Any Ray Peat / Danny Rody fans here?

[Hoo]

I've been doing stuff mentioned in "hair like a fox" from Danny Roddy and I improved from shedding 20-30 hairs in shower to like 5.

Combined with no-poo my hair looks better then it did when I was kid

Anyway, they recommend interesting, although a bit different diet that goes against most of the mainstream thinking. It might sound crazy at first but there is a lot of "science" behind it if you research... Here are foods:

I really recommend book mentioned above(hair like a fox) if you care about your hairline And it's free from Danny Roddys website directly.

 

[FatBoy]

I bought his book way back when Danny Roddy was selling it for $47 online, mainly because of the hype surrounding it at the time.

I was a 20 year old NW5 back then and I thought this book would save me. Fellow posters on major hair loss board supporter Peat's philosophy as well.
Followed the diet to the T for 8 months and did I failed to experience any cessation in my shedding. All that milk and orange juice wasn't doing me any good either and I lacked any energy whatsoever to workout strenuously.


Danny Roddy has used big buzz words and lofty claims to promote his book. People have come to the conclusion that his diet would be temprarily beneficial to the thyroid and adrenal glands, but not as an effective treatment to combat hairloss. If you look at his book page today, he has dropped those same claims about hair regrowth and the book is now free to read as well.

 

[Hoo]

I bought his book way back when Danny Roddy was selling it for $47 online, mainly because of the hype surrounding it at the time.

I was a 20 year old NW5 back then and I thought this book would save me. Fellow posters on major hair loss board supporter Peat's philosophy as well.
Followed the diet to the T for 8 months and did I failed to experience any cessation in my shedding. All that milk and orange juice wasn't doing me any good either and I lacked any energy whatsoever to workout strenuously.


Danny Roddy has used big buzz words and lofty claims to promote his book. People have come to the conclusion that his diet would be temprarily beneficial to the thyroid and adrenal glands, but not as an effective treatment to combat hairloss. If you look at his book page today, he has dropped those same claims about hair regrowth and the book is now free to read as well.

I guess everyone is different, for me it helps and it's not "placebo" as I measured hairs lost. Also I kinda figured that it doesn't work for everyone, or at least not as effective as Danny makes it sound or everyone would be doing it.

Did you look into progesterone he recommends as alternative to fin ? While it is technically female hormone it does lower estrogen, inhibits DHT and increases testosterone.

Even Chris from GLL is reporting some good results: http://www.goodlookingloser.com/for...ng-progesterone-libido-is-insane?limitstart=0

 

[FatBoy]

I bought his book way back when Danny Roddy was selling it for $47 online, mainly because of the hype surrounding it at the time.

I was a 20 year old NW5 back then and I thought this book would save me. Fellow posters on major hair loss board supporter Peat's philosophy as well.
Followed the diet to the T for 8 months and did I failed to experience any cessation in my shedding. All that milk and orange juice wasn't doing me any good either and I lacked any energy whatsoever to workout strenuously.


Danny Roddy has used big buzz words and lofty claims to promote his book. People have come to the conclusion that his diet would be temprarily beneficial to the thyroid and adrenal glands, but not as an effective treatment to combat hairloss. If you look at his book page today, he has dropped those same claims about hair regrowth and the book is now free to read as well.

I guess everyone is different, for me it helps and it's not "placebo" as I measured hairs lost. Also I kinda figured that it doesn't work for everyone, or at least not as effective as Danny makes it sound or everyone would be doing it.

Did you look into progesterone he recommends as alternative to fin ? While it is technically female hormone it does lower estrogen, inhibits DHT and increases testosterone.

Even Chris from GLL is reporting some good results: http://www.goodlookingloser.com/for...ng-progesterone-libido-is-insane?limitstart=0

I've given up on all of these stop gap treatments that aren't actually a cure, or even half as effective. Instead, as of this past monday I've started wearing a hair system. I went the DIY route for this to avoid being ripped off by Hair club and the like and I will be making a post about it on the forum. It looks great and I am extremely happy with it.

 

[The Catalyst]

Bump. Anyone else had experience with Ray Peat, or Matt Stone or anyone like that?

I've always been pretty much paleo for many years but my friend suspected I have a slow metabolism, which apparently is backed up when I measured my temperature. She apparently was feeling low energy and stresses out easily despite eating paleo/healthily, then when she added stuff like high carb potatoes, OJ+gelatin(Along with the high saturated fat/high salt you do normally with paleo), her temp went up and apparently so did her metabolism and she feels much better now and doesn't get stressed easily and has much more energy.

I figure why not give it a shot. I always had it in the back of my mind that sugar was bad, and all the big paleo people slam it. But reading stuff like Ray Peat and Matt Stone they make the argument that sugar isn't bad and in fact boosts your metabolism, and stresses your body if you deprive it of sugar. I'm going to wait and see if it actually raises my temperature and so would boost my metabolism(temperature is an indicator of metabolism) and so boost my energy/make me feel less stressed.

So far the potato meals and OJ+gelatin appear to increase my temp. The ideal is(apparently) 36.6-36.8 right after waking, and 37+ throughout the day. I've measured it for about a day or two, and hit 35.6 in the morning and 36.3 on average throughout the day. It's amazing that the potato meals make my temp rise to 37.1-37.6 and then sharply drop after an hour or so.

 

[PhDre]

I've been following the Ray Pat/Matt Stone/Tom Brimeyer approach for a couple of months now.

I used to eat mainly muscle meats, eggs, nuts and seeds, coconut oil, olive oils, beans and veggies, rolled oats and quinoa.
I've thrown out the nuts, seeds, oats and quinoa; reduced the amount of muscle meat and veggies and added raw dairy, potatoes and 5-10 pieces of fruit per day.

I have more energy and sleep better, gained some muscle and strength (without working out) but it's not a life-changing breakthrough.

Expect to gain a couple % of bodyfat though.

 

[The Catalyst]

Slight update.

I had been low-moderate carb paleo for ages. Now I added about 1-1.5kg of potatoes, 1 cup of OJ to my diet, only slightly decreased everything else. I was probably drinking way too much water as well, and I cut back.

My temp/metabolism has gone up. I now feel consistently high energy. Before, I didn't realise, but thinking back, I felt like a high energy person trapped in a low energy body. I still feel bored at times now but I don't feel drained or stressed or even all that tired like I used to. Usually after a day of full effort of something(like daygame or going out or doing something physical) I would have to rest for like 3 days. Now I'm bouncing back the next day...

I'm feeling more like my true self which I haven't felt in many years likely not ever. I'm feeling mad at myself for not doing this sooner, I wasted so many years of my life wallowing in this low energy state.

If someone had told me before this that increasing my carbs/sugar/calories would make me feel this good I'd have laughed them out of the room.

 

[whenthesunhits]

I've dug into Rat Peat's views extensively, he is an interesting and contrarian thinker, but I wouldn't recommend his regimen for most people. Spiking your blood sugar is no bueno. His focus on progesterone is pretty interesting, it does oppose E2 and DHT, but I wouldn't say that it increases test. It has a pronounced anti-anxiety effect that is nice and is also quite anti-inflammatory. But fucking with hormones is risky business.

If you have low temps and a sluggish metabolism, I suggest taking small amounts of Cytomel. Try getting your T3, T4, and RT3 checked (most doctors will only test TSH which is bullshit, force them to test for everything). You can also get Cytomel online but I would recommend being extremely cautious until you've gotten your labs done.

 

[PhDre]

^^I would certainly not try his most controversial and contrarian advice, like taking antibiotics to sterilize the small intestine, drinking soda and eating table sugar, constantly sipping orange juice, eating every 2 hours, ...

However, the basic premises of his diet appear very solid to me:
- "high everything" diet: high fat, high protein and high carb
- more saturated fat, organ meat, shellfish, (raw/organic) dairy, fruits, root vegetables, salt
- less poly-unsaturated fat, muscle meat, grains, water

The "Perfect Health Diet" by Paul Jaminet is based on roughly the same premises, without the controversy or extremes of Ray Peat .

 

[whenthesunhits]

^^I would certainly not try his most controversial and contrarian advice, like taking antibiotics to sterilize the small intestine, drinking soda and eating table sugar, constantly sipping orange juice, eating every 2 hours, ...

However, the basic premises of his diet appear very solid to me:
- "high everything" diet: high fat, high protein and high carb
- more saturated fat, organ meat, shellfish, (raw/organic) dairy, fruits, root vegetables, salt
- less poly-unsaturated fat, muscle meat, grains, water

The "Perfect Health Diet" by Paul Jaminet is based on roughly the same premises, without the controversy or extremes of Ray Peat .

I'll also second that Paul Jaminet's Perfect Health Diet is the best health book I've ever read. The man is clearly a genius. He is also even-handed and fair, and will be open about his level of conviction in different areas based on the available evidence, unlike most health "gurus" who often get very ideological and think that they know everything. Everyone should read it.