Re: eggs ARE brain food!

[Guest guest]

Renate!

Nice topic. You know my 2 year old daughter? She could count

to ten, recite her entire alphabet, knew all her shapes and colors,

and could even read a couple words at a year and ahalf!!

You know what mommy ate durring pregnancy? Eggs and whole milk! LOTS

of it. And one of her first foods was eggs with butter and salt.

She still eats those alot , tho she is going through this phase

where she wont eat at all, little butthead!!

Anyways, aside from that her anunciation is fantastic!

She has memorized several songs from beginning to end!

She is even learning how to write!

i believe it is all the eggs mommy forced down her throat

, she now drinks TONS of whole cows milk, from strauss farms.

I scoop out the cream off the entire top of the neck of the

bottle, and spoon feed it to her with honey. Mommy gives it

all to her.

She is very big boned and strong, and has a beautifully wide palate

and broad face. I think weston price would be proud!

Briseis

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> Thought you might enjoy this:

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> http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20011103/bob13.asp

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[Guest guest]

In China, mothers believe eating as many eggs as possible while pregnant

increases the intelligence of their children. This article proves why it

works. Thank you for posting!

-Lana

On 8/13/06, haecklers <haecklers@...> wrote:

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> Thought you might enjoy this:

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> http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20011103/bob13.asp

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[Guest guest]

Wonder if choline makes it's way to baby through breast milk? Does

the amount of choline absorbed by our body differ depending upon how

eggs are fixed? Interesting article. Bertie

[Guest guest]

Some excerpts from my favorite nutrition resource, the Linus ing

institute (http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/choline/):

" Although choline is not by strict definition a vitamin, it is an essential

nutrient. Despite the fact that humans can synthesize it in small amounts,

choline must be consumed in the diet to maintain health

(1)<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/choline/cholinerefs.html#ref\

1>.

The majority of the body's choline is found in specialized fat molecules

known as phospholipids, the most common of which is called

phosphatidylcholine or lecithin

(2)<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/choline/cholinerefs.html#ref\

2>

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* " **(fat) transport and metabolism*

Fat and cholesterol consumed in the diet are transported to the liver by

lipoproteins<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/glossary.html#lipoproteins>ca\

lled

chylomicrons. In the liver, fat and cholesterol are packaged into

lipoproteins called very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) for transport

through the blood to tissues that require them. Phosphatidylcholine is a

required component of VLDL particles. Without adequate phosphatidylcholine,

fat and cholesterol accumulate in the liver (see

Deficiency<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/choline/#deficiency>

). "

" When the supply of choline is inadequate, VLDL particles cannot be

synthesized and fat accumulates in the liver ultimately resulting in liver

damage. Because low density lipoprotein

(LDL<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/glossary.html#ldl>)

particles are formed from VLDL particles, choline deficient individuals also

have reduced blood levels of LDL cholesterol

(6)<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/choline/cholinerefs.html#ref\

6>

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* " Major source of methyl groups*

Choline may be oxidized in the body to form a metabolite called betaine.

Betaine is a source of methyl (CH3) groups required for

methylation<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/glossary.html#methylation>reac\

tions.

Methyl groups from betaine may be used to convert

homocysteine<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/glossary.html#homocysteine>to

methionine <http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/glossary.html#methionine>.

Elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood have been associated with

increased risk of cardiovascular

diseases<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/glossary.html#cardiovascular%20di\

seases>

.. "

-Lana

[Guest guest]

On 8/13/06, haecklers <haecklers@...> wrote:

> Thought you might enjoy this:

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> http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20011103/bob13.asp

Of course by far and away the best source is liver according to the

graph in the article with twice as much as eggs, but liver and eggs

together completely demolish the competition. They put potato and

orange on there, but liver has 45 times as much choline as either of

them.

Liver is also the best source of folate (particularly chicken liver I

think) which is also reccomended as a prenatal vitamin to prevent

neural tube defects.

Chris

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The Truth About Cholesterol

Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You:

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com

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Yes, but I like eggs better and have 11 hens grazing and laying rich

orange-yolked eggs. Together they would only make a few

servings of liver & then no more eggs. LOL

The kids do eat chicken liver, but nobody but my hubby can stand

beef liver, tho I did find out if you marinate it in kimchi

overnight it doesn't stink up the house when you cook it.

> > Thought you might enjoy this:

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> > http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20011103/bob13.asp

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> Of course by far and away the best source is liver according to the

> graph in the article with twice as much as eggs, but liver and eggs

> together completely demolish the competition. They put potato and

> orange on there, but liver has 45 times as much choline as either

of

> them.

>

> Liver is also the best source of folate (particularly chicken

liver I

> think) which is also reccomended as a prenatal vitamin to prevent

> neural tube defects.

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> Chris

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> The Truth About Cholesterol

> Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You:

> http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com

>