Category: Metabolism

  • Why You Should Stop Being a Baby and Take Regular Aspirin

    Why You Should Stop Being a Baby and Take Regular Aspirin

    See page for author, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Aspirin, even at a lower dose, can cause stomach ulcers and bleeding, often due to an infection with Helicobacter pylori bacteria. For those with unexplained sensitivity to aspirin, screening infection can rule out the possibility. When talking about aspirin, it’s important to talk about mucin. The…

  • How to Make Coconut Oil Ice Cream

    The following recipe comes from a 2011 quote of Dr. Raymond Peat, PhD. The recipe was also uploaded on Whisk. “I blend an egg (warmed to 40 degrees C) with a cup of sugar (also warmed) and a cup of coconut oil until it’s smoothly emulsified, and maybe half a cup of powdered milk for…

  • The Complexities of Mental Illness: Exploring Causes and Cures Beyond a Unitary Psychosis

    “Not all psychiatrists and psychologists subscribed to the idea of a unitary psychosis, defined by a variety of symptoms. A positive contribution of Freudian psychoanalysis (and its congeners and competitors) was that it made people think in terms of causes and the possibility of cures, instead of hopelessness, stigmatization, isolation and eradication. Although Freud expressed the…

  • Smoking and Baby IQ

    Smoking and Baby IQ

    Pregnancy is a critical period in which maternal health can significantly affect the health and development of the unborn child. Factors such as maternal smoking and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have been linked to various adverse outcomes for the child. Maternal smoking during pregnancy is a well-established risk factor for adverse outcomes such as low…

  • Why You Have Funny Tastes in Your Mouth

    Why You Have Funny Tastes in Your Mouth

    I’ve been wondering about the bad taste for a while now and I think it has something to do with my gut. Whenever I have gut discomfort, I also have the bad taste in my mouth. There’s been a handful of days when I didn’t have gut discomfort and those days I didn’t have bad…

  • Ray Peat on Dreams

    Ray Peat’s description of defective metabolism and how it interferes with dreams, distorts language, and results in excessive verbalization.  This stood out to me in regards to modernity and its obsession with constant progression, change, idea manipulation, and furtherance of abstract constructs, such as racial equality and gender differentation. “…During exhausting fevers and after drinking too…

  • A Brief Review of Hair Like a Fox

    In “Hair Like a Fox”, Danny Roddy discusses the importance of nutrition and diet in maintaining healthy hair growth. He argues that many people who suffer from hair loss or other hair-related issues may be deficient in certain vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin A, vitamin D, and zinc. Roddy draws on a range of…

  • Triglycerides and Table Sugar: Not That Harmful After All

    Metabolism is a crucial process in our bodies that converts food into energy to fuel various bodily functions. However, the metabolic process produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can cause damage to cells and tissues if not neutralized. The body has mechanisms to handle ROS, but excessive ROS production can cause oxidative stress and harm…

  • Julius Evola’s Handbook to Right-Wing Youth

    Julius Evola’s “Handbook to Right-Wing Youth” presents a set of ideas that may seem radical and controversial to some, but which reflect a deeper understanding of human nature and the values necessary for a healthy and flourishing society. In particular, two points stand out as essential for young people seeking to cultivate a sense of…

  • Harm-Avoidance as Energy Deficiency

    “The fact that a taste of chocolate can provoke a wild lust for more chocolate, or that once cigarette renews the addiction, does not mean that the presence of chocolate or nicotine in the blood creates a craving. Rather, it is that an organism in an unstable state perceives the availability of something which promises…

  • Antidepressants and Thyroid Function

    This text discusses the effects of chronic stress on hypothyroidism and mental health, as well as the mechanisms of antidepressants like coffee, tobacco, and alcohol. The study evaluated the effects of reboxetine, sertraline, and venlafaxine on thyroid hormones in patients with major depressive disorder. All three antidepressants alleviated depressive symptoms, but they had different effects…

  • On Supplements

    The pursuit of optimal health is an ongoing journey that requires attention to various lifestyle factors. While the use of supplements can provide temporary relief to certain health concerns, it should be viewed as a complementary addition to a healthy lifestyle. The foundation of good health is a nutrient-dense diet that provides an adequate caloric…