Re: raw eggs--was Meals for Kids

[Guest guest]

Selena,

The raw egg scare is bogus. Even from factory farm eggs, I heard a

chef say that there is a one is 20,000 (some say 50,000) chance of

getting sick from eating them raw. They are used in caesar salad

dressings and other things all the time in commercial kitchens. Here

is a good article regarding raw eggs. And as far as getting sick from

from organic, pasture fed raw eggs, the chances are almost nil. I use

mine up so quickly that I don't even refrigerate them as refrigeration

depletes nutrients. Here's a good article on eggs.

The Truth About Eggs

By Dr. Al Sears for Early to Rise

First and foremost, eggs do not cause heart disease. In fact, there

was never any evidence they did. They don't even raise your blood

cholesterol. Of course, eggs contain cholesterol. The developing embryo

needs it to produce sex hormones -- and so do you.

Here's the rest of what you need to know about eating eggs:

Eggs may be the only 100% complete food. Egg

yolks have all of the required fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K),

iron, and heart-healthy omega-3 fat. The whites have all the

water-soluble B vitamins and -- cooked or raw -- are the source of the

highest-quality protein on the face of the planet, with all the amino

acids you need in exactly the ratios you need.

Raw eggs are an excellent source of the

essential fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), which can ease

hypertension, depression, problems with brain function, heart disease,

arthritis, diabetes, and cancer. Unfortunately, DHA (and other

nutrients and proteins) collapse in the cooking process.

Raw eggs are safe to eat. I do it myself and

have been recommending it for 30 years. You absorb a raw egg in as

little as 30 minutes, while it takes two to four hours to digest a

cooked egg. People are afraid of salmonella poisoning, but I have never

seen a case that came from eggs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture

estimates that only 0.00003% of eggs produced in the United States have

salmonella bacteria -- a very tiny percentage. Still, I recommend that

you eat locally farmed organic eggs and that you wash them well before

cracking.

I've read that eating cooked (though not raw)

eggs every day can lead to allergies, while eating them raw won't. I

don't know of any hard proof that it's true, but I believe it can be

the case for a small minority of people. The symptoms are the same as

for other food allergies: stomach pain, abdominal cramping, diarrhea,

flushing, itching eyes, nasal congestion. A severe food allergy can

advance to whole-body itching and even hives.

You can find out if you have an egg allergy by having your doctor

check your blood for antibodies to egg protein. Or, on your own, you

can see if the symptoms come on within a few hours after you eat eggs

and if they are absent when you don't eat eggs.

Adding raw eggs to your diet is very easy. The

simplest way is to add a raw egg to a protein shake in the morning. If

you are a little hesitant, add a small amount of the egg the first few

days. Then, progressively add more as you get more comfortable with it.

You can also just drink the egg. This is the quickest way. My father

liked to punch a hole in the eggshell and suck it dry. I prefer to

crack it into a glass of water, stir, and gulp it down. The texture may

be a little daunting (see "Word to the Wise," below) at first. Just

think of it as an oyster.

To avoid any possible problem with raw eggs:

(1) Eat only cage-free, hormone-free eggs, (2) don't eat the egg if the

shell is cracked, (3) eat only eggs that roll "wobbly," (4) do not eat

the egg if it smells at all, and (5) eat only eggs that have a gel-like

white and a firm, round yolk.

(Ed. Note: Dr. Al Sears is the editor of Health Confidential for

Men, a publication devoted to men's health. For information about it,

click here: http://www.agora-inc.com/reports/BUL/BULETR3/.)

Selly wrote:

Greetings,

[Guest guest]

Thanks --

I was hoping you'd catch this one.

-Blair

> Selena,

> The raw egg scare is bogus. Even from factory farm eggs, I heard

a chef

> say that there is a one is 20,000 (some say 50,000) chance of

getting

> sick from eating them raw. They are used in caesar salad

dressings and

> other things all the time in commercial kitchens. Here is a good

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for this ! This is

exactly what I needed to hear and read up on. Although my cookie making for

this holiday season will certainly be less now that I am on a real health (NT)

kick, I can now eat cookie batter with an open heartJ.

warmly,

Selena

Selena,

The raw egg scare is bogus. Even from factory farm eggs, I heard a chef

say that there is a one is 20,000 (some say 50,000) chance of getting sick from

eating them raw. They are used in caesar salad dressings and other things

all the time in commercial kitchens. Here is a good article regarding raw

eggs. And as far as getting sick from from organic, pasture fed raw eggs,

the chances are almost nil. I use mine up so quickly that I don't even

refrigerate them as refrigeration depletes nutrients. Here's a good

article on eggs.

The Truth About Eggs

By Dr. Al Sears for Early to Rise

First and foremost, eggs do not cause heart disease.

In fact, there was never any evidence they did. They don't even raise your

blood cholesterol. Of course, eggs contain cholesterol. The developing embryo

needs it to produce sex hormones -- and so do you.

Here's the rest of what you need to know about eating

eggs:

Eggs may be the only 100% complete

food. Egg yolks have all of the required fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K),

iron, and heart-healthy omega-3 fat. The whites have all the water-soluble B

vitamins and -- cooked or raw -- are the source of the highest-quality protein

on the face of the planet, with all the amino acids you need in exactly the

ratios you need.

Raw eggs are an excellent source of

the essential fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), which can ease

hypertension, depression, problems with brain function, heart disease,

arthritis, diabetes, and cancer. Unfortunately, DHA (and other nutrients and

proteins) collapse in the cooking process.

Raw eggs are safe to eat. I do it

myself and have been recommending it for 30 years. You absorb a raw egg in as

little as 30 minutes, while it takes two to four hours to digest a cooked egg.

People are afraid of salmonella poisoning, but I have never seen a case that

came from eggs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that only 0.00003%

of eggs produced in the United States have salmonella bacteria -- a very tiny

percentage. Still, I recommend that you eat locally farmed organic eggs and

that you wash them well before cracking.

I've read that eating cooked (though

not raw) eggs every day can lead to allergies, while eating them raw won't. I

don't know of any hard proof that it's true, but I believe it can be the case

for a small minority of people. The symptoms are the same as for other food

allergies: stomach pain, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, flushing, itching eyes,

nasal congestion. A severe food allergy can advance to whole-body itching and

even hives.

You can find out if you have an egg allergy by having

your doctor check your blood for antibodies to egg protein. Or, on your own,

you can see if the symptoms come on within a few hours after you eat eggs and

if they are absent when you don't eat eggs.

Adding raw eggs to your diet is very

easy. The simplest way is to add a raw egg to a protein shake in the morning.

If you are a little hesitant, add a small amount of the egg the first few days.

Then, progressively add more as you get more comfortable with it.

You can also just drink the egg. This is the quickest

way. My father liked to punch a hole in the eggshell and suck it dry. I prefer

to crack it into a glass of water, stir, and gulp it down. The texture may be a

little daunting (see " Word to the Wise, " below) at first. Just think

of it as an oyster.

To avoid any possible problem with raw

eggs: (1) Eat only cage-free, hormone-free eggs, (2) don't eat the egg if the

shell is cracked, (3) eat only eggs that roll " wobbly, " (4) do not

eat the egg if it smells at all, and (5) eat only eggs that have a gel-like

white and a firm, round yolk.

(Ed. Note: Dr. Al Sears is the editor of Health

Confidential for Men, a publication devoted to men's health. For information

about it, click here: http://www.agora-inc.com/reports/BUL/BULETR3/.)