Peat is theoretically interesting, but actual Peating made me gain lipid mass so fast I thought the DEXA must have been miscalibrated. The only lean Peaters I have ever encountered are either in their 20s or ordering cytomel from Mexican pharmacies.
Yeah the application is a different ball game. A lot of people get themselves in trouble. Online it’s a Wild West of supposedly Peatian protocols and frameworks that go way beyond anything he suggested. I think it’s a case of getting the metabolic rate up in a way that best fits for where an individual is with their history. It literally saved me a few years ago after I destroyed myself going down the standard road that ended in low/carb carnivore. I also think some people’s day-to-day environment is so inhospitable to health now it’s really tough no matter what they do. Throwing a load of sugar and ice cream on top of that is a recipe for disaster.
I was keto for seven years so I know what you're talking about: suppressed T and T3. I found Peat for that reason. But there was no substantial improvement in either from Peating, whereas my lipids got dramatically worse and I gained 30 lb of fat mass. I'm now back in keto simply for the lipid control and figuring how to work with the other problems. I have very high lp(a) so lipids are a central concern for me, as I can't do anything about the lp(a) but I can do things about e.g. ApoB. I could go Dean Ornish style but I look at that direction very skeptically; it might produce good cardiovascular outcomes, but does it shift all cause mortality? Probably not. Anyway thanks for listening LOL.
I feel you. It can take a hell of a lot of individual experimentation working out what’s going on and blocking things, especially with the gut, liver, etc. And there’s so much conflicting info out there.
Peat is theoretically interesting, but actual Peating made me gain lipid mass so fast I thought the DEXA must have been miscalibrated. The only lean Peaters I have ever encountered are either in their 20s or ordering cytomel from Mexican pharmacies.
Yeah the application is a different ball game. A lot of people get themselves in trouble. Online it’s a Wild West of supposedly Peatian protocols and frameworks that go way beyond anything he suggested. I think it’s a case of getting the metabolic rate up in a way that best fits for where an individual is with their history. It literally saved me a few years ago after I destroyed myself going down the standard road that ended in low/carb carnivore. I also think some people’s day-to-day environment is so inhospitable to health now it’s really tough no matter what they do. Throwing a load of sugar and ice cream on top of that is a recipe for disaster.
I was keto for seven years so I know what you're talking about: suppressed T and T3. I found Peat for that reason. But there was no substantial improvement in either from Peating, whereas my lipids got dramatically worse and I gained 30 lb of fat mass. I'm now back in keto simply for the lipid control and figuring how to work with the other problems. I have very high lp(a) so lipids are a central concern for me, as I can't do anything about the lp(a) but I can do things about e.g. ApoB. I could go Dean Ornish style but I look at that direction very skeptically; it might produce good cardiovascular outcomes, but does it shift all cause mortality? Probably not. Anyway thanks for listening LOL.
I feel you. It can take a hell of a lot of individual experimentation working out what’s going on and blocking things, especially with the gut, liver, etc. And there’s so much conflicting info out there.