More Eggs OK? Eat More Eggs to Lower Your High Cholesterol?

You may have to adjust what you have heard about eggs when you hear Dr. R.G.’s three dietary recommendations for LOWERING your high cholesterol levels:

1) Eat two soft boiled eggs per day, preferably organic

2) Cut out all white processed foods: white flour, white rice, pastries, bread

3) Eat more fiber fiber fiber -- fruits and veggies

Dr. R.G., ND, has put very few patients on cholesterol lowering drugs – only in extreme cases, and only for short periods of time – while her other patients have successfully regulated their high cholesterol levels naturally.

Why Does Dr. R.G.’s Diet Work for High Cholesterol?

• Eggs contain nutrients to help the liver make lecithin, which in fact helps prevent cholesterol oxidation, and keep it from doing any harm.

• Higher cholesterol is related to better cognitive performance. Researchers have found a link between naturally occurring high cholesterol and modestly better mental function in areas such as visual organization, memory, attention, and concentration. (Boston University, journal Psychosomatic Medicine.)

• Cholesterol is important for brain development in infants and plays a role in how neurons work in adults. Cholesterol is also needed for making hormones.

• Somewhat high cholesterol may in fact protect against infections and atherosclerosis (Q J Med 2003; 96: 927-934)

Still Worried about a Heart Attack and High Cholesterol?

• A huge Harvard study found “no evidence of an overall significant association between egg consumption and risk of coronary heart disease or stroke in either men or women" in individuals who reported eating one per day. They followed 127,000 people over 14 years.

The research team concluded that despite their high cholesterol content, this excellent food contains substantial amounts of healthy nutrients including antioxidants, folate, other B vitamins, and unsaturated fats. (The Journal of the American Medical Association 1999;281:1387-1394.)

• Researchers have reported for years that high cholesterol is just an innocent bystander of heart disease, and not a cause.

• Rather, controlling inflammation is the key to controlling vascular and heart disease.

Inflammation is the underlying cause, and the formation of cholesterol plaques are the body's attempt to help cover up and protect damage in the arteries caused by inflammation.

(“Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory process” New England Journal of Medicine Volume 357:2482-2494)

Essential Nutrition For Young and Old

• FIRST SOLID FOODS FOR BABIES: Yolks are often recommended for babies, especially for their brain development. See: Toddlers Eating Healthy

• PREGNANT MOMS TOO: "Research with animals shows that if a mother doesn't have enough choline during pregnancy, the fetus' brain doesn't develop normally and the baby can be born either with defective memory or lower memory capabilities that lasts throughout their life," says professor Steven H. Zeisel, M.D., Ph.D

"I think that pregnant women should consume one or two eggs a day to deliver the right amount of choline during pregnancy." (Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health and School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.) Eating Healthy When Pregnant

• SENIORS, BETTER MEMORY AND EYES: Research has also shown that eggs in particular are a good source of lutein and zeaxanthin because they provide an excellent lipid matrix, making the carotenoids more readily absorbed.

Studies have shown that generous intakes of these carotenoids are associated with significant reduction in the risk of cataract (up to 20 percent) and age-related macular degeneration (up to 40 percent). Discoveries for Ocular Nutrition, Macular Degeneration, Cataracts and Glaucoma

• MEMORY BOOSTER: An important dietary source of choline, they contain a more highly bioavailable form than other food sources. Choline is deemed a memory booster.

• COMPLETE PROTEIN: Among the most complete foods, they are the highest dietary source of sulfur-based amino acids including taurine, methionine and cysteine (cysteine intact only when raw), which are needed for the liver to regulate bile production for proper digestion.

• HEART DISEASE: Taurine is used in Japan as a supplement to treat ischemic heart disease as well as certain heart arrhythmias. People who suffer from congestive heart failure are reported to have benefited from taurine therapy and taurine may also be helpful in the treatment of both hypertension and high cholesterol.

• BEST PROTECTION: Cysteine-rich protein has also been discovered to be protective of heart disease, and to help lower cholesterol and high blood pressure. (Taking cysteine as a supplement in a pill is toxic)

About Supplements & Dr. R.G.s Recommendations:

Links for Heart Disease Prevention

Lowering Cholesterol Without Meds Eat Good Fats for Heart Disease Prevention Eating Eggs and Traditional Fats for Belly Fat Loss Eat Fiber to Keep that Cholesterol Out of Your Blood How I Lowered my Cholesterol Naturally by Shirley H., R.N.

Recent Health Discoveries: Eggs Good for High Cholesterol with Nutrition for Heart Disease Prevention and Heart Attack Risk

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