GOUT IS GENETIC BUT ITS PRESENTATION IS ENVIROMENTAL AND ALMOST COMPLETELY IN YOUR CONTROL,,,,,,, URIC ACID RAISES IN THE BLOOD ABOVE 8 AND CAN PERCIPITATE OUT TO FORM SHARP CRYSTALS THAT FIND THEIR WAY INTO THE JOINTS OR CONNECTIVE TISSUE ,,,,, YOU CAN USE MEDS TO LOWER URIC ACID LEVELS OR STIM ELIMINAATION VIA THE KIDNEYS AND URINE AND CELLERY WORKS FOR THIS TOO,,,, SEVERAL NATURAL PRODUCTS ARE AVAIL ONLINE THAT REALLY WORK IN MY EXPIRIENCE. CHERRY JUICE IS AN ANTIINFLAMITORY AGENT THAT SEEMS TO WORK TO CALM THE TISSUES AFFECTED BY THE GOUT AND SO WILL ANTINFLAMATORY MEDS SUCH AS MOTRIN INDOCIN ALLEAVE ,,,,,,, AVOID ASPIRIN AND TOMATTOS IT WILL ACIDIFY THE TISSUES AND STIMULATION THE FORMATION OF CRYSTALS IN THE JOINTS THAT LEAD THE THE EXPRESSION OF INFLAMATION OF GOUT. ALCHOL AND SEAFOOD ESP SHRIMP AND RED MEATS ELEVATE THE URIC ACID LEVELS AND LEAD TO GOUT AS WELL IN THOSE SUSCEPTABLE. APPLE CYDER VINIGAR IN PILL OR LIQUID FORM WILL HELP ALKALINIZE THE BODY AND PREVENT THE CRYSTALIZATION OF THE GOUTY CRYSTALS ..... KEEP THE EXTREMITIES WARM W SOCKS AND CLOTHING AS THE TEMP IS CRITICAL AS TO WHEN THE CRYSTALS WILL FORM AT COOLER AREAS OF THE BODY SUCH AS THE FEET. A HOT FOOT BATH IF THATS WHERE THE GOUT STRIKES W SEVERAL TEA BAGS WHY I DONT KNOW ITS SOMETHING I LEARNED FROM A CHINESE HERBALIST CAN DO WONDERS TO HELP MOBILIZE THE CRYSTALS FROM THE JOINT AND RELIVE THE PAIN AND STIFFNESS OF GOUT...... KEEP AFFECTED JOINT WARM AND SPLINT W AND ACE WRAP TO LIMIT MOTION IN THE JOINT AS THE CRYSTALS ARE SHARP LIKE DAGGERS AND WILL CAUSE MORE DAMAGE IF YOU ALLOW THEM FULL RANGE OF MOTION. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS THE KEYS TO YOU RECOVERY ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU ,,,,,, CLEAN LIVING AND WT LOSS SEEMS TO HAVE HELPED ME GREATLY. / DR KNOW