#171 Uric acid and metabolic health with Dr D...

If you want to stay healthier for longer, one of the best things you can do is lower chronic inflammation. The great thing is, food is one of the most powerful tools we have. So I sat down with Professor Rob Thomas, consultant oncologist at Addenbrooke's and UCLH, Professor of Sp ...  Show more

Next time you look at the calories on the back of a packet or the nutritional breakdown of a recipe, remember that number doesn't tell you the whole story. It says nothing about the nutrients, the quality of the food, how satisfying it'll be, or even how many calories your body w ...  Show more

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Gut Food. Researchers around the globe over the past decade have discovered that uric acid, previously thought of only in terms of gout, actually plays a central role in metabolic disorders. So, how is uric acid orchestrating th ...  Show more

High uric acid can cause gout, but it’s also a marker for worsened metabolic health and gut health and a contributor to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Consumption of purines can lead to high uric acid levels, but other ingredients in our food system are also ...

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Vivobarefoot. Uric acid is a central player in metabolic mayhem. Despite its long association with gout and kidney stones, it’s involved in so much more—especially our metabolic disease epidemic. There are three things that raise o ...  Show more

Why should you drop acid? This may seem like a very provocative question, but it refers to a particular type of acid in your body that you should be aware of. When levels of this acid build-up, it can cause a lot of damage to your metabolic health. We have Dr. David Perlmutter on ...  Show more