The uric acid content in the blood, the standard value for men is between 149 and 416 umol/L, and for women it is between 89 and 357 umol/L. If it exceeds this range, it is hyperuricemia. Many people believe that the harm of high uric acid is gout, which is actually a misconception; the harm of high uric acid far exceeds your imagination.
Hyperuricemia can lead to gout, uric acid stones, kidney stones, gouty nephropathy, and chronic kidney failure. Additionally, it can cause diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Therefore, hyperuricemia ranks as the fourth high after the “three highs,” also a silent killer of health.
Due to the various diseases that high uric acid can cause, it can be life-threatening if severe. In addition to active treatment, we should also timely excrete uric acid to protect our kidneys. So how should we do it?
Consume more of these four foods:
1. Blueberries
Anthocyanins in blueberries can enhance blood vessel elasticity, prevent blood vessel rupture, and inhibit blood sugar spikes. Dietary fiber and vitamin E can improve blood circulation in vessels and promote metabolism.
2. Sticky Rice
Sticky rice has a diuretic effect and can promote uric acid excretion, making it a natural uric acid-lowering food. Moreover, sticky rice can suppress the chemotactic effects of various nucleated leukocytes by inhibiting C5a and leukotriene B4, thereby relieving symptoms of gouty arthritis.
3. Celery
Celery commonly contains carotene, vitamins, as well as potassium, magnesium, sodium, among other components. Celery is the natural enemy of high uric acid due to its potassium content, which effectively prevents uric acid accumulation and promotes uric acid excretion from the body. The potassium and dietary fiber in celery also play a role in lowering blood pressure.
4. Cucumber, Winter Melon, Bitter Gourd
Cucumbers and winter melons are foods with high water content, which reduce swelling and control water retention. As long as your stomach is healthy, consuming more cucumbers is beneficial for weight loss, blood sugar control, and uric acid excretion. Bitter gourd, an alkaline food rich in vitamin C, also aids in diuresis.
Drink these four types of water:
1. Thousand Needle Grass Bamboo Leaf Tea
Thousand Needle Grass Bamboo Leaf Tea contains eight components including silybum, bamboo leaf, chicory, coix seed, kudzu root, dandelion, lily, and mulberry leaf, each having diuretic and uric acid-reducing effects.
2. Milk
Milk contains casein and lactoglobulin, which promote uric acid excretion, thereby reducing uric acid levels in the body.
3. Baking Soda Water
Baking soda water is a solution of sodium bicarbonate, weakly alkaline, which neutralizes uric acid in the kidneys, promotes its excretion, and reduces the formation of uric acid stones. The “baking soda water” mentioned here is natural baking soda water. If you want to improve the taste, canned soda products typically use carbon dioxide and add sweeteners and flavorings to make “soda.” These “soda waters” do not promote uric acid excretion.
4. Boiled Water
Ensure to drink at least 1 liter of boiled water daily; an increase in urine volume naturally aids in uric acid excretion. Patients diagnosed with gout should ensure at least 2 liters of water intake daily to enhance excretion.
