I had my first gout attack at age 34. I knew what it was by day two. The doctors took another couple weeks with me arguing with him in order to get it right.

Ten years have passed and I still recall all the trouble I had finding good information on gout in general, in specific, and what to do about it to keep it from happening again.

I have not gone on medication, have watched my hydration levels and reduced my alcohol intake to near zero. I have been attack free since the first attack, but have felt twinges occasionally and adjusted my activities and diet to compensate.

When I saw your web site featured on David Meerman Scott’s blog, I clicked right out to you. I am deeply appreciative of your informative blog posts and will likely buy your book soon.

Our family has my fathers maternal and paternal sides coming together with two separate forms of uric acid disfunction into him and now us kids. His mom’s side had the gout, his dad’s side carried Bright’s Disease, in which the uric acid crystals build up primarily in the kidneys, causing kidney failure.

Anyway, learning about uric acid based disease is critical for me and my siblings and the information has been incredibly hard to come by. Thank you for your blog and your book.