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Your uric acid blood test results might be normal. That is meaningless. You can still have gout with normal uric acid levels. Avoid dangerous uric acid levels.

Every day you ask, ‘What is uric acid?’ Here is the answer. Also, a crucial warning for when this vital friend turns nasty. Avoid excess uric acid in the body.

Uricosuric Foods Natural Uricosuric Agents is part of a series about gout cures from the world of natural products. See Natural Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors for the first installment. Natural Uricosuric Agents that Reduce Uric Acid, the Underlying Cause of Gout Effective treatment of gout starts with addressing its underlying cause- uric acid.  Ultimately, lowering uric acid to normal levels is the goal. Depending on its severity, gout may require long-term treatment consisting of xanthine oxidase inhibitors and/ or uricosurics. To explain, Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors (XOIs) decrease uric acid production. But […]

Blood Donation For Gout is about a gout study linking large blood draws with lower uric acid. Several researchers have suggested a link between uric acid and iron. Now, research suggests that an alternative treatment for gout may be simply reducing the amount of iron in the body. FS Facchini has shown that reducing iron in the body by drawing blood has a significant benefit for gout.

Hyperuricemia means elevated uric acid. Everyone knows that excess uric acid causes gout. But is it that simple?No, there are many issues. Where does uric acid come from? You can’t buy it. Your body produces it by breaking down proteins. If you have too much, you’ve got hyperuricemia. I’ve covered 4 main reasons for excess uric acid below. How much is too much? No fixed level is right or wrong. 3-7 mg/dl is average. Some people have higher levels and no gout. If you have gout, you need to keep […]

Uric acid causes gout pain through a 4 step process. If you think it is sharp uric acid crystals, you are wrong. See real dangers of uric acid in the body.

Need to know what gout is? Then you need these explanations of gouty arthritis and uric acid. Learn the simple facts, then learn how to control your gout.