My husband and I had just gotten home from vacation, literally... just walked in the door and my big toe started hurting. It was eleven o'clock at night and I was exhausted, so I went to bed and slept, toe throbbing and all. The next day I woke up with the same throbbing pain. I was limping when I walked... WTF? So, of course I Googled it - a case of Gout? Again, WTF? I turned into a Googling maniac, trying to figure out Gout. Ends up Gout is caused by an excess of Uric Acid in your system. I was probably dehydrated, drank a little too much on vacation and had feasted on shrimp and snow crab just a couple of nights earlier (all culprits potentially causing a build up Uric Acid in your system), so that's what I chalked it up to since the pain went away the next day. However in my Google searches, I came upon this podcast with Dr. Mark Hyman. Check out what he and Dr. Perlmutter have to say about the long term effects of Uric Acid.
Who Knew??
THE DOCTOR'S FARMACY
The Untold Story Of Uric Acid: Solving The Puzzle Of Obesity, Diabetes, And Chronic Disease
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Tons of Love,
Tracy
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