Unsaturated Fats and Longevity

Jan 15, 2012 // by Team FPS // DHA, EPA, fish oil, General, life span, lipid peroxides, longevity, mitochondrion, oxidative metaboolism, saturated fats, unsaturated fats // Comments Off

Animals that naturally have a relatively low level of highly unsaturated fats in their tissues have the greatest longevity. -Ray Peat, PhD Trends Neurosci. 2004 Oct;27(10):595-600. Free radicals and aging. Barja G. Aging is characterized by decrements in maximum function and accumulation of mitochondrial DNA mutations, which are best observed in organs such as the [...]

Unsaturated Fats and The Nervous System

Jan 10, 2012 // by Team FPS // aging, central nervous system, CNS, free radicals, General, lipid peroxides, PUFA, safflower oil, unsaturated fats // Comments Off

J Am Geriatr Soc. 1976 Jul;24(7):301-7. Free radical theory of aging: effect of dietary fat on central nervous system function. Harman D, Hendricks S, Eddy DE, Seibold J. Free radical reactions have been implicated in aging. A rise in the level of random free radical reactions in a biologic system might have a greater effect [...]

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 [...]

Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Cutting the Gordian Knot

Oct 16, 2011 // by Team FPS // allergies, armour, arthritis, bamboo shoots, basal temperature, broda barnes, butyric acid, candida, carbon dioxide, carrot, circulation, coconut oil, desiccated thyroid, endotoxin, estrogen, Fibromyalgia, General, Gus Prosch, high blood pressure, Hypothyrodisim: The Unsuspected Illness, hypothyroidism, Lita Lee, magnesium, metabolism, myxedema, PMS, progesterone, PUFA, Pulse rate, RA, Ray Peat, reverse T3, rheumatoid arthritis, ripe fruits, salt, sodium, T3, T4, thyroid, TSH, unsaturated fats, weight loss, Wilson's Syndrome // Comments Off

Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Cutting the Gordian Knot Supplement to The Art of Getting Well “Medical data is for informational purposes only. You should always consult your family physician or one of our referral physicians prior to treatment – The Arthritis Trust of America Thyroid: Master Gland & Regulator The human body, from one perspective, is [...]

Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Cutting the Gordian Knot

Oct 16, 2011 // by Team FPS // allergies, armour, arthritis, bamboo shoots, basal temperature, broda barnes, butyric acid, candida, carbon dioxide, carrot, circulation, coconut oil, desiccated thyroid, endotoxin, estrogen, Fibromyalgia, General, Gus Prosch, high blood pressure, Hypothyrodisim: The Unsuspected Illness, hypothyroidism, Lita Lee, magnesium, metabolism, myxedema, PMS, progesterone, PUFA, Pulse rate, RA, Ray Peat, reverse T3, rheumatoid arthritis, ripe fruits, salt, sodium, T3, T4, thyroid, TSH, unsaturated fats, weight loss // Comments Off

Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Cutting the Gordian Knot Supplement to The Art of Getting Well “Medical data is for informational purposes only. You should always consult your family physician or one of our referral physicians prior to treatment – The Arthritis Trust of America Thyroid: Master Gland & Regulator The human body, from one perspective, is [...]

Hormone Balancing: Natural Treatment and Cure for Arthritis

Oct 16, 2011 // by Team FPS // arthritis, cholesterol, cortisol, cortisone, DHEA, estrogen, functionalps, General, hypothyroidism, magnesium, Meerson, pregnenolone, progesterone, PUFA, RA, Ray Peat, rheumatoid arthritis, Rob Turner, Selye, stress, thyroid, unsaturated fats, vitamin e // Comments Off

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 for the Eradication of Rheumatoid [...]

Multiple Sclerosis & Other Hormone-Related Brain Syndromes

Oct 16, 2011 // by Team FPS // Alzheimer's disease, brain energy, butyric acid, cell membrane, cholesterol, coconut oil, cortisol, DHEA, eclampsia, estrogen, General, Gilbert Ling, hypothyroidism, insomnia, iron, lipid peroxidation, magnesium, membrane pumps, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, pregnenolone, progesterone, PUFA, Ray Peat, sodium, T3, T4, thyroid, Tom Brewer, unsaturated fats, Vitamin A, vitamin e // Comments Off

by Ray Peat, PhD Since I am trying to discuss a complex matter in a single article, I have separately outlined the essential technical points of the argument in a section at the beginning, then I explain how my ideas on the subject developed, and finally there is a glossary. If you start with “Short-day [...]