Coping with Gout

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For centuries people living with gout have been objects of ridicule. But gout is no laughing matter for those who have the disease. It is a form of arthritis that can be very painful and disabling. In this comprehensive and accessible book, Christine Craggs-Hinton seeks to help you to understand and overcome this problem. Gout does not have to spell the end to an active lifestyle. Coping with Gout shows that there is much you can do to manage and even banish this condition and to continue to live life to the full.

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• What is Gout
• Getting help from your doctor
• Helping yourself
• Eating to combat gout
• Complementary therapies
• Emotional help
• Useful addresses
• References
• Further reading
• Index
  

About the author

Christine Craggs-Hinton - mother of three, followed a career in the Civil Service until, in 1991, she developed fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition. Christine took up writing for therapeutic reasons and has, in the past few years, produced living with Fibromyalgia, The Fibromyalgia Healing Diet, The Chronic Fatigue Healing Diet and Coping with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (all published by Sheldon Press). She also writes for the Fibromyalgia Association UK and the related FaMily magazine. In recent years she has become interested in fiction writing too.
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