Sadly he died a few weeks ago at Thanksgiving. I cried, a l…
Sadly he died a few weeks ago at Thanksgiving. I cried, a lot that day. His work has had more positive impact on my life than anything else I've ever read. I used to low carb, fast and didn't know how to manage my stress hormones and ended up being allergic to pretty much everything, covered in hives and having daily seizures. I have a bunch of auto-immune diseases since childhood, but still, all the usual advice made me extremely unwell. I can now eat pretty much anything, no hives, no menstrual problems, no seizures and have much more energy. Sometimes less (food, heart rate) is just less, and stressing yourself on purpose may work if you're young and fit, but there comes a time when it causes many more adaptation side effects than it solves. He was an extremely wise and kind man who answered people's medical (and philosophical) questions by email for free his whole adult life. We won't see his like again.
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sorry to hear that. happy that you were able to figure out what worked for you. my family is pretty much on the opposite track lol low carb carnivore but im pretty lax about it lately. its interesting how different everyone's approach can be
Most people are on the other end of the spectrum, understandably so given the amount of dieticians and trainers supporting that point of view. People tend to find Ray Peat after they’ve messed up their metabolisms by going too hard at low carb, fasting and hard exercise. Even Dr Mercola is beginning to see ultra low carb has its downsides. This interview he did recently with Peat mentee Georgi Dinkov (aka Haidut) is a real tour de force delivery of some of Peat’s pro metabolic ideas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP54qFyrF5A&feature=youtu.be Peat is very pro meat, pro milk and cheese and pro liver/shellfish, pro gelatin, pro Mexican coke, pro orange juice and tends to limit thyroid suppressing (above ground) veg such as broccoli and gut irritating resistant starch, so it has some ideas in common with Weston Price, but is more nuanced and goes further. It’s all about eating for heat, basically.
interesting thanks will check it out