If your doctor has identified you as having a high cholesterol and high uric acid levels in your body, or you just want to lower your cholesterol and uric acid to a healthier level, this video is for you. We’ll be sharing the best natural ways to lower uric acid and cholesterol – no supplements, medications or shop-bought remedies required.
Let’s start with ways to naturally lower your uric acid levels.
1. Eat foods with less purines
Purines are chemicals that are naturally produced by your body and are also found in certain foods. Animal purines from meat and seafood can especially affect your uric acid level. Most people eat more purines than they think.
If you’re looking to lower your uric acid level, you should avoid or limit eating the following foods:
• Organ meat like liver or kidneys
• Shellfish and oily fish such as anchovies and tuna
• Some vegetables, including asparagus, mushrooms, and spinach
• Gravy
It’s not all bad! Most foods don’t contain a high amount of purines. Eating the following foods won't increase your uric acid level:
• Nuts and peanut butter
• Eggs
• Low-fat or non-fat dairy products including cheese, milk, and yogurt
• Cherries and other fruits
Following a healthy diet can also help lower your uric acid levels. For example, a recent study found that following the DASH diet for 30 days helped people with prehypertension and hypertension noticeably lowering their uric acid level.
2. Get more vitamin C
Researchers have found that vitamin C may help lower your uric acid levels. In a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, people who took vitamin C supplements daily for two months had significantly lower uric acid levels than people who took placebos.

For those who already have gout, however, the same may not be true. Another study found that people with gout who took vitamin C daily for eight weeks did not significantly lower their uric acid levels.
3. Limit alcohol and sugary drinks
Drinking beer and liquor appears to raise your uric acid level, according to recent research. Alcohol increases the purines in your blood, which results in the production of more uric acid. Beer contains the most purines, while wine has the fewest.
The dehydration from alcohol can be a reason for high levels, plus alcohol independently stops the body from urinating away uric acid due to an interaction with higher lactic acid levels.
Bad news for soft drinks that contain sugar or high-fructose corn syrup, too – they were also linked to increased uric acid levels, according to the same research. When your body breaks down the fructose, a natural sugar in these drinks, it produces purines, which then produce uric acid.
To help lower your uric acid level, you should stay away from:
• Beer
• Liquor
• Soft drinks with sugar or high-fructose corn syrup
• Juices with high-fructose corn syrup
4. Drink coffee
Coffee contains an antioxidant that can lower your uric acid levels and may even prevent gout. Men in one study who said they drank four to five cups of coffee a day had a 40% lower relative risk of gout when compared with men who didn't drink coffee.
Drinking up to about four cups of brewed coffee each day appears to be safe for healthy adults. But drinking more could lead to caffeine-related side effects like headaches, insomnia, and nervousness – so know your limits!
5. Try to lose weight
In addition to avoiding certain foods and drinks, losing weight can also lower your uric acid level. Being overweight or obese makes your kidneys less efficient at eliminating uric acid through your urine. The risk of getting gout is 10 times as high for people who are obese as it is for people who are at a healthy weight.

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