The least stable n-3 fats which accumulate with age and gradually reduce energy production also have their short term effects on endurance. Endurance was much lower in rats fed a high n-3 fat diet, and the effect persisted even after 6 weeks on a standard diet (Ayre and Hulbert, 1997). -Ray Peat, PhD Lipids. 1997 […]
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Omega -3 “Deficiency” Decreases Serotonin Producing Enzyme
Also see: Tryptophan Metabolism: Effects of Progesterone, Estrogen, and PUFA Anti Serotonin, Pro Libido Gelatin > Whey Thyroid peroxidase activity is inhibited by amino acids Whey, Tryptophan, & Serotonin Tryptophan, Fatigue, Training, and Performance Carbohydrate Lowers Free Tryptophan Protective Glycine Intestinal Serotonin and Bone Loss Hypothyroidism and Serotonin Estrogen Increases Serotonin Gelatin, Glycine, and Metabolism […]
– June 14, 2012
Israeli Paradox: High Omega -6 Diet Promotes Disease
Also see: Unsaturated Fats, Oxidative Stress, and Atherosclerosis Unsaturated Fats and Heart Damage Maternal PUFA Intake Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Female Offspring PUFA Promote Cancer Toxicity of Stored PUFA Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Arachidonic Acid’s Role in Stress and Shock Omega 6 Content of Common Foods by Matt Stone Isr […]
– June 28, 2012
Wound Healing: Topical Omega -9 is Superior to the “Essential Fatty Acids”
Also see: Theurapeutic Honey – Cancer and Wound Healing Anti-Inflammatory Omega -9 Mead Acid (Eicosatrienoic acid) Wound Repair Regen. 2004 Mar-Apr;12(2):235-43. Influence of topical administration of n-3 and n-6 essential and n-9 nonessential fatty acids on the healing of cutaneous wounds. Cardoso CR, Souza MA, Ferro EA, Favoreto S Jr, Pena JD. Injury triggers a […]
– June 28, 2012
Anti-Inflammatory Omega -9 Mead Acid (Eicosatrienoic acid)
Also see: “Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase Errors in Nutrition: Essential Fatty Acids Protective “Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency” Toxicity of Stored PUFA PUFA Promote Stress Response; Saturated Fats Suppress Stress Response Protect the Mitochondria Quotes by Ray Peat, PhD: “Linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachidonic […]
– April 10, 2012
Unsaturated Fats, Oxidative Stress, and Atherosclerosis
Also see: Unsaturated Fats and Heart Damage PUFA, Fish Oil, and Alzheimers Thyroid Status and Cardiovascular Disease “Normal” TSH: Marker for Increased Risk of Fatal Coronary Heart Disease A Cure for Heart Disease Hypothyroidism and A Shift in Death Patterns Thyroid Status and Oxidized LDL Unsaturated Fats and Longevity PUFA Accumulation & Aging Arterioscler Thromb […]
– October 26, 2012
Unsaturated Fats and Heart Damage
Also see: Israeli Paradox: High Omega -6 Diet Promotes Disease Unsaturated Fats, Oxidative Stress, and Atherosclerosis Thyroid Status and Cardiovascular Disease “Normal” TSH: Marker for Increased Risk of Fatal Coronary Heart Disease A Cure for Heart Disease Hypothyroidism and A Shift in Death Patterns Arachidonic Acid’s Role in Stress and Shock Dietary Fats, Temperature, and […]
– January 31, 2012
Fish Oil Toxicity
Also see: PUFA, Fish Oil, and Alzheimers Fish Oil and Lipid Peroxidation The Randle Cycle Women, Estrogen, and Circulating DHA PUFA – Accumulation & Aging Medium Chain Fats, Ketones, and Brain Function PUFA, Development, and Allergy Incidence Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Commentary on Type 2 Diabetes The Great Fish Oil Experiment […]
– November 26, 2011
Dietary Fats, Temperature, and Your Body
Also see: Why Fish Oil Fails: A Comprehensive 21st Century Lipids-Based Physiologic Analysis Charts: Mean SFA, MUFA, & PUFA Content of Various Dietary Fats Dangers of PUFA Videos Fats and Oils: The significance of temperature Fish Oil Toxicity Errors in Nutrition: Essential Fatty Acids “Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats Fat Deficient Animals […]
– September 17, 2011
Precious Yet Perilous: Understanding the Essential Fatty Acids
Precious Yet Perilous Health Topics – Know Your Fats Understanding the Essential Fatty Acids by Chris Masterjohn George and Mildred Burr traversed the long roads leading from California to Minnesota in a Model T Ford Roadster in 1928, smuggling their two cages of Long-Evans rats into hotel rooms under overcoats to keep them safe from the […]
– October 13, 2010
Vitamin E Needs Increases with PUFA Consumption and Greater Unsaturation
Also See: Your MUFA + PUFA Intakes Determine Your True Vitamin E Requirements – N-3s are the Worst Offenders + Even MUFAs Need Buffering | Tool to Calculate Your Individual NeedsVitamin E and Autoimmune Disease Autoimmune Disease and Estrogen Connection Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Toxicity of Stored PUFA Israeli Paradox: High […]
– February 20, 2016
Inflammatory C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Also see: Endotoxin: Poisoning from the Inside Out Ray Peat, PhD on Endotoxin Exercise and Endotoxemia Anti-Inflammatory Omega -9 Mead Acid (Eicosatrienoic acid) “Systemic metabolic problems make local problems worse, and if a local injury is serious, it can cause the liver to produce stress-related proteins called “acute phase proteins,” including fibrinogen and serum amyloids […]
– June 8, 2014
Thigh and Buttock Fat Depots more Unsaturated than Abdominal Fat Depots
Also see: Toxicity of Stored PUFA Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Israeli Paradox: High Omega -6 Diet Promotes Disease PUFA Accumulation & Aging PUFA Promote Stress Response; Saturated Fats Suppress Stress Response Belly Fat, Cortisol, and Stress Am J Clin Nutr. 1989 Aug;50(2):288-91. Fatty acid composition of adipose tissue in humans: differences […]
– November 19, 2013
Good Fats, Bad Fats: Separating Fact From Fiction
Also see: Unsaturated Fats and Heart Damage Israeli Paradox: High Omega -6 Diet Promotes Disease Unsaturated Fats, Oxidative Stress, and Atherosclerosis Thyroid Status and Cardiovascular Disease “Normal” TSH: Marker for Increased Risk of Fatal Coronary Heart Disease A Cure for Heart Disease Hypothyroidism and A Shift in Death Patterns Arachidonic Acid’s Role in Stress and […]
– June 23, 2013
Estrogen and Varicose Veins
Also see: High Estrogen and Heart Disease in Men Oral Contraceptives, Estrogen, and Clotting Quotes by Ray Peat, PhD “Veins and capillaries are highly sensitive to estrogen, and women are more likely than men to have varicose veins, spider veins, leaky capillaries, and other vascular problems besides rosacea.” “Spider veins are another anatomical variation that […]
– May 16, 2013
Gelatin Ads
Also see: Sugar Ads Polyunsaturating America: Mazola’s Marketing Gelatin, stress, longevity Gelatin > Whey Thyroid peroxidase activity is inhibited by amino acids Whey, Tryptophan, & Serotonin Tryptophan, Fatigue, Training, and Performance Carbohydrate Lowers Free Tryptophan Protective Glycine Enzyme to Know: Tryptophan Hydroxylase Tryptophan Metabolism: Effects of Progesterone, Estrogen, and PUFA Intestinal Serotonin and Bone Loss […]
– March 28, 2013
Granulated Sugar as Healer
Also see: Theurapeutic Honey – Cancer and Wound Healing Wound Healing: Topical Omega -9 is Superior to the “Essential Fatty Acids” Sugar (Sucrose) Restrains the Stress Response Thumbs Up: Fructose The Sugar Cure “Applying glucose and insulin topically to the wound, it heals quickly. The very old practice of treating deep wounds with honey or […]
– March 27, 2013
Serotonin and Autism Connection
Also see: Antidepressant use in pregnancy linked to autism risk in boys: Study Hypothyroidism and Serotonin Estrogen Increases Serotonin Tryptophan Metabolism: Effects of Progesterone, Estrogen, and PUFA Omega -3 “Deficiency” Decreases Serotonin Producing Enzyme Serotonin Reuptake ENHANCER as Anti-Depressant Therapeutic Effects of Bromocriptine Acute Appendicitis and Serotonin Enzyme to Know: Tryptophan Hydroxylase Serotonin and Melatonin […]
– March 21, 2013
Serotonin Activates Glycolysis
Also see: Tryptophan Metabolism: Effects of Progesterone, Estrogen, and PUFA Estrogen Increases Serotonin Hypothyroidism and Serotonin Omega -3 “Deficiency” Decreases Serotonin Producing Enzyme Enzyme to Know: Tryptophan Hydroxylase Tryptophan, Sleep, and Depression Carbohydrate Lowers Free Tryptophan Gelatin > Whey Serotonin, Fatigue, Training, and Performance Gelatin, Glycine, and Metabolism Whey, Tryptophan, & Serotonin Serotonin and Melatonin […]
– December 1, 2012
Tryptophan Metabolism: Effects of Progesterone, Estrogen, and PUFA
Also see: Estrogen Increases Serotonin Hypothyroidism and Serotonin Omega -3 “Deficiency” Decreases Serotonin Producing Enzyme Enzyme to Know: Tryptophan Hydroxylase Tryptophan, Sleep, and Depression Carbohydrate Lowers Free Tryptophan Gelatin > Whey Serotonin, Fatigue, Training, and Performance Gelatin, Glycine, and Metabolism Whey, Tryptophan, & Serotonin Serotonin and Melatonin Lower Progesterone Role of Serotonin in Preeclampsia Maternal […]
– December 1, 2012
Ray Peat, PhD on Endotoxin
Also see: Bowel Toxins Accelerate Aging Ray Peat, PhD on the Benefits of the Raw Carrot Protective Cascara Sagrada and Emodin Fermentable Carbohydrates, Anxiety, Aggression Protective Bamboo Shoots Endotoxin-lipoprotein Hypothesis Endotoxin: Poisoning from the Inside Out Protection from Endotoxin How does estrogen enhance endotoxin toxicity? Let me count the ways. Estrogen, Endotoxin, and Alcohol-Induced Liver […]
– November 29, 2012
