Posts made by wrl

@Lothric
You could try topical essential oils, dissolved in coconut oil. Oils like wintergreen and peppermint will be quite powerful. Lavender and clove could also be useful. Granted there will be an associated smell with this approach!

From his 1981 collections of articles contained in Ray Peat: Nutrition for Women

https://archive.org/details/nutritionforwome00peat

@Ilias-Ant
On the "proper" use of coffee:
https://www.functionalps.com/blog/2014/06/04/coffee-done-right-tips-to-help-avoid-coffee-intolerance/

For relaxation, natural plant essential oils (lavender, myrrh) can work - used topically, diluted in coconut oil, on inner arm/wrist.
Theanine is easily available online, great for anti-stress.

Maybe unique is better...

@The-New-Sun
Combo'd with Succinic acid or Pyroglutamic acid for neutral pro-metabolic pro-ATP effect perhaps

@herayclitus said in Study: T3 and psychosis:

It would be ideal to research healthy bioenergetic coping mechanisms for such cases

A genuine delving into & investigation of the works of Rudolf Steiner

@LucH said in HPA Anxiety Liver Blood Sugar:

After a search on the fuctioning, here is what I've obtained.
Anticholinergic effect of Cyproheptadine

Iirc, cyproheptadine blocks some serotonin sites as well as the D3 dopamine site - which in higher doses can lead to sluggishness.

I'd say that very low cyproheptadine doses would be preferable!

@Ilias-Ant said in HPA Anxiety Liver Blood Sugar:

after drinking coffee

Please read this about using coffee in the best way possible to reduce any possible stress response.

https://www.functionalps.com/blog/2014/06/04/coffee-done-right-tips-to-help-avoid-coffee-intolerance/

@Ilias-Ant said in HPA Anxiety Liver Blood Sugar:

can you suggest something to calm me down

1 to 5 drops of lavender essential oil, used externally on wrists/inner arm can help (optionally diluted in coconut oil). Please first start with a drop just to ensure no allergic reaction!

@Cezar4911

@Lizb said in Can Cyproheptadine irritate the lungs causing bleeding?:

I have tried the diet sometime ago. I'm more or less still with it but could look again with more interest!

Broadly speaking,

• reduce pro histamine foods - see this list for an extensive overview on that: (its the SIGHI list)
  https://www.mastzellaktivierung.info/de/downloads.html#lm_en

• try things that boost histamine breakdown (search the old RP forum for this info using this google search:)

site:raypeatforum.com +"reduce" +"histamine"

https://raypeatforum.com/community/tags/histamine/

— Fwiw the user redsun has fantastic information on histamine, it could provide useful insights! Eg:
https://raypeatforum.com/community/threads/studies-on-histamines-effects.34971/

@Lizb said (/post/23120):

Medication I take: ciclesonide

Seems that ciclesonide is a corticosteroid or steroid (cortisone-like medicine), cortisol aka stress hormone. It likely has long-term "side"-effects which might aggravate things, particularly those that are serotonin related.

Re anti-histamines, have you tried a diet that minimises histamine levels?

@LucH
Ah ouah, I forgot about the liver burden aspect

@LucH
Wouldn't it mainly be about promoting good digestion(rapide!)/stomach HCL/bile/enzymes, which would help minimise bacteria.

@Starcrossed
Based on what you've described as your current body state, I'd tread very cautiously with introducing thyroid hormone. Used without sufficient nutrient stores or with unacknowledged body chemistry dynamics (eg over/under methylation etc etc), it has the potential to aggravate things.

There are various alternative approaches to boosting thyroid function that can be attempted.
The most basic is ensuring a strong nutritional (not just vitamins & minerals, also protein, carbs) foundation, key because everything relies on this. Taking T3 with insufficient nutrition will most likely aggravate the overall situation.

You can read more about this on the old RP forum, using this google search. (try different keywords)

site:raypeatforum.com boost thyroid function

Hi @Starcrossed,
So I'd recommend caution with trying T3 without first ensuring all other basic building blocks are in place, aka nutritional status and coherent digestive function (eg stomach acid, bile flow, pancreatic enzymes).

Nutrition wise: adequate intake of B vitamins, zinc, choline and electrolytes (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium) to support metabolic function, especially with thyroid / coffee.

@DonkeyDude
Ensure adequate intake of B vitamins, zinc, choline and electrolytes (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium) to support metabolic function, especially with NDT / T3 / coffee. Boosting the metabolic rate calls for adequate nutrients to support it, and boosting it (using NDT or caffeine) without adequate nutrients can potentially lead to deficiencies.

This link might provide useful insights...
https://www.functionalps.com/blog/2014/06/04/coffee-done-right-tips-to-help-avoid-coffee-intolerance/

@Emilia
Something I came across on salicylate foods, which most sites on salicylate levels don't seem to mention!

"...on the basis of recent studies, classified as salicylate-rich (e.g., oats, buckwheat, cauliflower, rice)."

From https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8003553/
(I'd guess that refers to brown rice)

On the rpf, there's info on endotoxin contributing to tinnitus. Try this google search, finds all mentions of tinnitus on rpf

site:raypeatforum.com tinnitus

@Emilia
Try reducing your intake of salicylates, found in various foods.
This relates to the link between aspirin and tinnitus.

@b1 calcium! ...and adequate electrolytes probably (potassium, sodium)

@Cezar4911
Extra intake of electrolytes (potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium) could be helpful