Gout
Natural gout treatment Brisbane
Our team of natural health practitioners can help you treat and manage your Gout naturally. We can offer lifestyle and diet changes which can reduce the incidence of gout attacks as well as pain reduction techniques to treat gout pain.
Suffering from painful gout? Our experienced natural health team offers a range of natural therapies to help you combat gout discomfort.
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What is gout?
Gout is a form of arthritis which often occurs in the big toe, ankle, elbow and knee joints. Gout is caused by abnormally elevated levels of uric acid in the blood. Uric acid crystallizes and the crystals deposit in the joints, tendons, and surrounding tissues.
Gout Symptoms
Gout often occurs suddenly, over a couple of hours or overnight. Gout symptoms can be:
- Severe pain in one joint or more joints - the attacks are common to the joint at the base of the big toe, however, gout can affect any joint.
- Swelling at the joint
- Redness or inflammation
Gout natural remedies
Changes to your lifestyle and diet can greatly decrease your gout attacks and symptoms. Decreasing the amount of uric acid in your system.
- Reducing your weight
- Maintaining hydration - drink lots of water
- Reduce the consumption of high purine foods such as organ meats, liver, and brains, processed meats such as sausages and salami, and some fish such as sardines, mackerel, and anchovies.
- Reduce wine and beer consumption
Certain foods have properties which help clear uric acid from the body.
- celery seed,
- nettle,
- ginger,
- cherries
- coffee - in moderation
Natural relief
Our team of acupuncturists, naturopaths, and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners will cater natural remedies for gout to your specific symptoms. Reduce the severity and frequency of gout attacks naturally.
Don't suffer from gout any longer. Come and see us today for natural gout treatment Brisbane.
Our Specialists
Greg Bantick
Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture
Greg Bantick has been in practice since 1975 in a wide variety of clinical settings. He has held senior academic positions and taught in leading colleges in Australia and the U.S. He has a general practice with particular interests in dermatology, digestive, mood and auto-immune disorders. He has lived and trained in China, Japan, and the U.S. He is registered as a Chinese herbalist, pharmacist and acupuncturist with AHPRA CMR0001733690
Qualifications:
- B.Ac (Aust)
- Dip.Ac (China)
- M.T.O.M (U.S.A).
Tina White
Naturopath, Acupuncture
Tina has over 40 year’s clinical practice in natural therapies. As a practitioner, Tina has remarkable insight coupled with a caring nature and is a beacon of hope for those she serves. Having worked as a researcher, lecturer and writer, Tina has gained recognition by other healthcare professionals and stands at the cutting edge of her profession.
Qualifications:
- Dip. Naturopathy
- Dip. Acupuncture
- Dip. Medical Herbalism
- Dip. Holistic Massage