Drop Acid

The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid—The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar, and Achieving Extraordinary Health

By: David Perlmutter MD MD

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

The New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain and Brain Wash offers simple dietary and lifestyle tweaks to help you lose weight, prevent (and reverse) disease, and live a long and healthy life by reducing high uric acid levels—the hidden health risk you didn't know you had.

What do obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, fatty liver disease, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, neurological disorders, and premature death have in common? All can be stoked by high uric acid levels.

Our most respected scientific literature is bursting with evidence that elevated uric acid levels lie at the root of many pervasive health conditions, but mainstream medicine for the most part remains unaware of this connection. This is especially alarming because a large number of Americans don’t know they are suffering from increased levels, putting them at risk for developing or exacerbating potentially life-threatening illnesses.

Offering an engaging blend of science and practical advice, Drop Acid exposes the deadly truth about uric acid and teaches invaluable strategies to manage its levels, including:

• Simple dietary edits focused on reducing fructose and foods high in “purines” that can raise uric acid
• Natural hacks that lower levels such as consuming tart cherries, vitamin C, quercetin, and coffee
• Identifying common pharmaceuticals that threaten to increase uric acid
• Lifestyle interventions, like restorative sleep and exercise
• How to easily test your uric acid levels at home—a test routinely performed in your doctor’s office during regular check-ups but typically ignored.

Featuring the groundbreaking “LUV” (Lower Uric Values) diet, 35 delicious recipes, self-assessment quizzes, and a 21-day program for dropping levels, Drop Acid empowers readers with the information they need to address this hidden danger and live longer, leaner, and healthier lives.

Critic reviews

"In typically brilliant fashion, one of the most trustworthy voices in medicine today has WOWED again. With Drop Acid, Dr. David Perlmutter has paved the way for a paradigm shift in the way we address the most threatening epidemics of our time. The stakes couldn’t be higher, and Dr. Perlmutter offers scientifically supported practical advice, simple dietary changes, and natural hacks to tackle the metabolic issue underpinning obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and more. Grateful readers will learn exactly how to easily overcome unexplained weight gain and chronic conditions that have plagued them for years."—JJ Virgin, author of The Virgin Diet

“In Drop Acid, Dr. Perlmutter opens yet another door to unlocking your healthiest, most vibrant life with just a few proven, practical, and accessible dietary and habit shifts.”—Melissa Urban, Whole30 Co-Founder and New York Times best-selling author

"Fructose has far-reaching negative consequences for health, and Dr. Perlmutter reveals that it threatens us by increasing uric acid levels. In a thoroughly enjoyable book, he not only breaks down the dangers lurking in our diet from fructose but also gives a step-by-step guide to get other hidden sources of uric acid out of your life. As the title suggests, read this book and 'drop acid'! Your body will thank you for years to come."—Steven R. Gundry MD, author of The Plant Paradox

“Most gifted author-neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter is always ahead of the curve and scientifically accurate. In his new book, Drop Acid, Dr. Perlmutter alerts us to the surprisingly diverse ramifications of uric acid, and offers us a clear path to bringing this key metabolic parameter under control. Once again, Dr. Perlmutter’s vision will go a long way to enhancing our health and longevity.”—Dale Bredesen, MD, author of The End of Alzheimer's

“David Perlmutter, MD, empowers us to understand the overproduction of uric acid, an often-overlooked biomarker that plays a key role in metabolic health. He connects the dots and leads us to the nutritional and lifestyle practices that can provide the ‘U turn’ many of us desperately need to be fit and mentally sharp. This extraordinary book is equally important for healthcare providers as well as for health seekers.”—Sara Gottfried, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Women, Food, and Hormones

“Drop Acid will change your brain and your life in more ways than you can imagine. Uric acid is the hidden killer that few were paying attention to until now. I highly recommend this new, groundbreaking book from Dr. Perlmutter. It’s fascinating and filled with so much actionable information that will help you quickly.”—Daniel G. Amen, MD, founder of Amen Clinics and author of The End of Mental Illness

Very helpful

Could have done without all the evolutionary unprovable theories
That information just wasted my time

Great book. Critical knowledge.

Important knowledge about the health and longevity impact of high uric acid. For all human beings, but as I get older, this knowledge becomes critical to continued health.

Great information

Important information written in easily understood language. Should be required reading for all doctors and diabetic patients. Narrator could have been better.

So informative!

Great book! I’ve read it twice.,I’ve recommended it to several of my friends. Thanks

dropping acid

lots of knowledge very well written made so much sense putting it in action