Your Own Health And Fitness: Thyroid/Progesterone and Diet (November 12, 1996)

Aleks Fidurski

Mar 22 in General discussion

I listened to this podcast with Ray Peat. Here are my notes: (P4 = Progesterone)

Your body resorts to stress hormones when thyroid and pregnenolone are deficient.

You need enough protein and sodium. So that the liver can regulate hormones.

Estrogen promotes blood clots.

Iron, unsaturated fat overload and vitamin E deficiency damages the P4 producing cells.

Everything ages quicker under the influence of cortisol.

Progesterone is a protection against the excess of adrenal hormones.

Progesterone agonises GABA, and neutralises the hormones.

3 mg of Progesterone is very protective for men.

Graves disease is an autoimmune disorder that leads to an overactive thyroid gland.

Migraine: take a maximum of 50 mg of progesterone at once and repeat every 15 minutes until the headache is gone; the foundation is optimal thyroid hormone production.

Unsaturated fats may make you feel well because they are immunosuppressants.

Hypothyroid: 4 oz of OJ every hour for several days is enough to activate the thyroid hormone: adding eggs or milk can help: one dose of P4 can kick you out the negative loop.

Soy is estrogenic and anti-thyroid.

Potatoes fried in coconut oil are fantastically therapeutic for people with dietary problems.

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