Eggs are a superfood. After all, they contain all of the nutrients and building blocks required to grow an entire baby chicken. They are loaded with high-quality proteins (including all 9 essential amino acids), vitamins, minerals, good fats, and choline (very important nutrient for the brain). Eat the yolks folks! The yolk is full of vitamins A, D, and E. Eggs are one of only a few foods that provide us with dietary vitamin D. In addition, saturated fat and cholesterol are present in the yolk and these help increase our testosterone levels. Testosterone is needed to build muscle and for cognitive function. Yes, women need this too.
What if the whole theory about cholesterol causing heart disease was wrong in the first place? It is shocking how misinformation about cholesterol-rich foods being dangerous to our health has drastically changed our eating habits. The cholesterol theory was primarily based on two faulty studies. First, in 1913, a young Russian scientist named Nikolaj Anitschkow discovered a link between cholesterol and vascular damage (atherosclerosis) when feeding rabbits large amounts of cholesterol. After dissecting them later on, he discovered that their arteries were filled with cholesterol-containing plaque that looked like the arteries of people who died of heart disease. However, rabbits are herbivores by nature and the amount of cholesterol they get in their diets is normally pretty close to zero. So it is no surprise that filling their small bodies with a large amount of cholesterol will have damaging effects on their health. As I mentioned previously, there is no connection between cholesterol in food and cholesterol in blood – unless of course you happen to be a rabbit.
So do not be afraid of eating eggs, they are extremely nutritious and delicious. Scramble them in coconut oil for an extra yummy meal. And be sure to buy pastured eggs. These eggs are from chickens that have been allowed to roam outdoors, eating their traditional diet of insects and bugs. They live happier lives roaming the pasture and will deliver healthier eggs. Sources:
Fallon, S. (2001). Nourishing traditions. Washington, DC: New Trends Publishing. Shanahan, C & L. (2009). Deep nutrition: Why your genes need traditional food. Lawai, HI: Big Box Books. Sinatra, S. (2012). The great cholesterol myth. Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press.
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Cheryl Esper
10/12/2016 07:31:35 am
Thank you for debunking the egg yolk theory. Very informative. I had a hard time believing that a food as perfectly created as the egg was not meant to be eaten in its entirety. Not to mention that the yolk is my favorite part.
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10/15/2016 09:21:03 pm
Supporting your local farmers by buying their free-range eggs is one of the best health decisions you can make.
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