Gout and the Moon
Post 1
BigAl Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows
Started conversation Dec 30, 2007
I was just reading that Slovakin acientists have shown that there is link between new and full moons (and therefore peak tides) and gout. One explanation that has been proposed is that the gravitational pull of the moon has an effect on the uric acid crystals that build up in the joints.( I wonder, then, if this could be a target for magnetotherapy 
- something I've been considering writing an Entry on 
Gout and the Moon
Post 2
Posted Dec 30, 2007
Wow, Al. You wouldn't think that that would have an effect on something so small, would you? That is fascinating! I'll keep an eye out for that entry 
W
Gout and the Moon
Post 3
Posted Mar 18, 2008
According to this article
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A408241
most people agree that the moon cannot have an effect on the body.
David
Gout and the Moon
Post 4
BigAl Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows
Posted Mar 18, 2008
Yes, but that Entry was discussing the effect of the Moon on tides (large water body) having an effect on the human body 'coz we're 80% water.
The effect on gout might be due to the effect of Moon's gravity on a dissolved chemical; (uric acid)
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