Gout and insulin resistance: the link most people never hear about
Ever heard of gout? Did you know the fix may be simpler than you think?
It turns out insulin resistance, the same problem behind type 2 diabetes, plays a big role in gout. When you're insulin resistant, your body keeps pumping out extra insulin. That high insulin raises the uric acid in your blood, and high uric acid is what sets up a gout attack.
Here's the twist. Lowering uric acid can treat gout, but it doesn't touch the insulin resistance underneath it. Fixing the insulin resistance may help lower your risk of gout and help treat it too.
I reversed my insulin resistance enough to reverse…
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