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  1. mandance

    Testosterone Question

    Hey everyone...wondering if anyone could shed some light on this. I was recently told, and for 2 years...that I have had a low testosterone number. I recently went to an endo doc and he only tested my free testosterone and said that my testosterone was perfectly fine...saying that the only...
  2. J

    Dehumidifier

    My house is a little damp, so I've been thinking about picking up a dehumidifier. Anyone know whether that would be good / bad for my health? Only bit of Peat info I can find on humidity is that hypo people may get in some trouble if they consume water in such a saturated environment.
  3. Peata

    Symmetry Of Acne

    My skin is doing better at this point -lesions have dried up, but I was wondering about the symmetry of breakouts. Lately I had been getting them in pretty much the same place on each side of face.
  4. A

    Anyone Have A Permanently Blocked Nose / Apnea

    As the title suggests, How many of you find it hard to breathe through your nose? Or have what you think is sleep apnea, or have been diagnosed with sleep apnea or a septum issue?
  5. Bluebell

    How Can We Know If We Need Progesterone? (women)

    Quoting Destiny from another thread: "Once my thyroid is healed and I cleansed my body of the PUFAs I wont need either thyroid or progesterone ideally. Dr Peat emailed me: "I think continuing the progesterone would help to normalize thyroid responses. If you adjust the thyroid dose every two...
  6. Peata

    Did I Over Do It?

    I've been eating an almost liquid diet for the last week. It's easy and quick and satisfying. I was startled to look at some of my numbers from cronometer today: Calories: 2600 Carbs: 519 g. Sugars: 457 g. Calcium: 2582 mg. Phosphorus: 2125 mg. Sodium: 6355 mg. What sort of bad things...
  7. B

    Healing Dental Cavaties

    I went to the dentist this morning for an appointment I made three weeks ago to have two cavities filled. My dentist looked in my mouth and was confused, as he could not find the cavities. After searching some more and reviewing my chart, he came to the conclusion my chart got screwed up on my...
  8. Bluebell

    Endotoxin From All Over The Body Not Just The Gut?

    Something I've been wondering about - We talk about the bacteria in the gut producing endotoxin, in response to gut irritation and starch. Would the same happen for bacteria anywhere else in the body? They can settle in all kind of places, organs, blood, mouth etc. especially if a person is...
  9. Bluebell

    Does Caffeine Affect Accuracy Of Temp/pulse Reading?

    I take my temp and pulse thing on waking. Then again one hour after breakfast. I was just wondering if I've just had a load of coffee with my breakfast, wouldn't that affect my pulse/temp readings and maybe give a false high? So I might be seeing the effects of the stimulation of the caffeine...
  10. J

    What Kind Of Thermometer Should I Use?

    Well, what kind of thermometer should I use?
  11. S

    Site For County By County Assorted Cancer Rates In The US

    http://www.statecancerprofiles.cancer.g ... &1&6&0#map The maps on this site might be interesting to compare with maps of unsafe chemical plants or other maps of environmental pollution.
  12. Peata

    Has Anyone Fixed Thyroid & Corrected Estrogen Dominance?

    Anyone been able to correct their thyroid and as a result, the same with estrogen dominance? I'm just wondering if a natural outcome of better thyroid is going to be that estrogen and progesterone gets balanced? Or does it have to work the other way around - you must get your estrogen...
  13. H

    Myxedema

    Does anyone else have this? Is the inability to pinch arm skin a true test? Does this indicate pathological hypothyroidism? I am reading "Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic" by Mark Starr. In his book it states that if you cannot pinch the skin on upper arm, then you have hypothyroidism. I...
  14. M

    Are RP Reccomendations An Analog For Breast Milk?

    I was just pondering this, looking up something about coconut oil. According to the internets the only other source of lauric acid to human beings is human breast milk. So...I mean if you look at it, the Peat recs give you a mostly liquid diet, added progesterone, added thyroid hormone, simple...
  15. H

    Pathological Or Physiological Hypothyroidism

    This is a quote from Edward that has me wondering what type of hypo I have. I had leg cramps as a child, don't tolerate cold, can't pinch my skin on my arm, and various other symptoms thru the years. Since I don't go to the doctor, are the symptoms conclusive to being pathological? The reason I...
  16. Peata

    Going To Donate Blood For The First Time

    I have an appointment to donate blood on Friday. This is my first time ever donating. I'm excited and a little nervous. Hopefully I will do fine and not feel sick/pass out, but I feel like I'm stronger now in that regard, or I wouldn't have scheduled this. I'm glad I can help others and...
  17. kiran

    Can You Trust Your Body?

    I do trust the signals i get from my body to a large extent. But I asked a couple of people (non-Peat) and they said no. This must be a very unusual and Peatian thing to do, trust your body. My body certainly gives me hints that im short of sugar, protein etc. Do you feel you can trust your...
  18. S

    Noise Anxiety - Potassium Deficiency

    Has anyone else got Noise Anxiety??? I am starting to hate peoples voices, everyone is so noisy, I hate traffic noise, bird noise, general activity noise, tv noise etc. its like its done on purpose to bug me!!! Paranoia due to deficiency of something maybe???? I read it could be potassium...
  19. R

    Cellulite -cause, Development And Ultimate Solution!

    As in topic, any ideas here? :) Here's from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulite : Is a Ray Peat diet, aiming to balance hormones, lower stress hormones, lower inflammation and improve overall metabolism the best "solution"? I would wish so.
  20. charlie

    Tracking Software For Temp, Pulse And Nearly Everything Else

    Here is a neat little tool I have been using to check my pulse. Put one hand on your pulse, the other on the spacebar, and tap the spacebar to the beat of your pulse. I am pretty good at it now so it only takes 4 or 5 taps to get a good reading. :dance http://www.all8.com/tools/bpm.htm
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