Protected: Ray Peat, PhD on High Blood Pressure

Sep 21, 2012 // by Team FPS // aldosterone, calcium, cramps, edema, estrogen, General, heart attack, high blood pressure, hypertension, insomnia, PMS, PUFA, Ray Peat, serotonin, sleep, sodium, stress // Comments Off

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Whey, Trytophan, & Serotonin

Feb 1, 2012 // by Team FPS // Alpha lactalbumin, brain, depression, gelatin, General, insomnia, metabolism, pituitary, prolactin, PUFA, Ray Peat, serotonin, sleep, SSRI, thyroid, trytophan // Comments Off

Am J Clin Nutr. 2000 Jun;71(6):1536-44. The bovine protein alpha-lactalbumin increases the plasma ratio of tryptophan to the other large neutral amino acids, and in vulnerable subjects raises brain serotonin activity, reduces cortisol concentration, and improves mood under stress. Markus CR, Olivier B, Panhuysen GE, Van Der Gugten J, Alles MS, Tuiten A, Westenberg HG, [...]

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 [...]

Multiple Sclerosis & Other Hormone-Related Brain Syndromes

Oct 16, 2011 // by Team FPS // brain energy, bright light, butyric acid, carrot, cell membrane, cholesterol, coconut oil, cortisol, eclampsia, estrogen, flowers of sulphur, General, Gilbert Ling, hypothyroidism, insomnia, iron, lipid peroxidation, magnesium, membrane pumps, MS, myelination, progesterone, protein, 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 [...]

Commentary on Type II Diabetes

Aug 12, 2011 // by Team FPS // 180 Nutritrion Program, 595 E Los Angeles Ave Simi Valley CA 93065, Adrenal Fatigue, baseball, basketball, Central Michigan University, chronic fatigue, diabetes, fat loss, Fitness, football, FPS, Functional Performance Systems, functionalps, functionalps.com, General, golf, health professional, insomnia, LA Avengers, Los Angeles, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Personal Trainer, personal training, Pine Crest School, power, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, San Fernando Valley, Southern California, sports performance training, strength, strength and conditioning, stress, thyroid, track, Ventura County, volleyball, weight loss, Westlake Village // Comments Off

Contrary to what is popularly believed, sugar (sucrose) doesn’t cause type II diabetes/insulin resistance. Bernardo Houssay’s work in 1947 (which won him the Nobel Prize in Medicine) on diabetes showed polyunsaturated fats’ causative role in diabetic conditions. In his experiment, saturated fat in the form of coconut oil was very protective as it is in [...]

Commentary on Type 2 Diabetes

Aug 12, 2011 // by Team FPS // 180 Nutritrion Program, 595 E Los Angeles Ave Simi Valley CA 93065, Adrenal Fatigue, baseball, basketball, broda barnes, Central Michigan University, chronic fatigue, diabetes, fat loss, Fitness, football, FPS, Functional Performance Systems, functionalps, functionalps.com, General, golf, health professional, insomnia, LA Avengers, Los Angeles, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Personal Trainer, personal training, Pine Crest School, power, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, San Fernando Valley, Southern California, sports performance training, strength, strength and conditioning, stress, thyroid, track, Ventura County, volleyball, weight loss, Westlake Village // Comments Off

“The picture that I think explains many of the features of diabetes is that an energy deficit produces an alarm state, causing increased production of adrenalin and cortisol.” -Ray Peat, PhD Diabetes mellitus results in excessive urination and sugar spilling into the urine. Some individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are diagnosed not based on [...]

Three Efficient Ways to Put 5 Pounds On in Record Time.

Apr 18, 2011 // by Team FPS // 180 Nutritrion Program, 595 E Los Angeles Ave Simi Valley CA 93065, Adrenal Fatigue, baseball, basketball, Central Michigan University, chronic fatigue, fat loss, Fitness, football, FPS, Functional Performance Systems, functionalps, functionalps.com, General, golf, health professional, insomnia, LA Avengers, Los Angeles, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Personal Trainer, personal training, Pine Crest School, Poliquin, power, Ray Peat, Rob Turner, San Fernando Valley, Southern California, sports performance training, strength, strength and conditioning, stress, thyroid, track, Ventura County, volleyball, weight loss, Westlake Village // Comments Off

by Charles Poliquin Muscle growth is not a linear process. Give each one of those strategies at least a fair three weeks to show their effects. 1. Do a calves & forearms workout only, once every 5 days. I suggest you specialize just on calves and forearms for a single hours. Keep rest intervals short. [...]