----- Original Message ----- From: GaryJanine <garyjan...@email.msn.com> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Sunday, 26 December 1999 13:18 Subject: CS>Gout
> Does anyone have any experience with gout? My Mom has gout on her toe and I > was wondering how/if cs could help. Thanks > > garyjan...@msn.com Hi, ================== "Gout is one of the oldest recorded diseases in medical history. It is a form of arthritis which is characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain and tenderness in joints. Gout usually affects the large joint of the big toe but can also occur in other joints such as the knees, ankles, hands and wrists. Gout is associated with too much uric acid in the blood. This can be caused either by excess production of uric acid or by decreased excretion of it. Needle-like crystals of a salt of uric acid deposit in a joint and surrounding tissues causing pain, swelling and, in some cases, destruction of the joint. Uric acid is formed from the breakdown of substances called purines. Purines are found naturally in our bodies as well as in certain foods. Foods high in purines include organ meats (liver, brains, kidney and sweetbreads), anchovies, herring and mackerel. Smaller amounts are found in all meats, fish and poultry." ================== The body will cause waste acids to be precipitated from the blood in order to maintain its alkaline pH level, if they are not neutralised and eliminated in the urine =================== "Webster defines uric acid as "a white colorless crystalline substance found in urine, being one of the products of nuclein metabolism. It is nearly insoluble in water, alcohol, and ether, but soluble in solutions of alkaline salts." Here also, potassium will work better than calcium. Many people reported relief from gout (which is caused by uric acid) after drinking alkaline water." ==================== Eating fruit, as Robert said, will help because of the potassium it contains, but probably the best way to alleviate gout is to drink alkaline water. That is, water supplemented with alkaline drops, such as Alkalife www.alkalife.com . These drops contain a diluted mixture potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide in the appropriate ratio, the extra water will also help. These alkaline salts will dissolve the uric acid precipitations and relieve the symptoms. One might also consider using a pure sun dried sea salt rather than ordinary table salt, this also helps dissolve acid precipitation, will aid in digestion and has numerous other benefits. Regards Ivan. -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
