
Generative Energy Podcast
"If we learn to see problems in terms of a general disorder of energy metabolism, we can begin to solve them." —Raymond Peat PhD
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Jul 11, 2021 • 1h 46min
#62: Diabetes | CO2 | Mineral Balancing? | Coenzyme Q10 | Cognitive Capture | Parathyroid Hormone with Georgi Dinkov
Topics include effects of intense training on mitochondrial function, relationship between renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and parathyroid hormone, impact of dietary PUFA on heart health, PUFA's effect on blood glucose control in diabetes, legal battle over copyright laws in scientific works distribution, and Alexandra's influence on science accessibility.

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Jun 27, 2021 • 2h
#61: Bodybuilding and Steroids | Progesterone for Men? | Basic Bioenergetic Therapies with Ray Peat and Georgi Dinkov
00:00 - Start, why are we doing a fundraiser?
01:58 - Trestolone 7α-methyl-19-nortestosterone (MENT), activation of the androgen receptor, adding a methyl group to a steroid makes it risky
04:46 - What would Ray do if he had Crohn's disease? Mycobacteria, supplementing with cellulose
09:56 - Cortisol blockers for weight loss? Progesterone, thyroid
10:38 - Do you want to increase ceruloplasmin? Copper toxicity
12:55 - Does nitric oxide work like viagra?
14:36 - Lactose-free milk and is aspirin safe to take every day?
15:43 - Low sperm count, varicocele, aspirin, progesterone, thyroid, testosterone, estrogen
18:14 - Ray's thoughts on ivermectin, vitamin D, coronavirus
22:46 - Hypothyroidism in children?
24:53 - Can thyroid hormone lower the temperature?
28:20 - Why are people getting flu and cold symptoms right now?
30:03 - Is vaccination a tradeoff?
32:19 - What steroids would be useful for building big muscles? Testosterone, estrogen, DHEA, 'thyroid is the basic anabolic hormone'
36:52 - Sleep apnea, CPAP, CO2, hypothyroidism, progesterone, acetazolamide
40:26 - Diabetic pain in the feet, T4 only therapy, thyroid gland removal, armour, cynoplus, cynomel
43:02 - Progest-E by Kenogen, email Katherine at kenogen@gmail.com, progesterone as a basic stabilizing factor
44:58 - Ray's thoughts on ethically composing a "cosmic diet"
46:25 - Benign tumor metabolism, progesterone, fibrosis, estrogen, nitric oxide
48:38 - Gynecomastia, vitamin D, progesterone, thyroid, aspirin
49:25 - When did the U.S. transform into an empire?
52:26 - Inability to ejaculate and get an erection, getting blood tests, low heart rate, hypothyroidism
54:49 - Herbs for DHT production?
55:29 - Can T3 harm the thyroid gland if used chronically?
58:17 - Pregnenolone, adrenal suppression, progesterone, stress
01:02:29 - Increasing libido and energy in a young woman after childbirth, vitamin D, calcium, thyroid
01:03:31 - How to reverse the aging process? CO2 as a cardinal adsorbent, flavanoids, fisetin
01:11:26 - Raising levels of the ACE2 enzyme for health, anti-viral effects of progesterone
01:14:06 - Getting rid of acne scars
01:15:12 - Taking thyroid but the morning temperature isn't increasing
01:16:01 - Diabetes, swollen purple legs, and significant edema, vitamin D, calcium, progesterone, thyroid, a lower-fat diet
01:17:27 - Best things to increase mitochondrial function, CO2, angiotensin inhibitors
01:18:17 - Correcting a thyroid nodule, TSH
01:19:03 - Excess saliva
01:19:35 - 16-year old breast cancer, estrogen, progesterone, aspirin, thyroid
01:20:18 - T3 and body odor, sulfur soap
01:21:09 - Nicotine as a prometabolic substance?
01:22:49 - How to lengthen the luteal phase?
01:23:45 - A daily progesterone amount for men?
01:25:20 - Is the Herxheimer reaction real? Harry Rubin's findings about cancer treatment
01:29:15 - A bioenergetic view of THC and CBD?
01:31:10 - Ray's essential 'prepper' food items
01:34:16 - Lump in the throat from cynoplus and cynomel, how much is too much with T3? Does Ray chew the cynoplus/cynomel?
01:36:16 - Varicose veins from progesterone or pregnenolone? What's a big dose of progesterone?
01:39:16 - What does Ray think of the croissant diet?
01:40:29 - What amount of alcohol is enough for lipofuscin?
01:41:18 - How to restore the outer layer of the adrenal gland?
01:42:12 - Can the temperature and pulse be maintained by stress? How long does it take to adapt to a thyroid supplement?
01:45:19 - What is Ray working on right now?
01:46:45 - Magnetofection?
01:48:04 - How to use progesterone to post-pone menopause?
01:49:36 - Benefits of allopregnanolone?
01:49:51 - Very dry palms, hypothyroidism, sebum, sweat
01:50:31 - How to tell if sugar is converting into CO2 or lactic acid?
01:50:59 - 1000 calories for weight loss? RU486 cortisol blocker, how many calories to eat?
01:53:44 - Kids dying as the result of vaccination

Jun 21, 2021 • 1h 28min
#60: PUFA as a Mitochondrial Toxin | Vitamin D, Inflammation, and Aging | Iron, Copper, and Anemia with Georgi Dinkov
Topics discussed include mitochondrial dysfunction causing anemia, serotonin synthesis linked to breast cancer, benefits of vitamin D in addiction treatment, PUFA deficiency reversing alcohol effects on mitochondria, and hypothetical scenarios of power and water outages.

Jun 13, 2021 • 1h 38min
#59: PUFA, Aggression, and Puberty | Insomnia and Serotonin | Cortisol, Obesity, and Diabetes
00:00 - Skip Setup music, catch-up with Georgi, JBS "cyberattack," World Economic Forum, UFOs
12:11 - Georgi's Strong Sista's interview, problems with low-carb
15:35 - Maternal high-PUFA diet causes alcoholism, aggressiveness, early puberty, and hyper-estrogenism in offspring, PUFAs are estrogenic
25:13 - Stress ups cortisol/estrogen/prolactin, drops DHT, causes male infertility and prostate issues
33:07 - Idealabs update, drupanol
39:32 - Hyperserotonemia confirmed as a cause of autism and insomnia, ways to lower serotonin, aspirin, salt
58:05 - Hidut's Bulgarian Bioenergetic Burger™ Recipe
01:10:38 - Cortisol causes fatty liver (as well as obesity, diabetes, etc.), saturated fat
01:04:11 - Working too hard / long can kill you, finding meaningful work
01:13:58 - High PTH, low vitamin D implicated in bipolar disorder (BD)
01:23:18 - 'It takes 30-50 years to know the side effects of a new drug'
01:34:49 - Danny thinks this is the calm before the storm, outro

May 30, 2021 • 1h 45min
#58: Bioenergetic Nutrition Continued | Authoritarianism | Intention and Learning with Ray Peat and Georgi Dinkov
00:00 - Approaching nutrition in an open anti-authoritarian way
01:30 - What is the problem with authoritarianism in nutrition?
03:09 - How do you approach the subject of nutrition? "In context" suggestions
05:20 - Ray Peat on the silliness of "The Ray Peat Diet"
06:35 - Are most people beyond dietary intervention? The human diet almost always contained thyroid
08:41 - Why don't some people feel comfortable with thyroid?
12:18 - Is the look of obesity due to the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides?
13:25 - "If your thyroid is working efficiently, your pituitary doesn't have much to do and you're not likely to get a pituitary tumor, your adrenals don't have much to do, and your ovaries don't get over stimulated. The other glands have an easy job when your thyroid is working right. If your thyroid gets interfered with, you have to rev up your adrenals and your pituitary becomes commander in chief and tells everyone what to do.” Ray Peat (2017)
15:02 - W.D. Denckla
16:13 - What does Ray think about his video interviews hitting YouTube?
17:26 - Final points on anti-authoritarian nutrition
19:44 - What if someone's orienting reflex is "broken"?
22:51 - Ray's motivation for his new newsletter
25:37 - Potential of human society hasn't been explored, Kropotkin
26:24 - Cilium as a sensing organlle
28:58 - Georgi arrives, critical aspects of Ray's new newsletter
32:26 - Combining consciousness of organisms
34:16 - Cosmic Clocks by Michel Gauquelin, vibration
41:45 - How was remote viewing research applied?
42:43 - Fake alien invasion
43:05 - 'Progesterone is useful for any health problem'
44:57 - 'Hormones are useful in our horrific environment'
46:16 - 'Real society would include our animal friends'
47:39 - 'Is there anything that thyroid does that progesterone doesn't?'
49:57 - Question: Is the source of all knowledge experience?
52:21 - Question: Are some principles worth dying for? Pituitary, death, growth hormone, hypoxia
59:32 - Question: Why was Artistotle a good scientist?
01:01:06 - Question: How does metabolic stress begin?
01:02:31 - Question: How does Ray organize his research?
01:06:53 - Question: Can Ray go over his week of eating?
01:09:23 - Question: How does our metabolism affect our thoughts and feelings?
01:13:13 - Question: Why are some people so submissive to authority?
01:13:54 - Question: Ray's thoughts on Chernobyl reactivating
01:15:29 - Question: How to reduce body hair?
01:17:35 - Question: Is there a way to remineralize teeth and heal cavities?
01:21:35 - Unz article about germ warfare, ACE2, China, Luc Montagnier, exosomes, mRNA vaccines, variants
01:35:11 - Ray's thoughts on Israel and Palestine, Netanyahu
01:39:15 - Bill Gates being thrown under the bus
01:41:47 - Danny thinks the real olive oil on the carrot or mushrooms is a revelation
01:42:46 - Orange peel wax

May 16, 2021 • 1h 51min
#57: Fasting, Depression, and Serotonin | The Obesity Paradox | Psyop Overload | Acid Reflux with Georgi Dinkov
Topics covered include fasting and serotonin levels affecting depression, the obesity paradox, acid reflux solutions, and discussions on vaccine safety, CIA hacks, and bacterial communication via serotonin. The podcast also explores controversial health topics, including vitamin toxicity, neuropathy, and fat storage enzymes.

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May 10, 2021 • 1h 34min
#56: Serotonin and Servitude | Cortisol, Aldosterone, and Hair Loss | Silica, Endotoxin, and TLR4 with Georgi Dinkov
Topics include the impact of stress on hair loss, estrogen's role in obesity and PCOS, the importance of DHT for men's health, benefits of topical vitamin D for scars, vitamin D deficiency on muscle health, serotonin's influence on gullibility, silica health implications, and EMF-blocking tents

Apr 25, 2021 • 1h 35min
#55: Bioenergetic Nutrition Basics | "The Ray Peat Diet" | Appetite and Metabolism with Ray Peat
00:00 - Florida, Texas, cyberattack, "climate emergency," war with Russia, Putin, Biden
12:10 - Attempting to ground Ray's nutritional ideas, people copying Ray's work without credit
13:02 - Copying someone else before being able to become yourself, Wilhelm Reich, translation as an act of creation
17:27 - Eating as our closest interaction with the world, how Ray thinks about nutrition, body temperature
20:17 - Appetite and metabolism, voting of the intelligent population of cells
22:59 - Variety in the diet, hysteresis, memories in tissue, Rupert Sheldrake, cellular communication
30:41 - Is EMF capable of interfering with cellular communication?
38:39 - EMF causes cells to uptake calcium, vitamin D, and calcium help reduce intracellular calcium by lowering PTH
39:54 - Danny's take on basic requirements for a human living in 2021 based on what he's learned from Ray, is there an optimal amount of fat? Loss of subcutaneous fat and the look of old age, Randle cycle
47:22 - How do testosterone, progesterone, and DHT cause fat loss without increasing lipolysis and fat oxidation? Progesterone, thyroid, and magnesium reversing "addiction" and cirrhosis
52:50 - Hypothyroidism, gallbladder disease, light stools
53:54 - Ray on the importance of protein, albumin, proteolytic enzymes, easy to overdo the protein lowering thyroid function, gelatin, tryptophan
01:00:30 - Is there a base amount of carbohydrate for stress resistance in 2021?
01:02:35 - Sorbitol, prune juice, laxative, emodin, xylitol
01:05:52 - Alternatives if sweet orange juice isn't available? Tortillas, orange juice concentrate, sour orange juice contains more citric acid that can irritate a person's digestion
01:09:51 - Did they change the Mexican coke recipe?
01:14:01 - Regular consumption of liver, eggs, and oysters
01:16:37 - Why are liver and oysters difficult to digest?
01:18:59 - What brand of oysters does Ray use? How does he eat them?
01:20:25 - Salt and gelatin for sleep, the amount of salt for normal functioning?
01:23:16 - What's an optimal amount of calcium per day? PTH, uncoupling proteins, lithium
01:25:09 - Calcium vs. magnesium for suppressing PTH, magnesium absorption and retention in hypothyroidism
01:28:24 - Cytokines activating the stress systems because of the failure of energy
01:30:31 - What is Ray working on?

Mar 27, 2021 • 1h 33min
#53: What is Inflammation? | The CIA's "Finders" Operation | Using Progesterone | CO2 and Stem cells with Ray Peat, PhD
00:00 - Skip setup music, inflation, universal basic income, gold, bitcoin
08:49 - What are ways to opt-out of the system?
10:36 - Ray's new newsletter: Inflammation, adaptation, and aging
12:16 - What is inflammation?
14:11 - Does inflammation exist without PUFA?
16:16 - Is lactic acid the first "signal" for inflammation?
17:23 - Stem cell renewal, oxygen, carbon dioxide, stem cell therapy, high altitude
22:59 - Are oxidative stress and inflammation synonymous terms? Rate of living theory, Hayflick limit, continuous creation, Artistotle
30:19 - Tissue injury makes a person susceptible to bacteria, viruses, and fungi
32:22 - If a person gets a vaccine, are they harmful to be around?
36:57 - "It’s my considered view that it is entirely possible that [coronavirus vaccines] will be used for massive-scale depopulation.” — Former Pfizer VP and Chief Science Officer Mike Yeadon (2021)
42:04 - John Magufuli's mysterious death
44:33 - Ray's thoughts on men, women, and children using Progest-E, ~5-10 milligrams is an average anti-stress dose
53:37 - Thyroid consumption in traditional diets
55:07 - What would Ray suggest if a person has issues with cynoplus?
57:37 - 1/2 a traditional grain of thyroid is close to 1/4 of a cynoplus tablet
01:00:10 - Question: declining health with digital learning and lockdowns, the meaning of the mask, the purpose of the lockdowns, making organization impossible
01:09:07 - Andrew Cuomo getting metooed
01:10:58 - Ray's experience with the CIA's 'finders' operation, Blake college
01:16:49 - Question: the loss of smell and taste with coronavirus, influenza, metallothionein, zinc deficiency, carbonic anhydrase, serotonin
01:23:09 - Question: mRNA vaccines, immunology, viruses, antiinflammaatories for bacterial, fungal and viral infections, cancer

Mar 20, 2021 • 1h 38min
#52: Sugar Superior to Starch? | PUFA and Bacterial Infections | NASA | The Death of John Magufuli
00:00 - Skip setup music, the mysterious death of John Magufuli, news sources, AstraZeneca blood clots, Biden, NASA
12:34 - Blocking cortisol may treat terminal pancreatic cancer
18:20 - Replacing starch with sucrose increases metabolism, prevent obesity
23:14 - Stress (cortisol) causes pre-term birth by blocking progesterone
25:41 - Idealabs update
30:01 - Aspirin may prevent and treat COVID-19
41:45 - Question: do carbohydrates increase serotonin?
47:34 - Question: thoughts on TNF-a blockers?
51:59 - Question: thoughts on drinking water?
56:18 - PUFA metabolites may drive bacterial infections and their resistance to antibiotics
01:00:47 - Fasting ineffective for shrinking belly fat, may actually increase it
01:13:18 - Progesterone therapy may improve COVID-19 outcomes for men
01:16:26 - Androgens (T, DHT) highly protective against the flu
01:23:38 - Outro, state of humanity, Samia Suluhu, World Economic Forum, cyber attack, climate lockdowns
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