methodman535
January 18th, 2005, 03:00 AM
So I was at Mercola's site the other day and he said that raw egg WHITES if you take em over time will cause a Biotin deficiency. Cooked egg whites wont though. And raw egg yolks wont cause any kind of deficiency. The yolk has all the goodies that a chicken needs to grow from nothing to a chicken without even using oxygen. Its sealed off from the universe, just gets warmth from the hen. http://home.comcast.net/~methodman535/ps/yahoo_thinking.gif
http://www.mercola.com/2002/jul/6/biotin.htm
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
I recommend raw egg yolks because they have dramatically improved my own health.
When one heats the yolk, changes occur in the fragile elements that serve to support the vital life force within the egg. The egg yolk, in many ways, is not very different from your own cells. Once your temperature goes above 105 degrees you will start to suffer serious health problems. Similarly, heating the yolk above 105 degrees will also start to cause structural changes in many of the highly perishable components present in the yolk.
The most obvious one is cholesterol. The higher the yolk is heated, the more likely oxidation of cholesterol will occur. This is especially true when it is combined with egg white (as in scrambled eggs) because the iron present in the white will further oxidize the cholesterol. Our blood vessels do not have receptors for cholesterol, only for oxidized cholesterol. So, you can eat as many eggs as you like, without worrying about cholesterol, as long as you don't cook the yolks.
Ideally you will want to secure eggs from chickens that were given additional sources of omega-3. The best source would be from flax seeds. Although many are concerned with salmonella infections, it seems to be less of an issue if the eggs are organic and raised properly. Even if one acquires a salmonella infection, they are usually not serious, typically self-limiting and easily treated with good bacteria.
The key to using raw eggs is to make sure you cook the whites. If you fail to cook the whites you will eventually develop a severe biotin deficiency that can result in serious neurologic consequences.
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods you can eat. However, it is important that you eat organic eggs. This is not necessarily cage-free or "free range" eggs.
Organic eggs will say so on the box (or you will know from the person who raises the chickens). An egg is considered organic if the chicken was only fed organic food and will not have bioaccumulated high levels of pesticides from the grains (mostly bioengineered corn) fed to typical chickens.
One must be cautious and not eat eggs every day as they have high potential for developing an allergy.
With respect to preparing the eggs, raw eggs may not be the problem you think they are (see below). But whatever method you use, the less exposure to oxygen and heat, the better the egg will serve as source of good nutrition for you.
http://www.mercola.com/2002/jul/6/biotin.htm
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
I recommend raw egg yolks because they have dramatically improved my own health.
When one heats the yolk, changes occur in the fragile elements that serve to support the vital life force within the egg. The egg yolk, in many ways, is not very different from your own cells. Once your temperature goes above 105 degrees you will start to suffer serious health problems. Similarly, heating the yolk above 105 degrees will also start to cause structural changes in many of the highly perishable components present in the yolk.
The most obvious one is cholesterol. The higher the yolk is heated, the more likely oxidation of cholesterol will occur. This is especially true when it is combined with egg white (as in scrambled eggs) because the iron present in the white will further oxidize the cholesterol. Our blood vessels do not have receptors for cholesterol, only for oxidized cholesterol. So, you can eat as many eggs as you like, without worrying about cholesterol, as long as you don't cook the yolks.
Ideally you will want to secure eggs from chickens that were given additional sources of omega-3. The best source would be from flax seeds. Although many are concerned with salmonella infections, it seems to be less of an issue if the eggs are organic and raised properly. Even if one acquires a salmonella infection, they are usually not serious, typically self-limiting and easily treated with good bacteria.
The key to using raw eggs is to make sure you cook the whites. If you fail to cook the whites you will eventually develop a severe biotin deficiency that can result in serious neurologic consequences.
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods you can eat. However, it is important that you eat organic eggs. This is not necessarily cage-free or "free range" eggs.
Organic eggs will say so on the box (or you will know from the person who raises the chickens). An egg is considered organic if the chicken was only fed organic food and will not have bioaccumulated high levels of pesticides from the grains (mostly bioengineered corn) fed to typical chickens.
One must be cautious and not eat eggs every day as they have high potential for developing an allergy.
With respect to preparing the eggs, raw eggs may not be the problem you think they are (see below). But whatever method you use, the less exposure to oxygen and heat, the better the egg will serve as source of good nutrition for you.