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Nutrition for Gout Dietary Principles:
* A short alkaline fast is recommended for 5 days, to be repeated one month later.
* Water fasts are not advised.
* Increase fluids.
* Low purine diet: No red meats or red wines. See complete list below.
* Maintain a low fat diet, using only unsaturated fats
* Calorie percentages: 70% complex carbohydrates, 10%-15% protein, 15%-18% fat
* Eat lots of fiber.
* If overweight, reduce weight to normal range.
Therapeutic Foods and Vegetables:
Apples, black currants, watercress, kale, strawberries, dandelion greens, potato broth, chicory, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, parsnips, celery olives, rye, lima beans, rice bran, bananas, sprouts, and watercress
Fresh Juices: (Try each one until you find a juice that benefits you.)
Celery and parsley juice or tea Celery Carrot and spinach Carrot, beet, and cucumber Carrot, celery, and parsley Potato peel broth Dried olive tea Nut milk and liquid chlorophyll
Foods and Beverages to Avoid:
Purine-rich foods: organ meats, shellfish, herring, anchovies, sardines, lentils, dry peas, dry beans, seafood, asparagus, mushrooms, Vitamin B3, alcohol, ketones, coffee, tea or colas containing caffeine, cocoa, refined carbohydrates, and saturated fat
Specific Supplements:
Folic acid - 10-75 mg. a day (Monitor B12 levels, watching for toxicity)
Vitamin C - 3-5 grams a day
B12 - if you are taking colchicine for gout
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