Dori Zook wrote
> So I'm thinkin' this has to do with the standard American diet.  We've
discussed excess acid before.  Anyone with more information on this?

I have a friend who has the gout real bad. He says it acts up when he
drinks
beer, but eating wheat, corn, or rice does not seem to bother him.
Could it
be the hops?

He told me Dandelion, Cattail, Birch bark, and Sasafrass helps it.

Kevin Raper
Piedmont, SC