Michael Spira - Goutbusters: How to fight gout - and win

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offers instead a sensible, scientifically based programme
A really common sense approach to successful slimming. Without the unnatural use of pills and diet sheets, it offers instead a sensible, scientifically based programme of eating that could help even the weakest willed to take off weight. Most important it helps encourage an eating pattern that will keep your weight loss permanent.
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excellent book
An excellent book. This should be read not only by interested laymen but also by any professional person involved in dealing with overweight individuals.
Modern Medicine

worth trying
The method does not take iron willpower, and it does become a permanent eating habit. It is a method which most overweight people would find worth trying.
The Daily Telegraph

recommended to every person
This is one of the finest slim books on the subject which has caused tremendous anxiety to millions of people the world over who are suffering from the evil effects of obesity and are unable to follow a strict regimen of diet. The author shows here how to establish successful eating patterns with only a little self-control and how to remain slim as well as healthy. The volume is recommended to every person who is either having a slimming problem or is a potential candidate for the same.
Nutrition

a sensible programme
Offers a sensible programme of eating that will help even the weakest willed to take off weight.
Finchley Press

Dr Spira really knows his stuff.
One of the best books on slimming and nutrition. Dr Spira really knows his stuff.
London Evening News

full of sensible information
An excellent book, full of sensible information and advice for any serious would-be slimmer of any age who wants to understand what losing weight is really all about.
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Good advice
Good advice for dieters
Womens Weekly

contain(s) the secret of successful slimming.
This book genuinely does contain the secret of successful slimming
Bracknell News

Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, and cloth, or the Gout will seize you and plague you.

Benjamin Franklin 1706 - 1790

A Quick Note From Nick Wrathall, Editor, Goutbusters

You never forget the first time you have a serious attack of gout

I was in my late thirties when I woke up one morning and was horrified to discover my right leg below the knee red, swollen and agonising.

What was happening? Was it life-threatening? Why is it so painful?

All these questions were racing through my mind as I staggered to my doctor.

The worst part? The pain was so intense, and I limped so slowly, that I was overtaken on the pavement by an elderly lady with a walker!

Once I arrived at the doctors surgery, his diagnosis was immediate: a simple blood test soon confirmed the doctors suspicions that I was suffering from gout, and I received a prescription of weapons-grade NSAIDs, which fortunately worked quickly.

But I still had a lot of questions

What is gout? What triggered attacks? And most important of all, how could I prevent gout attacks and relieve the symptoms of gout pain should it strike again?

In other words, the best diet, medication and lifestyle choices to make sure I didnt have to endure the agony of gout, or the greater pain of unknown side-effects from medication.

Fortunately, Dr Spira, the leading UK expert on gout, had all the answers.

Just as well because there are now two million UK citizens who are suffering.

Inside Goutbusters, Dr Spira explains exactly what gout is, how to recognise the symptoms of gout, and the treatment options available to you, including the simple, proven and practical ways to prevent gout attacks from occurring.

Youll also discover why its vitally important to treat your gout correctly, and treat it early, plus the life-threatening conditions you could suffer if your gout isnt treated.

Goutbusters also provides you with sections on alternative and complementary medicine (and how they can help you), the latest cutting-edge research into gout treatment, case studies of how people have tackled and overcome gout (including my own gout-busting treatment plan), and much more besides.

Youll even get a food traffic light plan, which shows you which foods trigger gout attacks (to avoid eating), the ones to be careful about, and the foods you can eat without fear.

Goutbusters is divided into five sections: the first three parts give you all the facts you need on gout in laymans terms, the fourth section gives you additional resources you can use (if you want to find out more about gout), and the fifth section gives you the scientific and medical reports and proof to back up everything Dr Spira says.

Finally, thank you for getting this book, and I hope you find it interesting, informative and an effective tool for fighting your gout and regaining control of your health and life

Time to start your gout pain-relief journey.

Nick

About Dr Michael Spira

Dr Michael Spira, MB BS MRCS LRCP, qualified as a doctor at Londons St Bartholomews Hospital. After initially specialising in eye surgery, he is now a GP and Medical Director in a private clinic in central London.

Dr Spira is one of the UKs top diet and obesity experts and the author of several diet books including How to Lose Weight Without Really Dieting (Penguin) amongst others.

He was for many years a medical consultant at a leading group of wellness clinics where advice on diet and lifestyle were key issues, and is also a member of the National Obesity Forum.

Besides his many books and articles, Dr Spira is regularly featured as a guest on national TV and radio including as medical expert on