Gout is one of the most common diseases in middle-aged and elderly people, which is inevitably related to the patient’s long-term bad living habits. Because purines in food are the direct cause of gout, it is very important to pay attention to diet. So, can people with gout eat beef? How to regulate it well? The following will give you a simple explanation.

People with gout can eat beef, but not too much, a few times a week is enough. Although beef has a high nutritional value and is good for the body, the suitable option is to eat something light and plain.

To regulate gout well, you must follow the following dietary principles:

1. Eat more potassium-rich foods, such as bananas, broccoli, and celery. Potassium can reduce uric acid precipitation and help excrete uric acid from the body, making it difficult for痛风 stones to accumulate in the body.

2. Consume sufficient alkaline foods, such as kelp, cabbage, celery, cucumber, apple, tomato, and other fruits.

3. Eat more kidney-tonifying foods. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that kidney-tonifying foods help to excrete uric acid. You can brew water according to the formula (Shu Di, Shanyaoju, Shanyao, Zexie, Danpi, Fuling) for daily consumption to achieve the effect of nourishing Yin and tonifying the kidney.

4. It is also suitable to eat more foods that promote Qi and blood circulation, relax tendons and meridians. For example, you can boil mulberry leaves (five qian per person) with sugar water, but do not add eggs, and you can add lotus seeds.

5. Apple cider vinegar with honey. The acidic components of apple cider vinegar have bactericidal effects and help to expel toxins from joints, blood vessels, and organs. Regular consumption can regulate blood pressure, improve blood circulation, lower cholesterol, and also help treat arthritis and gout. After meals, you can mix one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and one teaspoon of honey with half a cup of warm water, stir well and drink.