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Debunking Kidney Stones: What You Need to Know and How to Treat It

Debunking Kidney Stones: What You Need to Know and How to Treat It

by Maridel Villapando
Your thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate multiple bodily functions including your metabolism and menstruation. Problems in your thyroid gland can range from minor inconveniences like goiter to major life-threatening cancer. 
Lifestyle Habits that are Putting Millennials at Risk of Gout

Lifestyle Habits that are Putting Millennials at Risk of Gout

by Maridel Villapando
Gout, known as the “old man’s disease," has steadily become more common among people in their 20s and 30s. Even though this generation is the most health-conscious, avoiding vices and paying close attention to their consumption, there has been a 30%-40% increase in gout cases within the demographic. Studies have shown that certain lifestyle habits among millennials are increasing their risk of gout.
Kidney Stones: Should you be worried or not?

Kidney Stones: Should you be worried or not?

by Maridel Villapando
Kidney stones can either be a serious medical problem or a slight inconvenience. Depending on the gravity of the case and how much pain it causes, kidney stones aren’t necessarily a life-or-death situation. However, they do still indicate a need for a lifestyle change and a look at other possible complications.
Managing Stress-induced Hypertension

Managing Stress-induced Hypertension

by Maridel Villapando
Stress is an underestimated risk factor for hypertension or high blood pressure. We have grown so accustomed to leading stressful lives that we often do not take the time to decompress and breathe. Stress-induced hypertension is a common, but largely ignored, health problem among Americans.  Learning how to identify and manage different kinds of stress can help prevent hypertension.
Simple Gout Remedies You Can Try Right Now

Simple Gout Remedies You Can Try Right Now

by Maridel Villapando

If you have ever gout, then you know how painful it is to deal with and the restrictions that it causes on your life. Gout is enabled by the sudden, sharp pains in the joints.  A gout attack can be so severe that it can cause you to wake up in the middle of the night and it can feel like your big toe is on fire, and any contact with the affected area can cause intense agony.  Here are some ways to naturally control your symptoms.

Foods to avoid if you suffer from gout

Foods to avoid if you suffer from gout

by Maridel Villapando
Chances are if you suffer from gout you are not a teetotalling vegetarian.  The list of foods to avoid if you have gout is extensive and includes the kind of things that most of us enjoy eating on a regular basis.  (Vegetarians do occasionally have gout, but usually due to genetic causes.)
Vitamin C and Gout

Vitamin C and Gout

by Maridel Villapando
Vitamin C, mostly known for fighting colds and enhancing the immune system, may also be effective in preventing gout.  Researchers recently found men who had the highest vitamin C intake from supplements and food were up to 45 percent less likely to develop gout than those who had the lowest.  Vitamin C from Purmedica contains bioflavonoids that increase the action of vitamin C alone.  
Cherry Berry Smoothie

Cherry Berry Smoothie

by Maridel Villapando
This delicious smoothie option is filled to the brim with fresh fruit. The cherries in this smoothie can offer benefits to gout sufferers. This rec...
Common Myths about Gout

Common Myths about Gout

by Maridel Villapando
Many people believe gout can only be a self-inflicted condition. This belief leads to many gout sufferers being embarrassed of their gout. Many people take this depiction of gout to mean that they only need to change their diet to treat their gout. It is important to speak to a doctor when you suffer gout in order to make sure you are properly treating gout
Causes of Gout

Causes of Gout

by Maridel Villapando
The true cause of gout is high uric acid levels in the blood.  High uric acid levels trigger gout because of the body’s failure to control and regulate the blood’s levels of uric acid. Typically, uric acid breaks down in the blood and is removed through the kidneys.  With gout the body either creates too much uric acid or fails to clear it from the blood.  There are many factors that influence this condition.
Gout Friendly Banana Bread

Gout Friendly Banana Bread

by Maridel Villapando
A delicious banana bread recipe for anyone looking for a healthy option. Anyone who suffers from gout can use this dessert to satisfy their sweet tooth without risking a gout flareup. This recipe also works for people on a paleo diet plan.
What Diet is Most Beneficial for Treating Gout? Uric acid and gout

What Diet is Most Beneficial for Treating Gout? Uric acid and gout

by Maridel Villapando
Recent research has found low carb, high fat ketogenic diet might help to reduce or alleviate gout symptoms.  Gout can be a debilitating painful condition in which uric acid crystals form in the tissues and body fluids.   An increase in the production of uric acid or the body's inability to clear uric acid from the system causes the formation of crystals.  When the crystals settle in the tissues, they cause an immune response which  can result in inflammation and severe pain most often in the big toe.  Other joints like fingers, knees, wrists and other joints may also be affected.  Gout affects over eight million people in the US.