Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid--The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar, and Achieving Extraordinary Health - Hardcover

by David Perlmutter (Author)

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Unlock the secret to extraordinary health by reducing high uric acid levels--the hidden risk you didn't know you had--by the author of Grain Brain and Brain Wash.

• Reduce fructose and foods high in "purines" through simple dietary edits
• Lower uric acid levels through natural hacks like consuming tart cherries, vitamin C, quercetin, and coffee
• Identify common pharmaceuticals that threaten to increase uric acid
• Implement lifestyle interventions, like restorative sleep and exercise
• Easily test your uric acid levels at home--a test routinely performed in your doctor's office during regular check-ups but typically ignored

Author Biography

David Perlmutter, MD, is a board-certified neurologist and Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. He is a frequent lecturer at symposia sponsored by institutions including the World Bank, Columbia University, New York University, Yale, and Harvard, and serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.