I Need This Explained At A 3rd Grade Level

[TammCon]

How do I start understanding Ray Peat articles, Danny Roddy & @haidut interviews, etc. Biochem in general so I can learn from the ground up. How did y'all do it? Your resources? How did Danny Roddy learn this stuff? I don't think he studied this in school. Thank you everyone. I've spent so much time on this, and it's still not sinking in. I've watched videos from EastWestHealing and read Kate Deering's book. I think I need some additional learning to understand the rest of y'all.

 

[foodandtheworld]

Peat's interviews are generally more accessible than his essays. The main "light.sx" site seems to have some coding issue, but if you search on Google "site:light.sx [your keyword here]", it'll pull up the interviews where Peat has discussed whatever you are searching for.

I am still a beginner also, but I found Broda Barnes's "Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness" very accessible. He is one of Peat's influences maybe not so much diet wise, but as an explanation of thyroid functioning and how it can influence the whole organism in countless ways.

Another very accessible starting point are the works of Adelle Davis because she wrote for the lay audience. Again, another influence of Peat's. You can view the PDF of "Let's Eat Right To Keep Fit" here: http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/2027529/1/HS1519.pdf I liked this one a lot because of how she discussed the effects of the individual vitamins (B vitamins, D, E, especially), but the first part has a general overview of nutrition/biochemistry that may be a good starting point. Used books of hers can be found pretty cheaply on Amazon. I think the main points Peat and her differ on are refined sugar, iron, and PUFAs.

Chris Masterjohn also presents biochemistry for the lay audience.
He has many free videos on Youtube here: Chris Masterjohn, PhD
He recommends some textbooks here: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2017/08/05/textbooks/
I think this is his paid course: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/pro/
I am not as familiar with his ideas but I think one main difference between him and Peat is that Masterjohn thinks PUFAs are OK.

Peat has mentioned "Textbook of Endocrine Physiology" by Constance Martin. I found it quite accessible despite having no biochemistry background. I could see the influence it had on Peat while I read it. https://www.amazon.com/Textbook-endocrine-physiology-Constance-Martin/dp/0683055798 It is a bit more expensive online but I was able to read it at a university library.

 

[TammCon]

Peat's interviews are generally more accessible than his essays. The main "light.sx" site seems to have some coding issue, but if you search on Google "site:light.sx [your keyword here]", it'll pull up the interviews where Peat has discussed whatever you are searching for.

I am still a beginner also, but I found Broda Barnes's "Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness" very accessible. He is one of Peat's influences maybe not so much diet wise, but as an explanation of thyroid functioning and how it can influence the whole organism in countless ways.

Another very accessible starting point are the works of Adelle Davis because she wrote for the lay audience. Again, another influence of Peat's. You can view the PDF of "Let's Eat Right To Keep Fit" here: http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/2027529/1/HS1519.pdf I liked this one a lot because of how she discussed the effects of the individual vitamins (B vitamins, D, E, especially), but the first part has a general overview of nutrition/biochemistry that may be a good starting point. Used books of hers can be found pretty cheaply on Amazon. I think the main points Peat and her differ on are refined sugar, iron, and PUFAs.

Chris Masterjohn also presents biochemistry for the lay audience.
He has many free videos on Youtube here: Chris Masterjohn, PhD
He recommends some textbooks here: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2017/08/05/textbooks/
I think this is his paid course: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/pro/
I am not as familiar with his ideas but I think one main difference between him and Peat is that Masterjohn thinks PUFAs are OK.

Peat has mentioned "Textbook of Endocrine Physiology" by Constance Martin. I found it quite accessible despite having no biochemistry background. I could see the influence it had on Peat while I read it. https://www.amazon.com/Textbook-endocrine-physiology-Constance-Martin/dp/0683055798 It is a bit more expensive online but I was able to read it at a university library.

Thank you very much! I will get on these resources right away.