What Happens When You Eat 3 to 4 Eggs Daily?

Today we're going to talk about why you

should consume three to four eggs every

single day. Now I will say that eggs are

an extraordinary topic and believe me

I'm not an extremist with eggs but I do

consume eggs every single day. So before

I dive in the topic, if you have even

the slightest hesitancy about eggs

because of cholesterol, you can take

that idea and just get it out of your

head because eggs in no way, shape, or

form have ever created a cholesterol

problem. So that was a lot of

propaganda. I'm going to put some new

research down below in the description

if you have any hesitancy whatsoever.

But what I really want to dive into

right off the bat is why is an egg so

special? Why is it so different than

other types of protein like meats or

fish? First of all, when you're eating

animal protein in general, you're eating

the muscle part. The muscle is

responsible for contraction and

relaxation and movement. But the egg

doesn't do that, okay? It's something

that's going to turn into a chicken. So,

let me just explain the difference as

far as protein. Eggs have the highest

biological value as far as protein. What

the heck does that mean? It means that

it absorbs the most protein in your

tissues. Absorption. Egg is at the top

of the list. The second point is when

we're talking about protein. Why do we

need protein? Generally, we need it to

build muscle like tendons, ligaments,

joints, etc. But we also need it for

repair because our bodies are constantly

repairing our protein structures. Does

it have any other purposes? Yes, it

does. It helps you build hormones. It

helps build enzymes to allow

biochemistry to occur. But protein can

also be used as a fuel source. But now

let's just compare and contrast regular

meat and egg protein for that. When you

consume animal meat or fish, I'm talking

about the muscle part. You could only

use between 10 and 20% of that for fuel.

Okay? Now, if you actually have a fatty

piece of meat, well, you can use that

fat for fuel, but I'm talking about just

the protein itself. At the max, you can

only use 20% of that as fuel. Okay. Now,

what about egg? Well, the egg has the

egg yolk, and that's a lot of fat. That

can be used as fuel. So, in other words,

if we take a look at the entire egg, 65%

of that egg can be used as fuel. And

that also relates to people uh that are

eating more lean meat. They're not going

to be able to use as much of that for

fuel. You know, there's experiments

where people lived on rabbit meat, which

is extremely lean and they got really

sick and some of them even died because

of the problem with the fuel. You can't

live 100% on protein. So, the egg has

some serious advantages over other types

of proteins. I mean, you could literally

live on eggs for the rest of your life

and be pretty healthy. But that is not

all.

This egg has some additional things that

meat doesn't have. It has a lot more

protection. Okay, what do I mean by

protection? Well, in this egg you have

all sorts of anti-microbial

proteins. This is in the white part.

What do I mean by antimicrobial? I mean

things that can actually kill off

bacteria. The egg white also has some

things in there that can lock up iron,

but also it can lock up vitamin B7,

which is biotin. Now, I don't know if

you ever heard that if you consume

the raw egg white, there's something in

there that can actually deplete you of

biotin. I don't know if you've ever

heard that before, but weightlifterss

sometimes would consume a whole bunch of

raw eggs in a shake and drink that. And

some of them were getting a biotin

deficiency. But of course, if you heat

up the egg white and you cook it, uh,

that thing goes away. So, you don't have

to worry about eggs depleting biotin.

But the point is that the reason why

that compound is in eggs in the first

place is that certain pathogens

depend on biotin. And if you can lock

that up, you can eliminate the bad

bacteria. Again, another defensive

protective purpose of the egg. Also,

eggs have all of the essential amino

acids, including leucine, which is the

key amino acid that helps build muscle.

Eggs also are the second highest source

of choline, which is a B vitamin.

Choline is really good to prevent a

fatty liver. It's also something that

makes up your bile to help you digest

fats. And it's also really beneficial

for those people that have a genetic

problem that can help repair DNA damage.

Now, I'm going to give you a new word

that you may have not heard about. It's

called methylation, which is basically

something in your body that can help DNA

repair detoxification

and also something to help make

neurotransmitters. And the only reason

I'm bringing this up is that a lot of

people have a genetic issue with this.

And so they can have problems if they

don't get enough choline, if they don't

get enough natural B12, which is in the

egg, and they don't get enough folate,

which is also in the egg. So in other

words, a lot of people that have a

genetic problem with this are going to

get enough choline, and they're going to

benefit from that. In fact, with my

genetics, I found that I have a problem

absorbing choline. And this is why eggs

are really good for me. Another thing

that eggs have very powerful

antioxidants called luteine and

zeazanthin are concentrated in the

retina of your eye to act as a natural

protection against ultraviolet light as

well as blue light that can destroy

certain parts of the eye. So for

example, if we take this eyeball right

here and we open it up right here, in

the back part of that eye, okay, I don't

know if you can see this. In the back

part of the eye, you have the retina and

that is an extension of the brain that

has these cells that pick up information

and push it back into the brain. We need

a super high concentration of luteine

and zeazanthin to protect those cells

and also to be able to see in dim light.

So these are very very important. And

eggs will give you these things. But

it's not just good for the retina. It's

also good for the other parts of the

brain as well to help with

concentration memory learning etc.

All right. What else does an egg have?

Well, it has these interesting things

called phospholipids. Again, I don't

want to give you a bunch of big words.

This is something that helps the

membranes of your brain and other

tissues to allow you to have really good

cognitive function. Also, there's

something in your eggs that actually

mimic an ACE inhibitor which lower blood

pressure because of this thing right

here. Egg also has vitamin K2 to

transport calcium and keep it out of the

soft tissues, the joints, the kidney,

and the arteries and push that calcium

into the teeth and the bone. Okay,

that's K2. It also has the active form

of vitamin A called retinol. Not just

for the eye, but for your skin, the

internal skin through the sinuses,

throughout the lung, throughout the

digestive tract. Vitamin A is also

important for your immune system. And

the egg also has vitamin D. Now, before

you decide that eggs are an excellent

idea to start consuming a lot of them,

we should probably talk about the type

of eggs briefly. Okay, you have

conventional eggs, which by the way, 65%

of all eggs that people consume are

caged. Okay, what does that mean, caged?

That means that that chicken their

entire life is confined to a very small

space of 8 in by 8 8 in. That's going to

raise cortisol. Okay, you don't want to

support that. I would not consume just

caged eggs. cage free gives them a

little more space, like two square feet.

Okay, that's a little bit better. Um,

they might have access outside the barn,

they might not, but they're in a very

large facility

with other chickens. It's still not that

great, but pasture-raised is much

better. At least they get 10 ft by 10 ft

outdoors. Okay, this is what I would

consume. or even when you're at the

farmers market, find a farmer to get

eggs from. It's going to be better. Of

course, if you can have your own

chickens like I do, that would be the

ultimate. You need to know also the

conventional eggs are loaded with fake

colorings. I mean, when you think about

it, the color of that egg is reflecting

how much of these carotenoids you have,

but it's all fake. Now, what about

organic? Organic eggs do not tell you if

they're in a cage or not. They just mean

that the feed that they give them are

like grains without pesticides and

insecticides, herbicides and fungicides.

So, of course, that's better. If you can

do organic pasture, that would be great.

And then that means it doesn't have the

GMO grain foods. Okay? it's not sprayed

with glyphosate, but there are some

loopholes there, especially if they're

using uh wheat to feed them because they

can spray it with glyphosate and it

could still be considered non-GMO. And

don't be impressed when they say

vegetarian feed because it's like, oh

wow, vegetarian feed versus what? I

mean, I feed my chickens a lot of

different foods. They love love cheese.

They will eat so many different things.

And if I put grains versus some protein,

they will go right after that protein

source. I'm talking about meat. And so

chickens were evolved to consume bugs

and things like that, not necessarily

just a lot of grains and not GMO corn

and soy. So in other words, conventional

chickens that are fed a lot of corn and

soy, which is genetically modified,

you're just really spiking the omega-6

fatty acids in that egg, and that is

more inflammatory. There are eggs that

you can get that are to increase the

omega-3 fatty acids. I'm doing an

experiment with my chickens right now.

I'm feeding them a type of grain that's

much higher in omega-3 than omega6. Stay

tuned for the results on that. All

right. Now, let's give you some tips on

what you should combine your eggs with.

Here's a couple things to think about.

When you're consuming eggs, if you pair

it with an arugula salad, you are going

to increase the absorption of the

phytonutrients in arugula by 9x because

of the egg yolk. It's fat and a lot of

the phytonutrients in all these greens

and the salads are fat soluble. So,

that's a really good combination to

optimize uh your health. I consume a lot

of onions definitely with my eggs. I

will sauté them. You enhance your

detoxification pathways. When you add

black pepper to your eggs, which I

always do, in sea salt, you increase the

absorption of the carotenoids. Don't

overcook them. I mean, sometimes this is

hard when you're out at a restaurant and

you're having breakfast or something,

they can overcook it. I like to cook my

eggs over easy with the yolk runny or if

I'm doing scrambled eggs, uh, just cook

it so it's just done but not overly

done. It's a minor point, but you'll

just get more nutrients if you don't

overdo it. Adding a tomato with your

eggs is a good thing in season. I do

that all summer long when I have these

delicious tomatoes. Oh my gosh, every

single day I do that. Tomatoes have a

lot of great things, but at the top of

the list is something called lycopine.

This is the probably one of the most

potent antioxidants or carotenoids that

you can consume that is really good for

the inside of your artery, for your

prostate. It's good for your eyes. It's

good for your brain. But I just want to

make this point. If this is too

expensive, because sometimes they are,

and you can just afford at this point

conventional eggs, do it. Because

there's enough nutrition in that

conventional egg that is way better than

these conventional sources of protein

that you would see that a lot of times

are combining different sugars and

starches because they're not just

protein. They add a bunch of stuff in

there. So even conventional eggs are

going to benefit your health. Another

thing I add is the avocado. The fats in

avocado are super super healthy. And

because you're consuming the whole

avocado, you're getting the fresh raw

oils or fatty acids which are super

healthy. Unfortunately, most avocado oil

is refined. It's cooked. It's oxidized

unless you get coldressed. And even

then, the regulations on avocado oil are

very, very loose right now. So, you

really have to verify where you get the

avocado oil. And so, when you cook that

egg, I recommend using olive oil or

butter. Now, you have to just be careful

um anytime you heat any oil. But because

olive oil is just also loaded with so

many protective phytonutrients

and you don't overcook it, I think

you're going to be fine with that. Now,

I hope I've convinced you to consume at

least one of your meal with eggs. But

the question now is, what type of

protein should you use on the other meal

or meals? Well, for that information,

you should watch this video right here.