'Tis The Season For The Disease Of Kings

This week on the Integrow Health Podcast, we wander from a story of three wandering kings to a condition once reserved for royalty: gout. Along the way, we stumble upon the world’s most underestimated sidekick… the papaya seed. Often the punchline of digestive jokes, this modest little kernel turns out to have a résumé that stretches from anti-inflammatory support to possible kidney, liver, gut and even brain-protective effects. We unpack Doc Frank’s long-running fascination with papaya seed extract, why it may help dissolve uric acid crystals, and what emerging research is revealing about its broader benefits. If you enjoy watching “ordinary” foods tear off their glasses and reveal a hidden cape, you’ll feel right at home. As always, we encourage curiosity over hype, questions over dogma, and health decisions grounded in wisdom rather than whatever happens to be trending in shiny bottles.