Also see: Promoters of Efficient v. Inefficient Metabolism Comparison: Carbon Dioxide v. Lactic Acid Carbon Dioxide Basics “The conversion of glucose to lactic acid, provides some usable energy, but many times less than oxidation provides.” -Ray Peat, PhD “For the advantage of being able to extract energy from glucose in the absence of oxygen, the [...]
Energy depletion itself is an excitatory state, that calls for increased fuel and oxygen. But when cells are exposed to PUFA, their ability to use glucose is blocked, increasing their exposure to the fats. Saturated fats activate the pyruvate dehydrogenase enzyme that is essential for the efficient use of glucose, while PUFA block it. -Ray Peat, [...]
The thumbnail below is a revisable chart that portrays factors that promote efficient or inefficient energy metabolism. The goal of the health conscious should be to maximize the effects of the promoters of efficient metabolism while minimizing the effects of the factors that lead to inefficient metabolism. Some of the factors that promote inefficient metabolism [...]
Also see: Glucocorticoids, Cytochrome Oxidase, and Metabolism Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase Cytochrome oxidase is one of the enzymes damaged by stress and by blue light, and activated or restored by red light, thyroid, and progesterone. It’s a copper enzyme, so it’s likely to be damaged by excess iron. It is most [...]
by Matt Labosco of Optimal Performance Systems
