A Reply to Ray Peat on Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency

Oct 22, 2011 // by Team FPS // cell membrane, cod liver oil, DHA, EFA, EPA, essential fatty acids, FPS, functionalps, General, linolenic acid, lipids, Mary Enig, Mead acids, Nourishing Traditions, omega 3, omega 6, omega-9, polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, sickness, unsaturated fats, weston price, Wise Traditions // Comments Off

Hard to believe this unscientifically “scientific” article was written by a PhD who is “of international renown in the field of lipid biochemistry.” Can I at least get one scientific reference to back up your claims, Dr. Enig? -FPS Ray Peat, PhD, is an influential health writer who claims that there is no such thing [...]

Chronic hyperventilation; have you got it, what is it, and how do you fix it?

Oct 21, 2011 // by Team FPS // allergies, anxiety, asthma, Bohr Effect, breathing, Buteyko, carbon dioxide, chronic fatigue, co2, Fitness, functionalps, General, haemoglobin, hemoglobin, hyperventilation, mouth taping, nutrition, O2, oxygen, Rob Turner, Simi Valley, sleep apnea, sleep problems, thyroid // Comments Off

By Dr Janet Winter, Posted on July 28, 2011 The consequences of chronic hyperventilation or over breathing can be many; tired muscles, headaches, anxiety, poor sleep, fatigue, allergies, cold hands, breathlessness, stuffed nose, IBS…. The list goes on. One definition of hyperventilation is breathing more than your body requires, so if you are sitting, but [...]

The Menstrual Cycle

Oct 20, 2011 // by Team FPS // cholesterol, corpus luteum, fertility, follicle, follicle stimulating hormone, follicular phase, FSH, functionalps, General, HCG, Human chorionic gonadotropi, Hypothalamus, LH, luteal phase, Luteinizing hormone, lutropin, menses, menstrual cycle, menstruation, ovary, ovulation, period, pituitary, PMS, pregnancy, premenstrual syndrome, progestation, progesterone, Rob Turner, Vitamin A, Winters // Comments Off

Bohr Effect and Cells O2 Levels: Healthy vs. Sick People

Oct 20, 2011 // by Team FPS // Bohr Effect, Buteyko, carbon dioxide, cellular respiration, Christian Bohr, co2, exercise, FPS, functionalps, General, hemoglobin, hyperventilation, hypothyroidism, Miescher, O2, overbreathing, oxygen, pH, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, Simi Valley, thyroid, Vasodilation // Comments Off

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the key player in O2 transport due to 1) vasodilation and 2) the the Bohr effect (or the Bohr law). The Bohr effect explains oxygen release in capillaries or why red blood cells unload oxygen in tissues. The Bohr effect was first described in 1904 by the Danish physiologist Christian Bohr [...]

Is 98.6 Really Normal?

Oct 19, 2011 // by Team FPS // armour, autopsy, basal temperature, birth control, broda barnes, cancer, cytomel, deiodonase, desiccated thyroid, estrogen, FPS, functionalps, General, Graz, hair loss, heart attack, heart disease, HRT, Hypothyrodisim: The Unsuspected Illness, hypothyroidism, liver, menopause, osteopenia, osteoporosis, PMS, pulse, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, synthroid, T3, T4, thyroid, thyroxine, triiodothyronine, TSH, Tuberculosis, weight gain // Comments Off

Is 98.6 Really Normal? A great article provided by Women’s Health Connections that includes discussion of the work of Ray Peat, PhD and Broda Barnes, MD, PhD.

Is 98.6 Really Normal?

Oct 19, 2011 // by Team FPS // armour, autopsy, basal temperature, birth control, broda barnes, cancer, cytomel, deiodonase, desiccated thyroid, estrogen, fatigue, FPS, functionalps, General, Graz, hair loss, heart attack, heart disease, HRT, Hypothyrodisim: The Unsuspected Illness, hypothyroidism, liver, menopause, menstural difficulties, osteopenia, osteoporosis, PMS, pulse, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, synthroid, T3, T4, thyroid, thyroxine, triiodothyronine, TSH, Tuberculosis, weight gain // Comments Off

Is 98.6 Really Normal? A great article provided by Women’s Health Connections that includes discussion of the work of Ray Peat, PhD and Broda Barnes, MD, PhD.

Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Cutting the Gordian Knot

Oct 16, 2011 // by Team FPS // allergies, armour, arthritis, bamboo shoots, basal temperature, broda barnes, butyric acid, candida, carbon dioxide, carrot, circulation, coconut oil, desiccated thyroid, endotoxin, estrogen, Fibromyalgia, General, Gus Prosch, high blood pressure, Hypothyrodisim: The Unsuspected Illness, hypothyroidism, Lita Lee, magnesium, metabolism, myxedema, PMS, progesterone, PUFA, Pulse rate, RA, Ray Peat, reverse T3, rheumatoid arthritis, ripe fruits, salt, sodium, T3, T4, thyroid, TSH, unsaturated fats, weight loss // Comments Off

Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Cutting the Gordian Knot Supplement to The Art of Getting Well “Medical data is for informational purposes only. You should always consult your family physician or one of our referral physicians prior to treatment – The Arthritis Trust of America Thyroid: Master Gland & Regulator The human body, from one perspective, is [...]

Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Cutting the Gordian Knot

Oct 16, 2011 // by Team FPS // allergies, armour, arthritis, bamboo shoots, basal temperature, broda barnes, butyric acid, candida, carbon dioxide, carrot, circulation, coconut oil, desiccated thyroid, endotoxin, estrogen, Fibromyalgia, General, Gus Prosch, high blood pressure, Hypothyrodisim: The Unsuspected Illness, hypothyroidism, Lita Lee, magnesium, metabolism, myxedema, PMS, progesterone, PUFA, Pulse rate, RA, Ray Peat, reverse T3, rheumatoid arthritis, ripe fruits, salt, sodium, T3, T4, thyroid, TSH, unsaturated fats, weight loss, Wilson's Syndrome // Comments Off

Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Cutting the Gordian Knot Supplement to The Art of Getting Well “Medical data is for informational purposes only. You should always consult your family physician or one of our referral physicians prior to treatment – The Arthritis Trust of America Thyroid: Master Gland & Regulator The human body, from one perspective, is [...]

Hormone Balancing: Natural Treatment and Cure for Arthritis

Oct 16, 2011 // by Team FPS // arthritis, cholesterol, cortisol, cortisone, DHEA, estrogen, functionalps, General, hypothyroidism, magnesium, Meerson, pregnenolone, progesterone, PUFA, RA, Ray Peat, rheumatoid arthritis, Rob Turner, Selye, stress, thyroid, unsaturated fats, vitamin e // Comments Off

by Raymond F. Peat, Ph.D. Medical data is for informational purposes only. You should always consult your family physician, or one of our referral physicians prior to treatment. (Formerly published in The Journal of the Rheumatoid Disease Foundation, Volume 1, Number 1), The Roger Wyburn-Mason and Jack M. Blount Foundation for the Eradication of Rheumatoid [...]

Multiple Sclerosis & Other Hormone-Related Brain Syndromes

Oct 16, 2011 // by Team FPS // Alzheimer's disease, brain energy, butyric acid, cell membrane, cholesterol, coconut oil, cortisol, DHEA, eclampsia, estrogen, General, Gilbert Ling, hypothyroidism, insomnia, iron, lipid peroxidation, magnesium, membrane pumps, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, pregnenolone, progesterone, PUFA, Ray Peat, sodium, T3, T4, thyroid, Tom Brewer, unsaturated fats, Vitamin A, vitamin e // Comments Off

by Ray Peat, PhD Since I am trying to discuss a complex matter in a single article, I have separately outlined the essential technical points of the argument in a section at the beginning, then I explain how my ideas on the subject developed, and finally there is a glossary. If you start with “Short-day [...]