Help yourself
To be honest, I've never been much of an egg eater, so I never paid much attention to the controversy surrounding them. Although I did find it interesting when Dr. Wright dispelled the egg/cholesterol myth in the January 2008 issue of Nutrition & Healing (with one particular caveat, which you can read more about by downloading this issue from the Archives by visiting www.wrightnewsletter.com and logging on with the username and password listed on page 8 of your most recent newsletter). But it turns out that's only half of the story. Now, according to some new research, it turns out that eggs may actually HELP your heart. Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada found that eating eggs may benefit cardiovascular health. In fact, they appear to act as natural ACE-inhibitors, helping reign in elevated blood pressure. The researchers tested two different types of eggs -- fried and boiled. And while both were associated with heart- health benefits, they noted that fried eggs actually had a stronger ACE-inhibiting effect than boiled eggs. This effect occurs as a result of certain peptides released by the stomach and small intestine to break down the eggs' proteins. So it's not actually the eggs themselves that have the blood-pressure lowering abilities. Instead, they act as the catalyst for the blood-pressure lowering substances your own body produces. In other words, eggs help your body help itself. Source:
"Egg proteins may reduce blood pressure: study," NutraIngredients.com (www.nutraingredients.com), 2/20/09 | 
