Natural sources to reduce uric acid – Ms. Sushma Jaiswal

Natural sources which reduce production of uric acid. First of all, we have to understand what is uric acid. Uric acid is the byproduct of protein, the waste product basically and to eliminate it from the body. Our body needs lot of Vitamin C. If the person doesn’t have any Vitamin C or he has any Vitamin C deficiency, then this protein waste could not be eliminated by the body. So we have to reduce the food s which are producing purines because purines are responsible for the production of uric acid. So lot of purine producing food we have to eliminate from the diet like alcohol, caffeine and sea food, meat, red meat, etc. So all this and we have to increase the , Vitamin C, in the food by increasing a lot of plant based foods like fruits and vegetables etc and or fibrous foods because fiber helps to eliminate the waste from the body. Foods from the animal source do not have fiber. So we have to take more fiber rich food. So bajra and jowar can help to eliminate purines because they are more alkaline foods and also vegetables like tomatoes, broccoli, cucumbers etc are also alkaline foods. So they could also help to eliminate uric acid. Some beans are there which are folic acid. So folic acid also helps reducing the uric acid. So those beans juices can be taken, also some sunflower seeds also have lot of folic acid. So they also can be incorporated in the diet and you have to take more of healthy oils like flax seed oils or Omega 3 rich oils or Omega 3 supplements also would help in eliminating the purines from the body. Generally what happens is what we have seen is people who have gout, they are on restricted diet, like protein restricted diet. It is not good because protein is the building block. It will make the protein deficient and it will make them less and less energetic, like their energy level will reduce. So to come out of that situation, they have to continue taking the plant protein in the whole form, with a lot of fiber. So whole legumes, whole sprouts, whole wheat flour. They are very high in protein as well as fiber and taking some nuts also would help them because al the nuts and oil seeds and dry fruits , they are very rich in proteins, good fats, antioxidants, lot of berries, they are very rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, like walnuts and pecan nuts etc. So they are also very helpful. In the last we have to drink lots of water to remove all the impurities including uric acid from the system. So you have to drink lots and lots of water.