Originally Posted by
JAK
I think you are on the right track working with your doctor but telling him you want to treat this as much as possible with healthy diet and exercise, and working towards reducing and avoiding drugs as much as possible. If you make it clear that you are motivated and disciplined when it comes to diet and exercise, and of course give him all the details on the gout attacks, that should help him give you better treatment.
It's all well and good to say gout is better than a heart attack or stroke, but if gout is keeping you from staying active, its preventing you from doing activity that will help prevent heart attack and stroke. Weight loss is a great enabler also, I think. Working on that myself. Really working hard to get down to lean weight as I turn 50.
I'm a big fan of sardines. Lower on the food chain than other fish, so less of a problem with mercury and stuff, plus its got bones in it, which is a plus, and great source of Omega 3. Good on toast, or pan fried with oats and canola oil. Best regards. I am also a huge fan of oatmeal rather than other grains. I've heard you don't want to be to high in Omega 6 relative to Omega 3, but oatmeal is not too bad and sardines really help with the Omega 3. I like some sunflower seeds with my oats, but unless my data is wrong it might be WAY high in Omega 6 relative to Omega 3, so I'm going to double check that and eliminate sunflower seeds if that is the case.
Go crazy on the herbs, as well as fresh greens. Herbs are greens. Cheers.