Thyroid, Ray Peat and Daniel Royal

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Ray Peat had a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Oregon, with specialization in physiology. The schools he taught at include: the University of Oregon, Urbana College, Montana State University, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Universidad Veracruzana, the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, and Blake College. He started work with progesterone and related hormones in 1968. In papers in Physiological Chemistry and Physics (1971 and 1972) and in his dissertation (University of Oregon, 1972), he outlined his ideas regarding progesterone, and the hormones closely related to it, as protectors of the body’s structure and energy against the harmful effects of estrogen, radiation, stress, and lack of oxygen. The key idea was that energy and structure are interdependent, at every level. In this radio interview he tackles the subject of the Thyroid. Topics discussed include:

• The role of Vitamin D in the endocrine system.
• Excipient in supplements as potential triggers of allergy.
• Allergies and the connection between the thyroid, cortisol, and the liver.
• Natural vs synthetic thyroid medications, and the differing ratios of T4 to T3.
• The suppressive effects of inactivated T4 on brain function.
• The importance of good liver function and the thyroid.
• The importance of a full thyroid panel.
• Basal metabolic rate tests, slow Achilles hill reflexes, as well as pupillary reflex tests for thryoid function.
• Anti-thyroid factors – polyunsaturated fats and cabbage-family plants.
• Cholesterol – used by the brain, ovaries, gonads, adrenals, and processed through the liver – and the adverse effects of cholesterol drugs.
• A protein deficiency causes the liver to be unable to convert thyroid hormone.
• The clinical symptoms of hypothyroid including poor sleep or insomnia.
• Low thyroid, low glycogen stores, and increased adrenalin and cortisol – leading to ‘falsey’ raised temperatures in waking hours.
• Goitre risk during puberty, pregnancy, and menopause.
• Deposition of abdominal fat and weakening of bones due to excess cortisol in menopause. Made worse with a lack of protein intake.
• Stress and injury leading to thyroid issues via an increase in stress – i.e., death in the family, divorce, job loss, accidents, having a baby, etc.

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[Endocrine System. Thyroid. Metabolism. Hypothyroid. Ray Peat.]