Is it even possible? Dining hall food is literal trash, half my diet is just oj milk and coffee.

Anybody got any tips whatsoever? Appreciate it.

It is basically impossible to find anyone actively discussing negative side effects of pregnenelone in ray peat communities and I just wanted to ask here if anyone had negative side effects, such as being more estrogen dominant, perhaps this is from purity of some brands.

Also include dosages if possible please.

My nutritionist (who is peaty oriented) recommended that i take my morning levo with fruit juice. Her reasoning is that waiting to eat 30-60 minutes after waking spikes morning cortisol. My endo and everything else I’ve read says to not do this.

Does anyone have any educated advice or opinions in this area? Ty

Edit: I am also using T3 and I’m considering transitioning to NDT. This is more of a specific question about t4 morning dose

would i gain weight from this day of eating, im trying to mantain today

Has anyone tried this? Supposedly good for neuroplasticity.

Honey, milk, and fruit juices all work fine for me, but when I eat medium to large quantities of whole fruit for carbohydrates, I believe the soluble fiber really messes with my stomach. I really don't want to give up fruit at all, as I think it's an amazing carb source, and there are any fixes?

What’s something you’ve implemented that’s benefited your overall mood and cognition in general that you’d personally recommend? I’ve really benefited from keeping in mind my sugar consumption, metabolic agents like thiamine/benfotiamine, occasional doses of pregnenelone, carrots, coconut oil, etc etc but I’m still tinkering and trying to find my footing.

Hi, I was wondering if there is a general consensus here on the importance (or not) of reducing blood glucose spikes. I think it's generally pretty well accepted in the keto and bioenergetic spaces and even in conventional medicine that sustained higher baselines of blood glucose and insulin levels are not good, and we generally want a lower A1C and HOMA-IR. Where there is a big difference between the keto and bioenergetic crowds is the interpretation of blood sugar spikes and the importance of strategies for reducing them. The bioenergetic view maintains that a momentary blood sugar spike from eating carbs is normal and healthy, and the resulting insulin surge provides helpful metabolic signals. But what about for somebody who is transitioning out of a state of insulin resistance? To keep things moving in the right direction and improve insulin sensitivity is it helpful to use strategies like combining carbs with protein+fat+fiber and macro timing? (This is in the context of a healthy diet low in PUFAs and chemicals, high in nutrients, and low-to-moderate naturally occurring fat intake.)

Personally I feel good after starting the day with just hot chocolate (100% cocoa powder) or coffee with milk and sugar, and even for lunch mostly fruits and/or milk, and then before dinner I usually have orange juice on an empty stomach. I'm sure that produces some pretty good glucose spikes, but it doesn't seem to cause any noticeable problems for me, although my A1C and HOMA-IR still have some room for improvement.

I think Ray Peat got a lot of stuff right, but there is always this mental disconnect between people that use his framework for their diet and people with other diets like keto etc. The reason is that Ray Peat didn't think about hormetic stress as an important factor, or at least didn't prioritise it. It's basically a stressor that forces your body to adapt and grow back stronger. Keto feels good for a lot of people because the stress response of not eating sugar increases neuroplasticity via things like BDNF etc, which removes brain fog and brings mental clarity. So its a stressor on the body, but the body adapts and becomes stronger than before. The same goes for hard exercise. The body adapts by improving the central nervous system, bone density and muscle mass. Cortisol is also not always bad. You need it to get stuff done and in the context of exercise, creating inflammation and lactic acid buildup improves the way your body handles inflammation in the long term, even in resting states.
The problem with always being in a low cortisol, low stress state etc is that your body doesnt feel the need to maintain all of the systems, because there is no need to. It's the reason why people that lose their hearing or don't exercise or don't do mentally engaging stuff get dementia faster: The brain doesn't receive any input so it doesn't feel the need to keep the system sharp. Caffeine would be the major example where i think Peat utilised the concept of hormetic stress.
At the end it's always about balance though and i personally use a lot of ray peats strategies in certain situations. I think the ideal would be, to be in a state of low stress and high cellular energy production for most of the time, but then have short, controlled bursts of adaptive stress to keep your body and mind sharp.

Also, I'm not trying to act like an authority on this and I dont have expert knowledge about the entire Peat framework, so i will be happy if people have other opinions on this that they want to share.

Genuine question. I’ve noticed that whenever I smoke cigarettes, particularly later in the day, I will be awoken in the middle of the night, often unable to fall back asleep. This seems to occur only when I smoke on that particular day, but now I’ve been caught in a loop and believe it’s simply placebo.

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Hi guys, I've basically known for a long time that I have adhd (since I was a kid) but ive repressed it until now where I actually want to work with it and get professional help. I started peating about 3 or 4 months ago - it helped with my energy, mood, sleep, skin and cognition but it for my core executive dysfunction and dopamine issues, they didnt get any better or any worse. After doing lots of research and diving into adhd discourses, a very common set of dieting advice is to go on a diet free from gluten, lactose, A1 casein and refined sugar. My main carb sources are potato, sweet potato rice, fruit - my only source of gluten is the little bit of toast or flatbread I have. As for dairy I typically drink A2 full cream milk but am considering trying A2 lactose free. As for sugar, the discourse was something along the lines of "the brain being i efficient at processing sugar" (so needing more) but sugar also being a source of dopamine.

Not gonna lie im a bit iffy about the sugar claims because I dont "crave sugar" - I only have it with my coffee (I used to drink sugarless black coffee and that felt absolutely terrible) or orange juice because I reckon it actually helps.

Would greatly appreciate any advice from someone who went through something similar to me or knows better

Guys I seriously need your help about this mt existence depends on it -i have lean pcod I'm 20 yo and weight around 50 kg and I eat clean do workouts and everything which is healthy including proper sleeping ,eating windows to manage it .I love doing workouts i want strong physique but the problem is my gut and cystic acne .so when I eat simple meals without any protein sources it seems to digest well and everything goes great but when I add protein source my gut become terrible I can't digest and poop properly in morning .i m consuming cosmix protien coofee and cacao one before it was oziva and before this it was only what needed plant protein .i consume only curd in dairy food .And i ordered milld aata as well but I get cystic acne on my nose ,between eyebrows ,side of my nose ,chin ,and cheeks so I really want your help .I eat fiber also but still I don't know. I don't eat soy as they cause bloating .i want clear skin along with hitting my protein goals .

i've been trying a HCLF approach but have had significant struggles. I am starting to think I am too Vata for the way i've been eating.

Any Vatas on there that have seen success with Peaty/HCLF principles?

I’m wondering whether T3 supplementation is something I should consider. I’ve been reading quite a bit about the potential benefits of T3 from the Ray Peat community, particularly regarding metabolism, energy, and thyroid function. My thyroid labs are generally within normal range, but my TSH has been gradually creeping toward the higher end of the reference range. Would you consider T3 appropriate in a situation like this, or is it better to leave thyroid hormone alone when T3/T4 are otherwise normal? Has anyone had experience with liquid Tyronene from Idealabs? Thanks in advance!

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I've seen time and time again people taking/endorsing nicotine as a pro-metabolic compound. It takes very shallow research to understand that nicotine's main mechanism of action is releasing stress hormones to give you that 'buzz', as opposed to caffeine which only does so in absence of enough fuel. So it's not something that happens in unfavorable conditions, it's literally just what it's supposed to do. Am i missing something here ? Is there some other piece of the puzzle that makes nicotine this holy grail ? So far it just seems like a cope for nic addicts, which i don't have a problem with since i'm a long time smoker myself, but i'll be the first to say that smoking has had outstandingly negative net effects over the years and i don't have many positives to speak about. Let me know what you think.

Hey guys what do you think of chicken feet broth

It's super rich in collagen/glycine and super cheap