When Gout Becomes Lethal

As if suffering from gout wasn’t bad enough, new research published in the journal BMC Geriatrics reveals it causes an even more serious age-related condition.

One that many people would even choose death over.

Gout is usually brought on by extremely high uric acid levels. So, you’d think lowering uric acid would avoid this dire condition.

Wrong…there’s a problem with the above seemingly logical solution…

The problem is that previous studies have found low uric acid levels can lead to brain damage, as uric acid is an antioxidant that protects neurons from damage.

There have been numerous studies carried out – one found that mice with higher uric acid levels had more endurance and were less likely to suffer brain damage from strokes. Another study found people with higher levels had a lower chance of getting dementia later on. And one study found it could be responsible for higher cognitive processes – setting us apart from other mammals.

So, people with gout should then fall into the low-risk category of developing dementia, right?

The researchers decided to find out…

They analyzed records of 1.71 million Medicare beneficiaries, 111,656 of whom had dementia.

They reported gout was substantially higher in the dementia group. In fact, those with gout were 15 percent more likely to suffer from dementia later on. People between 75 and 85 were 3.5 times more likely to have dementia and those older than 85 were 7.8 times more likely to suffer from it.

Women and those with black ethnicity were the most affected. People with other medical conditions like high cholesterol, heart disease, and diabetes were also at a higher risk.

This does not necessarily mean that uric acid is responsible. It could also be related to the high levels of inflammation.

But it probably does suggest that, while you should not use artificial drug treatments to drop your uric acid levels too low (as this would compromise brain function), you should not allow them to skyrocket either.

Fortunately, there is an easy way to eliminate GOUT naturally by tackling its real underlaying cause. Learn the details here…