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    Scientists Still Have It Wrong On Obesity?

    This latest article from Guardian suggests that after 1980s, when many switched to a low-fat diet, the obesity epidemic took off. The article puts the blame on Sugar, but maybe that hypothesis is wrong too. Could it be PUFA instead? The sugar conspiracy | Ian Leslie
  2. DaveFoster

    Hypothyroid Recovery Primer

    I've been having some conversations with Diokine, who's been a huge help to me, and he made this layout, which I think can benefit some people who are trapped in a cycle of hypothyroidism, high cortisol, adrenaline, serotonin, histamine, and estrogen. "The effects of unmitigated stress in the...
  3. haidut

    Striving To Improve Social/Financial Status Negatively Affects Health

    It is a mantra we hear on TV every day - "work harder and you will live better". While that may be true in terms of financial success, it looks like that success does not come without a price. And the price is worse health due to the stress endured in order to climb the social ladder...
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    • Forum: Scientific Studies
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    Mindfulness Based CBT, Ruby Wax

    Based on this and other of her videos, it appears that Mindfulness-based CBT seems to be the best approach to take care of depression (short version: use the Insula to switch brain activation patterns and lower cortisol). Ties in to learned helplessness, IMO, as the more one is stuck in high...
  5. haidut

    Aspirin Now Officially Recommended For Cancer Prevention

    I was shocked to see this recommendation come from the director of the NCI. While he only mentioned liver and colon cancer, I think this is a huge change attitude in regards to aspirin, and one that should be all over the news. However, given that medicine still does not have a plausible...
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    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Cancer
  6. Barry Obummer

    Biphasic Sleep

    Apparently our ancestor didn't sleep in 8 hour blocks and sleeping too much can be bad. Does sleeping a lot raise serotonin? Sleep Is Overrated – Time to End the 8-Hour Sleep Myth! Your Ancestors Didn’t Sleep Like You - SlumberWise McDougall Newsletter - Sleeping Pills
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    Water-retention Due To Adrenaline, Not Oestrogen?

    Like many here, I have been struggling to control the side effects of T3 and pro-thyroid substances that include aspirin, coffee and pregnenolone (However, DHEA in low doses, like @haidut recommends is OK.). Here is my correspondence with Ray on this matter. Dear Dr. Peat, I’m 34/male. Why...
  8. Gl;itch.e

    New Cancer Drug Targets Tryptophan

    New cancer drug 'could be a blockbuster' - National - NZ Herald News "The new drug homes in on the over-expression by cancer cells of an enzyme called IDO1 that they use to evade attack by the immune system. IDO1 breaks down an amino acid called tryptophan, causing a deficiency which cripples...
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Cancer
  9. charlie

    Uncut Interview With "Vaxxed" Producer Del Bigtree

    Vaxxed Official Documentary Film Website
  10. haidut

    LSD Forces People To Think About The Present/future And Not The Past

    I have written before about the well-known tendency of people with depression, PTSD, and other traumatic disorders to ruminate and focus intensively on analyzing past events. This is one of the reason people with such conditions tend to abuse alcohol. In addition to temporarily lowering stress...
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    • depression future health lsd metabolism past rumination thinking
    • Replies: 72
    • Forum: Scientific Studies
  11. Barry Obummer

    Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease LPR

    Does anybody else have this? It's different than GERD. People report that it goes away when they lay down, which is strange. The normal drugs often don't work. Laryngopharyngeal reflux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  12. seano

    No Thyroid. What To Do?

    What can a person with no thyroid do to help? Due to thyroidectomy or removal during thyroid cancer. Obviously they must take replacement thyroid, but is there any agreement on the appropriate form?
  13. tonto

    Is Serotonin An Upper Or A Downer?

    (my first post, love the site!) I found this article* a few months ago and thought others on this site would like it if it hasn't been shared before. Some highlight for me was the section on "the serotonin system and energy regulation", and the understanding by the authors that serotonin is...
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    Thyroid Peptide Bioregulators Attn: Haidut

    Hi Haidut, First, thanks for all of your hard work and all of the information that you share! I have a quick question for you: Do you know anything about peptide bioregulators, specifically the one for thyroid, which is called Thyreogen? I read about it on antiaging-systems and it sounds...
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    Why Six Hours Of Sleep Is As Bad As None At All

    Why Six Hours of Sleep is as bad as none at all Why Six Hours Of Sleep Is As Bad As None At All
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    • article health sleep stress
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Mind, Sleep, Stress
  16. barbparadise

    Autoimmune Hepatitis

    I've recently been diagnosed with auto antibody negative autoimmune hepatitis. My doctor started me on Prednisone before I was able to do any research and find this site. I have now tapered down to 5 mg. I want off this drug. I have never liked synthetic drugs but was scared and didn't know what...
  17. Tarmander

    Bloat Tips

    I wanted to create a post where we could share some of the information about bloating that may come along with changing diet and metabolism. I have added some points from myself that were crucial to my understand of what has caused, and resolved bloating for me. I no longer suffer any bloating...
  18. haidut

    Brain Metabolism Predicts Fluid Intelligence And Creativity

    I am seeing more and more of these studies lately, and I consider it a good sign even though they always contain a disclaimer about the predominantly genetic component of non-fluid intelligence. Little by little, science is making an 180-degree turnaround that embraces the environment as key in...
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    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Scientific Studies
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    Your Breasts Don’t Lie: Soy, Flax And Other Estrogenic Foods And Herbs Trigger Precancerous Breasts

    Full article: Estrogenic Foods, Herbs That Trigger Precancerous Breasts Some of the actual thermograms images: Using Thermography to Monitor the Effect of Soy, Flax and Other Estrogenic Products | Dr. Kaayla Daniel "In Breast Cancer Boot Camp, coauthored with William B. Hobbins MD, Sellens...
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    Cortisol Linked To Aggression In 10yr Old Boys

    Hormone cortisol linked to aggression in 10yr old boys: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160316085023.htm
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    • aggression article children cortisol health
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mind, Sleep, Stress
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