Uric Acid is a Normal waste product in your blood. When your body breaks down Purine foods (organ meats, anchovies, sardines, dried beans and beer) and your own cells uric acid id formed. normally the uric acid breaks down in your blood and goes to the kidneys then into urine and out. If you make too much uric acid or you do not release it into your urine, crystals can form in your joints. This condition is called GOUT and it causes inflammation in and around your joints. High uric acid can also cause kidney stones and kidney disorders.