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Kidney Stones: The Wicked Step-Child of Gout

While at a medical conference in Tampa, Florida, I started thinking about uric acid.  This lead to remembering the story of a patient who was passing a kidney stone . . .  watch to find out what she said.

Kidney stones are really just gout’s wicked step-child and both are usually found in the insulin resistant patient.  Learn why as we spend a short 10 minutes talking about how both types of kidney stones are formed and why.   Uric acid stones & calcium oxalate stones are siblings with different mechanisms of formation but, oh, how they love hanging out in your kidney.

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How Toast & Jam Make Gout For Breakfast

Join me as we discuss gout and how insulin resistance is really the underlying cause, driven by the body’s metabolism of fructose.  Yes, your orange juice is making your gout worse, really.  We discuss the metabolism of fructose and it’s affect on the formation of uric acid crystals and gout.

Watch the video and learn how to treat it.

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