Who is the culprit of high uric acid?

It's food, yes!

But this kind of food is by no means beer, meat and seafood.

Why do you say that?

Medical research shows that uric acid, which causes gout, is the final metabolite of purine. The more purines in the body, the higher the uric acid level. High uric acid will lead to many diseases, including gout, hypertension and heart disease.

So where does the high level of purine in the body come from?

Beer, meat and seafood have high purine content, but the more important purine source is in the body.

Because 80% uric acid is made in the body,

Only 20% uric acid comes from exotic foods.

Where is 80% uric acid produced in which body?

The answer is ........

Cells, made up of cells.

Every cell in our body has genetic material DNA and RNA, and purine is their component. If the DNA and RNA of all cells in our body are straightened and connected into a line, it is said that its length will be as long as from the earth to the moon and then from the moon to the earth, and half of it is purine.

When cells are injured and die, these genetic materials containing purines are released, and then the body converts these purines into uric acid.

The more cells die in the body, the more purine is released, so the higher the uric acid level is.

And the chief culprit of cell death is fructose!

Fructose will take away all the energy (ATP) of cells, causing them to go into shock and die due to lack of energy.

Cell death → release of purine → production of uric acid.

The more fructose enters the body, the more cells die, so the higher the uric acid level in the body.

So the culprit of high uric acid is refined fructose!

What are the foods with more fructose?

1. carbonated drinks

2. Fruit juice and various sugary drinks

3. All kinds of snacks and sweets?

However, the fructose content in fruit is very small, which will not affect the uric acid level in the body.

In addition, fruit contains a lot of nutrients, including vitamins, antioxidants and minerals, so eating fruit is no problem.

How to reduce uric acid level and protect cells from damage?

First of all, we should rule out the factors that lead to the increase of uric acid in the body, such as:

1. Don't eat the high fructose food mentioned above.

2. Don't eat animal food with high purine content, including liver, kidney and brain tissue.

3. Avoid beer. Studies have shown that beer can lead to an increase in uric acid, especially for people with beer bellies.

Actually uric acid is not necessarily bad. At normal level, it is a very good antioxidant to protect our cardiovascular system.

Therefore, if uric acid level is too low, the body will lose its protective effect on the body.

However, when the uric acid level is too high, it is a destructive oxidant.

Therefore, in addition to avoiding the above foods that lead to high uric acid, some adjustments should be made in the diet, such as:

1. Increase the intake of antioxidants, help the body fight inflammation, reduce cell death and protect uric acid from oxidation.

Studies have shown that organic cherry or concentrated cherry juice has a good effect on reducing uric acid.

2. Eat more vegetables to provide a lot of anti-inflammatory nutrition for the body. A large number of studies have proved that purine in vegetables will not lead to the increase of uric acid in the body.

3. Drink plenty of water, or add a small amount of sea salt (dried sea salt) to the water to promote the generation of negative ion water, which can increase the alkalinity of the body, reduce the chance of uric acid crystallization, neutralize free radicals and protect the integrity of cells.

4. Organic dairy products (cream and yogurt) can reduce uric acid level.

5. Exercise. When you exercise and sweat, you can expel hydrogen ions and increase the alkalinity in your body.

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