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Eggs and Butter - By: Dr Carlos Viana role in memory functions cheaper, synthetic or arti-
ficial vitamins, which may
and learning difficulties.
Lecithin supplementation also include fillers, dyes
A favorite dish of mine in boflavin, Vitamin B12, Pan- made easily at home and is very important to babies, and preservatives.
a Japanese restaurant is a tothenic acid, phosphorus, is butter which has the milk even while still in the womb. Get The Point! Eggs and
raw quail egg yolk on sea and selenium. Additionally, solids or fat removed. It has Dietary deficiency of leci- butter do not increase
urchin eggs. there are amino acids, the a high smoke point and is a thin can provoke respira- heart disease risk in most
A variable “cholesterol building blocks for muscle safer, healthier choice for tory distress in newborns, people. A Harvard School
bomb”, one of my col- and a great source of leci- cooking than other fats or and failure to thrive. In very of Public Health study
leagues called. Notice that thin. oils. young babies a continuing found that healthy adults
the Japanese sushi chef In fact, the word “lecithin,” With people afraid to deficiency can produce were able to eat an egg
throws away the white of comes from the Greek word eat egg yolks, the richest impaired growth, and ab- a day without increasing
the egg. A good thing, “lekithos” meaning “egg source of choline found normalities in bone forma- their risk of heart disease
since raw egg whites should yolk”. Other foods that con- in modern diets comes tion. Medical data on leci- or stroke. Want help with
never be consumed. Egg tain lecithin include: butter, from an additive called thin suggests that simply a cholesterol problem or
whites contain substances peanuts, cauliflower, to- lecithin. Lecithin is most supplementing the diets a healthier gall bladder,
that remove vitamins from matoes, banana, oranges, often added to foods as of pregnant and nursing liver, brain or to improve
your body and could pos- lentils, oats, barley, corn, an emulsifier which helps women with lecithin could the learning ability of your
sibly inhibit digestion of sesame seeds, flax seeds, keeps food blended. As a affect their children’s life- child? Come in so we can
protein, and affect growth. whole wheat and human dietary supplement, I con- long learning and memory. tailor a health program to
Cooking the egg for just a breast milk. sider lecithin to be essential In adults, lecithin can boost your specific needs.q
few minutes destroys these Notice I said, butter, not for everyone. In our clinic I cognitive function, dimin- CARLOS VIANA, Ph. D. is
and other harmful com- margarine. Actually, if you see patient’s daily suffering ish age-related memory an Oriental Medical Doc-
pounds. are worried about cho- from fatigue, insomnia, kid- decline, and reduce the tor (O.M.D.) having studied
The reason a myth has sur- lesterol, according to a ney and bladder problems, brain’s vulnerability to toxic in China; a US Board Cert.
vived for years about the Harvard Medical study, high cholesterol levels, substances. Clinical Nutritionist (C.C.N.),
dangers of eating egg margarine may increase nerve-muscle problems, Eggs are nutritious. They’re an Addiction Professional
yolks is because one egg heart disease in women by including cardiovascular nutrient dense that means (C.Ad.), Chairperson of the
yolk contains about 213 mil- 53% over eating the same disease, infertility, liver and that eggs provide a good Latin American Committee
ligrams of cholesterol. This amount of butter. Marga- gallbladder problems, ane- proportion of needed nu- of the International Acad-
is about the same amount rine contains up to 45 per- mia, and high blood pres- trients for the calories they emy of Oral Medicine and
as my other favorite food, cent of artificially created sure. Lecithin in your body provide. Eating nutrient- Toxicology (IAOMT), a Re-
olive oil that is also loaded unhealthy trans-fats. keeps your cells functioning dense foods is particularly juvenating Cell Therapist
with cholesterol. However, No more fattening than properly, allows your nerves important for children as specializing in Age Man-
any clinical nutritionist will margarine, butter has to communicate with your well as older adults be- agement, has a weekly
tell you that the different been in the diet for thou- muscles; and prevent the cause their energy needs radio program, writes and
types of cholesterol are not sands of years so our bod- build-up of homocysteine are less but their nutrient lectures extensively. For in-
the same. Olive oil, like egg ies are used to digesting in your blood. Homocyste- needs are high. Nutrient formation: VIANA HEALING
yolks, both have a high it. Besides lecithin, butter is ine is a harmful compound density is also important for CENTER, Kibaima 7, St Cruz
content of monounsatu- a rich source of easily ab- that is associated with car- anyone of any age who is TEL: 585-1270 Web Site:
rated fatty acids and anti- sorbed vitamin A, E, K, D diovascular disease and trying to lose weight. One www.vianaheal.com
oxidative substances. In lay and selenium, a powerful osteoporosis. Since lecithin of the reasons for eating “Prescriptions from Para-
terms, both of these great antioxidant. We use salt has fat-modifying effects, eggs is lecithin and supple- dise” - Dr. Viana’s Award
foods are rich in HDL, the free to eliminate the harm- lecithin helps prevent fatty menting your diet with a Winning BOOK: Prescrip-
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If you enjoy the conve- used as a preservative to portant part of lecithin is give us a healthy boost. duction to Biocompatible
nience of taking a multi- help the butter last longer choline. Since the 1930s, By the way, I recommend Medicine – Available at
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