endocrine

  1. cs3000

    Dry eye disorder (& skin issues) is often caused by hormone deficiency (restored by increasing androgens, testosterone)

    Defects in eye health are often paired with endocrine disorders Hormones play a major role in keeping healthy eye & skin moisture. and especially testosterone / androgens for keeping eyes moist e.g dry eye disorder is common post menopause when hormones drop replacing hormones post menopause...
  2. Insomnia

    Launched My Company Skincare by Vincent. Use Code PEAT2022 for a 10% Discount.

    Some time ago I made a thread about skincare. I launched my skincare company recently. I did this because there are so many skincare products out there with unneccesary and potentially toxic ingredients. That's why I decided to make products that are clean, simple yet effective. One of the hard...
  3. haidut

    Record numbers of Western citizens identify as LGBTQ

    The study is actually about the US, but other studies show the numbers for other "developed" countries are at least as high. Here is a study that compared the US to other countries...
  4. haidut

    DHT may treat thyroid cancer

    Yet another "non-endocrine" tumor turns out to be anything but. Thyroid cancer rates have been rising for the last 30 years and parallel the increase in diagnoses of its likely precursor - i.e. the "autoimmune" disorder Hashimoto Disease. While there is solid evidence implicating endocrine...
  5. shine

    L. plantarum protects testicles & lowers inflammation/endotoxin

    It is well known that phtalates used in plastics are endocrine disruptors and damage testicular tissue. This study is showing that Lactobacillus plantarum (LP) alleviates testicular damage, increases testosterone back to normal levels, lowers inflammatory mediators like TNF-a, IL-1b and IL-6 and...
  6. ALS

    'Drunk Tank Pink' - Color's effect on the endocrine system

    Regarding Baker-Miller Pink and its use in holding tanks: In the late 1960s, Alexander Schauss, who now operates the American Institute for Biosocial Research in Tacoma, Washington, studied psychological and physiological responses to the color pink.[4][5] Schauss had read studies by the Swiss...
  7. haidut

    Hypothyroidism Can Cause Anxiety, Panic Attacks And Other Mental Issues

    One of the few studies that is at least attempting to frame mental health issues in terms of endocrinology. More specifically, the study below demonstrated that people with Hashimoto disease have drastically increased rates of anxiety, panic attacks and risks for other mental health disorders...
  8. haidut

    Anti-histamines May Prevent, Treat Melanoma

    About 2 years ago I did a post discussing the hypothesis that melanoma is an endocrine tumor, similar to breast cancer - i.e. driven by estrogen. In fact, if one has the time to dig into the published literature on all known malignancies, it quickly becomes apparent that virtually all cancers...
  9. haidut

    Virtually All Patients With Depression Are Hypothyroid

    It does not get much better than what this study found. More than 2/3 of mildly depressed patients and basically all moderately and severely depressed ones has low T3 levels. TSH was elevated in almost 55% of the patients. As the study says, this widespread prevalence of sub-clinical...
  10. haidut

    Melanoma Is An Endocrine Tumor Like Breast Cancer - Driven By Estrogen

    Peat has said this a number of times in his articles, but to this day the mainstream view is that melanoma and all other skin cancers are driven by overexposure to sunlight. The fact that melanoma rates have skyrocketed over the last 20 years (perfectly coinciding with increased sunscreen use)...
  11. haidut

    Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Exposure During Pregnancy Feminizes The Offspring

    I posted a number of threads on acetaminophen (Tylenol) in the past, in regards to its toxicity and questionable benefits, given the availability of much safer alternatives. The most concerning findings about acetaminophen to me (up until now) were related to its potent serotonergic effects...
  12. SQu

    KMUD 170317 Endocrinology, Parkinson's 1

    So I just did this, would appreciate it someone would check, I couldn't identify one or two words. Transcribed by SQu KMUD 17-13-17 endocrinology part 1 Parkinson’s Introduction Greets Ray Peat at 2:52 More intro History of medical research from Chinese to19th Century germ theory 5:52 AM...
  13. haidut

    PUFA Is Estrogenic And Androgen/Progesterone Antagonist

    As Peat mentioned many times and I discussed on Danny Roddy's shows, PUFA is a powerful endocrine disruptor. As such, it has direct effects on steroids and expression of steroids receptors in cells that go beyond its metabolism into the inflammatory mediators (even though those amplify the...
  14. haidut

    Insulin Resistance As An Endocrine Disorder

    This argument has flared up so many times on this forum and I doubt we have reached any agreement. I am on the side that insulin resistance and obesity are endocrine disorders. There is a group here that maintains that it is the obesity that really triggers it all. This study discusses some of...
  15. haidut

    Bpa-free Plastic Just As Dangerous As One With Bpa

    The dangers of the so-called plasticisers are well-known and have been known for decades. Despite the extensive research, FDA refuses to ban these chemicals that are banned in many other countries. I recently posted a study on the mechanism through which the plasticisers cause damage...
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