Also see: High Cholesterol and Metabolism The Truth about Low Cholesterol 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 Hypothyroidism and A Shift in Death Patterns Low Blood Cholesterol Compromises […]
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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 […]
– September 7, 2011
Benefits of Aspirin
Also see: Ray Peat, PhD on Aspirin Aspirin and Exercise A Cancer Treatment in Your Medicine Cabinet? 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 Brain Swelling […]
– August 15, 2011
Hypertension and Calcium Deficiency
Also see: Calcium Paradox Blood Pressure Management with Calcium & Dairy Calcium to Phosphorus Ratio, PTH, and Bone Health Calcium deficiency, not sodium excess, is an overlooked link in hypertension (high blood pressure) likely due to overstimulation of parathyroid hormone (PTH). Don’t forget your dairy products and egg shells. Hypertension 1980 Mar-Apr;2(2):162-8. Enhanced parathyroid function […]
– June 25, 2011
180 Program Testimonial – Rheumatoid Arthritis, Energy, Mood, Food Cravings
Feedback from a 180 Nutrition Program Graduate Inflammation, Thyroid I experienced several benefits from the program, but the two primary benefits were: 1. I’m 99.9% RA pain free using Ray Peat recommendations. 2. It helped increase my thyroid function by increasing my temperature 2°. Energy, Mood, and Cravings My energy level increased tremendously. I no […]
– April 27, 2011
Energy, structure, and carbon dioxide: A realistic view of the organism
by Ray Peat, PhD “But the philosophy of Causes & Consequences misled Lavater as it has all his Contemporaries. Each thing is its own cause & its own effect.” W. Blake, c. 1788 What could be more important to understand than biological energy? Thought, growth, movement, every philosophical and practical issue involves the nature of […]
– April 23, 2011
Mitochondria and mortality
by Ray Peat, PhD Diet, exercise, and medicine, damaging or repairing respiratory metabolism MAIN IDEAS AND CONTEXTS Lactic acid and carbon dioxide have opposing effects. Intense exercise damages cells in ways that cumulatively impair metabolism. There is clear evidence that glycolysis, producing lactic acid from glucose, has toxic effects, suppressing respiration and killing cells. Within […]
– April 23, 2011
Stress and Water
by Ray Peat, PhD The biological idea of stress refers to the difficulty of adapting, and this involves energy, structure, and insight/orientation. Given enough energy, we can often adjust our structure to achieve full adaptation, and with insight, we can minimize the amount of energy and structural change needed, for example just by a change […]
– April 23, 2011
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
Low Carb Diet – Death to Metabolism
Also see: Sucrose substitution in prevention and reversal of the fall in metabolic rate accompanying hypocaloric diets Sugar and body weight regulation. rethink how you exercise: An interview with Rob Turner – Part 1 rethink how you exercise: An interview with Rob Turner – Part 2 Low carb + intensive training = fall in testosterone […]
– December 12, 2010
Tryptophan, Sleep, and Depression
Also See: Carbohydrate Lowers Free Tryptophan Gelatin > Whey Serotonin, Fatigue, Training, and Performance Gelatin, Glycine, and Metabolism Whey, Tryptophan, & Serotonin Melatonin Lowers Body Temperature Serotonin and Melatonin Lower Progesterone Tryptophan, an amino acid, is commonly used as a supplement for those with depression or sleep issues. When taking into context the vast web […]
– December 11, 2010
Gelatin > Whey
Also see: Thyroid peroxidase activity is inhibited by amino acids Whey, Tryptophan, & Serotonin Tryptophan, Fatigue, Training, and Performance Carbohydrate Lowers Free Tryptophan Protective Glycine Calcium to Phosphorus Ratio, PTH, and Bone Health “A high protein diet, of about 100 grams of good protein daily, is protective, and protein deficiency is a common cause of […]
– December 10, 2010
Progestin and Cancer
Also see: Hormonal profiles in women with breast cancer PUFA Increases Estrogen Radiation Increases Breast Cancer Incidence PUFA Inhibit Glucuronidation PUFA Promote Cancer Maternal PUFA Intake Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Female Offspring Estrogen and Bowel Transit Time Progestin and Cancer Study: Acquired Breast Cancer Risk Spans Multiple Generations Ray Peat, PhD on Thyroid, Temperature, […]
– December 10, 2010
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
