Hi everyone,
The primary reason I tried incorporating Peat's guidelines into my life is hair loss. I'm only 18, but I'm losing hair very rapidly. I'm already a NW3 with a quarter sized vertex bald-spot. However, not only do Peat's guidelines make me feel worse overall, they seem to be making my hair miniaturize at a faster rate than even before (I didn't think that would even be possible).
What am I doing wrong in terms of Peat's/Roddy's recommendations? How can I get to that slightly hyperthyroid stage again? My pulse when I was feeling great was around the 90s, but now it's always around 70 even though I'm taking the same amount of T4/T3 supplement (3 grains per day).
**********DETAILS AS TO WHAT I'M DOING**********
-I started taking T4/T3 medication a few months ago. The first few days I was on this, I felt FANTASTIC. My hair felt thicker than ever, it was shinier than ever, my skin tone was richer than ever, I had unending energy, etc. In other words, the first few days I was on a thyroid supplement, I felt like a real teenager. However, this feeling was too good to be true, and quickly subsided. This feeling was the reason I started doing research on the thyroid and ended up finding out about Ray Peat's articles.
-I stopped taking Omega 3 and Omega 6 supplements after I read about PUFAs. I avoid PUFAs directly when I can, but since I'm in college and I eat dining hall food, I can't eliminate them completely. So, I take niacin supplements, 1 gram a day, to reduce the release of free fatty acids in my body.
-I started tracking my diet on cronometer.com to make sure I get at least 80g of protein a day and 200g of carbs a day.
-I try to eat as much saturated fat as possible so that even though my PUFA intake isn't 0, the fact that I have a greater intake of saturated fat than PUFAs will tilt the balance in my body in favor of saturated fats.
-I have a ridiculous amount of dandruff that simply will not go away no matter what. I started supplementing 40,000 IU of Vitamin A per day, but it doesn't help. Nizoral doesn't help either. I started taking a Zinc, Magnesium, Calcium, and Vitamin D supplement as well because I read both Vitamin A and Vitamin D are linked to dandruff, but I still see no progress. I feel like dandruff and hair loss are somehow linked--whenever my hair loss increases, I see more dandruff--so if I can find out how to eliminate dandruff, I hope my hair loss will stop.
-I started using progesterone cream, but it does absolutely nothing. If I use a massive dose, like 60-80 mg at once, I get slightly sleepy and depressed, but that's it. I see no benefit in terms of hair loss.
Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to give as much detail as possible.
The primary reason I tried incorporating Peat's guidelines into my life is hair loss. I'm only 18, but I'm losing hair very rapidly. I'm already a NW3 with a quarter sized vertex bald-spot. However, not only do Peat's guidelines make me feel worse overall, they seem to be making my hair miniaturize at a faster rate than even before (I didn't think that would even be possible).
What am I doing wrong in terms of Peat's/Roddy's recommendations? How can I get to that slightly hyperthyroid stage again? My pulse when I was feeling great was around the 90s, but now it's always around 70 even though I'm taking the same amount of T4/T3 supplement (3 grains per day).
**********DETAILS AS TO WHAT I'M DOING**********
-I started taking T4/T3 medication a few months ago. The first few days I was on this, I felt FANTASTIC. My hair felt thicker than ever, it was shinier than ever, my skin tone was richer than ever, I had unending energy, etc. In other words, the first few days I was on a thyroid supplement, I felt like a real teenager. However, this feeling was too good to be true, and quickly subsided. This feeling was the reason I started doing research on the thyroid and ended up finding out about Ray Peat's articles.
-I stopped taking Omega 3 and Omega 6 supplements after I read about PUFAs. I avoid PUFAs directly when I can, but since I'm in college and I eat dining hall food, I can't eliminate them completely. So, I take niacin supplements, 1 gram a day, to reduce the release of free fatty acids in my body.
-I started tracking my diet on cronometer.com to make sure I get at least 80g of protein a day and 200g of carbs a day.
-I try to eat as much saturated fat as possible so that even though my PUFA intake isn't 0, the fact that I have a greater intake of saturated fat than PUFAs will tilt the balance in my body in favor of saturated fats.
-I have a ridiculous amount of dandruff that simply will not go away no matter what. I started supplementing 40,000 IU of Vitamin A per day, but it doesn't help. Nizoral doesn't help either. I started taking a Zinc, Magnesium, Calcium, and Vitamin D supplement as well because I read both Vitamin A and Vitamin D are linked to dandruff, but I still see no progress. I feel like dandruff and hair loss are somehow linked--whenever my hair loss increases, I see more dandruff--so if I can find out how to eliminate dandruff, I hope my hair loss will stop.
-I started using progesterone cream, but it does absolutely nothing. If I use a massive dose, like 60-80 mg at once, I get slightly sleepy and depressed, but that's it. I see no benefit in terms of hair loss.
Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to give as much detail as possible.
