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The Ray Peat Survival Guide: Understanding, Using, and Realistically Applying the Dietary Ideas of Dr. Ray Peat
Busy Trying to Survive on Milk and Gelatin and Orange Juice and Coffee?Is it working for you? If not, there may be a better approach. You’ve likely come across the work of Ray Peat after many adventures in other dietary dogmas. You struggled with those and kept searching for another way. You thought you found it with Peat…but then you turned into a “Peatarian.” The fact is, there’s no such thing! The Ray Peat Survival Guide will sort you out and remind you why you got interested in this guy in the first place. After all, you’re trying to escape all those crazy diets, right?The Internet Has Lied to YouInterested in the work of this Ray Peat guy, but confused by what you’ve read on the internet? Have people on blogs and in forums made you believe that you have to avoid muscle meats and supplement with aspirin, but you’re not sure you want to? The Ray Peat Survival Guide is here to help. Learn the basics of what Peat actually preaches, not the mixed up version you’ve heard everywhere else. Discover the answers to the following questions and What is the deal with starches and sugars? What about my thyroid? Should I be taking supplemental hormones?Don’t Turn This Into Another DietYou’ve been down that road before. You wanted to be pure, perfect. You wanted everlasting health, but it just never worked out. You ended up sick and hungry instead. You thought following Ray Peat’s advice would change all that, but you find yourself restricting foods and being overly dogmatic again. Well, it’s time to chill out and read this book. Learn to let go of the struggle and finally be free. Ultimately, you are the authority.Download this book on Kindle today and get this easy to understand Peat information all in one place.
79 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 7, 2014
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September 20, 2017
Good read for those seeking some insights into the alternative world of Ray Peat. While the author often uses the do-what-feels-good-for-you argument he succeeds in giving a concise write up of the so called 'Peatarian diet'. I have yet to find another source online that does it in a digestible way.
January 16, 2023
excellent short read
After reading ray peat, I was curious about all the coding he made because it’s just so contrary to everything I’ve been taught. So I ended up in a Ray Peat forum and let me tell you, some of those people have lost it. They go way too crazy with Ray Peat stuff. This is a good book for recovering from ray Peat forum ptsd :)
After reading ray peat, I was curious about all the coding he made because it’s just so contrary to everything I’ve been taught. So I ended up in a Ray Peat forum and let me tell you, some of those people have lost it. They go way too crazy with Ray Peat stuff. This is a good book for recovering from ray Peat forum ptsd :)
February 13, 2019
Good review - slightly repetitive
I appreciated that the book was very easy to read. It gave a great summary of Ray Peats work without too much of the in depth science. My only criticism is that he repeatedly states that we should do what feels right for our own bodies and not follow a rigid dietary plan. While I appreciate the sentiment, it doesn’t need to be stated over and over again.
I appreciated that the book was very easy to read. It gave a great summary of Ray Peats work without too much of the in depth science. My only criticism is that he repeatedly states that we should do what feels right for our own bodies and not follow a rigid dietary plan. While I appreciate the sentiment, it doesn’t need to be stated over and over again.
March 13, 2020
Great read
Having read this gave me such a comforting feeling. We underestimate how restrictive diets (even if have been proved to work by millions and swear by it) can be so detrimental.
Having read this gave me such a comforting feeling. We underestimate how restrictive diets (even if have been proved to work by millions and swear by it) can be so detrimental.
December 8, 2020
Excellent synthesis, thank you!
Excellent synthesis, thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed how you broke down in a straightforward fashion what can be overwhelming to dig through in Dr. Peats articles. Well done, thank you!
Excellent synthesis, thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed how you broke down in a straightforward fashion what can be overwhelming to dig through in Dr. Peats articles. Well done, thank you!
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May 21, 2021I wish someone had mentioned this book on the various Peat FB groups a few months back. I think it is a great synopsis, and a balanced one. Instead, everyone talks about Heal Your Metabolism which is also good, but this one is a better introduction for someone just wanting the bones.
February 8, 2024
quick and simple summary
I didn’t know who Ray Peat was but I found this book while searching for other books related to healing the metabolism. I appreciate the author’s commentary on helping me to understand another non-conventional dietary point of view without the dogma.
I didn’t know who Ray Peat was but I found this book while searching for other books related to healing the metabolism. I appreciate the author’s commentary on helping me to understand another non-conventional dietary point of view without the dogma.
May 22, 2016
It seems like the author tries to assemble money with clickbait or its literary equivalent.
January 5, 2020
I enjoyed this book! A good comprehensive view of Peat’s ideas and a good overall take on diet culture and ‘how to eat’ as a whole!
December 28, 2024
This book is mid. Heh, yeah doing a lil’ Gen Z-ism.
So, when I looked Peat up, this was the only thing out (on paper) I could find at the time, and I am grateful for that. (Looking now, it appears there are better options.). But it’s so short, like a pamphlet & there’s not much information density there. It’s got the essential info boiled down, but often mostly just the whats, very few whys or hows. For instance, in one case he points out how Peat thought insoluble fiber was estrogenic & to be avoided, but then he gives no information as to why Peat thought seratonin is bad!
Also, quite frankly for a book that can be read in half an hour if you’re focused and determined, half the time the author is waffling about not taking the information as dogma or falling for the cult of Peat. Which is fine and noteworthy to mention once, but the guy just does it over, and over and over to the point where it’s pretty obvious he’s projecting his own neuroses or anxieties surrounding his former eating disorders onto the reader. That gets old.
So, when I looked Peat up, this was the only thing out (on paper) I could find at the time, and I am grateful for that. (Looking now, it appears there are better options.). But it’s so short, like a pamphlet & there’s not much information density there. It’s got the essential info boiled down, but often mostly just the whats, very few whys or hows. For instance, in one case he points out how Peat thought insoluble fiber was estrogenic & to be avoided, but then he gives no information as to why Peat thought seratonin is bad!
Also, quite frankly for a book that can be read in half an hour if you’re focused and determined, half the time the author is waffling about not taking the information as dogma or falling for the cult of Peat. Which is fine and noteworthy to mention once, but the guy just does it over, and over and over to the point where it’s pretty obvious he’s projecting his own neuroses or anxieties surrounding his former eating disorders onto the reader. That gets old.
July 23, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A really great and accessible summation of Dr. Ray Peat’s work. This was easy to understand and digest with quick and practical application while also honoring the ability to adapt and change based on your body and what it needs. I have been following several of these principles for almost two years now and I will say I feel better and more nourished than I ever have in my life. Still a long road ahead of healing and change, but the progress I have made and the way I feel makes it easy to keep going.
🥕 “Trust in the natural intelligence of your body to heal, to adjust, and to signal you with its needs that change from one moment to the next.”
🥕 “Steer clear of absolutism.”
🥕 “Understand that things change.”
🥕 “Also, understand that everything doesn’t have to be an instant fix. Some things take time.”
A really great and accessible summation of Dr. Ray Peat’s work. This was easy to understand and digest with quick and practical application while also honoring the ability to adapt and change based on your body and what it needs. I have been following several of these principles for almost two years now and I will say I feel better and more nourished than I ever have in my life. Still a long road ahead of healing and change, but the progress I have made and the way I feel makes it easy to keep going.
🥕 “Trust in the natural intelligence of your body to heal, to adjust, and to signal you with its needs that change from one moment to the next.”
🥕 “Steer clear of absolutism.”
🥕 “Understand that things change.”
🥕 “Also, understand that everything doesn’t have to be an instant fix. Some things take time.”
May 17, 2018
Excelente resumen (de forma concentrada) de las ideas nutricionales de Ray Peat. Si quieres acercarte a su mundo y no morir en el intento leyendo sus complejos artículos, está puede ser la manera más asequible. Son poco más de 40 páginas que se leen con facilidad, muy recomendable.
June 10, 2021
Read this extremely fast.
Really helpful mindset ideas about eating
Really helpful mindset ideas about eating
February 6, 2023
I get the point it was just really Repetitive. I think I need to find the articles by Ray peat and go from there.
November 13, 2023
meh
Very general analysis of Peat’s takes on carbs, fats, and supplements. Easy and quick read. Glad it was free, but I did learn a few things.
Very general analysis of Peat’s takes on carbs, fats, and supplements. Easy and quick read. Glad it was free, but I did learn a few things.
January 24, 2024
I enjoyed this book! A good view of Peat’s ideas.
January 5, 2025
Decent Book overall.
I suppose due to its short voluminous nature it doesn’t strictly cover Ray Peats ideology, but rather gives a general idea of his philosophy when it comes to diet.
Unfortunately even then it doesn’t wrap major aspects of Ray Peats endocrinology and thyroid issues that can be fixed with dietary regime, the book mainly consists of trail and error “eat and do what makes you feel great”, contrary to giving you detailed information on what one should consume and avoid.
I recommend going on forums such as RayPeats forum and browse thoroughly learning actual specific info concerning such topic.
I suppose due to its short voluminous nature it doesn’t strictly cover Ray Peats ideology, but rather gives a general idea of his philosophy when it comes to diet.
Unfortunately even then it doesn’t wrap major aspects of Ray Peats endocrinology and thyroid issues that can be fixed with dietary regime, the book mainly consists of trail and error “eat and do what makes you feel great”, contrary to giving you detailed information on what one should consume and avoid.
I recommend going on forums such as RayPeats forum and browse thoroughly learning actual specific info concerning such topic.
April 13, 2015
An excellent short and revealing guide to the work of maverick nutritionist Ray Peat.
January 2, 2016
I wish more Peat-fanatics out there would read a good, balanced book like this one.
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