The egg is nearly the perfect food for health and weight loss. It is easily digestible as well as a complete food.

(from the 7 Principles of Fat Burning Dr. Eric Berg)

The egg is nearly the perfect food for health and weight loss. It is easily digestible as well as a complete food. Eggs give the liver the building blocks it needs to regenerate. Cholesterol levels are not increased by eating them and you can lose weight by including them in your diet. The only time I would avoid eggs is if you have a sluggish or no gallbladder.

Eggs contain ingredients to develop a healthy body including nearly all of the essential nutrients, such as B1, B6, folic acid and B12. They contain the key minerals calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc and iron. Choline and biotin, which are important for energy and stress reduction, are also found in eggs, and they are complete in all amino acids (protein
building blocks).

The fats in the egg yolk are in nearly perfect balance. These essential fats are crucial in the regulation of cholesterol. That is because the antidote to cholesterol is lecithin, which helps dissolve cholesterol, and egg yolks are loaded with lecithin. Make sure not to overcook the yolks, as this will destroy the lecithin. These yolk fats in your diet lower the risk of heart disease. Eggs have almost zero carbohydrates and have the highest rating for complete proteins (containing all the amino acids) of any food. Amino acids are necessary for repairing tissue as well as for making hormones and brain chemicals.

As a side note, many people are afraid of eating egg yolks because of cholesterol. The fact is that most of the cholesterol in our blood is there not because of what we’ve eaten. Actually, our livers make approximately 75 percent of the cholesterol that exists in our blood. The more cholesterol we eat, the less the body will make. The less cholesterol we eat, the more the body will make. If cholesterol were so bad for us, why would our bodies make so much? The body is an incredible system that knows exactly what to do to create synergy. When we consume foods containing cholesterol, we only absorb 2 to 4 mg of cholesterol per kilogram of body weight per day. So, even if we were to eat a dozen eggs each day, we would only absorb 300 mg, which is, by the way, the recommended maximum daily amount.

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