Comments by "bighand69" (@bighands69) on "Weird History" channel.

  1. A case of mass hysteria that affected people with psychological conditions was hardly fun.
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  2. The full fat milk that the milkman brought was far nicer than the supermarket milk of today.
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  3. Food is not the cause of gout. The whole purine theory is just nonsense.
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  4. Eating meat has nothing to do with gout and is just pure nonsense.
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  5.  @aoikemono6414  People who have type 1 and type 2 diabetes are both caused by genetics. Type 2 tends to be more metabolic in nature and a bad diet can unfortunately expose that genetic make up.
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  6. Food you make yourself is far healthier as you know what goes into it. There are trusted brands that you know what goes in but making your own is best.
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  7. Poor people get gout as well so you can talk crap about cake all you want.
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  8. @BlueTam You may actually have an autoimmune condition so I would advise going down that route with doctors. Diet does not cause gout but with autoimmune conditions diet can cause problems.
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  9. It has absolutely nothing to do with diet. It is genetic and I would recommend that you get a liver ultrasound to ensure you do not have fatty liver. I would also recommend getting your vitamin d levels checked and iron levels.
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  10. It is understood but not talked about.
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  11.  @paulbradford6475  Purine has very little impact on gout. The levels obtained in food would not come close to the levels that the body produces. Xanthine oxidase process within the body is not really spurned by eating purine based foods. What is most likely is that people have a autoimmune condition that is causing the whole process and food is really not the culprit as was always thought.
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  12.  @robertweiss7802  Lemon water is easy you just get a lemon squeeze some juice into water. You can sweeten with stevia if you desire. A couple of glass of that a day and you can still do cherry drinks as well on the side. Lemon water is one of the medically established ways of dealing with kidney stones. Do a google search on lemon water for kidney stones. There is no need to replace one with the other.
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  13.  @ohthelovelypoems  None of those things you listed have a real effect. Genetics plays a much more important role. The levels of purine in those foods have very little impact on the production of uric acid. Metabolic syndrome is a cofactor people who suffer from gout. Even if those people ate a completely low purine and low calorie diet they will still have flare ups. There are people who are borderline that can lower risk with lifestyle but they still have a genetic profile.
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  14. You may see it as the toe being in pain but it is the joint that has been inflamed including the tissues in the joint and surrounding it. Hence why it is very painful to move and starts to trobe at night when inflammation levels start to rise. A diet that is high in green foods such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and so on is good for the liver which is one of the primary areas were gout starts from. Lemon water is very good for dealing with uric acid levels in the body check out lemon water for dealing with kidney stones. By the way eating too much meat is a nonsense cause of gout. There is no real connection between the two.
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  15. Both diabetes and Gout are signs of insulin resistance which is genetic.
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  16. Her husband was not sent overseas he went to fight for his country against invaders that would have wiped America out.
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  17. Foods are not the cause of gout.
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  18. Gout has absolutely nothing to do with a rich diet of meat.
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  19. I would suggest doctor berg channel on youtube. Lemon water can help your body deal with uric acid.
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  20. Ergot poisoning is highly unlikely and it would probably not lead to a mass dancing party that lasted for days on end.
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  21. The main difference is that they were self induced and were part of a cult. The Dancing Plague was involuntary and happens rapidly. The Meanad were effectively a sex cult.
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  22.  @melillo1227  No it was fake and it is something that has been recorded through history. We also see similar things with so called political protests with large clusters of people losing control and even their life.
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  23. Lemon water is far more effective than cherry juice at dealing with uric acid. I am not saying give up cherry juice or anything.
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  24. The liver is one of the centers of the body for the cause of gout. The kidney is also one of the problem areas. I would suggest that you consider drinking lemon water as your gout maybe a sign of potential kidney stones as well. Do some research on lemon water for kidney stones.
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  25. Meat and alcohol are not the cause of gout.
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  26. When uric acid is high in the body it causes inflammation but it also can be a sign of metabolic disorders. Most heart disease is caused by liver issues and can be traced back to insulin resistance. Most of this is genetic but gets exasperated by having a high carbohydrate diet. People that have these conditions when they eat a slice of bread they may as well have a glass of coke.
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  27. Did your mother not make stuff with the meat?
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  28. Stress drives hormonal imbalance. I would suggest checking out Dr Berg channel on youtube.
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  29. Gout is not a rich persons disease and it has nothing to do with diet.
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  30. Gout is generally a sign of insulin resistance. So changing lifestyle towards a lower carbohydrate approach is a must. I would say check out Dr Berg youtube channel.
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  31. Diet has nothing to do with gout. Not even connected.
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  32. Poor people get it as well so you need to stop laughing.
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  33. Dehydration allows uric acid to build up in the kidneys. Drinking lemon water is a great way to help the kidneys when excreting uric acid. Just to let you know that that suffer from gout have a risk of kidney stones forming and lemon water is a great tool for that just do some research on it.
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