How many people have been diagnosed with gout or arthritis? How many are taking the pills pushed by the GPs? Me personally was diagnosed with arthritis about 25 years ago then about 15 years ago they changed their minds and said I had gout, I had a few other ailments and came to the conclusion that there was a common denominator, first I suspected Lyme disease which came back negative then I heard about bacteria forming in root canal fillings which was also ruled out, by this (last year) I couldn't walk to the end of the road and going around B&Q I was supporting my weight on the trolley, if I drunk too much scotch my hand swelled up like a balloon and the quacks were still pumping me with diclofenac and paracetemol then my wife bought me a book "No Grain No Pain" although my knees aren't perfect I've no problem taking the dogs for a walk and haven't taken any painkillers for months, basically it involves removing anything derived from grains from your diet e.g. Flour which includes bread, pasta, pizza, pastry, biscuits and unfortunately scotch, also beer and lager although cider, wine and brandy and the likes are OK as they are not products of grains, the author also reckons that grains are the cause of a lot of other ailments such as MS, certain cancers, migraines, diabetes etc etc, well worth the £15 from Amazon and if this post helps just one person I've done my good deed for the year.