Celery vs gouts

by Mikey a('-'*)

Article by Sarah Stephensonrandal

Once a person reaches his late adult stage, several body ailments are starting to catch him. One is gouts. This type of arthritis can be the most painful of all and barely can you move the part affected by this. In order to eliminate this, you will be given some medicines once you approach your doctor. But if medication through the use of drugs does not satisfy your taste, can you do it the natural way instead?

First of all, what are gouts? This is a type of arthritis where the joints swell and turn red, stiff, and hot, and commonly occurs at the largest toe but may also occur in other joints of the body. This is caused by the excessive uric acid content that flows in the blood. The excessive uric acid crystalizes and makes it painful.

If you don't want to medicate yourself with the pills doctors would prescribe you, you can always turn to the natural way of healing it. As rumors have it, celery helps in relieving the pain and completely eliminating gouts. How true is this?

Celery helps lower the uric acid level of the body. In order to get rid of the excess uric acid, it needs to be flushed out of the body. Once celery is taken, the urinary activity becomes active. The uric acid is washed out of the body once you urinate.

Once a person gets gouts, high blood pressure comes afterwards. Since celery has diuretic properties, it helps lower the blood pressure. Also, celery contains bioflavonoid and apigenin which helps stops the inflammation caused by the excessive uric acid. Aside from anti-inflammatory, celery can also serve as an anti-oxidant. It also boosts the vitamin c in the body.

If you're planning to turn to celery extract to cure your gout, how much should you consume in a day? According to experts, those who have gouts should eat three to four stalks of it every day. You can also blend the celery stalks with cheddar cheese since this is low on purine. If you want your celery juiced, make sure that you use four to eight stalks of it. In order to speed up your h! ealing f rom gouts, you should purchase some celery seed extract either in tablet or capsule form. This should be taken twice a day.

There are also some reminders for people who have gouts and are planning to take celery as a natural cure. Celery must not be eaten by pregnant women. Those who are lactating are also prohibited from taking these. Also, those who have kidney diseases must stay away from this vegetable. Lastly, those who are taking this and supplements must not expose themselves in the sun for long.

Besides celery, there are other foods that have diuretic effects which you can also eat to eliminate gouts. Such are cranberry juice, beets, cabbage, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, raw onion, lettuce, tomatoes, and radishes. At least with the natural way of healing gouts, you will experience no harmful side effects.

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