Rats had a bright red laser beam shined on their heads for 15 minutes and then the respiratory enzymes of the Krebs cycle was studied. The changes were consistent with enhanced respiration. (A.T. Pikulev, et al., Radiobiology 24(1):29-34, 1984). -Ray Peat, PhD Radiobiologiia. 1984 Jan-Feb;24(1):29-34. [Enzyme activity of glutamic acid metabolism and the Krebs cycle [...]
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The Story of Menstruation is a 1946 10-minute animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1946. It was commissioned by the International Cello-Cotton Company (now Kimberly-Clark) and was shown to approximately 105 million American students in health education classes. It was one of the first commercially sponsored films to be distributed to high schools. [...]
Hyperventilation (definition) is breathing more than the medical norm. http://www.normalbreathing.com/i-hyperventilation.php Hyperventilation can be defined as breathing more than 10 liters of air per minute at rest for a 70-lg person. Hyperventilation is very common these days. The large majority of people believe that it is worthwhile as well as healthy to breathe in more deeply [...]
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A slight decrease in temperature can promote inflammation (Matsui, et al., 2006). The thermogenic substances–dietary protein, sodium, sucrose, thyroid and progesterone–are antiinflammatory for many reasons, but very likely the increased temperature itself is important. -Ray Peat, PhD J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2006 Jul;18(3):189-93. Mild hypothermia promotes pro-inflammatory cytokine production in monocytes. Matsui T, Ishikawa T, Takeuchi [...]
Also see: Unsaturated Fats and Age Pigment Med Cutan Ibero Lat Am. 1990;18(4):269-72. [Topical Vitamin E and ultraviolet radiation on human skin]. [Article in Spanish] Rampoldi R, Macedo N, Alallon W, Sanguimetti J. The point is the relation between the tissue damage caused by UV radiations, the production of free radicals (lipoperoxidation) and the particular [...]
Also see: Autoimmune Disease and Estrogen Connection J Pak Med Assoc. 2010 Oct;60(10):863-5. Multiple autoimmune syndrome: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, coeliac disease and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Latif S, Jamal A, Memon I, Yasmeen S, Tresa V, Shaikh S. Various autoimmune diseases have association with each other but it is very rare to see multiple autoimmune diseases [...]
