EGGS FOR THE BRAIN

 Huh? I'm old enough to remember when they told us to stay away from eggs. Now, they tell us eggs, especially the yolks are good for the brain! Egg yolks are rich in natural sources of choline. Choline is an essential building block of acetylcholine. What that big word means is that it is a neurotransmitter that brain cells use to communicate with each other. The researchers at Arizona State University, where we got this information, did a study that suggests eating just two eggs a day can help one think more clearly, concentrate longer and multitask more easily. So, go ahead and enjoy eggs.

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EGGS FOR MOODY BLUES

A BMC Psychiatry journal study found that eating two eggs daily cuts the risk of blue moods by up to half, especially in the elderly. The reason: the vitamin B-12 and choline boost the production of dopamine. Dopamine is known to steady moods. 

WHOLE EGG OR EGG WHITE OMELET?

Remember a few years ago when we were all going to have heart attacks and die if we ate the whole egg? Restaurants started adding egg white omelets to their menus and everyone felt like they were eating healthy when they left out the yolk. As with most well-hyped food fads we later found that the egg yolk is actually good for us. Imagine that, God didn't give us egg yolks to kill us but to nuture us! Well add that yolk back into your omelet unless your doctor tells you otherwise (always follow doctors orders and not internet articles if you have doubts or questions).  Here's why you should eat the whole egg; almost half the protein is in the yolk, yolks are rich in vitamins and are one of the best sources of choline. Choline is a nutrient that's important for brain health and may lower the risk of heart disease and cancer.

EGGS

In spite of the bad rap eggs got a few years ago, eggs are good for you.  You can be perfectly healthy eating an egg a day.  And consider this, eggs are one of the best sources of protein.  They are packed of other nutrients as well including vitamin A, choline, and folate.  So go ahead and enjoy some eggs.  As with any other food, do not overindulge.  No matter how good for you a food is, you can overindulge with any food.

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LITTLE KNOWN BENEFITS OF EGGS

Eggs have often been maligned but they are once again accepted as a good food. Did you know that eggs have anti-inflammatory properties?  Inflammation is one of the biggest causes of problems with our bodies. following are a few things you may have never connected to eggs. A huge study of 121,000 women has suggested that eating 3 eggs a week during adolescence dropped the risk of breast cancer by 18%!  Parents, as a breast cancer survivor, I say feeding your children 3 eggs a week is well worth it!  Other components in eggs, ie choline and lecithin, are shown to improve brain and gallbladder functions.  I would say eating eggs, in reasonable quantities, is a good thing to do.

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