An excellent gout diet food. Psyllium Husks. Beat hunger pangs!Psyllium husks are an excellent gout diet food because they help to beat hunger pangs. There will be many people who failed in their diet because they did not know about them. I don’t know whether any diet pills or vitamins that reduce appetite actually work, but I do know that they work for me. My height is 5 feet 8 ½ inches and in September 2006 I weighed 250 lbs. That is obese. They have been central to my diet since that time, although I’ve never taken them on previous diets. In April 2008 after 18 months of dieting I now weigh 165lbs. And I have plenty of witnesses to prove it! This is my most successful diet – 85lbs down in 18 months! I've often failed before because I succumbed to hunger pangs but psyllium husks give a feeling of fullness. How do you use them? Stir one tablespoon (five grams) of psyllium husks (not psyllium seeds) into half a glass of water or juice. (So it’s another way of drinking water too). Wait two or three minutes to allow the husks to expand into a sludge. Drink this. Then drink another glass of pure water soon after. Take 30 minutes before food. They are virtually tasteless if taken with water. I add a low calorie, low carbohydrate sweeter for some flavour. But if you add to a juice you will get that juice’s flavour. And you might be able to buy flavoured psyllium husks, but ensure there is no added sugar. DO NOT EAT THEM DRY. THEY MUST BE ADDED TO WATER, OR ANOTHER DRINK. Logistic advantages Easy to prepare, just add water. There is virtually no preparation time. Other dietary advantages Just about every nutrition book I’ve read over the past 2 years whilst preparing and developing this gout website, recommends them. Why are they excellent gout food ? Firstly, they are low carbohydrate (about 4 grams per 5 gram serving), low calorie (about 20 calories per 5 grams serving ) and high fibre (5 grams of fibre per 5 grams serving). That’s more fibre than you’ll get in such well known high fibre foods as baked beans, (and some other kinds of beans), oat bran and high fibre vegetables such as broccoli, carrots and parsnips. Because they are low carb and low calorie they can be used with both carbohydrate restricted (eg. Atkins, Holford low GL, Eades, Heller) or low calorie diets. Or a diet like the Zone diet which controls both carbohydrates and calories. Secondly, because they are low carb and zero calorie, they can be used with any kind of low carb diet, and most likely other sorts too. Additionally they slow the absorption of carbohydrates which helps with stabilising blood sugar.This is a key feature of a low carb diet and the Zone diet.(For the Zone diet's success in gout treatment, click on the "A beat gout diet" navbar button (left). Thirdly, for gout sufferers they are a gout diet food because they are almost certainly low purine, and high pH i.e. alkaline. The importance of pH is on our pH pages - click the navigation bar button for pH (left). Fourthly, they can relive both constipation and diarrhea; they absorb fat; many studies have shown they lower triglycerides, as well as cholesterol; they also stabilize and may reduce blood sugar; they are helpful in eliminating candida albicans. You should be able to buy psyllium husks in sachets or a container. I’ve found you get more husks for your money if you buy them in a container. Caution! Do not try them if you’re pre-diabetic or diabetic. They are contraindicated with some diabetes drugs such as metformin. (This is the generic name; brand names include glucophage, glycon, riomet). You should ask you doctor if they are suitable for you, before starting them as a gout diet food. That goes too for any gout diet you plan to start.
Psyllium products below can be bought from these suppliers based in the United States. If you can take delivery in the U.S. we recommend this psyllium husk product from MotherNature.com. Clicking the buy button, doesn't commit you, just takes you to the MotherNature.com page for psyllium husks.
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