Re: egg drink and constipation

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> Hi

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> I started working part-time in Oct 2010 and I like to take the egg drink with

me for lunch 'cos it's very convenient and quickly consumed. I usually have it

for breakfast too on the days I work (4 days). I don't usually have it any

other days for the sake of some variety. My problem is I'm convinced it's

causing constipation and I'm not sure if that's because I'm having it twice a

day on those 4 days or whether it's my proportions that are wrong (4 eggs, 1 1/4

cups water, 2 Tbs each CO and ghee, sea salt , touch of stevia or yeast flakes).

I am going to cut it down to 3 eggs and have it only for lunch and see if that

makes a difference, but I have experimented and I know for sure that it is the

culprit. I don't want to cut it out as that will mean coming up with lunch

ideas! Any thoughts?

+++Hi Priya,

Have you ever been constipated in your life before starting this program?

Bee

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Maybe you could try not using the ground cinnamon & nutmeg. I've replaced

the powdered spices with a cinnamon and ginger tea that I make by boiling

cinnamon sticks and fresh ginger slices. I strain the tea and use this in

the egg drink. I'm not sure it's made a difference with my digestion, but

intuitively this would be easier to digest. Cinnamon is the bark of a tree,

and nutmeg is a nut, so even if these are in a powder form, I don't think

they'd be easy to digest.

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Bee <beeisbuzzing2003@...> wrote:

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> > Hi

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> > I started working part-time in Oct 2010 and I like to take the egg drink

> with me for lunch 'cos it's very convenient and quickly consumed. I usually

> have it for breakfast too on the days I work (4 days). I don't usually have

> it any other days for the sake of some variety. My problem is I'm convinced

> it's causing constipation and I'm not sure if that's because I'm having it

> twice a day on those 4 days or whether it's my proportions that are wrong (4

> eggs, 1 1/4 cups water, 2 Tbs each CO and ghee, sea salt , touch of stevia

> or yeast flakes). I am going to cut it down to 3 eggs and have it only for

> lunch and see if that makes a difference, but I have experimented and I know

> for sure that it is the culprit. I don't want to cut it out as that will

> mean coming up with lunch ideas! Any thoughts?

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> +++Hi Priya,

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> Have you ever been constipated in your life before starting this program?

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> Bee

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>... My problem is I'm convinced it's causing constipation and I'm not sure if

that's because I'm having it twice a day on those 4 days or whether it's my

proportions that are wrong (4 eggs, 1 1/4 cups water, 2 Tbs each CO and ghee,

sea salt , touch of stevia or yeast flakes). .. I know for sure that it is the

culprit.

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> +++Hi Priya,

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> Have you ever been constipated in your life before starting this program?

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> Bee

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Hey again, Bee

Yes, I've definitely been constipation before but it is the egg drink that does

it every time. I understand that I will retrace constipation but why wouldn't

that be random as opposed to being connected to a particular combination of

nutrients as in the drink?

Thanks, Priya

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Hey . Thanks for your idea. Actually, I don't put cinnamon in my egg

drink 'cos I can't find non-irradiated spices here in Bangkok. I will

experiment with fewer eggs in the mix and see if that helps.

Kind regards

Priya> >

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> Hey again, Bee

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> Yes, I've definitely been constipation before but it is the egg drink that

does it every time. I understand that I will retrace constipation but why

wouldn't that be random as opposed to being connected to a particular

combination of nutrients as in the drink?

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+++Hi Priya,

How long after you have the egg drink do you get constipated, i.e. hours?

I suggest you always cook the spices for the egg drink, which is now included in

my recipe, since spices, like any plant foods, have fibers in their cell walls

which will digest better if they are broken down by cooking.

Bee

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> Hi

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> I started working part-time in Oct 2010 and I like to take the egg drink with

me for lunch 'cos it's very convenient and quickly consumed. I usually have it

for breakfast too on the days I work (4 days). I don't usually have it any

other days for the sake of some variety. My problem is I'm convinced it's

causing constipation and I'm not sure if that's because I'm having it twice a

day on those 4 days or whether it's my proportions that are wrong (4 eggs, 1 1/4

cups water, 2 Tbs each CO and ghee, sea salt , touch of stevia or yeast flakes).

I am going to cut it down to 3 eggs and have it only for lunch and see if that

makes a difference, but I have experimented and I know for sure that it is the

culprit. I don't want to cut it out as that will mean coming up with lunch

ideas! Any thoughts? Priya

****Hi Priya

I don't have any ideas regarding the constipation side of things.

But I do have a suggestion re convenient food for work.

I'm guessing you take the egg drink to work in a thermos. I used to do that too.

An alternative is taking a wide mouth thermos with some actual food in it. What

I do in the morning, is in a saucepan, fry up some onion in coconut oil, then

throw in my meat (diced up), then add a chopped tomato (or some flowers of

cauliflower etc). Takes about 10 - 15 mins to 3/4 cooked. Then I pour it from

the saucepan into the thermos, add 2 tablespoons of coco oil or butter, then

screw the lid on.

It's so easy, cooks while I finish cleaning the kitchen and the best part is

that by the time I eat it, it has been slow cooking (stewing) in the thermos for

a good 4 hours and fully cooked. Smells great and tastes so nutritious and for

me, is just as easy as preparing the egg drink for a thermos.

Blessings,

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> ****Hi Priya

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> I don't have any ideas regarding the constipation side of things.

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> But I do have a suggestion re convenient food for work.

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> I'm guessing you take the egg drink to work in a thermos. I used to do that

too.

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> An alternative is taking a wide mouth thermos with some actual food in it. ...

> Blessings,

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Hey there , and Bee too, thanks so much for your input. I like your idea

very much and will get a wide mouth thermos! I think the constipation thing

will be better now that I'm cutting down from 4 to 3 eggs in the drink and

having it once a day, not twice. The other reason for taking it to work is that

I can avoid people looking at what I'm eating and asking questions/commenting

(sigh!).

Take care, Priya