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How to Prevent Gout and Arthritis Symptoms with Grapes By poshadornment

Research shows that painful arthritis symptoms and gout are relieved by eating grapes combined with other high potassium berries and fruits. Alkalinity created in the blood and urine help to prevent the formation of uric acid and dissolve uric acid crystals, making it easier for kidneys to excrete this waste material rather than having it deposit in the joints. Consuming natural, organic fruits such as grapes and strawberries and cherries offers an alternative to taking harmful drugs with fearsome side effects to eliminate arthritis symptoms. Phytonutrients, vitamins and other properties found in grapes are known to prevent gout attacks and reduce the pain, stiffness and discomfort of agonizing arthritis symptoms, including those of rheumatoid arthritis. Add grapes to foods as garnishes, eat them as a healthy snack and mix them into a delicious fruit drink with other fruits known to reduce gout and arthritis symptoms and whose medicinal qualities are unsurpassed. Read More 

Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

I've have lived with RA for 10 years now. I have gone weeks being barely able to walk to be save my medical science. This was great as the treatment kept my body moving so I could live close to normal with little "flare ups". Flare up are more or less bad days when joints hurt. Its kinda of funny having to ask my son at the age of five to open the child proof pill bottle for me. Unfortunate I wanted to buy a home and try to be self sufficient. As soon as we made enough money in the eyes of the state they took the medical away. We were doing our best to stand on our own to feet. We have accomplished all of this but have no insurance. It would be nice to get insurance, but this is currently unaffordable. Sadly the truth of the matter is with proper treatment I could be a productive member of society for many years to come. Without proper treatment I'll end up on disability. One doctor told me I'll be lucky to still be able to work by the time I'm 40. That's