Also see: The Randle Cycle (Glucose-Fatty Acid Cycle) Ray Peat, PhD on Low Blood Sugar & Stress Reaction Low Blood Sugar Basics Toxicity of Stored PUFA Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue PUFA Accumulation & Aging Unsaturated Fats and Longevity Arachidonic Acid’s Role in Stress and Shock Protective “Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency” Anti-Inflammatory […]
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Exercise Induced Stress
Also see: Exercise and Endotoxemia Can Endurance Sports Really Cause Harm? The Lipopolysaccharides of Endotoxemia and Their Effect on the Heart Carbohydrate Lowers Exercise Induced Stress Low carb + intensive training = fall in testosterone levels Exercise and Effect on Thyroid Hormone Exercise Induced Menstrual Disorders Ray Peat, PhD: Quotes Relating to Exercise Ray Peat, […]
– March 1, 2012
Using Sunlight to Sustain Life
Also see: Light is Right 10 Tips for Better Sleep Quality 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 Up Your […]
– February 27, 2012
Estrogen and PCOS
Also see: Thyroid disorders in polycystic ovarian syndrome subjects: A tertiary hospital based cross-sectional study from Eastern India Childhood conditions influence adult progesterone levels W.D. Denckla, A.V. Everitt, Hypophysectomy, & Aging Removal of the Pituitary: Slows Aging and Hardening of Collagen Quotes by Ray Peat, PhD: “Besides providing new insights into biological energy and aging, […]
– February 17, 2012
Carbohydrate Lowers Serotonin from Exercise
Also see: Sugar (Sucrose) Restrains the Stress Response Gelatin > Whey Serotonin, Fatigue, Training, and Performance Thyroid peroxidase activity is inhibited by amino acids Whey, Tryptophan, & Serotonin Protective Glycine Carbohydrate Lowers Exercise Induced Stress Exercise Induced Stress J Sports Sci. 1995 Summer;13 Spec No:S49-53. Central and peripheral factors in fatigue. Davis JM. The causes […]
– February 15, 2012
Serotonin, Fatigue, Training, and Performance
Also See: Carbohydrate Lowers Serotonin from Exercise Health Benefits of Glycine Gelatin > Whey Tryptophan, Sleep, and Depression Thyroid peroxidase activity is inhibited by amino acids Whey, Tryptophan, & Serotonin Protective Glycine Running on Empty Thyroid peroxidase activity is inhibited by amino acids Gelatin, Glycine, and Metabolism Gelatin, stress, longevity The anticatabolic effect of glycine […]
– February 15, 2012
Thumbs Up: Fructose
Also see: Theurapeutic Honey – Cancer and Wound Healing Carbohydrates and Bone Health Sugar (Sucrose) Restrains the Stress Response HFCS – More to it than we thought Protection from Endotoxin Lactose Intolerance: Starch, Fructose, Sucrose, & Thyroid Status Commentary on Type 2 Diabetes Are Happy Gut Bacteria Key to Weight Loss? Soybean oil causes more […]
– February 3, 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
PUFA Accumulation & Aging
Also see: Unsaturated Fats and Longevity Vitamin E Needs Increases with PUFA Consumption and Greater Unsaturation “Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Toxicity of Stored PUFA PUFA, Development, and Allergy Incidence PUFA, Aging, Cytochrome Oxidase, and Cardiolipin […]
– January 15, 2012
Protective “Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency”
Also see: Cardiolipin, Cytochrome Oxidase, Metabolism, & Aging “Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase Anti-Inflammatory Omega -9 Mead Acid (Eicosapentaenoic acid) Errors in Nutrition: Essential Fatty Acids Arachidonic Acid’s Role in Stress and Shock PUFA, Development, and Allergy Incidence PUFA Accumulation & Aging Metabolism, Brain […]
– January 14, 2012
Possible Indicators of High Cortisol and Adrenaline
Sleep issues Mood ups and downs Racing mind Hyperventilation Difficulty falling asleep Mouth breather Difficulty going long periods of time between meals Easily fatigued Food cravings Digestive difficulties Known “High energy” person Constipation Loose stool Crash (or very tired) after stress goes away Alternating constipation and loose stool Never gains weight no matter what or […]
– January 13, 2012
Possible Indicators of Excess Estrogen
Also see: Ray Peat, PhD on the Menstrual Cycle Quotes: Thyroid, Estrogen, Menstrual Symptoms, PMS, and Infertility Any premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms Uterine fibroids Ovarian cysts Heavy menstrual flow Long menstruation Menstrual migraines/headaches High stress lifestyle “Liver spots”/Lipofuscin/Age pigment History of birth control use Soy or nut milk heavy diet “Autoimmune” condition Heavy use of […]
– January 13, 2012
Fatty Acid Synthase (FAS), Vitamin D, and Cancer
Also see: Excess Dietary Phosphorus Lowers Vitamin D Levels Calcium Paradox Calcium to Phosphorus Ratio, PTH, and Bone Health Dairy, Calcium, and Weight Management in Adults and Children PUFA, Ketones, and Sugar Restriction Promote Tumor Growth Novel compound shows promise against breast cancer “”Cancer metabolism” or stress metabolism typically involves an excess of the adaptive […]
– January 5, 2012
Estrogen, Progesterone, and Fertility
Also see: Quotes: Thyroid, Estrogen, Menstrual Symptoms, PMS, and Infertility Benefits of Aspirin PUFA, Estrogen, Obesity and Early Onset of Puberty Yale study: Progesterone may help women with pregnancy losses “In the 1930s, it was demonstrated that estrogen, even in small doses, produced abortions, and that when it is given early enough, even a very […]
– December 28, 2011
The Brain – Estrogen’s Harm and Progesterone’s Protection
Also see: Ray Peat Articles Estrogen’s Role in Seizures Menstrual Cycle Related Epilepsy (Catamenial Epilepsy) Nutrition and Brain Growth in Chick Embryos Brain Swelling Induced by Polyunsaturated Fats (PUFA) PUFA, Fish Oil, and Alzheimers Women, Estrogen, and Circulating DHA The healing hormone ‘Spectacular’ Recovery for State Fair Stage Collapse Victim SyNAPSe Progesterone could become tool […]
– December 22, 2011
Estrogen Stimulates Insulin, Promotes Weight Gain
Also see: Estrogen, Uterine Fibroids, and Thyroid Nodules Autoimmune Disease and Estrogen Connection Hormonal profiles in women with breast cancer PUFA Increases Estrogen PUFA Inhibit Glucuronidation PUFA Promote Cancer Maternal PUFA Intake Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Female Offspring Vitamin A: Anti-Cancer and Anti-Estrogen Toxic Plant Estrogens The Dire Effects of Estrogen Pollution Progesterone: Essential […]
– December 20, 2011
Pre and Postmenopausal Women: Progesterone Decreases Aromatase Activity
Also see: Endometriosis and Estrogen Hormonal profiles in women with breast cancer A Physiological Approach to Ovarian Cancer Ray Peat, PhD on the Menstrual Cycle Breast Cancers Can Produce Their Own Estrogen to Resist Aromatase Inhibitors “After menopause, estrogen is produced less by the ovary than by other tissues, including fat cells. Breast cancer cells […]
– December 16, 2011
