Inflammation is a hot topic for weight loss and wellness—and for good reason. Research shows that chronic, low-grade inflammation can result in many major health issues, including heart disease, cancer, Type 2 diabetes, and more. If you suffer from chronic inflammation, you know how annoying it can be. From discomfort and digestive issues to fatigue and weight gain, inflammation is the worst. And, while most advice seems to focus on the best anti-inflammatory foods, it’s just as important to reduce foods that may be triggering or aggravating your condition. One of the biggest food group offenders for inflammation is fried foods.
Continue reading “Fried Food Causes Inflammation & Weight Gain”Study discovers T cells in human blood secrete a substance that affects blood pressure and inflammation
Acetylcholine regulates blood flow, but the source of blood acetylcholine has been unclear. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that certain T cells in human blood can produce acetylcholine, which may help regulate blood pressure and inflammation. The study, which is published in PNAS, also demonstrates a possible association between these immune cells in seriously ill patients and the risk of death.
Continue reading “Study discovers T cells in human blood secrete a substance that affects blood pressure and inflammation”Five signs of poor gut health – and how to start improving yours
Story by Lizzie Thomson @ MSN
Spring may be showing the first signs of springing, but the betting is that your gut is feeling far from its best – whether you realize it or not.
Stodgy winter food, a tendency towards carbs, lack of fresh fruit and a tendency to live less active lifestyles for what will have been months now could taking its toll.
But if you want to banish the winter blues, then prioritizing a healthy gut is a great place to start. ‘Most people forget that the gut does much more than simply digest your food. Gut health impacts your energy, skin and immune system, your ability to concentrate, sleep, and much more,’ says nutritionist Shona Wilkinson, from nutrition and supplement brand DR.VEGAN.
Continue reading “Five signs of poor gut health – and how to start improving yours”Two blood pressure drugs may cause sharp crystals to fuse in the joints – gout attack risk
Treatment with the two drugs could spell trouble for individuals at risk of arthritis, research suggests.
By SOLEN LE NET
Arthritis describes a broad range of inflammatory diseases, some of which are more painful than others. In gout, a surplus of uric acid in the body coalesces into sharp crystals that build up and spur inflammation in the joints. Pain and swelling are common symptoms, but as attacks intensify the condition can become increasingly debilitating.
Continue reading “Two blood pressure drugs may cause sharp crystals to fuse in the joints – gout attack risk”Binge-eating and lack of exercise during lockdown has triggered huge increase in gout, data suggests
- Hospital admissions for gout have surged due to binge-eating during lockdowns
- Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes sudden and severe joint pain
- The joint pain is usually in your big toe but can also be found in other joints
By XANTHA LEATHAM HEALTH AND SCIENCE REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 17:22 EST, 14 August 2022 | UPDATED: 17:22 EST, 14 August 2022
Continue reading “Binge-eating and lack of exercise during lockdown has triggered huge increase in gout, data suggests”How ‘the disease of kings’ has returned: Why cases of gout are rising in Britain – are YOU at risk?
- The condition is known as ‘disease of kings’ as it used to mainly afflict nobility
- Monarchs such as Henry VIII, George IV and Queen Anne all suffered from it
- The likes of Neville Chamberlain and Benjamin Franklin also had bouts of gout
- It’s associated with heavy meat and alcohol consumption, and a lack of exercise
- There has been an increase in cases in recent years – 1.5m Brits suffer from it
By MATTHEW LODGE FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 13:43 EST, 26 December 2022 | UPDATED: 11:22 EST, 31 December 2022
As the ‘disease of kings’, gout has long plagued the upper echelons of British society.
Continue reading “How ‘the disease of kings’ has returned: Why cases of gout are rising in Britain – are YOU at risk?”Gout is on the rise – so why do so few patients get treatment they need?
The Irish News 11, November, 2022
Cases of gout are on the rise, but the condition is misunderstood, and few patients get the treatment they need, writes Julie Cook
AS an active young man in his 20s, Harry Tyndall was both shocked and scared to wake up one morning with an intense shooting pain in his right foot.
“It was the worst pain ever – I thought I’d broken it. I couldn’t even walk, yet I had done nothing to injure it,” recalls Harry, who was then just 27.
A trip to A&E followed, where Harry was diagnosed with gout, a form of arthritis that causes sudden, severe joint pain and is often associated with elderly men paying the price for over-indulging in rich food and port.
Continue reading “Gout is on the rise – so why do so few patients get treatment they need?”Occurrence of gout in rheumatoid arthritis: it does happen! A population-based study
Aim
It has been a popular belief that gout does not typically occur in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our aim was to assess the occurrence, prevalence, clinical presentation and possible risk factors for gout in patients with RA.
Patients & methods
We retrospectively reviewed a population-based incidence cohort of patients who fulfilled 1987 ACR criteria for RA between 1980 and 2007. The cumulative prevalence of gout in RA adjusted for the competing risk of death was estimated.
Executive summary
Background
- ■ The coexistence of gout and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is only rarely reported.
- ■ Our aim was to assess the occurrence, prevalence and risk factors for gout in RA in a population-based cohort.
Gout Comes With Increased Heart Risk
Incident gout and risk of first-time acute coronary syndrome: a prospective, population-based, cohort study in Sweden
Panagiota Drivelegka MD, PhD,Lennart T.H. Jacobsson MD,Ulf Lindström MD,Karin Bengtsson MD, PhD,Mats Dehlin MD
First published: 12 September 2022
https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25018
Abstract
Objective
To investigate the risk of first-time acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in a large cohort of primary and secondary care patients with incident gout, compared to the general population.
Continue reading “Gout Comes With Increased Heart Risk”Ultrasonography in the prediction of gout flares: a 12-month prospective observational study
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate whether ultrasound (US) findings indicating monosodium urate (MSU) deposits and US-detected inflammation [i.e. power Doppler (PD) signal] predict gout flares over 12 months.
Continue reading “Ultrasonography in the prediction of gout flares: a 12-month prospective observational study”