Uric Acid

As it turns out, mitochondria are essential for cellular function, and virtually every cell in the human body. We just learned about some exciting research whereby a dietary intervention can in fact drama...

Unfortunately, there is still so much old-school information out there about Uric acid, mostly derived from the science surrounding gout. We know that purines, the breakdown products of DNA and RNA, do contr...

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), despite its name, is fundamentally an endocrine and metabolic disorder affecting 4-18% of reproductive-age females in America. PCOS is characterized by: Irregul...

As we explore in Drop Acid, in many ways uric acid serves as an alarm signal in the body, alerting metabolism that food is scarce. As such, elevation of uric acid serves to preserve body fat, increases the ...

While so much is written these days calling attention to the significant threat posed by fructose on our metabolic health, it’s important to put this into historical context. As we look back in time, it is ...

The interest in uric acid, well beyond its role in gout, focusing on its pivotal role in metabolic issues, is expanding rapidly, and globally. Without question, one important reason for this new understandi...

So many people these days are having issues with weight gain and even obesity and with good reason. The diet that many people are consuming is remarkably different in comparison to what people ate even one ...

Over the past 100 years there has been a dramatic rise in two important health-related metrics: the incidence of type-2 diabetes and the consumption of fructose, and sugar in general. What bears exploring ...