Veggie Bites - “The Gout”

I have always been older then my age. I had a gallbladder issue years ago, and then I had constant bouts with “The Gout”. Now these issues are usually saved for the elder society and I being only thirty was starting to wonder what the deuce?

Doctors were usually unhelpful in this matter, telling me to lose ten pounds, or do not eat shell fish after five pm or some gibberish. In the end it was one dietary change that I made that made “the gout” go away and stay away. I only wish I figured it out before I let those surgeons take out my gall bladder which in my opinion was simply responding to my bad dietary choice and would have probably been just fine after this break through dietary change.

What is this change you ask, or maybe you have guessed already? I became a vegetarian, that’s it! Seems simple does it not? I wish these “doctors” could have spent more than the usual 3 minutes with me, then maybe instead of simply saying lose 10 pounds, they could have suggested the many articles written on how the human body never was meant to eat animals.

In case you are unaware, The Gout is a very painful form of arthritis that affects the foot, in particular the big toe. Uric Acid is the culprit; it builds on the system when you eat foods that have a purine level. People used to think it was only in rich foods, which is true, but when you dissect the rich foods into the ingredients you will find the real problem, animals and animal by-products.

Protein in the form of animal protein such as milk, cheese, and especially chicken are killers when it comes to purine count. I used to eat chicken in at least two meals a day, and wonder why my foot was hurting so much. When I made the switch to the vegetarian I was not even thinking about “The Gout” but it is just another perk that I wanted to share with the For the Love of Animals Gang. Thank you and I hope you find this information helpful.

Next week, we will be back to normal foods, and recipes. Until then remember animals belong in our laps, not in our bellies.

Happy Trails & Tails,
Jerry