tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post4343091660338993137..comments2024-03-27T22:57:00.742+00:00Comments on Hyperlipid: Low fat moodsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14527788116058656094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-46684193517894407082016-06-22T15:54:16.788+00:002016-06-22T15:54:16.788+00:00Forgot to add...
Alcohol lowers serotonin.Forgot to add...<br /><br />Alcohol lowers serotonin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499640887570438706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-28329735211180691202016-06-22T14:18:32.088+00:002016-06-22T14:18:32.088+00:00Have you seen (read) Ray Peats views on depression...Have you seen (read) Ray Peats views on depression? He thinks serotonin actually CAUSES depression. It isnt the happy hormone.<br /><br />He states that in the 60's people were experimenting with LSD, it made people very happy and playful. When studies were done with rats (I think) they saw that LSD was a strong serotonin antagonist in the brain and it made the rats act like younger rats and accelerated learning. The government however at the time lied and stated that LSD made people suicidal. The drug industry then came out and said if LSD makes people suicidal and blocks serotonin then serotonin must be the happy hormone and increasing it would make people happier. Ray said that this spread like wildfire and why serotonin is considered the happy hormone.<br /><br />But he says its not, serotonin is actually the hibernation hormone in animals and is a serious concern.<br /><br />(He has an article on his website dedicated to this).<br /><br />Also, with regards to your sleepiness after a high card meal (rice, pasta), starch gets broken down into glucose in the body, glucose is used by the liver to convert T4 into T3 (70%ish percent of T3 comes from the liver), T3 is used by the brain to relax properly, which the brain needs to do to enter deep, stage 4 (REM) sleep. Ray Peat info again. <br /><br />Would love for you to have a look into this. The serotonin thing.<br /><br />Best, Matthew.<br /><br />P.S. Some foods actually contain serotonin -- Tomatos, pineapples. Some people (I think) are able to break it down in the stomach/intestines before it can get into the system, some arent. (Ray).<br /><br />Again would love for you to take this on board. Ive eperienced depression. The word seems pretty mild for me. It isnt nice. Imagine what it feels like and the repercussions to want to hibernate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499640887570438706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-48100040557533617792009-08-13T12:43:38.005+00:002009-08-13T12:43:38.005+00:00I used to get this in spades - in my case I suspec...I used to get this in spades - in my case I suspect reactive hypoglycemia. I produce little or no Phase 1 insulin, so my dietician-approved high carb low fat diet was sending my BG high about a hour after eating.<br /><br />Then the Phase 2 would cut in, so by about 2 hours my BG was heading back to normal. But then the insulin wouldn't shut down so three or four hours out I'd drop my BG rapidly, maybe not to genuine hypo levels but the rapidity of the drop set off a dump of neuroendocrines including cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine, and often a liver dump of glucose which would send my BG back up without eating anything and set off a repeat of the process.<br /><br />I can also see this effect in some relatives, who do all the "right things" like eating lots of Healthy Whole Grains and doing lots of cardio, one in his sixties, one in her thirties. In retrospect I was doing this since childhood.<br /><br />These were all put down to "psychiatric" symptoms or hypochondria, but curiously (or not) reducing my carbs to anatomically appropriate levels and fuelling myself on fat (and generating the glucose I actually require from protein) has levelled out my BG, insulin levels, energy levels and mood swings. Who knew?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-32638493464101868482008-11-24T05:45:00.000+00:002008-11-24T05:45:00.000+00:00Hi Peter, I have been slowly making my way through...Hi Peter, <BR/>I have been slowly making my way through your blog and enjoying it. <BR/><BR/>I had to make a comment on this post because depression was the initial issue that led me to a LC diet. <BR/><BR/>Previously I would snack all day on chips and crackers. Being in computers it was easy to just have a bag of chips at my desk. I also had a depressed mental state and a generally bad out look on life. <BR/><BR/>A good friend was studying nutrition and mentioned how all these crappy foods can effect your mental state. I never had a weight problem, so I didn't think much of what I ate, but I also didn't realize that what I ate could effect my mental state. <BR/><BR/>My wife (gf at the time) is from Poland and turned me on to her Optimal Diet. <BR/><BR/>It was hard for me to give up the chips and crackers, as I was seriously addicted to them, but once I did I noticed an immediate change in my attitude. So much so that I didn't believe it was from my diet. So I started to eat chips again and again had moments of depression. <BR/><BR/>So my personal experience does verify this study, but I realize some may have different experiences. <BR/><BR/>Right now I am trying to develop a good argument for why a LC High SF diet is good and your Blog is a great resource.Feralandroidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17525704508930608248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-84182773411138244382008-05-08T04:51:00.000+00:002008-05-08T04:51:00.000+00:00"So you fall asleep after a high carb meal."Perhap..."So you fall asleep after a high carb meal."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you should qualify this - I don't fall asleep after a high carb meal. Maybe the carbs I eat are not problematic. Maybe you're sensitive due to previous dietary abuse. Also maybe I'm more active, so I can use the carbs faster. I don't just sit. I have a special chair that lets me bounce, rock, and lean while I sit. It's sort of like a toad stool on a car shock absorber. I've also based my exercise on short bursts of high intensity activity. Clarence Bass's essays on interval training and Art DeVany's "evolutionary fitness" led my way many years ago.<BR/><BR/>Refined sugar may indeed have a big role in depression, but most people eat it in the context of PUFA oils, hydrogenated oils, and all kinds of other junk. It's hard to put all of the blame on sugar. The modern diet is basically 50-80% junk. Maybe you were tired from eating low-fat junk food, not the carbs per se. I don't get tired from carbs, nor do I have insomnia after eating them. I think there are other factors here.<BR/><BR/>Eating any food that your body does not like will cause moods. The body could decide it doesn't like even a low-carb food. Some, like eggs, are particularly risky. Naturally, some foods (like gluten) are more likely to cause trouble. It's not clear if low-fat caused the hostility or the types of carbs being eaten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com