Genius Food #5

Eggs

Concerns about the “dangerous” cholesterol content in egg
yolks have been debunked. Recent large, long-term studies
have elucidated that even a high degree of egg consumption
does not increase risk for cardiovascular disease or
Alzheimer’s disease—in fact, eggs actually boost cognitive
function and markers for cardiovascular health. One study,
performed in men and women with metabolic syndrome,
found that with a reduced-carbohydrate diet, three whole
eggs per day reduced insulin resistance, raised HDL, and
increased the size of LDL particles to a much greater degree

than the equivalent supplementation with egg whites.^1
In an embryo, the nervous system (which includes the
brain) is among the very first systems to develop. Therefore,
an egg yolk is perfectly designed by nature to contain
everything needed to grow a healthy, optimally performing
brain. This helps make eggs, and especially the yolks, one
of the most nutritious foods you can consume. They contain
a little bit of nearly every vitamin and mineral required by
the human body, including vitamin A, vitamin B 12 , vitamin

E, selenium, zinc, and others. They also provide an
abundant source of choline, which is important for both
healthy, flexible cell membranes and a learning and memory
neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. And egg yolks