Browsing articles in "metabolism"
Also see: “Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase Metabolism, Brain Size, and Lifespan in Mammals Unsaturated Fats and Longevity Arch Tierernahr. 1984 Jan;34(1):19-33. [Nutritional-physiological effects of dietary fats in rations for growing pigs. 4. Effects of sunflower oil and coconut oil on protein and fat [...]
Also see: “Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase Metabolism, Brain Size, and Lifespan in Mammals Unsaturated Fats and Longevity Arch Tierernahr. 1984 Jan;34(1):19-33. [Nutritional-physiological effects of dietary fats in rations for growing pigs. 4. Effects of sunflower oil and coconut oil on protein and fat [...]
The thumbnail below is a revisable chart that portrays factors that promote efficient or inefficient energy metabolism. The goal of the health conscious should be to maximize the effects of the promoters of efficient metabolism while minimizing the effects of the factors that lead to inefficient metabolism. Some of the factors that promote inefficient metabolism [...]
Also see: Unsaturated Fats and Longevity “Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats A living cell requires energy not only for all its functions, but also for the maintenance of its structure. -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi The brain has a high rate of oxidative metabolism, and so it forms a very large proportion of the carbon [...]
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1984 Jun;20(6):657-69. The thyroid function in young men during prolonged exercise and the effect of energy and sleep deprivation. Opstad PK, Falch D, Oktedalen O, Fonnum F, Wergeland R. Thyroid function has been investigated in 24 young military cadets participating in a 5 d ranger training course with heavy physical exercise, calorie [...]
FEBS Lett. 1998 Sep 11;435(1):25-8. Glucocorticoids decrease cytochrome c oxidase activity of isolated rat kidney mitochondria. Simon N, Jolliet P, Morin C, Zini R, Urien S, Tillement JP. The importance of mitochondria is rising as a target in pathologic processes such as ischemia. We have investigated the effects of hydrocortisone, prednisolone, dexamethasone and triamcinolone on [...]
The choice of foods which have less unsaturated fat tends to reinforce the achievements of evolution. -Ray Peat, PhD The discoveries listed in the studies below were made by the same researcher (George Burr) who discovered the “essential fatty acids.” With a different perspective, we can conclude that the “EFA” lower the metabolic rate of [...]
A crucial enzyme in the mitochondrion is cytochrome oxidase, which reacts directly with oxygen, completing (or beginning) the process of chemical respiration. It is this enzyme (which is most sensitive to cyanide) which appears to be a “choke point” for energy production in various situations. Learning how to preserve and promote the activity of this [...]
The low carbon dioxide production of hypothyroidism (e.g., Lee and Levine, 1999), and the respiratory alkalosis of estrogen excess, are often overlooked. An adequate supply of calcium, and sometimes supplementation of salt and baking soda, can increase the tissue content of CO2. -Ray Peat, PhD Can J Anaesth. 1999 Feb;46(2):185-9. Acute respiratory alkalosis associated with [...]
Also see: PUFA, Fish Oil, and Alzheimers Biochemistry. 1998 Jan 13;37(2):552-7. Inhibition of NADH-linked mitochondrial respiration by 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal. Humphries KM, Yoo Y, Szweda LI. During the progression of certain degenerative conditions, including myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, mitochondria are a source of increased free-radical generation and exhibit declines in respiratory function(s). It has therefore been suggested that [...]
