unboxing the UASure uric acid meter
  • Can you change the pH of your urine - and does it matter?
  • Why you should avoid sugar
  • Two weeks of measuring my uric acid
  • Your Heart And Gout
  • The Daily UA Variation
  • Low Uric Acid Recipes
  • Gout-Friendly Weight Loss Recipes
  • Why Fish Oil Has No Effect On Gout, And How I Know
  • Trying Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Gout-Friendly Recipes
  • Three months of measuring my uric acid
  • How Did The Apple Cider Vinegar Test Go?
  • The Purine-Free Beers Of Japan
  • Six Months Of Measuring My Uric Acid
  • The Daily Goutbeating Routine
  • Do Celery Seeds Protect Against Gout?
  • Going OMAD