Hey guys,
Did anyone see my post on peatarian re LSD? Maybe I made my point badly but was not impressed with the childish responses I received so won't be there often from now on.
I was trying to make the point that although LSD and certain other drugs definitely have their uses Ray Peat still does not condone their use.
I was concerned that so many were recommending LSD on the site that it would tarnish this great approach. The "Illegal" tarnish regardless of whether it is unwarranted or not can do a lot of damage to a way of thinking and some people who are in desperate need of fixing their metabolism who NEED this approach may be put off as their limited knowledge could lead to the thought "Ray Peat recommends LSD" - You might as well put it on the Ray Peat safe foods list beside coca cola and salt.
Just to be clear, I believe the use of LSD in low doses for the specific purpose of treating depression and as a tool to lower serotonin can be a useful tool (High doses - we still don't know for sure if there are damaging effects thanks to lack of research due to its status). It could still get you a prison sentence regardless of whether we think it right or wrong.
It being illegal is, in my mind unjustified, especially when compared to SSRI's BUT while it remains illegal surely people can see what massive damage can be done to a "Ray Peat" approach by openly recommending these things.
Ray talks about its use in his articles but is vague of practical doses etc so some random person on a forum recommending it to someone else when neither of them knows what else is in it from one dose to the next, where the other guy gets it from, what dose and how and when to take it - it could potentially and easily be dangerous.
All Ray Peat needs is the headline "Man found dead from LSD overdose while following a Ray Peat approach to nutrition" (Extreme and ridiculous I know but you see my point)
Did anyone see my post on peatarian re LSD? Maybe I made my point badly but was not impressed with the childish responses I received so won't be there often from now on.
I was trying to make the point that although LSD and certain other drugs definitely have their uses Ray Peat still does not condone their use.
I was concerned that so many were recommending LSD on the site that it would tarnish this great approach. The "Illegal" tarnish regardless of whether it is unwarranted or not can do a lot of damage to a way of thinking and some people who are in desperate need of fixing their metabolism who NEED this approach may be put off as their limited knowledge could lead to the thought "Ray Peat recommends LSD" - You might as well put it on the Ray Peat safe foods list beside coca cola and salt.
Just to be clear, I believe the use of LSD in low doses for the specific purpose of treating depression and as a tool to lower serotonin can be a useful tool (High doses - we still don't know for sure if there are damaging effects thanks to lack of research due to its status). It could still get you a prison sentence regardless of whether we think it right or wrong.
It being illegal is, in my mind unjustified, especially when compared to SSRI's BUT while it remains illegal surely people can see what massive damage can be done to a "Ray Peat" approach by openly recommending these things.
Ray talks about its use in his articles but is vague of practical doses etc so some random person on a forum recommending it to someone else when neither of them knows what else is in it from one dose to the next, where the other guy gets it from, what dose and how and when to take it - it could potentially and easily be dangerous.
All Ray Peat needs is the headline "Man found dead from LSD overdose while following a Ray Peat approach to nutrition" (Extreme and ridiculous I know but you see my point)