The Best Breakfast Food for Your Brain
Recently, egg prices hit an all-time high.
But don’t let that deter you from putting them on your shopping list. They’re still one of the least expensive health foods you can buy.
Trust me… it’ll be money well spent.
In fact, a recent study confirms what I’ve been saying all along.
Eggs are one of your brain’s biggest allies.
Researchers monitored over 1,000 volunteers, averaging 81 years old, for about seven years.
They observed them for signs of Alzheimer’s while they were alive and then analyzed their brain tissue after they had died.
Those participants who ate one to two eggs weekly had a whopping 47 percent reduced risk of Alzheimer’s.
They also had a lower risk of showing early signs of the disease in their brains.
What is it about eggs that makes them so protective?
For starters, they’re loaded with choline—a vital nutrient that’s crucial when it comes to brain health and function. In fact, further analysis showed that choline alone was responsible for about 39 percent of eggs’ brain-protective effects.
Eggs also contain omega-3s and lutein, which shield against cognitive decline.
It’s clear that eggs are good for your brain health, but what about your heart?
If you’re worried about their cholesterol content… don’t be.
First, cholesterol isn’t the villain it’s been made out to be. But even if it was, eating eggs doesn’t increase your so-called “bad” cholesterol.
In fact, research confirms that people who eat the most eggs have reduced total cholesterol and insulin resistance and increased levels of beneficial HDL cholesterol.
In other words, eggs are GREAT for your heart, too.
P.S. This brain-friendly vitamin slashes dementia risk.
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Pan Y, Wallace TC, Karosas T, Bennett DA, Agarwal P, Chung M. Association of Egg Intake With Alzheimer’s Dementia Risk in Older Adults: The Rush Memory and Aging Project. J Nutr. 2024 Jul;154(7):2236-2243.
