#141 - Dr. David Perlmutter: Drop Uric Acid, The Cause Of Metabolic Syndrome, Salt & Obesity, Alcohol, Purines & Gout, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Endogenous Fructose Production, High Blood Sugar & Blood Pressure, And More!
The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast
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The Dangers of Elevated Uric Acid in Gout
Mainstre medicine focuses on uric acid really in the context of gout, almost exclusively. Having a level just over seven is associated with a 16 % increased risk of what is called all cause mortality for an eight-year period. For every point elevation there is between an 8 to 13% increase risk of all cause mortality. High uric acid level now associated with diseases of the brain,. and we've known this since the late 18 hundred.
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