by Barry Groves Source If you want to get ahead, get a brain There is overwhelming evidence that we can not be a vegetarian species. In 1972 the publication of two independent investigations confirmed this.[1] [2] They concerned fats. About half our brain and nervous system is composed of complicated, long-chain, fatty acids. These are […]
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PUFA, Inflammation, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eur J Med Res. 2003 Aug 20;8(8):381-7. Dietary fatty acids and immune reactions in synovial tissue. Adam O. Inflammation of the synovial membrane in rheumatoid arthritis is mediated by specialized cells necessary for immune response. The most prominent features are the accumulation of mononuclear phagocytes, lymphocytes and leukocytes in the proliferating tissue. Pro-inflammatory and proliferative […]
– June 28, 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
PUFA, Estrogen, Obesity and Early Onset of Puberty
Also see: Fat Tissue and Aging – Increased Estrogen Estrogen Related to Loss of Fat Free Mass with Aging Maternal Ingestion of Tryptophan and Cancer Risk in Female Offspring Childhood conditions influence adult progesterone levels Article on subject: Obesity and Family Stress Blamed As Girls As Young As Five Reaching Puberty Quotes by Ray Peat, […]
– June 23, 2012
Maternal PUFA Intake Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Female Offspring
Also see: Hormonal profiles in women with breast cancer PUFA Promote Cancer PUFA Inhibit Glucuronidation PUFA Increases Estrogen PUFA, Estrogen, Obesity and Early Onset of Puberty Prenatal Exposure to Radiation Increases Cancer Risk Maternal Ingestion of Tryptophan and Cancer Risk in Female Offspring Israeli Paradox: High Omega -6 Diet Promotes Disease Elevated gestational estrogen and […]
– June 23, 2012
PUFA Decrease Cellular Energy Production
Also see: PUFA – Accumulation & Aging Free Fatty Acids Suppress Cellular Respiration PUFA Breakdown Products Depress Mitochondrial Respiration “Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase Randle Cycle Protective “Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency” Errors in Nutrition: Essential Fatty Acids ATP Regulates Cell Water “With aging, cells […]
– June 15, 2012
Autoimmunity, Thyroiditis, and Intestinal Flora
Also see: Ray Peat, PhD on the Benefits of the Raw Carrot How does estrogen enhance endotoxin toxicity? Let me count the ways. Autoimmune Disease and Estrogen Connection The effect of raw carrot on serum lipids and colon function Protective Bamboo Shoots Endotoxin: Poisoning from the Inside Out Hypothyroidism, Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, & Lactose Intolerance […]
– June 2, 2012
Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science
Also see: What Doctors Don’t Know About the Drugs They Prescribe So I’m a doctor, but I kind of slipped sideways into research, and now I’m an epidemiologist. And nobody really knows what epidemiology is. Epidemiology is the science of how we know in the real world if something is good for you or bad […]
– May 6, 2012
180 Program Testimonial – Follow Up – Smarter Not Harder
Female, age 32, VA & CA How has the continued use of the 180 Program nutrition principles helped you? It’s been 18 months since I started the 180 program. The following are benefits that I’ve experienced since beginning and maintaining this way of life: Weight loss (formerly a size 8, I am now a size […]
– May 2, 2012
The Truth about Low Cholesterol
Also see: High Cholesterol and Metabolism Thyroid Status and Oxidized LDL Inflammatory TSH “Normal” TSH: Marker for Increased Risk of Fatal Coronary Heart Disease Thyroid Status and Cardiovascular Disease The Cholesterol and Thyroid Connection High Blood Pressure and Hypothyroidism A Cure for Heart Disease Hypothyroidism and A Shift in Death Patterns Low Blood Cholesterol Compromises […]
– April 23, 2012
Toxicity of Stored PUFA
Also see: Fats, functions & malfunctions Vitamin E Needs Increases with PUFA Consumption and Greater Unsaturation Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Israeli Paradox: High Omega -6 Diet Promotes Disease Thigh and Buttock Fat Depots more Unsaturated than Abdominal Fat Depots PUFA Accumulation & Aging PUFA Promote Stress Response; Saturated Fats Suppress Stress […]
– April 22, 2012
Ray Peat, PhD on Aspirin
Also see: Aspirin and Exercise Benefits of Aspirin PUFA Promote Cancer Arachidonic Acid’s Role in Stress and Shock Sunburn, PUFA, Prostaglandins, and Aspirin Phospholipases, PUFA, and Inflammation Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Toxicity of Stored PUFA PUFA – Accumulation and Aging Ray Peat, PhD Quotes on Therapeutic Effects of Niacinamide Altitude Sickness: […]
– April 22, 2012
Estrogen, Endotoxin, and Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury
Also See Alcohol Consumption – Estrogen and Progesterone In Women How does estrogen enhance endotoxin toxicity? Let me count the ways. PUFA and Liver Toxicity; Protection by Saturated Fats Endotoxin: Poisoning from the Inside Out Estrogen and Liver Toxicity Single Bout of Binge Drinking Linked to Immune System Effects Estrogen makes the toxic-mediator-producing cells in the […]
– April 19, 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
Arachidonic Acid’s Role in Stress and Shock
Also see: Resuscitation: Benefits of ATP, Glucose, and Sodium Trauma & Resuscitation: Toxicity of Lactated Ringer’s Solution Sunburn, PUFA, Prostaglandins, and Aspirin Phospholipases, PUFA, and Inflammation Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Toxicity of Stored PUFA PUFA – Accumulation and Aging Brain Swelling Induced by Polyunsaturated Fats (PUFA) Fish Oil Toxicity Estrogen’s Role […]
– April 3, 2012
Fats and AGEs: PUFAs Are Even Worse than Fructose
Source Olive oil is mostly monounsaturated fat. (Photo by Splat Worldwide) While the exact role AGEs play in aging is still unclear, it seems that reducing their accumulation in the body is a useful goal. And if for no other reason, how about being superficial: liver spots, for example, are a visible sign of AGEs in […]
– April 3, 2012
Alcohol Consumption – Estrogen and Progesterone In Women
Also see: Estrogen, Endotoxin, and Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury How does estrogen enhance endotoxin toxicity? Let me count the ways. PUFA and Liver Toxicity; Protection by Saturated Fats Endotoxin: Poisoning from the Inside Out Fish Oils Increase Intestinal Permeability Estrogen and Liver Toxicity Single Bout of Binge Drinking Linked to Immune System Effects Alcohol and Alcoholism […]
– March 31, 2012
Progesterone: Essential to Your Well-Being
By Raymond F. Peat, Ph. D. Editor’s Note: In her “Of Many Things” column this January, Betty Franklin introduced Dr. Raymond Peat’s work with natural progesterone, applied externally. Response from readers has been tremendous, so we invited Dr. Peat to write a follow-up, more comprehensive report on the subject. His doctorate, from the University of […]
– March 31, 2012
