Fodder: Growing animals that are not just healthier but cheaper, I mean check this out right here. This is called fodder, it’s sprouted barley. You start with a certain amount of barley seed and then you let it sprout for seven days, and it increases in weight by seven times. This is like crack for your chickens—they love it! So, I will keep you updated on that very, very soon.
Insulin Index: Alright, so now let’s talk about the benefits of eggs and why you should be eating eggs. Just realize I don’t eat my eggs for breakfast; I eat them at my lunch because I fast. Of course, it’s a late lunch; it’s probably around 2:00, 2:30, maybe sometimes three o’clock.
Anabolic Effect: Number one, the protein in eggs is superior. What I’m talking about is the anabolic effect, which means the ability of that egg to help build protein tissues in your body and the percentage of how much that egg protein is converted into body protein like your muscles, your joints, and other proteins as well. So, if we exclude breast milk, egg protein is at 48%. So, 48% is turned into body tissue. If we’re talking about meat or fish, it’s only 32%, and when we talk about soy protein, that’s like 17%. As a side note, egg white is only 17%. When you add the yolk in there, you get more utilization, which is interesting. And then whey protein is only 16%. So, what happens to the other part of this protein? Well, it’s converted into glucose and used as fuel.
Lecithin:Now, there’s another little thing about this I want to mention, and it’s called the insulin index. I talk about this in my book, but the insulin index is the scale of how a non-carbohydrate food influences insulin. Whole eggs with the cholesterol have a much lower insulin effect than egg whites. So, the more that you take out fat and have it as a pure protein, as in whey protein, the higher the insulin spike. So, eggs, if you compare them to anything else, are basically the best protein for you.
Choline: Alright, next point is choline. Choline is really good for your brain. Choline acts as a bile salt in your liver; it helps break down cholesterol, so it’s a good antidote for
HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein): gallstones and a good antidote for a fatty liver. And then we get to lecithin, which is also another antidote for cholesterol to keep your cholesterol in check because eggs come with cholesterol. A lot of people are concerned about cholesterol. In fact, there was a study out that said when you eat eggs, it increases your risk for death from heart attacks by, I think, 17%. But I did a whole video on that, and I will put the link down below. It’s a ridiculous study based on a questionnaire. I wouldn’t even call it a study because this association was so weak, and they didn’t talk about the million other variables that could have caused heart attacks. Without getting into it too much, eggs will increase your HDL more than the LDL, but that’s for a different topic.
Vitamin K2: Now, the other cool thing about eggs is that they have a good amount of vitamin K2, which keeps the calcium out of the arteries and the joints. Eggs also have vitamin D. Vitamin D and vitamin K2 work together, and there’s not a lot of foods out there that will give you vitamin D. Eggs also have vitamin E, which is good for the heart and the skin, and eggs are loaded with vitamin A, the type that’s extremely bioavailable and is called retinol. Part of these pigments in the vitamin A complex are yellow-orange, so the deeper the color, the more vitamin A you’re going to get.
Carotenoids: Eggs have omega-3 fatty acids, especially if they’re allowed outside so they can eat worms and insects. Eggs are loaded with B vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B6, B12. Now, did I mention that I feed my chickens organic grain without the soy, without the corn? That grain is fermented for three days to release a lot of the B vitamins and other nutrients that are locked up in that grain. Not only is that more nutritious, but you can also feed them less because it helps their digestion.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Eggs also have trace minerals and minerals. Eggs also have carotenoids. That is a nutrient-dense pigment that gives that yolk the color but also has a lot of health benefits. Now, the two big carotenoids are lutein, which is yellow in color, and zeaxanthin, which is more orange. Both of these pigments greatly improve the eye. In fact, the greatest concentration of these carotenoids is in the eye, so they support the lens, and the retina, help prevent macular degeneration, and help reduce blue light.