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Animals that have a diet free of polyunsaturated fats are good organ donors and recipients. -Ray Peat, PhD (personal correspondence) Science. 1988 May 20;240(4855):1032-3. Essential fatty acid depletion of renal allografts and prevention of rejection. Schreiner GF, Flye W, Brunt E, Korber K, Lefkowith JB. A central hypothesis in transplantation biology is that resident leukocytes [...]
The gerontologist, V.V. Frolkis, recently found that mice lived 43% longer than animals on the standard diet when they periodically had activated charcoal added to their food. This is the clearest evidence I have seen that “bowel toxins” make a major contribution to the aging process. -Ray Peat, PhD Biomater Artif Cells Artif Organs. 1989;17(3):341-51. [...]
The half-life of fats in human adipose tissue is about 600 days, meaning that significant amounts of previously consumed oils will still be present up to four years after they have been removed from the diet. -Ray Peat, PhD Am J Clin Nutr. 1980 Jan;33(1):81-5. A mathematical relationship between the fatty acid composition of the [...]
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Capitalizing on the FDA’s list of food ingredients that are Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS), here is a top 10 list of substances Generally Regarded as Harmful (GRAH). Carageenan and the gums, ironically, are considered GRAS, but the data (1,2) indicates that they’re GRAH. Some of the substances below do have a physiological function, however, [...]
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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 Hepatology. 2000 Jan;31(1):117-23. Estrogen is involved in early alcohol-induced liver injury in a rat enteral feeding model. Yin M, Ikejima [...]
PLoS Med. 2007 May;4(5):e167. Childhood conditions influence adult progesterone levels. Núñez-de la Mora A, Chatterton RT, Choudhury OA, Napolitano DA, Bentley GR. BACKGROUND: Average profiles of salivary progesterone in women vary significantly at the inter- and intrapopulation level as a function of age and acute energetic conditions related to energy intake, energy expenditure, or a [...]
Proc Biol Sci. 1998 October 7; 265(1408): 1847–1851. Physical work causes suppression of ovarian function in women. G Jasieńska and P T Ellison The suppression of reproductive function is known to occur in women engaging in activities that require high energetic expenses, such as sport participation and subsistence work. It is still unclear, however, if [...]
Lancet. 2000 Sep 9;356(9233):930-3. The endotoxin-lipoprotein hypothesis. Rauchhaus M, Coats AJ, Anker SD. The advent of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) has revolutionised the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia. Statin treatment, by lowering the atherogenic lipoprotein profile, reduces morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. Treatment with simvastatin causes a reduction of events of new-onset heart [...]
