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PUFA Promote Cancer

Also see: Toxicity of Stored PUFA Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue PUFA Accumulation & Aging Maternal PUFA Intake Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Female Offspring Israeli Paradox: High Omega -6 Diet Promotes Disease Benefits of Aspirin Arachidonic Acid’s Role in Stress and Shock Most cancer cases due to lifestyle choices, not ‘bad […]

PUFA and Liver Toxicity; Protection by Saturated Fats

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 […]

Protection from Endotoxin

Also see: Ray Peat, PhD on the Benefits of the Raw Carrot Endotoxin-lipoprotein Hypothesis Endotoxin: Poisoning from the Inside Out Protective Bamboo Shoots The effect of raw carrot on serum lipids and colon function Bowel Toxins Accelerate Aging Thumbs Up: Fructose The Truth about Low Cholesterol Are Happy Gut Bacteria Key to Weight Loss? “The […]

Endotoxin: Poisoning from the Inside Out

Also see: Bacteria lurking in blood could be culprit in countless diseases Exercise and Endotoxemia Can Endurance Sports Really Cause Harm? The Lipopolysaccharides of Endotoxemia and Their Effect on the Heart Ray Peat, PhD on the Benefits of the Raw Carrot Protection from Endotoxin Endotoxin-lipoprotein Hypothesis Protective Bamboo Shoots The effect of raw carrot on […]

Recipe: Creamy Custard

Ingredients 6 egg yolks 2 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream (look for carrageenan, “gums”, etc. on labe1 — avoid these) 5 T refined white sugar 1/4 tsp vanilla extract Saucepan Baking pan 7×7 or 8×8 (or anything comparable) Large skillet suitable for oven use Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 2. Bring heavy whipping […]

Theurapeutic Honey – Cancer and Wound Healing

Also see: Granulated Sugar as Healer Wound Healing: Topical Omega -9 is Superior to the “Essential Fatty Acids” Sugar (Sucrose) Restrains the Stress Response Thumbs Up: Fructose “Applying glucose and insulin topically to the wound, it heals quickly. The very old practice of treating deep wounds with honey or granulated sugar has been studied in […]

A Reply to Ray Peat on Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency

Source Ray Peat, PhD, is an influential health writer who claims that there is no such thing as essential fatty acid (EFA) deficiency. According to Peat, the body can make its own EFAs; furthermore, he claims that EFAs in the body become rancid and therefore cause cancer. Unfortunately, Peat does not understand the use of […]

Hormone Balancing: Natural Treatment and Cure for Arthritis

Also see: Arthritis and Hypothyroidism 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 […]

Multiple Sclerosis & Other Hormone-Related Brain Syndromes

by Ray Peat, PhD This article, from about 1994, gives more background, relating to the effects of estrogen; hypothyroidism typically increases adrenalin, estrogen, serotonin, and prolactin, and the estrogen difference probably accounts for why the incidence is two or three times higher in women than in men. Recent figures show that the ages from 45 […]

Carbon Monoxide: Cancer Hormone?

by Ray Peat, PhD When I started graduate school in biology at the University of Oregon, cell “membrane” research was a thriving business, almost as lucrative as genetics. Years earlier, I had been intrigued by Linus Pauling’s suggestion that anesthetics might act by “structuring” the water in nerve cells, and in trying to understand the […]

The Omnivore’s Solution

Posted on August 17, 2011 by DODIE3905 ARE YOU AN OMNIVORE? Of course you are. An omnivore is a creature that eats ‘all’ (or ‘omni’) of the foods available. Carnivores eat meat, which means they have to live near prey animals to survive. Herbivores eat vegetable matter, which means they usually wander and migrate to […]

Popping The Food Bubble

Posted on April 27, 2011 by DODIE3905 Before the Bubble Humans have spent the vast portion of their time on earth as hunter-gatherers, not as farmers and especially not as industrialists. That’s why it is important to learn about our food legacy of hunting and gathering prior to the complete transformation our food supply over […]

Light is Right

Also see: 10 Tips for Better Sleep Quality Using Sunlight to Sustain Life Red Light Improves Mental Function Light as Medicine? Researchers explain how Red Light and Near-Infrared Radiation: Powerful Healing Tools You’ve Never Heard of PUFA, Aging, Cytochrome Oxidase, and Cardiolipin Blue Light, Cytochrome Oxidase, and Eye Injury Get a “Chicken Light” and Amp […]

Polyunsaturated Fats Suppress The Immune System

by Barry Groves http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/immunity2.html Polyunsaturated fats (PUFs) are greatly immunosuppressive. The first person to suggest that polyunsaturated fats suppress the immune system was Dr E A Newsholme of Oxford University, England.[i] What Newsholme wrote was that when our bodies get sufficient nutrition, our diet includes immunosuppressive PUFs which make us prone to infection by bacteria […]

SOS for PMS

Also see: Quotes: Thyroid, Estrogen, Menstrual Symptoms, PMS, and Infertility Ray Peat, PhD on the Menstrual Cycle Estrogen Related to Loss of Fat Free Mass with Aging Fat Tissue and Aging – Increased Estrogen Estrogen Levels Increase with Age Ray Peat, PhD on the Benefits of the Raw Carrot Consult a medical professional regarding all […]

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 […]

Death by Medicine

By Gary Null, PhD; Carolyn Dean MD, ND; Martin Feldman, MD; Debora Rasio, MD; and Dorothy Smith, PhD Something is wrong when regulatory agencies pretend that vitamins are dangerous, yet ignore published statistics showing that government-sanctioned medicine is the real hazard. Until now, Life Extension could cite only isolated statistics to make its case about […]

Soy Burger With a Side of Toxin?

(CBS)  Vegetarian burger lovers, take note. Your tasty patty may come with an unwanted condiment: Hexane. Many popular brands of soy-based vegetarian foods, such as Morningstar Farms, Trader Joes, Amy’s Kitchen, Boca Burger, Yves and others, may include a decidedly un-green petroleum byproduct of gasoline refining, Mother Jones magazine reports. In an effort to produce […]

Gas explosion blasts Iowa soybean processing plant; three seriously injured

Published: Saturday, August 30, 2003 Associated Press SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (AP) — A gas explosion rocked a soybean processing plant in western Iowa on Friday, injuring eight people — three critically — and sparking a fire, authorities said.Fire crews extinguished the blaze after four hours at the Ag Processing Inc. plant, about 20 miles south […]

Master List: Ray Peat, PhD Interviews

Also see: Collection of Ray Peat Quote Blogs by FPS *This page stopped being updated frequently in 2019. It still serves as an excellent resources for Ray’s interviews despite this lack of updating. Happy listening. Thanks to the wizardry and kindness of Dan Wich, all audio interview links below are now active again. You can […]

American Cancer Society: The World’s Wealthiest “Nonprofit” Institution

American Cancer Society:   The World’s Wealthiest “Nonprofit” Institution Samuel S. Epstein M. D. Conflicts of Interest – Mammography Industry – Pesticide Industry – Drug Industry Board of Trustees The American Cancer Society is fixated on damage control— diagnosis and treatment— and basic molecular biology, with indifference or even hostility to cancer prevention. This myopic […]

Candidiasis Myths

Candidiasis Myths by Lita Lee, PhD I wrote an article years ago on Candidiasis and Other Parasites. It’s available on my website. There are many myths about candidiasis. Below are some of them. Systemic candidiasis is a myth: According to Dr. Ray Peat, most of what people believe about candida is wrong, but candida can […]

Commentary on Type 2 Diabetes

Also see: The Randle Cycle Master List – Ray Peat, PhD Interviews Ray Peat, PhD on Low Blood Sugar & Stress Reaction Aldosterone, Sodium Deficiency, and Insulin Resistance Sugar (Sucrose) Restrains the Stress Response Thumbs Up: Fructose Ray Peat, PhD Quotes on Therapeutic Effects of Niacinamide Diabetes: Conversion of Alpha-cells into Beta-cells Errors in Nutrition: […]

Anti-Serotonin, Pro-Libido

Also see: Enzyme to Know: Tryptophan Hydroxylase Omega -3 “Deficiency” Decreases Serotonin Producing Enzyme Linoleic Acid and Serotonin’s Role in Migraine 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 […]

180 Nutrition Program Testimonial: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Client – 35 year old male, Illinois Benefits of the Program I had recently (6 months prior to the Program) been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).  My symptoms started out typical I guess, first the fingers of the hand and then the near the toes of the feet (on and off for a while).  After […]