If you do have gout, there is a natural remedy that may help; see Gout Treatment with a Cherry on Top and
Treating Gout with Cherry Juice.
A gout diet isn't likely to lower the uric acid concentration in your blood enough to
treat your gout without medication.
Cherries» anthocyanidins have also been shown to inhibit the activity of xanthine oxidase, an enzyme that plays an important role in the production of uric acid, thus
helping treat gout.
(He has been hospitalized for a week after experiencing a severe allergic reation to medication he took to
treat gout).
Further, the effect was so strong in some participants that it was nearly comparable to that achieved with drugs specifically prescribed to
treat gout, a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers shows.
Two are in clinical trials — one to
treat gout and the other for leukemia.
They've also been shown to support weight loss, decreased inflammation, increased heart health and can even be used to
treat gout!