Uric Acid and Dehydration: Water is Critical to Healthy Uric Acid Levels

Our blood contains a certain percentage of uric acid at any one time, this uric acid is usually filtered from the bloodstream by the kidneys then it is eliminated from our bodies through urine.

The problem begins when there is a buildup of excessive amounts of uric acid in your system or the rate at which it is being eliminated through urine is too little.

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. Xanthine oxidase inhibitors decrease uric acid production by interfering with xanthine oxidase while the uricosurics induce uric acid excretion by reducing the re-absorption of uric acid once the kidneys filter it out of the blood.

Natural Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors Can Help Reduce Uric Acid

Hyperuricemia is the hallmark of gout. Pathogenic mechanisms of hyperuricemia include uric acid overproduction in the liver or under excretion in the kidney. Current antihyperuricemic agents include xanthine oxidase inhibitors (XOI) in which allopurinol is the most often prescribed. However, many gout sufferers have side effects from allopurinol. So the search for natural agents has pushed many to try products outside of the more commonly used pharmaceutical medicines.