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I don’t think he was wrong about vitamin A. The misinterpretation of Dr. Peat’s work has led many of us to make grave mistakes. For instance, people who supplement vitamin A when it was not needed. As for carotene, Dr. Peat repeatedly warned about the anti-metabolic nature of this substance. I’m not dogmatic about following his “dietary guidelines” – I’ve made many adjustments based on tolerance. I eat starch. I don’t tolerate the carrot salad so I avoid it. Many here are attributing to vitamin A toxicity symptoms that are related to other things. Dr. Peat’s explanation of the benefits of an elimination diet probably explains the many improvements by people on a “low vitamin A” diet. We need to come to terms with our own mistakes in applying his principals.The official statement is at the top of the forum, "Perceive, Think, Act". This is not a cult, if we get better information we will act on it. You cannot expect a man to be perfect, it is OK that Ray Peat was wrong about "vitamin A" and I am glad we are figuring it out so that our people can thrive and not be poisoned by this insidious so called vitamin.
You are right this is not a cult (you previously used the term cultist). I don’t think people who appreciate and still want to share Dr. Peats work are cultist. That label is being used in mainstream media to further clamp down on people with alternative views, including health. First they were anti-vaxxers conspiracy theorists and now the term cult is trending. Our government wants to bring in new laws to ban groups who are labelled as cults. I can see why many will want to distance themselves from such groups.
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