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Exercise and Effect on Thyroid Hormone

Also see: Exercise Induced Stress Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Effects from Excessive Endurance Exercise Exercise Induced Menstrual Disorders Ray Peat, PhD: Quotes Relating to Exercise Ray Peat, PhD and Concentric Exercise Overtraining, Undereating & Self-Inflicted Hypothyrodism: Thresholds for Low T3 and High Reverse T3 Levels at 8% & 15% Reduced Energy Intake + Exercise After Only […]

By Team FPS – April 23, 2012

Unsaturated Fats and Age Pigment

Also see: Foods That Prevent Aging Skin by Emma Sgourakis “An editorial by Pinckney in the June 1973 issue of the American Heart Journal reviews evidence that the unsaturated fats hasten aging of the skin, are toxic to the both animals and man, and furthermore, that use of such diets has not prevented heart attack.” […]

By Team FPS – April 23, 2012

Toxicity of Stored PUFA

Also see: Fats, functions & malfunctions Vitamin E Needs Increases with PUFA Consumption and Greater Unsaturation Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Israeli Paradox: High Omega -6 Diet Promotes Disease Thigh and Buttock Fat Depots more Unsaturated than Abdominal Fat Depots PUFA Accumulation & Aging PUFA Promote Stress Response; Saturated Fats Suppress Stress […]

By Team FPS – April 22, 2012

Ray Peat, PhD on Aspirin

Also see: Aspirin and Exercise Benefits of Aspirin 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 Ray Peat, PhD Quotes on Therapeutic Effects of Niacinamide Altitude Sickness: […]

By Team FPS – April 22, 2012

Estrogen, Endotoxin, and Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury

Also See Alcohol Consumption – Estrogen and Progesterone In Women How does estrogen enhance endotoxin toxicity? Let me count the ways. PUFA and Liver Toxicity; Protection by Saturated Fats Endotoxin: Poisoning from the Inside Out Estrogen and Liver Toxicity Single Bout of Binge Drinking Linked to Immune System Effects Estrogen makes the toxic-mediator-producing cells in the […]

By Team FPS – April 19, 2012

Exercise Induced Menstrual Disorders

Also See: Exercise Induced Stress Exercise and Effect on Thyroid Hormone Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Effects from Excessive Endurance Exercise Ray Peat, PhD: Quotes Relating to Exercise Ray Peat, PhD and Concentric Exercise “Sometimes progesterone seems to be chronically deficienct (leading to slight-though possibly prolonged-menstruation, or amenorrhea), in women who exercise hard. Since progesterone can be […]

By Team FPS – April 18, 2012

Oral Contraceptives, Estrogen, and Clotting

Also see: High Estrogen and Heart Disease in Men Aldosterone and Thrombosis In the 1970s, after reading Szent-Gyorgyi’s description of the antagonistic effect of progesterone and estrogen on the heart, I reviewed the studies that showed that progesterone protects against estrogen’s clotting effect. I experimented with progesterone, showing that it increases the muscle tone in […]

By Team FPS – April 17, 2012

Source of Dietary Calcium: Chicken Egg Shell Powder

Also see: Calcium Paradox Hypertension and Calcium Deficiency Blood Pressure Management with Calcium & Dairy Calcium to Phosphorus Ratio, PTH, and Bone Health Low CO2 in Hypothyroidism Fatty Acid Synthase (FAS), Vitamin D, and Cancer Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and bone health Phosphate, activation, and aging Poult Sci. 2000 Dec;79(12):1833-8. Mineral, amino acid, and hormonal composition […]

By Team FPS – April 15, 2012

Glucocorticoids, Cytochrome Oxidase, and Metabolism

Also see: Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase Blue Light, Cytochrome Oxidase, and Eye Injury Cytochrome oxidase is one of the enzymes damaged by stress and by blue light, and activated or restored by red light, thyroid, and progesterone. -Ray Peat, PhD A crucial enzyme in the mitochondrion is cytochrome oxidase, which reacts […]

By Team FPS – April 7, 2012

Soy and Behavior

Br Poult Sci. 2001 Mar;42(1):33-42. Development of pecking damage in layer pullets in relation to dietary protein source. McKeegan DE, Savory CJ, MacLeod MG, Mitchell MA. 1. In recent years, the UK egg industry has become increasingly dependent on plant protein sources, in particular soyabean meal, and it has been suggested that this trend (and/or […]

By Team FPS – April 6, 2012

Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase

Also see: “Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats Cardiolipin, Cytochrome Oxidase, Metabolism, & Aging Errors in Nutrition: Essential Fatty Acids Thumbs Up: Fructose PUFA Accumulation & Aging Toxicity of Stored PUFA Dietary PUFA Reflected in Human Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Israeli Paradox: High Omega -6 Diet Promotes Disease PUFA Accumulation & Aging Unsaturated Fats […]

By Team FPS – April 3, 2012

Blood Sugar – Resistance to Allergy and Shock

Also see: Low Blood Sugar Basics Ray Peat, PhD on Low Blood Sugar & Stress Reaction PUFA Promote Stress Response; Saturated Fats Suppress Stress Response Protect the Mitochondria Saturated and Monousaturated Fatty Acids Selectively Retained by Fat Cells PUFA Decrease Cellular Energy Production The Randle Cycle Low Carb Diet – Death to Metabolism Free Fatty […]

By Team FPS – March 31, 2012

Dr. Raymond Peat – Thyroid Information

By Mary Shomon Raymond Peat, Ph.D. is editor and researcher of a popular and well-known monthly newsletter on nutrition and health, as well as author of a number of cutting-edge publications that look at aging, nutrition, and hormones from a biochemical perspective. Some of the key points Dr. Peat makes are: Estrogen blocks the release […]

By Team FPS – March 29, 2012

Autoimmune Disease and Estrogen Connection

Also see: Vitamin E and Autoimmune Disease Menstrual Cycle Related Epilepsy (Catamenial Epilepsy) Ray Peat, PhD on the Benefits of the Raw Carrot The effect of raw carrot on serum lipids and colon function Autoimmunity and Intestinal Flora How does estrogen enhance endotoxin toxicity? Let me count the ways. Protective Bamboo Shoots Endotoxin-lipoprotein Hypothesis Endotoxin: […]

By Team FPS – March 25, 2012

Vitamin E and Autoimmune Disease

Also see: Autoimmune Disease and Estrogen Connection Autoimmunity and Intestinal Flora Vitamin E is an anti-estrogen so if estrogen is a causative factor in “autoimmune” diseases then we would expect estrogen antagonists to have benefit for this population. Vitamin E, vitamin A, progesterone, thyroid hormone oppose estrogen. Polyunsaturated fats destroy vitamin E and promote estrogen. […]

By Team FPS – March 25, 2012

Ray Peat, PhD on Thyroid, Temperature, Pulse, and TSH

Also see: Are biochemical tests of thyroid function of any value in monitoring patients receiving thyroxine replacement? W.D. Denckla, A.V. Everitt, Hypophysectomy, & Aging Temperature and Pulse Basics & Monthly Log The Cholesterol and Thyroid Connection Inflammation from Decrease in Body Temperature High Cholesterol and Metabolism The Truth about Low Cholesterol Thyroid Status and Oxidized […]

By Team FPS – March 25, 2012

Linoleic Acid and Serotonin’s Role in Migraine

Also see: Bowel Toxins Accelerate Aging Endotoxin: Poisoning from the Inside Out Protection from Endotoxin Protective Bamboo Shoots The effect of raw carrot on serum lipids and colon function Linoleic Acid and Serotonin’s Role in Migraine Hypothyroidism and Serotonin Estrogen Increases Serotonin Gelatin, Glycine, and Metabolism Whey, Tryptophan, & Serotonin Tryptophan, Sleep, and Depression Anti-Serotonin, […]

By Team FPS – March 22, 2012

Plasma Estrogen Does Not Reflect Tissue Concentration of Estrogen

J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2000;(27):95-112. Tissue-specific synthesis and oxidative metabolism of estrogens. Jefcoate CR, Liehr JG, Santen RJ, Sutter TR, Yager JD, Yue W, Santner SJ, Tekmal R, Demers L, Pauley R, Naftolin F, Mor G, Berstein L. Estrogen exposure represents the major known risk factor for development of breast cancer in women and […]

By Team FPS – March 21, 2012

Estrogen Levels Increase with Age

Also see: Fat Tissue and Aging – Increased Estrogen Estrogen Related to Loss of Fat Free Mass with Aging Quotes by Ray Peat, PhD: “Estrogen increases with aging, and the characteristic changes of aging—including menopause, glucose intolerance/insulin resistance, autoimmunity and inflammatory dysregulation, respiratory decline, susceptibility to cancer, connective tissue hardening and slowed cellular responses—are produced […]

By Team FPS – March 21, 2012

Ray Peat, PhD Quotes on Therapeutic Effects of Niacinamide

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 […]

By Team FPS – March 20, 2012

High Estrogen and Heart Disease in Men

Also see: Heart Arrhythmia Thyroid Status and Cardiovascular Disease Hypothyroidism and Shift in Death Patterns A Cure for Heart Disease Unsaturated Fats and Heart Damage Oral Contraceptives, Estrogen, and Clotting Estrogen Dominance and Magnesium Deficiency Quote by Ray Peat, PhD: “A basic property of the heart muscle is that when it beats more frequently, it […]

By Team FPS – March 20, 2012

Ray Peat, PhD Quotes on Coconut Oil

Also see: Medium Chain Fats from Saturated Fat – Weight Management Friendly “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 Coconut Oil and Metabolism in Pigs Linoleic Acid and Serotonin’s Role in Migraine “Coconut oil serves […]

By Team FPS – March 19, 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 […]

By Team FPS – February 27, 2012

PUFA Increases Estrogen

Also see: PUFA Inhibit Glucuronidation PUFA, Estrogen, Obesity and Early Onset of Puberty Quotes by Ray Peat, PhD: “The pro-estrogenic nature of the unsaturated fatty acids is probably the biggest barrier to the radical elimination of degenerative diseases. Various saturated fatty acids, including butyric, octanoic, and palmitic, have protective effects on mitochondrial respiration.” “Two ubiquitous […]

By Team FPS – February 22, 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, […]

By Team FPS – February 17, 2012