#1: Avoid the trigger foods. HELLO... Enjoy them on occasion in small quantities.

#2: take daily cherry in vitamin form with curcumin at each meal. Curcumin is a great anti-inflammatory and helps fight cancer as well.

#3: put a pinch of baking soda in your glass of water. It neutralizes the acid. Drink lots of water to eliminate the acid.

#4: avoid alcohol. Seriously if you think it would be hard to do then you have a real problem.

Your body doesn't lie. Listen to it and focus on feeling good. You are what you eat. I found that gout is a symptom of many underlying problems and food habits that are slowly getting better because I took action and made a choice to get healthy. I'm slowly reversing my type 2 diabetes at the same time by avoiding processed foods, alcohol, and protein sources that trigger gout. I eat nuts and make whey protein shakes with fresh fruit. I eat lots of salads and pay attention to my habits. The meds won't cure it. It's up to you to eliminate what your body can't tolerate:)

I couldn't take the meds for gout as they produced pain in my kidney area. I had to do it the natural way