Ray Peat Audio Archive

jf-191112-listener-qa — Ray Peat Clip

This curated audio highlight features Ray Peat speaking in the interview jf-191112-listener-qa. The excerpt begins at 50:21 and runs for 1 minute 56 seconds.

So stress that leaves you with chronic serotonin excess can contribute to all of the tumor developments that are driven by the pituitary gland, which would include different types of adrenal tumors, thyroid tumors, ovarian tumors, all of the endocrine tumors. Okay, very good. The next question comes from John and it says, "What are your thoughts on the herbal form of ephedra, also known as Mao Hang? Is this something that can be beneficial?" Yeah, I've used it from the time I was four years old, I think, and first had migraine-like headaches. I had another Mao Hang tea, a desert tea it was called, and it's a powerful stimulant, it wakes you up. Some people have used it in an excessive, chronic way, using it just for its stimulating purpose or for weight loss, for example. In chronic, excessive use, it contains things that are toxic to the liver, but if it's used occasionally, medicinally, for example, to treat nausea or a headache.