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The BasedCal guides
Everything we've written, organized by topic. Pick a school, pick a depth, and dig in.
Sun & circadian
Light, mitochondria, EMFs, sleep, grounding.
Pro-metabolic
The pro-metabolic, anti-PUFA, sugar-friendly school (Ray Peat).
The pro-metabolic school
Its history and main ideas: metabolism over restriction, sugar isn't the enemy, no PUFA, milk and gelatin, thyroid and progesterone, light and CO2, stress is the disease. Drawn from Ray Peat.
Underground pro-metabolic tips
Lesser-known ideas from the pro-metabolic school: methylene blue, cyproheptadine, cascara, niacinamide, eggshell calcium, button mushrooms, iron avoidance, T3 over T4, and more.
Instinctive Raw
Raw meat, raw dairy, raw fat, raw eggs, unheated honey (Aajonus Vonderplanitz).
The raw, animal-based school
The raw, animal-based approach: raw meat, raw dairy, raw fat, raw eggs, unheated honey, the milkshake and lube formula, detox as the path back to health. Drawn from Aajonus Vonderplanitz.
Underground Instinctive Raw tips
Lesser-known Instinctive Raw ideas: high meat, rotten dairy as medicine, bone marrow shots, room-temperature rules, water away from meals, vegetable juice over salad, hot baths, sun on the gut.
Tracking & macros
How to actually run the numbers on a peaty plate.
BasedCal features
How the app thinks: metrics, scores, and daily tracking philosophy.