Gout is a disease of purine metabolism. Due to the high concentration of uric acid in the blood, uric acid crystals are deposited in joints and tissues. Gout is one of the typical affluence diseases. The number of patients has been increasing since the Second World War. Besides, there are more men than women. Until after menopause, the proportion of women increases due to hormonal changes.

According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the cause of illness is that excessive work and exercise put a burden on the body, so that the body is weak, and feels the erosion of exogenous pathogens such as wind, cold, dampness and heat and cannot resist. Exogenous pathogens stay in the body for a long time to form mucus, block the meridians and joints to lead to swelling, pain and joint deformation.

Suggestions:

• Drink more water
• Eat less meat (do not eat pork) and seafood
• Abstain from alcohol
• Abstain from high-fat foods
• Reduce sweetmeats
• Avoid overeating
• Abstain from grilling meat
• Avoid tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes
• Do more exercises

Recommended food:

Jujube soup (to relieve joint pain), chicken, oatmeal porridge, pear and apple preserves, stewed and steamed vegetable soup, only using unsaturated oils (sunflower oil, linseed oil, wheat germ oil), and Chinese cabbage.