Also see: Fish Oils Increase Intestinal Permeability PUFA Inhibit Glucuronidation Protective “Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency” Liver saving saturated fats PUFAS, LEAKY GUT, ENDOTOXEMIA, AND THE LIVER Soybean oil causes more obesity than coconut oil and fructose The common oil that science now shows is worse than sugar “One of the roles of fat in the […]
Search Results for: PUFA
PUFA, Fish Oil, and Alzheimers
Also see: Brain Swelling Induced by Polyunsaturated Fats (PUFA) Fish Oil Toxicity Women, Estrogen, and Circulating DHA PUFA – Accumulation & Aging Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase “Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats Glucocorticoids, Cytochrome Oxidase, and Metabolism Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Benefits of Red Light […]
– February 12, 2011
AIDS patients – High PUFA and High Cortisol in Blood
Increased levels of cortisol, estrogen, and polyunsaturated fatty acids, and decreased levels of the active thyroid hormone (T3) and (placental) progesterone have been found to occur in AIDS. -Ray Peat, PhD Tumour Biol. 1988;9(5):225-32. Modulation of cell-mediated immune response by steroids and free fatty acids in AIDS patients: a critical survey. Nunez EA. The overall […]
– February 7, 2011
Polyunsaturated oils (PUFA) and cancer
by Brad Weeks, MD on June 7, 2008 I do not agree with this article in it entirety, but it does offer insight into the public’s shift from a saturated fat rich diet to a PUFA rich diet and also the role of PUFA in many degenerative conditions. – Rob Turner Introduction Up to the […]
– January 28, 2011
The Perils of PUFA: Oxidative Stress
Excerpt from Precious Yet Perilous by Chris Masterjohn The Perils of PUFA: Oxidative Stress In 1985, the lipid researcher Hugh Sinclair gave a pre-banquet speech on his seventy-fifth birthday before the Second International Congress on Essential Fatty Acids, Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes in London, in which he described the deleterious effects of one hundred days on an […]
– January 18, 2011
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
Protective Progesterone: Menstrual Cycle Related Epilepsy (Catamenial Epilepsy)
Also see: Epilepsy and Progesterone by Ray Peat, PhD Estrogen, Glutamate, & Free Fatty Acids Estrogen’s Role in Seizures The Brain – Estrogen’s Harm and Progesterone’s Protection Women, Estrogen, and Circulating DHA PUFA, Fish Oil, and Alzheimers Ray Peat, PhD on the Menstrual Cycle Autoimmune Disease and Estrogen Connection Estrogen, Progesterone, and Epilepsy: What’s the […]
– September 23, 2013
Dr. John R Lee Talks about Progesterone, Estrogen
Also see: Hormonal profiles in women with breast cancer Ray Peat, PhD on the Menstrual Cycle SOS for PMS PUFA Increases Estrogen PUFA Inhibit Glucuronidation PUFA Promote Cancer Maternal PUFA Intake Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Female Offspring Estrogen and Bowel Transit Time Autoimmune Disease and Estrogen Connection Study: Acquired Breast Cancer Risk Spans Multiple […]
– May 8, 2013
Ray Peat, PhD on Brewer’s Yeast
Also see: Collection of Ray Peat Quote Blogs by FPS Collection of FPS Charts Master List – Ray Peat, PhD Interviews Diabetes: Conversion of Alpha-cells into Beta-cells The Streaming Organism The Randle Cycle Bisphenol A (BPA), Estrogen, and Diabetes Insulin Inhibits Lipolysis Aldosterone, Sodium Deficiency, and Insulin Resistance “Many people with diabetes have used brewer’s […]
– April 25, 2013
Carbohydrate Consumption During Exercise
Also see: Low carb + intensive training = fall in testosterone levels Low Blood Sugar Basics Carbohydrate Lowers Serotonin from Exercise Serotonin, Fatigue, Training, and Performance Ray Peat, PhD on Low Blood Sugar & Stress Reaction PUFA Promote Stress Response; Saturated Fats Suppress Stress Response Belly Fat, Cortisol, and Stress Sugar (Sucrose) Restrains the Stress […]
– March 28, 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
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
Heart Arrhythmia
Also see: Protect the Mitochondria Thyroid Status and Cardiovascular Disease “Normal” TSH: Marker for Increased Risk of Fatal Coronary Heart Disease The Cholesterol and Thyroid Connection High Blood Pressure and Hypothyroidism A Cure for Heart Disease Hypothyroidism and A Shift in Death Patterns High Estrogen and Heart Disease in Men Unsaturated Fats and Heart Damage […]
– December 20, 2012
