The #1 Lab You need to Know NOW! Uric Acid
This is part 2 of the very DEEP Dive into Uric Acid. We look at genes, polymorphism, and some unexpected items that have …
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March 4, 2026
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This is part 2 of the very DEEP Dive into Uric Acid. We look at genes, polymorphism, and some unexpected items that have …
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I take my UA daily
Hi Dr. Goldkamp,
I have appreciated your insights into uric acid production and potential abatement! We clearly differ in our concept of creationism and evolutionary dispensations which could be an entirely different discussion…lol.
Thank you for your helpful insights, best regards,
Dave Mastel
Is 1.8mg/DL-2.5mg/dl too low? Do I need more purines?
I want to know where is the evidence at 13:37 this part! Is there any study?
Thank you!
great video
Great Work!!!
I have been on a long term keto or lchf diet and have sucessfully lost 110 lbs and maintained the weight loss over the past 6 years. I struggle with inflammation and started testing my UA which ran high 7-8+. I cut out alcohol and anything I could think of and actually had worse results when I was keto than when my diet was more relaxed. This fall I got serious about the diet and tracked my macros closely and determined that I wasn't eating enough fat although my carbs and protein were good. My conclusion was that it was Gluconeogenesis from Protein not Fat that was the source of the UA. I've talked to Dr Pete and he supports my idea. Once I bumped up the fat intake to 1 stick of butter a day, the UA dropped dramatically to normal ranges.
Hello Dr. Goldkamp. Love your content, thank you! I read that when you have too much acid in your body, from the SAD, and too much sugar, of course, your body compensates by pulling calcium from your bones to neutralize the acid. And then that by-product is floating around in your system if you don't get it out of you via the kidneys, that's what causes arthritis, gout and heart/arteries congestion. To combat this, the author's solution was K2 and 100mg Magnesium Carbonate. Can you please look into this and maybe do a video on this? I can send you the source if your interested. Needless to say, switching to a healthy diet is needed, but if you are trying to get your uric acid down, maybe those two supplements will help?
So, what to do about keto or fasting induced gout?
I have heard over the past 20 years that Native Americans and the Irish lack that gene to deal with alcohol because they have not drank alcohol long enough in evolutionary time.
"…you need to know this. Don't be stupid." – A doctor that cares 24:02
THANK YOU for sharing your study on uric acid, Dr. Karl.
Warning!!!
Xylitol is lethal to household pets.
Dr Karl, this information is startlingly informative. I ordered my meter yesterday.
Is not uric acid thought of as an anti oxidant is "proper" amount?
I contacted you by email to get information about 1-1 coaching, but have not received an answer yet.
How long do you usually take to get back to people?
Many thanks !
Thank you for sharing your findings on this topic.
Looking at the table at 26.24 with your meter readings I am struck by how wildly your UA numbers change – a 9.8 but 6.5 later same day. I wonder what your hbA1C is with those glucose numbers, and all the low ketones indicate you are not strictly keto ?
If you want to use a sugar substitute, then use erythritol. It has no effect on uric acid levels and even has beneficial effects for diabetics. The other commonly used polyols are not as benign.
Are you concerned at all with your glucose and insulin levels? They indicate pre-diabetes.
What are you doing to decrease your Uric Acid? And, do you have any recommendations for someone with liver Cirrhosis?
Can taking Serrapeptase help to reduce Cirrhosis or scarring in the liver?
alcohol and rice were my gout triggers before Keto…
On Keto, processed meats (Salami)…
But my Uric Acid is 8.4 (I measured while watching).
I struggle with inflammation issues, High Uric Acid, and High Lactate Numbers.
Those old medical manuals would say I have some kind of infection or mold.
And I just tested positive for CIRS after failing the Vision Contrast Test.
HOPEFULLY I can get to the root cause. It's not always diet!
I bought a uric acid monitor and allopurinol as I'm a muscular guy who engages in high intensity exercise on a regular basis but researching I found that gout patients that took allopurinol had higher hospitalization rates than those who didn't take it. In your opinion does taking allopurinol likely cause cardiovascular incidents?
Hi! Many thanks for the video. Quick question, taking senescence cell killers such as fisetin or quercetin plus apigenine may increase fasting uric acid levels?
Dear Doctor,
Congrats for this wonderful video serie about uric acid.
My husband does not take any fructose either natural or artificial, hardly carbohydrates and zero alcohol and purines. His glucose, lipid profile and other important biomarkers are great. How do you explain that his average weekly level of uric acid is 5.7? Shouldn't it be lower? He would like to reduce it but after seeing your presentation I really think he will not achieve it.
Doctor please do a segment on just triglycerides being formed because of a deficiency in phosphate. It was mentioned here starting at 8:30.
I would love to hear more about how to reduce uric acid and strengthen kidneys and improve GFR. Thank you for all you share with us.
This video is really useful, many thanks for sharing. Do you know what is the minimum recommended level of uric acid for men? You say that everything under 5.5 is great but what should be the minimun to avoid risk of Parkinson or sclerosis?
Fascinating…more please
Great series can't wait for your next one !
Is there a correlation of overall urine acidity, which can be measured by employing pH paper strips, and blood uric-acid levels? How about with overall blood acidity, which is tested for in hospitals?
Molybdenum…..Sulphur sulphites…sulfates. Molybtoterrin.
Red nose from red wine is a moly insufficency.
does erithritol increase uric acid similar to the other sugar alcohols? Thank you.
Why is your UA all over the map–from 6 to 9.8? Does it depend on the time of day, whether we've eaten? How long it's been since our last meal? Do we take the average of the UA readings?
very informative Dr. i have been a carnivore for over 2 years. initially my Gout was in remission, but attacks came back after I ate carb diets. now back to carnivore/ beef, eggs and salt, butter only. However, i believe high UA issue is caused by metabolism. there are days I am on 48 hrs fast or beef OMAD onl, gout comes back. So, how do we reduce uric acid naturally?