[YEA]  06/13/2010: Sam from Gaithersburg, Md writes: "I don't usually give feedback to forums, but about a month i came down with what i thought was a severe bunion on my right toe. i was hobbling around, losing sleep and the pain was so intense that i almost went and bought crutches. it finally subsided but would flare up after playing tennis. one evening when talking with a group of tennis friends, someone started talking about their recent injuries and was describing exactly what i had and when he showed me his toe, i never thought it would be gout. the next day i found this forum (this was less than a week ago) and immediately started eating cherries, drinking black cherry juice, a lot of acv & water plus icing my foot. the results have been dramatic. the pain & swelling are gone, and my toe almost looks normal - i played 2 sets of tennis saturday and although i had a flare up it quickly resided. this morning i played another 2 sets and there was no flare up or pain. i cannot begin to thank the readers and would urge everyone to try these remedies as they certainly worked for me."

[YEA]  04/11/2007: Eric from Brooklyn, NY writes: "coconut milk helped with me with gout and any other in the joints with in a week than any other thing i have tried.

COCONUT MILK - HOW TO MAKE IT (Recipe Courtesy of http://www.all-organic-food.com/index.htm )

Coconut milk is not the liquid inside a coconut, although this liquid does make a satisfying drink. Rather, coconut milk is made by squeezing the grated flesh of a coconut with some hot water resulting in a rich white liquid that looks very much like cow's milk.

Coconut milk should be distinguished from coconut cream. Fresh coconut milk, when refrigerated, and canned coconut milk, if not shaken, separates into two layers, with the thick (upper) layer being the coconut cream and the thinner (bottom) layer constituting the milk. The top layer can be skimmed off with a spoon and used for recipes requiring coconut cream (usually desserts) with the bottom layer being reserved for recipes specifying coconut milk.

Canned, frozen and powdered coconut milk are widely available, convenient to use and generally of acceptable quality. However, they do not generally achieve quite the quality of coconut milk prepared at home from fresh or desiccated coconut.

For those who might want to try preparing coconut milk at home, the following provides instructions for doing so.

A: Preparing Coconut Milk from Fresh Coconuts

Pierce the eyes of a fresh coconut, drain the liquid inside and place the coconut on a rack and bake in a 325F pre-heated oven for about 30 minutes. Remove the coconut from the oven, let it cool a bit and crack it with a hammer so that the shell breaks into several pieces. Remove all the coconut meat from the shell, peel off the brown skin and cut the meat into very small cubes. Place the meat in a blender, add hot water to just cover all of the meat and blend until finely grated. Place a sieve covered with cheese cloth over a bowl and pour the coconut meat and water into the sieve squeezing handfuls of the coconut meat to extract as much liquid as possible into the bowl. Discard the squeezed coconut meat and refrigerate the coconut milk that has been extracted into the bowl. Refrigerate the milk and use within 1 or 2 days. B: Preparing Coconut Milk from Desiccated coconut.

Empty an 8 oz package of unsweetened desiccated coconut into a blender and add 1 cup boiling water. Blend for about 30 seconds and allow the mixture to cool a bit. Place a sieve over a bowl lined with cheese cloth. Ladle the mixture into the cheese cloth, fold the edges over the coconut meat and twist the ends to extract as much milk as you can into the bowl. Discard the squeezed coconut meat and refrigerate the coconut milk that has been extracted into the bowl. Refrigerate the milk and use within 1 or 2 days."

[YEA]  02/21/2009: Lisa from San Francisco, CA/US writes: "Arthritis/gout: I've had my first gout attack and was in excruciating pain for 4 weeks. I tried pretty much everything: ACV, turmeric, ginger, prescribed pain killers, acupuncture, cherry juice and the pain subsided but not much...

I lost faith in my doctors who prescribed me a bunch of pills that did not go well with my body not to mention long term liver damage. So finally I read posts from people who gave coconut oil to their pets. So I tried 2 tbsp of coconut and within 1 day felt better. Now I was still taking 2 tbsp of ACV along with the coconut so if the combination work better or not but I did feel 95% better. I am now taking less ACV and more coconut oil.

Folks, when you are desperate, you'll try anything to get healthy but keep in mind, you want to take unrefined, raw virgin coconut oil. I do not understand why most of our food has to be refined and over-processed? I hope the food industry will improve our food quality in a very near future. I even started researching on raw milk (which unfortunately is hard to find and gets quite expensive) where in some culture take it to cure their arthritis problems. Good thing is virgin coconut oil is pretty cheap and widely available online. I even use coconut oil on my face and hair, works great on my hair."

[YEA]  03/03/2009: Adam from North Myrtle Beach, SC writes: "I accidently gave myself gout after self medicating with extreme amounts of B vitamins. My family has a history of gout so it was bound to happen to me sooner or later. I have had excruciating attacks in my toe, ankle, and various places on top and bottom of my feet. I have found some very good treatments over the last year or two for gout. The first one I found was a far-infrared sauna which will work wonders but is very expensive ($2000+) but will treat multiple conditions. The second one i found was the ionic foot bath. My grandpa and I have had amazing results with it. After one treatment I could eat or drink anything I wanted with no side effects for about a month but then I would need another treatment. Each treatment usually costs around $30-35 or you can buy one for about $300. The third one and by far the most economical fresh cod liver oil taken everyday about $50 or less to cover you for a month or more. I would recommend 1-2 tablespoons of fresh cod liver oil a day and one ionic foot bath treatment a month to never worrie about gout again. You might be able to find a alternitive health clinic near you that will give you a free first ionic treatment. Try these out and let us know if they help you."

[YEA]  08/25/2007: Wayne from Welland, Ontario, Canada writes: "I am writing regarding gout which i now suffer from. Having read many accounts of coffee being a problem I have now seen a new study which states that drinking 4-6 cups a day actually may prevent gout. 40% fewer incidence of gout in heavy coffee drinkers. This was a 12 year study of 40 plus males done in British Columbia, Canada published in the Journal of Rheumatology. It seems the benefits were almost equal for decaffeinated coffee as well."

12/14/2010: Jared from Portland, Oregon writes: "Hello- I have been a on and off sufferer of Gout for the past 6-7 years. Anytime I ever encountered a bout, Ted's suggestions always worked. ACV worked. Just after thanksgiving, I had a bout that lasted 10 days and was never even dented with ACV, Vitamin C regimen etc. Continued research and I stumbled on a research study "Facchini's research, Near-iron deficiency-induced remission of gouty arthritis. , was published in Rheumatology (Oxford) in December 2003. "

Facchini theorized that high Iron content in the blood made gout worse and that treatment was near impossible. Big problem is vitamin C enhances Iron absorption. Vitamin C, Uric Acid bond in the blood to an extent that makes the Uric Acid almost impossible to be excreted. This is not a big deal for non-menopausal females as they have the ability to rid the body of blood through menstruation. This applies to men and menopausal females mostly. Based on my experience as well as others who has posted to Earth Clinic that treatments do not work, the following is to be considered. On Day 10 of my painful bout, I scheduled an appt with my local Red Cross to donate blood. I get there and during the pre donation screening, the Red Cross take a blood sample. My Hemoglobin level was 17.4. VERY HIGH. This also means I have high iron content. I donated my pint of blood and went home. The following morning, 90% of the pain and swelling in my left knee was gone. I had only minor discomfort. 48 hrs. Gout was totally gone. So, for those who have visited Earth Clinic reporting treatments don't work, have blood work done for Hemoglobin and Iron levels. Normal for adult males is 14-18. Like I said, something to consider for chronic sufferers. Not everyone is able to donate based on individual health and meds but for those that can and have not seen any relief from Ted's great formulas, try donating. It worked for me!!!!"

[BETTER BUT NOT CURED]  07/05/2010: Lee from Orlando, Florida writes: "I am a male 58 years old I studied Gout, because it caused me great pain. Solution, I ordered pills of artichoke, turmeric & celery seed,( about 1500 mg of each every day as needed) & drink enough water, no beer, wine or whiskey, for ten years it worked great. Then I discovered the cure for cancer & most arthritis is eating carrots, cabbage, onion & tomato with sweet potato in a stir fry, flavoring it with cream cheese, pasturized cheese, ginger & garlic, & some powdered chicken bollion, eat every day & avoid all sugar (sugar causes all these problems). The gout was also reduced, so I take less of the herbs for gout."