The use of these intoxicants is pretty pervasive.
How does Dr. Peat view their effects on energy, metabolism, and health?
There does not seem to be a lot of information out there from Peat.
Here are some of the few things I've gleaned:
I found this quote from Dr. Peat on Danny Roddy's excellent page "Ray Peat's Brain""
http://www.dannyroddy.com/main/2011/12/ ... tandi.html
"It has some estrogenic effects that aren't desirable, though some of its effects can be helpful. It should never be smoked.
"Small amounts of alcohol can have some good antioxidant effects, but beer, wine, and dark whiskey, etc., contain enough estrogen to be harmful. Cannabis is antiandrogenic or estrogenic, but it can be protective in some situations. Protein, thyroid, sugars, and saturated fats are protective against both.
"People have very different reactions to it, probably depending on thyroid activity. It can have an antioxidant effect, but it can also cause hypoglycemia with pro-oxidative effects. If a person eats polyunsaturated fats, alcohol is more likely to cause oxidative reactions between iron and the fats."
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When I asked questions about marijuana on another site a while back, one poster answered that he had heard from someone who had a private consultation with Dr. Peat, and Peat reportedly said that marijuana had an estrogenic effect.
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The quote from above, about marijuana, that "It should never be smoked"...that is very interesting.
I wonder why?
Is it implied that ingesting it some other way than smoking would be okay or at least better?
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Somewhere else I've read Dr. Peat refer to a study showing that alcohol does not cause liver cirrhosis in the presence of beef fat.
Elsewhere, relatedly, I believe I've read or heard him say that alcohol does not cause liver cirrhosis when PUFA is not present. I think I've read that. Not certain.
How does Dr. Peat view their effects on energy, metabolism, and health?
There does not seem to be a lot of information out there from Peat.
Here are some of the few things I've gleaned:
I found this quote from Dr. Peat on Danny Roddy's excellent page "Ray Peat's Brain""
http://www.dannyroddy.com/main/2011/12/ ... tandi.html
"It has some estrogenic effects that aren't desirable, though some of its effects can be helpful. It should never be smoked.
"Small amounts of alcohol can have some good antioxidant effects, but beer, wine, and dark whiskey, etc., contain enough estrogen to be harmful. Cannabis is antiandrogenic or estrogenic, but it can be protective in some situations. Protein, thyroid, sugars, and saturated fats are protective against both.
"People have very different reactions to it, probably depending on thyroid activity. It can have an antioxidant effect, but it can also cause hypoglycemia with pro-oxidative effects. If a person eats polyunsaturated fats, alcohol is more likely to cause oxidative reactions between iron and the fats."
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When I asked questions about marijuana on another site a while back, one poster answered that he had heard from someone who had a private consultation with Dr. Peat, and Peat reportedly said that marijuana had an estrogenic effect.
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The quote from above, about marijuana, that "It should never be smoked"...that is very interesting.
I wonder why?
Is it implied that ingesting it some other way than smoking would be okay or at least better?
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Somewhere else I've read Dr. Peat refer to a study showing that alcohol does not cause liver cirrhosis in the presence of beef fat.
Elsewhere, relatedly, I believe I've read or heard him say that alcohol does not cause liver cirrhosis when PUFA is not present. I think I've read that. Not certain.