“A mud pack draws poisons out of you and gives you back vitamin D. Use a mud pack in the sun.”

“School has become the world religion of a modernized proletariat, and makes futile promises of salvation to the poor of the technological age. The nation-state has adopted it, drafting all citizens into a graded curriculum leading to sequential diplomas not unlike the initiation rituals and hieratic promotions of former times. The modern state has assumed the duty of enforcing the judgment of its educators through well-meant truant officers and job requirements, much as did the Spanish kings who enforced the judgments of their theologians through the conquistadors and the Inquisition.”

POISON! Listen to the latest Ray Peat interview (Aug. 16, 2021) on One Radio Network.

The hardest part about being a vegan is having to wake up at 3:00 a.m. to milk the almonds.

Both illness and wellness are culture-bound artifacts.