Why are eggs the perfect food? - Dr. Eric Westman

[@cincin4515]

We had an Aussie doc on tv years ago ate 9 eggs a day to show how bad they were. (Yes. Ridiculous overkill) He failed badly. His good cholesterol rose, his bad was lowered drastically, his tryilycerides fell by a third, his blood sugars lowered and he was literally left with "egg on his face" while still insisting we only eat 4 a week.

[@kellymarks5720]

That is awesome!!!

[@vickiejohnson3283]

I just read a post by WebMD condemning eggs because of their cholesterol content. It's no wonder people are so confused. I do appreciate your work, Dr. Westman.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

😌👉 That must be an older opinion. Even the established medical industry has backed off the "evil cholesterol " bandwagon . 🥚 🐣

[@kellymarks5720]

WebMD is such a joke!

[@karenbergmann209]

I hike several times a week and have discovered numerous farms near some of the trails I hike where I can get eggs right from the farmer. It’s fabulous!

[@kellymarks5720]

My doc is still holding to the belief that I should not eat eggs due to my high cholesterol. He actually rolled his eyes at me when I told him that recent studies disprove that. Western medicine docs are just so firmly entrenched in what they were taught in medical school and what they learn from Big Pharma, and it gets really frustrating! Why docs are so afraid to do a bit of research is beyond me, and it shouldn't be the patient educating the doc! Thanks for all your great info Dr. Westman!

[@LouCadle]

Low Carb USA has keto-friendly doctors listed. See if you can find one who refuses to read and learn!

[@jackschitt6235]

Were you discharged by the doctor for being a troublemaker?

[@annebeck2208]

My mother had high cholesterol for years during the time of the "cholesterol is bad" lie, ultimately Satins, lead to her breaking a hip due to muscle weakness and I spent over and hour arguing with her Dr. that 90 year old women don't need statins, that is AFTER she broke her hip...she needed muscle strength so much more than she needed statins!!!!

[@sandrar9608]

I eat many many eggs a week. My hdl is 85 my triglycerides are 45 and A1C is 4.9..

[@sandrar9608]

Also 66 years old

[@sandrar9608]

Egg in my coffee..only yolk

[@carolinecrawford2675]

been doing keto for 4 months, lost 25 lb.s, A1C down from 6.7 to 6.5, very happy with progress reversing T2D. But my triglicerides are REALLYhigh, and HDL low. I have refused to take STATIN so I am hoping the eggs (I love them and usually have two for breakfast every day) will help me get those numbers down. Maybe I should eat more of them every day. Right now, I am in argue mode with the doctors who want me to do STATIN...they say high triglicerides can lead to Pancreatitis...they have me worried, but I have an appointment with Dr. Westman in September and want to wait until I get his opinion.

[@SongbirdRanch2005]

After I quit most carbs and sugar, my triglycerides went down from 150 to 90 only in a few months. However, my LDL went sky high even my T/HDL is only 1.5. Oh well…I should eat more eggs anyway

[@slinger777]

Your right there wrong!! I was very overweight and lost 65 lbs doing keto triglycerides went down to what my doctors thought we’re normal!!! Statins do not work the rate of heart attack and heart disease is the same with people who don’t use statins and are overweight

[@dogcrazy25]

After 5 years kto, ketovore, now carnivore my Trig is 74, my hdl is 78. I live eggs. Doctors learned from textbooks and many don't continue their education by reading new studies. It's sad.

[@rontiemens2553]

I have lost 150 pounds since May 2021 and have kept it off. What the good doctor says about eggs is absolutely correct, I believe. I eat 6 to 10 eggs every day, and have for months and months and months. I’m thankful that I absolutely love them I never get tired of them, I don’t think there’s a better way to do them than over-easy. I do not know of a more satiating food than eggs.

[@Htrevor100]

My breakfast today, 3 eggs and a sardine can (olive oil)

[@jamescalifornia2964]

☺️👌 You will live forever 💪

[@cindywilliams4287]

This video was very Eggcellent 😁

[@Meritumas]

Eating 4-6 eggs daily since started keto and carnivore 2 years ago. Feeling amazing 🤩

[@DrAJ_LatinAmerica]

Yes the "WHOLE" egg, meaning even the shells are great. Grind the shells and add to a bone broth

[@kellymarks5720]

Never thought of that, but will certainly do that next time I make bone broth!

[@PETROS_GGG]

@@kellymarks5720 Egg shell = calcium + collagen (the thin membrane).

[@angeladixon9021]

Learning more and more listening to Dr. Westman. Trying to incorporate it all.

[@lsweeten1971]

I like eggs in the form of protein bread. It shuts off hunger almost as much as steak.

[@allyoucaneat1234]

i wfh full time and take care of a 8 month old at the same time. Eggs save my life/time. Just hard boil a dozen each morning and they keep me going all day!

[@jobrown8146]

I'm not a big meat eater and have started included 2-3 eggs a day. I'm noticing a difference in my satiety.

[@MrBDezno]

I really enjoy Dr. Westman's presentations. He has such a calm, kind demeanor and explains what we need to know. Personally I am quite fed up with the medical community in my area. I live in a rural area in upstate NY and all the providers seem the same. (Had a nurse practitioner explain her concerns for my high LDL. I explained that recent studies find that high LDL in a person in their 60's is protective of the immune system and against all-cause mortality & I handed her the study.) *She condescendingly replied in a slow and highly enunciated fashion saying: "I'm here to Ed-U-Cate you". Really? I wouldn't visit any doc if it weren't for my thyroid prescription.

[@jackschitt6235]

I have appointments at a major university medical center regularly as a long time diabetic. I'm definitely against being judgemental but it's hard not to notice how many healthcare workers are a good bit overweight and/or outside smoking 🚬!

[@treenopie]

My health is night and day better since going carnivore 3 1/2 years ago, and more than half of the food I eat, for the last 2+ years, is eggs...bought from neighbors. Most days OMAD.

[@annebeck2208]

Again, thank you, thank you!!!! As I was looking around google about electrolyte balance, I noticed over and over and over, every website every recommendation was fruits, veggies and lean meat, it is no wonder with that subtle push of plant based low fat that people are sick. It is also no wonder that I believed for 20 years that if I just ate more and better plants with just some lean meats I would actually get healthier. Every medical information place from the Mayo clinic to Wedmd to Texas ER's tells me to eat the wrong diet! Plant based low fat has made me very sick, yet it is absolutely everywhere! Without you I never would have really tried Keto! I like that you are a voice of reason who has carefully looked at the real science instead of following the typical information!

[@ocean5814]

Wonderful. Dr. I eat 10 hard-boiled eggs every day and I do intermittent fasting every day and I eat one meal a day (23:1).

[@richardmullins2850]

Thank you Dr Westman and all the Adapt Your Life team for all the great videos

[@AdaptYourLife]

Thank YOU for watching Richard 😊

[@krisjustin3884]

I love research based information like this, as well as comments on this page. They complement each other as the comments confirm what Dr. Westman said.

[@JimWeaverFeb11]

This kind of information is wonderful. All research backed, presented clearly by the good doctor.

[@glennbishopbishthemagish]

Thanks for writing your book, and doing so many wonderful and life changing video's.

[@sconnz]

Eggcelent video! I eat between 3-4 trays of eggs a week cos they are cheap and meat is a bit pricey on my low budget

[@shekatagani]

We are learning new things all the time... Right now my Doctor wanted to put me on a statin drug to lower my Cholesterol. I said no way! I will control it with my diet and exercise and I did it! WE don't need drugs for everything!

[@carolferguson]

I really want off of my statins

[@enn4983]

​@@carolferguson Then try eggs. Just a month will change things.

[@mariambelwa1644]

Thank you..thank you Dr. Westman🇹🇿🤗

[@carolferguson]

Thank you Sir. I’m so glad these videos popped up I appreciate your help!

[@sharosmith]

I love your videos, thank you Dr Westman for sharing all of your knowledge!

[@AdaptYourLife]

Thank you Sharosmith 😊

[@carolferguson]

@@AdaptYourLife I love them too! Bought your book. I just need to finish my last chocolate cookie & then I’ll start.

[@californiabudreviews758]

I eat 6 eggs a day 🥚= 💪🏻

[@jamescalifornia2964]

❗️😳 You may become a chicken ... 🐔

[@teknerd]

I am not too far behind. I have four a day :)

[@MrBluebirdOnMyShoulder]

I usually have 4 for breakfast with 2 slices of bacon and some goat cheese. About 4 hours later, 3 softboiled. Feel great!

[@brittanyrahuba5280]

Can't believe I didn't think of chaffel as pizza crust before and I am loosing my mind about it lol

[@cathy3701]

4 eggs for me each morning.

[@seriouslypagan6904]

I actually love this video!

[@WajidAli-qy2tc]

Sir Great n spectacular info

[@bruceprigge5212]

Thank you! 🙂

[@micks336]

I added a couple tablespoons of coconut flour and baking powder to my eggs. I poured it on a hot pan. Omg I got some nice pancakes. I have some fake syrup and butter.

[@jbloveday9538]

Love chaffles with avocado and a bit of tomato, yum!

[@tombirney7276]

Agree with all ur pts.....Whole Food Market dozen of eggs from pasture raised chickens are OVER $5 a dozen. Even the crap eggs are OVER $2 a dozen. Please stop extolling the virtues of eggs, u r driving the prices up out of the reach of seniors on a fixed income. Sardines, tuna r under a $1....so my ketovore has migrated to Pescatarian.... Love your work, keep it up!

[@debbieheine536]

I LOVE eggs, but whether I eat them scrambled, hard boiled or even in egg salad, I get heartburn/indigestion which lasts for about four hours. So sad.

[@noreenmary3300]

The only way I really enjoy eggs that don’t upset my stomach is when I fry them. 🙂

[@cincin4515]

Some people can't eat hard cooked yolks for that reason. Maybe try soft boiled eggs? Hope it helps.

[@jenswalks]

Overcooking eggs damages their protein, making them indigestible (so they give you heartburn) The yolk in a hard boiled egg should be a bright yellow and only JUST solid. If the yolk has turned into a rubber ball and/or there's a blue ring around it, then the egg has been grossly overcooked. Throw it out! Also, are you eating the eggs with any kind of bread? Bread and ice cream used to give me heartburn. My heartburn went away, never to return after I gave up sweet and starchy carbs.

[@debbieheine536]

@@jenswalks I've been keto/low carb for a number of years, now, so there's no bread in my life. Best to you.

[@criticalmass5402]

Try this: Crack you eggs into a small coated deep edged pan with a Tbsp of butter. On LOW heat, melt butter & carefully add your eggs. Stir the whites only careful not to break the yolks until the whites are almost cooked, then mix in the yolks & continue but don't let them get hard. The flavour & texture is awesome. Only way I don't get indigestion too!

[@jimrutherford2773]

I have low HDL. I can't eat straight egg because of a sensitivity I have with eggs. I can eat it if it's diluted in other dishes. I haven't seen what my current HDL is since starting keto 9 months ago but I'm curious to see what my low carb diet has done for my HDL level.

[@DrTonyHampton]

Fix Your Fear of Eggs! As June 2020 Journal of the American College of Cardiology “Whole-fat dairy, unprocessed meat, eggs and dark chocolate are SFA-rich foods with a complex matrix that are not associated with increased risk of CVD. The totality of available evidence does not support further limiting the intake of such foods. The paper also notes, “These historical facts demonstrate that saturated fats were an abundant, key part of the ancient human diet.”

[@jamescalifornia2964]

- ○ - I read that the fat in unsweetened baking cocoa is a " good fat " - also high in magnesium 😚👌

[@DrTonyHampton]

@@jamescalifornia2964 Correct. It contains two types of saturated fatty acids (palmitic and stearic acids). Quality cocoa is a great source of saturated fat.

[@cincin4515]

Yes. That must of been difficult for them to admit. Maybe they stopped taking political orders from the heart foundation.

[@RoastBeefSandwich]

I am trying to find Dr. Westman's chaffle recipe video and I can't find it can anyone help me please?

[@kegumingxin7789]

Eggs are cheap here in China, where I live. Beef, mutton, and pork are very expensive. Vegetables are also very cheap. Cheese is like gold. I think I am going to have to adapt Dr. Westman's protocol to Chinese food. Most keto cookbooks require a lot of very expensive ingredients. They are obviously meant for people living in the West.

[@videowatcheriAlberta]

When there was a big fuss saying we should only eat egg white, I thought: "That's horsesh*t. If eggs have something bad in them, eat fewer eggs, but don't waste the egg yolIk." So I ignored this as one of the specious health advisories we are constantly bombarded with. I more recently suspect that cereal manufacturers paid for studies to falsely condemn eggs because they wanted to steer people to their product for breakfast instead of eggs. I eat a lot of eggs and have lost weight as well as no longer having hypertension.

[@juliebutler8241]

Wish I could get no soy, no corn fed. Just mostly pastured.

[@AdaptYourLife]

Review transcript here: adaptyourlifeacademy.com/low-carb/why-are-eggs-the-perfect-food/

[@ChristianHiroseRomeoGraham]

Some people claim that liver isn't necessary if you eat eggs, but others believe that there are certain nutrients in liver that are not found in eggs. I think that the former statement may be true when it comes to chicken liver, but not other types, such as beef and pork.

[@Jeffmacaroni1542]

I hate eggs, fish, pork, liver, I only eat chicken, beef, turkey, veggies, lettuce, but I get by.

[@robynf.617]

Well stated. All hail the mighty egg. 😂

[@quartermoonsongs311]

Love eggs. And you can't go wrong with a Julia Child video for omlets or classic quiche (just leave the crust.

[@johnmatera6074]

I can’t understand why the medical community can not get on the same page.

[@anniake8578]

How can"they" say chicken is good for you but eggs are bad? 🤣

[@williammccartney4833]

I drink at least 8 eggs a day!! raw

[@rtcredeemed521]

What if eggs makes you bloated and gassy?

[@sabby123456789]

Eggs are really good for satiety, but because I am a hyper-absorber of dietary cholesterol, Dr. Tom Dayspring recommends reducing intake. Now because I have poor satiety, I end up eating a lot of nuts and seeds and I still feel like eating a while later. Chicken breasts and lean beef do not provide me with any satiety and all. Avocados and olive oil do not give me satiety either.

[@andrepatterson7058]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@barbaraharrington4185]

❤🌷🌹❤

[@DrAJ_LatinAmerica]

How about a video where Dr. Westman shares blood work results and lean muscle mass to body fat percentage?? Dr. Cywes, Dr. Ted Naiman, Dr. Baker and Dr. Paul Saladino as well as others have done this

[@karooblue7634]

🤔.... I guess there are enouth of those video's already?

[@cincin4515]

Yeah no. What a perverse request. Boundaries FFS.

[@DrAJ_LatinAmerica]

@@cincin4515 it is to set an example for others. To be an example. To be a leader by showing through example hoe to get fit, lean, muscular,... All doctors, nurses, nutritionist, dietitians,.... should be examples of health and fitness. We are representatives of our industry, profession and practice what we preach : ) talk the talk and walk the walk.

[@DrAJ_LatinAmerica]

@@karooblue7634 no because they do not follow Dr. Westman's version of keto.

[@clivegreen1454]

Prostate cancer thrives on animal foods done a study in America seen it on you tube what can you eat that's safe it looks like vegan diet so confusing

[@sucker4schnauzers]

Keto or Carnivore diet and stay away from big pharma funded studies and the food pyramid.

[@williammccartney4833]

I drink at least 8 eggs a day!! raw