Within the last year I started taking my first prescription medicine. (for uric acid levels.)
I had put it off for years thinking i could right the ship with my own behavior.
No matter how well I did, the problem persisted.
Taking a pill required me to admit that that my body wasn’t working perfectly.
That pill changed my life tho.
This seems like something that probably effects chefs to higher degree than other populations
maybe - tho i finally met a doctor that sorta got angry about it. for some people it’s just an inherent problem.
he basically said, “look, this is a problem. you’ve probably had for a long time and it was misdiagnosed. (i had and it was.) it will cause u serious problems down the road, just take the fucking pill. it’ll make your life better now AND later.”
with that said - building a business around steak and beer for sure didn’t help .
The beer is likely a problem, the steak isn't. I wear xero shoes & am much harder on my feet now than I ever was previously. My gout went away when I stopped all the soy & processed plant garbage.
for some people you’re probably right - but i actually don’t drink much beer with the exception of the occasional beer bender around a beefsteak.
my uric acid would remain high.
my problem probably come from my propensity to overeat, which is enabled by exposure to good food.
I would add that just cause you stop having gout attacks doesn’t mean your uric acid isn’t still elevated. It’ll still be hard on your heart and joints.
