https://www.functionalps.com/blog/2014/06/21/universal-prin…

Also see:
Mitochondrial Medicine
Protect the Mitochondria
Collection of Ray Peat Quote Blogs by FPS
Carbon Dioxide as an Antioxidant
Carbon Dioxide Basics
Comparison: Carbon Dioxide v. Lactic Acid
Comparison: Oxidative Metabolism v. Glycolytic Metabolic
Promoters of Efficient v. Inefficient Metabolism
ATP Regulates Cell Water
Cardiolipin, Cytochrome Oxidase, Metabolism, & Aging
High Cholesterol and Metabolism
Low CO2 in Hypothyroidism
Protective Altitude
Lactate Paradox: High Altitude and Exercise
Protective Carbon Dioxide, Exercise, and Performance
Mitochondrial medicine
Low Carb Diet – Death to Metabolism
Low Blood Sugar Basics
The Cholesterol and Thyroid Connection
Thyroid Status and Oxidized LDL
Hypothyroidism and A Shift in Death Patterns
Light is Right
Using Sunlight to Sustain Life
PUFA Decrease Cellular Energy Production
PUFA Breakdown Products Depress Mitochondrial Respiration
“Curing” a High Metabolic Rate with Unsaturated Fats
Ray Peat, PhD on Carbon Dioxide, Longevity, and Regeneration
Altitude Improves T3 Levels
Mitochondria & Mortality
Altitude and Mortality
Lactate vs. CO2 in wounds, sickness, and aging; the other approach to cancer
Power Failure: Does mitochondrial dysfunction lie at the heart of common, complex diseases like cancer and autism?
Faulty Energy Production in Brain Cells Leads to Disorders Ranging from Parkinson’s to Intellectual Disability
Energy, structure, and carbon dioxide: A realistic view of the organism
Metabolic features of the cell danger response
When someone who has not been exposed to Ray Peat’s work, he/she can react with surprise when he/she hears that sugar, aspirin, milk/calcium, red light, salt, coffee, and saturated fats (to name a few) are recommended. This blog provides the foundational context required to begin to meaningfully interpret the 40+ years of writing from Dr. Peat.
The reason why the aforementioned therapies are important in a “Peatarian” lifestyle comes down to what I’m calling the Universal Principle o…