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The Truth about Low Cholesterol

Apr 23, 2012   //   by Team FPS   //   cancer, cholesterol, depression, elderly, endotoxin, General, HDL, injury, Ischaemic heart disease, LDL, lipopolysaccharide, mortality, statins, stroke, suicide, trauma, Truth about Low Cholesterol, violence  //  Comments Off on The Truth about Low Cholesterol
Lancet. 2001 Aug 4;358(9279):351-5. Cholesterol and all-cause mortality in elderly people from the Honolulu Heart Program: a cohort study. Schatz IJ, Masaki K, Yano K, Chen R, Rodriguez BL, Curb JD. BACKGROUND: A generally held belief is that cholesterol concentrations should be kept low to lessen the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, studies of the [...]

Ray Peat, PhD: Quotes Relating to Exercise

Feb 1, 2012   //   by Team FPS   //   adrenaline, clot, cortisol, endotoxin, estrogen, exercise, General, heart attack, histamine, Ray Peat, stroke  //  Comments Off on Ray Peat, PhD: Quotes Relating to Exercise
Change your perspective on exercise with this informative compilation of quotes from the writings of Ray Peat, PhD. “Since fat has a very low rate of metabolism, people who lose muscle by fasting are going to have increasing difficulty in losing weight, since they will have less active tissue to consume fat. Building up muscle [...]

Thyroid Status and Cardiovascular Disease

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jun;91(6):2126-32. Epub 2006 Mar 14. Subclinical hypothyroidism, arterial stiffness, and myocardial reserve. Owen PJ, Rajiv C, Vinereanu D, Mathew T, Fraser AG, Lazarus JH. CONTEXT: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is associated with increased risk of cardiac disease; its impact on arterial function is less clear. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study [...]

The Cholesterol and Thyroid Connection

Jan 21, 2012   //   by Team FPS   //   bile, broda barnes, cholesterol, diabetes, General, heart attacks, heart disease, longevity, Ray Peat, steroid hormones, stroke, The Unsuspected Illness, thyroid, vitamin d  //  Comments Off on The Cholesterol and Thyroid Connection
Actually, twelve years before, Dr. L.M. Hurxthal at the Lahey Clinic in Boston had clearly shown that thyroid secretion controls cholesterol level in most patients. In patients with hyperthyroidism, or excessive thyroid activity, he had found, the cholesterol level in the blood was below the average normal level. After surgery on the excessively active thyroid [...]

Hypothyroidism and A Shift in Death Patterns

Broda Barnes, more than 60 years ago, summed up the major effects of hypothyroidism on health very neatly when he pointed out that if hypothyroid people don’t die young from infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, they die a little later from cancer or heart disease. -Ray Peat, PhD A low metabolism affects ALL bodily systems. [...]

Grapefruit, Flavonoids, Detoxification, and Estrogen

For example, the flavonoids, naringenin, quercetin and kaempherol (kaempherol is an antioxidant, a phytoestrogen, and a mutagen) modify the metabolism of estradiol, causing increased bioavailability of both estrone and estradiol. (W. Schubert, et al., “Inhibition of 17-beta-estradiol metabolism by grapefruit juice in ovariectomized women,” Maturitas (Ireland) 30(2-3), 155-163, 1994.) -Ray Peat, PhD Maturitas. 1994 Dec;20(2-3):155-63. [...]

Grapefruit, Flavonoids, Detoxification, and Estrogen

For example, the flavonoids, naringenin, quercetin and kaempherol (kaempherol is an antioxidant, a phytoestrogen, and a mutagen) modify the metabolism of estradiol, causing increased bioavailability of both estrone and estradiol. (W. Schubert, et al., “Inhibition of 17-beta-estradiol metabolism by grapefruit juice in ovariectomized women,” Maturitas (Ireland) 30(2-3), 155-163, 1994.) -Ray Peat, PhD Maturitas. 1994 Dec;20(2-3):155-63. [...]

Light is Right

-Consult a medical professional regarding all things related to your health. “When I moved from Mexico, first to Montana and then to Oregon in 1966, I became very conscious of how light affects the hormones and the health. (For example, in Montana I experienced an interesting springtime shedding of body hair.) Many people who came [...]

The Rise and Fall of Estrogen Therapy: The History of HRT

Sep 21, 2011   //   by Team FPS   //   breast cancer, Carla Rothenberg, estrogen, General, heart attack, Hormone Replacement Treatment, HRT, menopause, progesterone, stroke, Women's Health Initiative  //  Comments Off on The Rise and Fall of Estrogen Therapy: The History of HRT
by Carla J. Rothenberg Harvard Law School, Class of 2005 April 25, 2005 http://leda.law.harvard.edu/leda/data/711/Rothenberg05.pdf
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