Here, you’ll discover 7 tips to help lower high uric acid levels in your blood, without using drugs. High levels of uric acid cause agonizing gout, so it’s important to be able to lower these levels. And many people today are successfully using all-natural remedies to do this. You’ll find out why here.

Cause of high uric acid levels

They are caused by “purines” in your body that are broken down during some important processes, and as a result, produce uric acid. The kidneys then flush the excess out of your system through urine.

But if your kidneys don’t work efficiently enough, or if too much acid is produced, you’ll end up with high levels of uric acid in your blood. This eventually accumulates in and around the joints in the form of crystals, causing an unbearable taste.

Gout is not curable but can be controlled

This is true. Although many people are diligently trying to find one, there is no scientifically proven “cure” as such. But the taste is ‘manageable’ and you can do it with medication or natural remedies.

Prescription treatment for gout

Conventional drug-based treatments work, but only to address gout symptoms, not the underlying cause of gout, which is high levels of uric acid in our bodies produced by the breakdown of purines during the process that converts food into energy and genes into protein.

Typically, short-term anti-inflammatory medications, pain relievers, and long-term uric acid-lowering medications are prescribed. Even uric acid-lowering medications only work as long as you’re taking them.

And they have really nasty side effects, including vomiting, nausea, headaches, stomach pain, bleeding, stomach ulcers, and diarrhea, to name just a few.

Five natural remedies for gout

Due to the problems with their drug-based treatments, more and more people are turning to natural home remedies, for example, using things like herbs, fruits, vegetables, natural detox, natural kidney cleanse, etc. Here are 5 of the most effective and popular shades out there:-

(a) – Eat a plate of cherries a day. They have great natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

(b) – Drink at least 12 8-ounce glasses of water every day to help your kidneys get rid of excess uric acid.

(c) – Eat 3 to 5 cloves of garlic daily to improve bodily functions and health, which in turn helps to recover from gout.

(d) – Take the herb alfalfa to help lower uric acid levels, plus for its healthy minerals and nutrients.

(e) – Drink raw apple cider vinegar every day to help alter the pH of the blood and thus neutralize high uric acid. Add 3 teaspoons to 8 oz of warm water and drink 3 times a day. You can add a little honey to remove the ‘rim’.

(f) – Reduce your weight, if you are overweight. If you’re overweight, there’s a lot more body tissue to convert into uric acid, plus it puts more unnecessary pressure on your joints.

(g) – Change to a low-purine diet. Purines also exist in our foods, so high purine diets (typical western diet) only increase uric acid even more. Avoid things like fatty red meats, game, poultry, some fish, shellfish, vegetables, yeast products, and alcohol (especially beer).

Now while these and many other natural home remedies out there are effective, there are other issues, associated with high uric acid levels and gout, that need to be addressed. These are things like any underlying medical issues, family history, ongoing medications, etc.

The consequences of recurrent gout

The goal is not only to relieve the symptoms of gout, but also to continually monitor the situation so that the gout does not return. This is important because frequent bouts of gout can permanently damage your kidneys and joints. And you should keep in mind that if this is your first taste attack, you’re almost guaranteed to have more.