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02.21.22 Peat Ray [1220230201] — Ray Peat Clip

This curated audio highlight features Ray Peat speaking in the interview 02.21.22 Peat Ray [1220230201]. The excerpt begins at 1:07:01 and runs for 1 minute 45 seconds.

That's another thing involving concentrated mast cells and activating them. For example, low blood sugar will activate them, many irritants, but things that cause a drop in blood sugar will activate the mast cells that secrete histamine and serotonin and cause edema. Again, these mast cells do their thing, right? Yeah, so antihistamines are the first treatment. Could you please ask Dr. Peat if he has any suggestions for eliminating cataracts that does not involve surgery? No, basically preventing them involves things like keeping your PUFA intake low, but once they're formed, their disappearance is very slow. A few people I've known, just by changing their way of living, who had beginning cataracts when they were in their 60s, by their 70s, had no detectable cataracts. So very good living conditions can very slowly cause them to fade away. I see. Rhonda wants to know, she says, "I've been reading that taking a bath in 3% hydrogen peroxide and magnesium flakes is good pain relief remedy." Can you ask Dr. Peat if he knows if this would be a reasonable thing to do? Oh, it's very bad for your skin.