Listen in as Dr. Mike provides the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions. Here you'll find the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions posed by Healthy Talk fans. Listen in because what you know helps ensure healthy choices you can live with. Today on Healthy Talk, you wanted to know:I take supplements and my wife doesn't. We got into an argument over them. We were watching Big Bang Theory, and Sheldon told Penny (who was buying supplements) that your body can only absorb so much and you end up with expensive urine. I tried explaining to my wife that if the supplement ends up in my urine, it did absorb. She didn't get it. Can you explain this?If anything you ingest (whether it's a capsule, powder or food), if it ends up in your urine, that means that it did, in fact, absorb in your body.However, rather than using the word "absorption," Big Bang Theory's Sheldon might be thinking of distribution. Once the supplement is in your body, it distributes throughout your tissues, metabolizes, and passes through your urine.You do want to see some of the supplement in your urine, but not all of it. You want most of it to go to your tissues and cells.What helps for acute gout?Gout is a type of arthritis and occurs when uric acid builds up in your blood, which causes inflammation. There are some foods you should probably avoid if you're prone to acute gout such as meat, dairy, and beer.There are some supplements that can help acute gout, including drinking a combination of water, tart cherry extract, and vitamin C.If you have a health question or concern, Dr. Mike encourages you to write him at askdrmikesmith@radiomd.com or call in, toll-free, to the LIVE radio show (1.877.711.5211) so he can provide you with support and helpful advice.