High uric acid was not common in the past, people didn’t even know that there was such a “high”, but now with more and more people suffering from high uric acid, everyone has a certain understanding of this disease, you know , the higher the uric acid, the longer the duration, the more likely to cause gout.
Nowadays, the frequent occurrence of high uric acid is mainly caused by diet. Because eating too many foods with high purines usually leads to the increase of purine content in the body, which affects the normal level of uric acid. Emergence of hyperuric acid disorders.
So from the perspective of prevention and control of uric acid, it is necessary to control the intake of purines in the diet. Patients with high uric acid are very cautious about their dietary choices, but recently there is a piece of good news that surprises patients with high uric acid.
It is said that hyperuric acid patients can reduce uric acid as long as they drink a glass of lemon juice every day.
Can drinking lemon water reduce uric acid?
The lemonade made from lemon juice and honey is very sweet and sour. If it can reduce uric acid, it is really good news for people with high uric acid.
The reason why lemons are sour is because of the citric acid contained in them. Therefore, many people think that lemonade is acidic. In fact, lemonade is alkaline. Therefore, lemon water can alkalize urine to a certain extent and play a role in promoting the excretion of uric acid.
And a 2016 survey by Agricultural University found that lemon water helps reduce uric acid concentration, so lemon water is good for preventing hyperuricemia.
However, this experiment still cannot prove that drinking a glass of lemon water every day can act as a drug and reduce the uric acid level in the body.
So it is unrealistic to rely on a single food to achieve the effect of drugs. For patients with high uric acid, lemon water is conducive to stabilizing the level of uric acid. It can be drunk properly, but it cannot replace drugs. .
The doctor suggested that these 5 kinds of water are the “King of Acid Reduction”, you might as well drink more
1. Tea
Tea is a very common drink that Chinese people often drink. Tea water is rich in tea polyphenols, tea pigments and anthocyanins. These nutrients can inhibit the production of uric acid, reduce the uric acid value in the body, and promote the excretion of uric acid. And no matter what kind of tea, it has a certain effect of lowering uric acid, so everyone can choose according to their own preferences.
And if you drink tea often, you must have more water intake, which can increase the amount of urine, and also play a role in excreting uric acid to a certain extent.
2. Lycium barbarum water
A moderate amount of wolfberry water for people with high uric acid can reduce uric acid , If you drink wolfberry and chrysanthemum together in water, in addition to reducing uric acid, it also has the effect of clearing fire and improving eyesight. High uric acid patients insist on drinking, which is very helpful for controlling uric acid levels.
3. Corn silk water
Corn silk water can not only lower blood sugar, but also reduce uric acid. Certain help. Corn silk has a diuretic effect, so after drinking it, it can increase the amount of urine, so that more uric acid can be excreted from the body and the concentration of uric acid in the body can be reduced.
4. Dandelion water
Dandelion is a kind of food with the same origin of medicine and food. Proper drinking of dandelion water for patients with high uric acid can clear away heat and dampness and improve body metabolism. rate, replenish water for the body, and stabilize the uric acid value in the body.
5. Chicory and Gardenia Tea
This is a traditional Chinese medicine formula for acid removal , It is mainly made of natural herbal ingredients such as chicory, gardenia, pueraria, lily, mulberry leaf, dandelion, etc., according to the recipe, which is good for reducing uric acid and improving gout.
In short, hyperuricemia and gout patients should actively control uric acid. In addition to using drugs, diet therapy may be more effective. Effect.