Lifestyle
Practical strategies for managing gout through exercise, hydration, weight management, and everyday habits.
Gout Attack: What to Do Right Now
You’re reading this because something woke you up at 2am. Or you stood up from your desk and your foot felt like it was on fire. Or your big toe…
Read the full guide →Managing Flare-Ups
What to do when a flare hits and how to prevent the next one.
Why Gout Flares at Night (and What to Do)
You wake up at 2am with a throbbing joint. The pain wasn’t there when you went to bed. Nothing changed. You didn’t…
Seasonal Gout: Why Flares Change With Weather
If you’ve noticed that your gout tends to flare up at certain times of the year, you’re not imagining things. Research confirms…
Daily Habits
Exercise, hydration, weight, and other lifestyle factors that affect your levels.
Dehydration and Gout: A Hidden Trigger
You could be doing everything else right. Eating well. Avoiding high-purine foods. Taking the right supplements. And still end up with a…
Water and Gout: How Hydration Helps
You’ve probably heard this advice a hundred times: drink more water. It sounds too simple to matter. But for gout, water and…
Gout and Exercise: How to Stay Active
If you’re dealing with gout and you’re not exercising regularly, you’re missing one of the most effective tools available to you. Exercise…
Keto, Fasting and Gout: What You Should Know
You started keto or intermittent fasting for weight loss, metabolic health, or general wellbeing. Then your uric acid levels spiked and you’re…
Weight Loss and Gout: How Shedding Kilos Helps
If you’re carrying extra weight, your uric acid levels are almost certainly higher than they need to be. That’s not a maybe.…
Stress and Gout: Can It Trigger a Flare?
You’re eating well. Staying hydrated. Avoiding the usual triggers. And then a rough week at work, a family crisis, or a few…
Seasonal & Situational
Holidays, travel, BBQs, and other real-life situations where gout gets tricky.
How to BBQ Without Triggering a Gout Flare
It’s Saturday arvo. The barbie’s fired up. The esky’s full of cold ones. Footy’s on the telly later. And somewhere in the…
Holiday Eating With Gout: A Survival Guide
Christmas lunch. Boxing Day leftovers. New Year’s Eve. Australia Day. The cricket. Summer barbies that seem to happen every other day from…
Travelling With Gout: How to Avoid a Flare
If you’ve ever landed after a long flight and felt a familiar ache building in your joints, you’re not alone. And you’re…