Big Fat Lies

Oct 29, 2011 // by Team FPS // Ancel Keys, atherosclerosis, cholesterol, corn, documentary, Fitness, FPS, Functional Performance Systems, functionalps, General, grain, gym, hypothyroidism, lipid hypothesis, polyunsaturated fats, private, PUFA, Rob Turner, saturated fat, Simi Valley, soy, thyroid, weight loss // Comments Off

GOOD BREATHING, BAD BREATHING

Oct 29, 2011 // by Team FPS // acidemia, alkalemia, asthma, behavior, bicarbonate, Bohr Effect, breathing, Buteyko, carbon dioxide, chest breathing, co2, diaphragm, diffusion, functionalps, General, Henderson-Hasselbach equation, high blood pressure, hypertension, hyperventilation, hypocapnia, mouth breathing, nose breathing, O2, overbreathing, Peter Litchfield, Ray Peat, Respiration, Rob Turner, Simi Valley, stress // Comments Off

GOOD BREATHING, BAD BREATHING Breathing is behavior, a unique behavior that regulates body chemistry, pH. Peter M. Litchfield, Ph.D., May 2006

GOOD BREATHING, BAD BREATHING

Oct 29, 2011 // by Team FPS // acidemia, alkalemia, asthma, behavior, bicarbonate, Bohr Effect, breathing, Buteyko, carbon dioxide, chest breathing, co2, diaphragm, diffusion, functionalps, General, Henderson-Hasselbach equation, high blood pressure, hypertension, hyperventilation, hypocapnia, mouth breathing, nose breathing, O2, overbreathing, Peter Litchfield, Ray Peat, Respiration, Rob Turner, Simi Valley, stress // Comments Off

GOOD BREATHING, BAD BREATHING Breathing is behavior, a unique behavior that regulates body chemistry, pH. Peter M. Litchfield, Ph.D., May 2006

JENN STARK: Buteyko Method USA-Buteyko Breathing Educators

Oct 29, 2011 // by Team FPS // affinity, asthma, Bohr Effect, breathing, Buteyko, carbon dioxide, chronic fatigue, co2, FPS, Functional Performance Systems, functionalps, General, hemoglobin, mouth breathing, mouth taping, nose breathing, O2, oxygen, Ray Peat, Respiration, Simi Valley // Comments Off

Nutriton Coaching Options with FPS

Oct 24, 2011 // by Team FPS // 180 Nutrition Program, BLOG, California, consultation, digestive issues, FPS, Functional Performance Systems, functionalps, General, hormone imbalances, lifestyle, metabolism, Moorpark, Newbury Park, nutrition coaching, nutrition program, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, weight loss, Westlake Village // Comments Off

“For the present, the important thing is to avoid the use of the least appropriate food products, while choosing natural foods that have historical, epidemiological, and biochemical justification.” –Ray Peat, PhD There are several options available for clients looking to get Ray Peat inspired nutrition coaching from FPS. Coaching is available for both local clients [...]

A Reply to Ray Peat on Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency

Oct 22, 2011 // by Team FPS // cell membrane, cod liver oil, DHA, EFA, EPA, essential fatty acids, FPS, functionalps, General, linolenic acid, lipids, Mary Enig, Mead acids, Nourishing Traditions, omega 3, omega 6, omega-9, polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, sickness, unsaturated fats, weston price, Wise Traditions // Comments Off

Hard to believe this unscientifically “scientific” article was written by a PhD who is “of international renown in the field of lipid biochemistry.” Can I at least get one scientific reference to back up your claims, Dr. Enig? -FPS Ray Peat, PhD, is an influential health writer who claims that there is no such thing [...]

Chronic hyperventilation; have you got it, what is it, and how do you fix it?

Oct 21, 2011 // by Team FPS // allergies, anxiety, asthma, Bohr Effect, breathing, Buteyko, carbon dioxide, chronic fatigue, co2, Fitness, functionalps, General, haemoglobin, hemoglobin, hyperventilation, mouth taping, nutrition, O2, oxygen, Rob Turner, Simi Valley, sleep apnea, sleep problems, thyroid // Comments Off

By Dr Janet Winter, Posted on July 28, 2011 The consequences of chronic hyperventilation or over breathing can be many; tired muscles, headaches, anxiety, poor sleep, fatigue, allergies, cold hands, breathlessness, stuffed nose, IBS…. The list goes on. One definition of hyperventilation is breathing more than your body requires, so if you are sitting, but [...]

The Menstrual Cycle

Oct 20, 2011 // by Team FPS // cholesterol, corpus luteum, fertility, follicle, follicle stimulating hormone, follicular phase, FSH, functionalps, General, HCG, Human chorionic gonadotropi, Hypothalamus, LH, luteal phase, Luteinizing hormone, lutropin, menses, menstrual cycle, menstruation, ovary, ovulation, period, pituitary, PMS, pregnancy, premenstrual syndrome, progestation, progesterone, Rob Turner, Vitamin A, Winters // Comments Off

Bohr Effect and Cells O2 Levels: Healthy vs. Sick People

Oct 20, 2011 // by Team FPS // Bohr Effect, Buteyko, carbon dioxide, cellular respiration, Christian Bohr, co2, exercise, FPS, functionalps, General, hemoglobin, hyperventilation, hypothyroidism, Miescher, O2, overbreathing, oxygen, pH, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, Simi Valley, thyroid, Vasodilation // Comments Off

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the key player in O2 transport due to 1) vasodilation and 2) the the Bohr effect (or the Bohr law). The Bohr effect explains oxygen release in capillaries or why red blood cells unload oxygen in tissues. The Bohr effect was first described in 1904 by the Danish physiologist Christian Bohr [...]

Is 98.6 Really Normal?

Oct 19, 2011 // by Team FPS // armour, autopsy, basal temperature, birth control, broda barnes, cancer, cytomel, deiodonase, desiccated thyroid, estrogen, fatigue, FPS, functionalps, General, Graz, hair loss, heart attack, heart disease, HRT, Hypothyrodisim: The Unsuspected Illness, hypothyroidism, liver, menopause, menstural difficulties, osteopenia, osteoporosis, PMS, pulse, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, synthroid, T3, T4, thyroid, thyroxine, triiodothyronine, TSH, Tuberculosis, weight gain // Comments Off

Is 98.6 Really Normal? A great article provided by Women’s Health Connections that includes discussion of the work of Ray Peat, PhD and Broda Barnes, MD, PhD.