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Wow - Ray Peat here on HN. Never thought I would see the day.

• blatherard 8y ago
  I'm not familiar with Ray Peat, why's it surprising for his article to be here?
  • _jgvg 8y ago
    He's one of the greats of the crazy diets: people should eat more white sugar and fructose, people shouldn't exercise because it stresses the body, people should reduce or eliminate vegetables from their diets, and so on. Also the king of cherry-picking parts of studies that agree with his view and ignoring everything else, no matter how prevalent.
    • tzar 8y ago
      He also doesn't say such things at all. I haven't decided whether the impossibility of his writing to be read and discussed charitably is primarily his fault or ours, if it even makes sense to think of it that way. I agree with the cherry-picking, though. A glaring omission in his writing is adaptation (or hormesis), which is surprising for someone who draws such inspiration from Selye.
      • jdietrich 8y ago
        I have no idea who he is or what he's trying to say, but his "about" page reeks of quackery. >The key idea was that energy and structure are interdependent, at every level. > It seems that all of the problems of development and degeneration can be alleviated by the appropriate use of the energy-protective materials. When we realize that our human nature is problematic, we can begin to explore our best potentials.
        • tzar 8y ago
          > The key idea was that energy and structure are interdependent, at every level. This doesn't strike me as so far out there. The concepts of entropy and enthalpy are often used at the molecular and cellular levels, along with statistical mechanics, which definitely interconnect the concepts of energy and structure. > It seems that all of the problems of development and degeneration can be alleviated by the appropriate use of the energy-protective materials. When we realize that our human nature is problematic, we can begin to explore our best potentials. This is a strong claim, for sure. But it becomes less quacky if interpreted more plainly: our nature is to degrade under the force of entropy, which can be countered (to a limited extent) by energy.
          • ucaetano 8y ago
            > if interpreted But that's the point. He doesn't claim that, he makes a vague claim with ambiguous terms that could be interpreted in any way, even if he's qualified enough to know the precise terms. That's the health equivalent of post-modern literature.
    • mezT 8y ago
      Evidence of this? I've found his perspective on organisms pretty refreshing and implementing his dietary advice has been very rewarding (have never felt healthier). He does seem like a crazy whack as most of his opinions go against the accepted norms but that largely stems from him disagreeing with the fundamental tenants of molecular and cell biology. His work is heavily influenced by Gilbert Ling and Albert Szent. G who look at organisms through the prism of energy rather than the dogmatism of genetics ("energy and structure are interdependent at every level")
• ucaetano 8y ago
  Yep, time to start eating sugar and stop exercising. And endless coconut oil!