Uric Acid: A Key Player in Heart, Brain and Metabolic Diseases
Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition
Dr. Jockers
4.8 • 688 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Dr. Jockers breaks down why uric acid is far more than a gout marker—it's a major driver behind heart disease, cognitive decline, and metabolic dysfunction. You'll learn how elevated levels develop, what they signal in the body, and why keeping uric acid in a healthy range is essential for long-term wellness.
You'll also hear how fructose, processed sugars, alcohol, and modern food habits quietly push uric acid higher. Dr. Jockers explains the biggest dietary offenders, how they impact your kidneys and liver, and the surprising link between uric acid and conditions like fatty liver and hypertension.
Finally, you'll discover the practical strategies that can bring uric acid back into balance. From hydration and intermittent fasting to key nutrients like vitamin D, zinc, quercetin, and tart cherry, you'll walk away with simple, effective steps to support better metabolic and brain health.
In This Episode:
00:00 Introduction to Fructose and Uric Acid
01:22 The Importance of Hydration
03:51 Understanding Uric Acid
08:29 Health Conditions Linked to High Uric Acid
19:54 Natural Strategies to Reduce Uric Acid
32:42 Final Thoughts and Conclusion
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"High uric acid levels can contribute to heart disease, brain issues, and metabolic disorders – a critical marker for your health."
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| 0:00.0 | So there's a relationship between fructose consumption and uric acid because fructose is a type of sugar. |
| 0:07.0 | Fructose mainly occurs in fruits and it's often referred to as fruit sugar. |
| 0:11.0 | Honey, sugar cane, sugar beet, and many vegetables also contain fructose. |
| 0:16.0 | In small amounts, fructose is no big deal. |
| 0:19.0 | And when your body breaks down high amounts of fructose, |
| 0:21.8 | though, it releases purines. To break down those purines, your body releases uric acid. And if you |
| 0:28.1 | consume too much fructose in particular... Well, welcome back to the podcast. Today I'm talking |
| 0:33.6 | about uric acid. It's a key player in heart, brain, and metabolic diseases. I'm going to go through the science on this. I'm going to talk about the problems with high uric acid it's a key player in heart brain and metabolic diseases i'm going to go through |
| 0:38.3 | the science on this i'm going to talk about the problems with high uric acid and also what happens |
| 0:42.9 | when you have too low a uric acid level and i'm going to go through how to use your nutrition and |
| 0:48.1 | your lifestyle to balance your uric acid levels so important health topic and if you want more |
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