A method for relieving or preventing symptoms associated with uric acid crystals, comprising consuming a formulation that supports three or more processes, the processes comprising: 1) one that inhibits formation of uric acid in the body; 2) one that increases elimination of uric acid from the body; and 3) one that interferes with formation of uric acid crystals in the body. Also, a process to make a formulation, comprising mixing together: i. a material that inhibits formation of uric acid in a body; ii. a material that increases elimination of uric acid from the body; iii. a material that interferes with formation of uric acid crystals in the body; and forming the mixture into a medicament.