Gout
		One of the bodies waste products, Uric acid is normally passed out of the body
		through the kidneys in your urine. If there is more uric acid than the kidneys
		can process then you may have gout. Uric acid accumulated in the form of
		crystals that lodge in areas of the body where blood supply poor. Common
		sites of pain are the elbows and the hands but the most common in the feet.
		Sometimes gout can be caused by overindulgence in food or alcohol or
		treatment with some antibiotic and diuretics. If left untreated, death from
		kidney disease or high blood pressure can occur.
		Cherries
		Why cherries seem to help the gout patient, no one seems to know and none
		of the big foundations are trying to find out. Grant money is available for drug
		research but not for food research. Cherries have been show to relieve the
		pain of gout sufferers. Cherries contain calcium phosphorus, Vitamin A,
		thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin C. Why not give Cherries or Cherry
		juice as a treatment for your gout pain. It is certainly a more pleasant
		treatment without the undesirable side effect of drug therapy.
		This report is nutritional in nature and not to be construed as medical advice.
		Always consult your doctor before using this information.
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