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Depression is a state of low brain energy that can be caused by low thyroid hormone.
Let’s take a look at the role of the thyroid system in depression 🧵
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- Coffee “superfood” Raw milk “superfood” Maple syrup “to protect the caffeine” Short walk early for daylight Eggs+sourdough Sunlight then red light Rice+Fish Rib eye Honey Potatoes Erling Haaland is a striker for Manchester City, known for explosive pace, elite finishing, and
- Your need for carbohydrates is so great that if you don’t eat enough of them, your body will break down its own tissue to make them.
- Red light improves eyesight by restoring energy. “Here, we use 670-nm (red) light to improve photoreceptor performance and measure this psychophysically in those aged 28-72 years... in those around 40 years and older, significant improvements were obtained in color contrast
Light is the most effective treatment for Hashimoto’s ↓ TSH ↓ Waist ↓ Weight ↓ Antibodies ↓ Inflammation ↓ Medication use ↑ Thyroid hormone (T3) ↓ Structural abnormalities 47% no longer needed thyroid meds! But it has to be done correctly. Let’s look at the research - Ray Peat on aspirin: I don't know anyone who has a stomach reaction when they dissolve the aspirin in hot water and then take it with food. There are alternatives, such as magnesium salsalate or just plain salicylic acid (which should be used dissolved and with food). PeopleMcConaughey talking about his 92 year old mother: "she's beaten two types of cancer on aspirin...that doesn't make any sense" - oh It makes sense to me Matthew, she's Peaty.
00:00 - > Starving increases reverse T3 - blocking thyroid hormone > Carbohydrate starvation (keto) lowers T3 > Exercising while starving makes things worse - lowering T3 > Starving is a recipe for metabolic degeneration > The short-term high is rarely worth the harm > Clear signals
Fasting is literally the greatest remedy—the doctor within. I fast 12-16 hours daily and do four 48+ hour fasts annually. I highly recommend it for gut reset, cognitive performance, and detoxification. My ultimate fasting blueprint: 🧵 - “In the 30s, it was standard knowledge that arthritis was usually a sign of hypothyroidism.” “I had a friend who was in his 70s and had an accident and immediately started developing arthritis and was crippled pretty suddenly by arthritis in his hands and feet and knees. And he
03:20Ray Peat on Arthritis and Hormones. “I don't make a clear distinction between any kind of arthritis or even between heart failure, atherosclerosis, various degenerative diseases and any of the forms of arthritis. I think the interesting thing is to explain how a few basic - Here are some useful pointers on thyroid hormone supplementation. 🧵
- Dysregulated calcium can clog your arteries and calcify your soft tissues. What you eat determines how your body regulates calcium and whether you have strong bones or calcified tissues. Most people are doing all the wrong things. 🧵
- Reducing excess histamine can improve migraines, heart health, breathing, and skin conditions. One way to solve histamine issues is to maximize histamine detox. Here is what you need to know. 🧵
- "In the 1940s, carrageenan, a polysaccharide made from a type of seaweed, was recognized as a dangerous allergen. Since then it has become a standard laboratory material to use to produce in-flammatory tumors (granulomas), immunodeficiency, arthritis, and other in-flammations.
- Here are some lesser-known histamine hacks. 🧵 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘉𝘚, 𝘐𝘉𝘋, 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦,
- CO2 and Cancer - Ray Peat Baking soda, interestingly, very often does provide what the tumor lacks to be able to heal, but carbon dioxide is what the baking soda is providing, sodium plus carbon dioxide. And in the 18th century, people were already experimenting....
- Dysregulated calcium can clog your arteries and calcify your soft tissues. What you eat determines how your body regulates calcium and whether you have strong bones or calcified tissues. Most people are doing all the wrong things. 🧵
