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For the IT nerds:

You can try some short but intense sprints, doesn't have to be more than 3 or 4 at a time. A good way to change your body composition and it will also benefit your football training.

https://player.fm/series/the-energy-balance-podcast/ep-21-drink-less-water-and-eat-more-salt-and-how-to-address-high-blood-pressure

@dapose said in I love Dr. Peat so much:

Now who has a Peat tattoo? Let’s see em!

Pictures of people's nether regions aren't allowed here.

One of my favorites was when Mary Enig said something like "The only PhD Ray Peat has is a PhD in misinformation". And he replied something like "I don't know how she learned about my PhD in misinformation. I have never talked about it publicly." Nice humor.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/09/business/california-wildfires-homeowners-insurance/index.html

I wonder why the houses of rich people are burning now. It used to be the hosues of normal/poor people and than the rich people would buy the land.

@castle said in Just 1 minute of red light is effective:

@Luke said in Just 1 minute of red light is effective:

almost 20 years now (back then for acne) and I never cared about the warnings not to look into it. I didn't shine it directly into the eyes intentionally, but I also never closed or covered them. And I'm the only one in my family, including extended family (aside from one cousin) who has good eyes and never needed glasses. Could have many reasons of course, but maybe the red light was a factor.

interesting. were you limiting your exposure all that time?

I never did more than 15 minutes a day or so, maximum 20. But I didn't limit it deliberately, I just didn't see the benefit in using it more.

@Serotoninskeptic said in Reasons for longevity in Japan?:

Do any of you remember the people Dr. Peat sometimes mentioned in interviews who ate almost nothing but potatoes/sweet potatoes all year, plus pork one week a year? He mentioned they had good muscle mass despite low protein, but I forgot whom he was talking about and I lost my notes.

Could it have been the Tukisenta?

"The diet of the Tukisenta in New Guinea was studied in 1973. Their diet consists almost entirely of sweet potatoes. The Tukisenta were lean, healthy, and had little to no sign of heart disease or other diseases of civilization"

Could be. I found the interview (part 1, it starts at 16:25): https://oneradionetwork.com/dr-ray-peat-ph-d-answering-a-plethora-of-questions-regarding-health-diet-and-nutrition-january-1-2014/

Altough I didn't understand what he was saying. Something with ...inions?

Edit:
Here is another one, starting at 01:13:00. That was the interview I remembered: https://oneradionetwork.com/dr-ray-peat-ph-d-got-milk-milk-is-a-good-food-really-july-18-2019/

Pacific islanders, so could be Tukisenta.

@Mauritio @Serotoninskeptic @cs3000

When Lindeberg examined the Kitava diet, he noticed they had a similar macronutrient ratio: ~ 70% carbs, 20% fat, 10% protein. Some fish and coconut, but mostly starchy tubers and fruit.

Do any of you remember the people Dr. Peat sometimes mentioned in interviews who ate almost nothing but potatoes/sweet potatoes all year, plus pork one week a year? He mentioned they had good muscle mass despite low protein, but I forgot whom he was talking about and I lost my notes.

@castle said in Just 1 minute of red light is effective:

When we’re talking about reduced effectiveness from too much red/nir exposure, are we talking about actually reversing the benefit, or just wasting time

Probably depends on what benefits we are talking about.

From my own experience: Red-light exposure can be pretty stimulating and if I overdid it in the past, I would sometimes get some negative symptoms like fatigue or low blood sugar symptoms. I now treat it like a form of exercise. I make sure to have enough fuel in the system and I don't use it for more than ~ ten minutes a day, mostly less.

Some anecdotal evidence, since the effect on eye health was mentioned several times; I have used red light pretty regularly for almost 20 years now (back then for acne) and I never cared about the warnings not to look into it. I didn't shine it directly into the eyes intentionally, but I also never closed or covered them. And I'm the only one in my family, including extended family (aside from one cousin) who has good eyes and never needed glasses. Could have many reasons of course, but maybe the red light was a factor.

@cs3000
Nice find. Another reason to eat mushrooms.

• Gut-cleaning effects
• aromatase inhibtors
• good Ergothioneine source
• nutritious in general
• If I remember correctly, Dr. Peat also talked about an antihistamine effect

@cs3000
Thank you. Here is the thread if other people are interested: https://bioenergetic.forum/topic/1799/ergothioneine-amino-acid-for-life-extension/14?_=1736257389403

A Czech goes to the eye doctor. On a board there is the letter combination ZCHYKMCZHKSCH. The eye doctor points to it and says: “Could you please read this line?” The Czech says: “What do you mean, read it. I know that guy.”

I don't know of he ever spoke on this. If so, probably in an interview. I couldn't find anything in his articles.

Although there is no "Ray Peat Diet", a typical diet inspired by bis work is usually pretty heavy on liquids: milk, orange juice, coffee. Peat himself must have consumed 4-5 liters of liquids without any water. If your diet is heavy on liquid and you drink large amounts of water on top of that, you probably never stop urinating.

Another possible concern is that both tap water and mineral water can have fluoride.

What do you mean with college students now vs. the 80s?

I have just read that the oldest person in the world (until her death) has passed away recently, a 116-year-old Japanese woman called Tomiko Itooka.

If you look at the oldest living people, you have five from Japan in the top 15. They also have a high life life expectancy in general, so it's not just a few outliers.

I don't pretend to understand a lot about Japanese culture, lifestyle and diet. If you look at what is generally known about the diet, some of it is interesting in terms of a bioenergetic view (probably pretty low PUFA compared to Western countries), some of it doesn't look optimal (pretty high phosphorus to calcium ratio?) The people are also good looking, mostly not overweight. I know a Japanese woman in her 50s and she looks way better than a lot of German women in their 30s. And she isn't a huge outlier.

Any idea what some of the reasons for the high longevity could be? Not just diet but also lifestyle.

Or is there some caveat and the longevity doesn't mean much because of whatever?

A social scientist, a physicist and a mathematician are traveling by train through Ireland when they see a black sheep.

The social scientist says “Look, all sheep in Ireland are black”. The physicist says “You can't generalize that. You can only say that there is at least one black sheep in Ireland”. The mathematician replies “But you can't generalize that either. You can only say that there is at least one sheep in Ireland that looks black if you look at it from at least one side”.

A few day too late:

@16charactersitis said in Does anyone use the Thorne d and k (in one) drops?:

@Luke yes . Something about it s best not to take tocopherols (e) and quinones (k) together. I think Haidut once said if one is much less than the other, it would not be a serious concern. I wonder if the ratio of e to k in the Thorne d&k drops would make it not a big deal. The E is in there as a preservative.

I don't know how much vitamin E is in one drop. On the back of my bottle it is listed under “Other ingredients”, but it only says how much D und K2 is in each drop.

Is there a policy in the US that requires supplement manufacturers to list the amount of vitamins/minerals (in IU or mg) if they exceed a certain limit? If so, I would suppose there is only a minimal amount of Vitamin E in the product.

I would also add as a thought that foods that are relatively high in K2 also have a little bit of Vitamin E (like some cheeses), although not much. So some E in the presence of K2 shouldn't be a problem. I don't know of a food that is high in both K2 and E, so it makes sense that a lot of both isn't a good fit.

Doesn't haidut have a product (estroban) that is relatively high in all fat-soluble vitamins, including E und K2? Has he ever written about the potentially negative interactions of both together?

Yes, I have this product. Although I don't use it often because the K2 content is relatively low.

Never had any negative symptoms. What symptoms would I be looking for if the tocopherols plus K2 was a problem?