How This Doctor Used Diet to Heal His Arthritis From the age of 17, Dr. Micah Yu has been dealing with gout, a form of arthritis characterized by severe pain, redness, and tenderness in joints. Over time, as he continued to eat a Standard American Diet (SAD), his gout pain transformed to another form of arthritis, affecting multiple joints in his body. For over a decade, he experienced high inflammatory markers, which were linked to his consumption of processed and refined foods. In an effort to save his health, he embarked on a journey to live a plant-based lifestyle with his wife, who was ...