Research tracking over 157,000 people found that those diagnosed with gout had significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety. Here’s what the science says about the connection—and what actually helps.
The Gym Rat’s Dilemma: Can Your Protein Shake Cause Gout? You started taking protein powder to get healthier. You swapped beers for shakes, hit the gym five days a week, cleaned up your diet. Then your toe swelled up like a balloon and your doctor said the word you never expected at 33: gout. If … Read more
You Started Skipping Breakfast. Then Your Toe Exploded. A guy I’ll call Mike messaged me last month. He’d been doing 16:8 intermittent fasting for about three weeks. Felt great, lost 8 pounds, blood sugar was the best it had been in years. Then one Saturday morning he woke up to a toe so painful he … Read more
Gout and Erectile Dysfunction: The Hidden Uric Acid Connection You know about the toe pain. You know about the swelling, the redness, the 3 a.m. wake-up calls when even a bedsheet feels like sandpaper. But there is a good chance nobody mentioned what high uric acid might be doing below the belt. Research from the … Read more
HRT Lowers Uric Acid. Does That Mean It Can Prevent Gout? If you went through menopause and your uric acid crept up, you might have wondered: could hormone replacement therapy (HRT) bring it back down? After all, estrogen helps your kidneys flush out uric acid. When estrogen drops after menopause, uric acid rises. So could … Read more
A 49-Year-Old Woman’s Heart Was Failing. Nobody Checked Her Uric Acid. Her ejection fraction was 17%. For context, a healthy heart pumps out 50 to 70% of its blood with each beat. Hers was barely squeezing out a sixth. She had biventricular dilatation, severe tricuspid regurgitation, and a BNP of 12,029 pg/mL (normal is under … Read more