Raw Eggs

I cant believe theres no replys on this thread. There is alot of debate on this subject and I wanted to see what you guys think.
 
It's worse for you to consume raw eggs for a few reasons. One is the risk os salmonella. Another thing is you actually get less protein from a raw egg then you do a cooked egg. The heat from cooking them helps break up the protein and lets your body consume it easier. If the egg is raw it's harder for the body to break down the egg and absorb the protein. I can't remember exactly what thee percentages are but I'm pretty sure you only get 40% of the protein from a raw egg and 60% from a cooked egg. So it's actually better for you to consume cooked eggs instead of raw eggs. If you're looking for a quick source of protein then a protein shake would be your best bet.
 
Consuming raw eggs can cause a Biotin deficiency due to the avidin in them which binds to biotin. cooking the egg denarures the avidin!
 
statistics show that 1 in 30,000 eggs may be contaminated with salmonella but that doesn't mean a contaminated egg will make you sick.
 
statistics show that 1 in 30,000 eggs may be contaminated with salmonella but that doesn't mean a contaminated egg will make you sick.

true, there is a very low chance of getting salmonella. but why risk it??

even though the chance is 1 in 30 000 it still only takes one egg to make you sick. I would rather not experience salmonella.
 
Wow, very interesting to read all these comments.
I've personally been drinking raw eggs for as long as I can remember.
Not sure about the percentages of protein utilized between raw and cooked.
The salmonella argument is pure bullshit, Salmonella is commonly caused by eggs being mixed with other dairy products like mayonnaise and milk (Egg salad, etc).
Again, been drinking em for roughly 20 years with no ill effects.
I did once read that failure to cook the egg at least a bit will lower the bodies ability to metabolize or utilize b vitamin which could lead to ill effect.
again, I've been "Lucky".
Yeah, nowadays great powders are available and I drink lottsa shakes but if I don't feel like cooking for breakfast I still drink my eggs.
As for the taste, blended with milk, oats and a fruit you would never know that slimy egg is the base.
 
Wow, very interesting to read all these comments.
I've personally been drinking raw eggs for as long as I can remember.
Not sure about the percentages of protein utilized between raw and cooked.
The salmonella argument is pure bullshit, Salmonella is commonly caused by eggs being mixed with other dairy products like mayonnaise and milk (Egg salad, etc).
Again, been drinking em for roughly 20 years with no ill effects.
I did once read that failure to cook the egg at least a bit will lower the bodies ability to metabolize or utilize b vitamin which could lead to ill effect.
again, I've been "Lucky".
Yeah, nowadays great powders are available and I drink lottsa shakes but if I don't feel like cooking for breakfast I still drink my eggs.
As for the taste, blended with milk, oats and a fruit you would never know that slimy egg is the base.


Very good post bro! That is my point! People have been drinking raw eggs for years and years. Some act like thats the end of time.
 
Raw eggs for health
I highly recommend consuming raw eggs as a way of making sure you get high quality protein and fats into your diet.

Why would anyone eat the eggs in a raw form? Heating the egg protein actually changes its chemical shape, and it is this change in the protein structure which can easily be a cause of allergies. The heating also destroys many of the nutrients and proteins found inside the egg.

What usually pops in people's minds when you talk about raw eggs are the risks of being infected with salmonella.

There is no doubt that salmonella is a serious infection. Its symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, feve, chills. The symptoms of salmonella food poisoning can strike anyone, but they're more likely to hit 3 groups: the elderly; children; and people with HIV, cancer, or other diseases which impair the immune system.

Salmonella is usually a self-limiting illness in healthy people
However the truth is that salmonella is generally a benign self-limiting illness in healthy people. The key principle to keep in mind here is that if you are healthy a salmonella infection is not a big deal. You may feel sick and have loose stools for a day or 2, but this infection is easily treated by using high-quality probiotics which contain friendly bacteria. Take some probiotics every 30 minutes until you start to feel better, and in most cases your condition will improve within a few hours.

The risk of salmonella infection is usually only present in traditionally raised commercial hens. If one purchases ones eggs from healthy chickens, the risk of infection is dramatically reduced. It's important to note that only sick chickens lay salmonella-contaminated eggs. If you purchase high quality, cage-free, organically fed, chicken eggs, the risks are dramatically reduced.

If one looks at studies which have been done to analyse the risks of contracting salmonella from raw eggs, it is surprising to find out how low this risk actually is. A study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2002 (Risk Analysis April 2002 22(2):203-18) indicates that only 2.3 million, out of the 69 billion eggs produced annually, are contaminated with salmonella.

So this really means that only 0.003 % of eggs are infected. Viewed another way, only 1 in every 30,000 eggs is contaminated with salmonella, which shows how uncommon this problem actually is.

Based on those numbers, the average person would come across a contaminated egg only once in 42 years.
 
More Benefits to the slimy raw egg

The process of cooking eggs destroy the very goodness that our bodies so desperately need as the nature of proteins and fats is altered when exposed to heat. When cooked, the egg protein changes its chemical shape; it is often this process that can be the cause of allergies. Generally when eating raw eggs, any incidence of egg allergy will disappear.



Surprisingly, in spite of ‘bad press’ raw eggs, organic or at least from a known source of healthy free-range chickens, are an excellent health tonic. The regular consumption of raw eggs will do wonders for your overall health. Exceptionally easy to digest, raw eggs provide a wonderful boost to the immune system, and a completely balanced nutritional package. A good immune system is one of several things the body needs to overcome cancer.



Many people’s diets are deficient in high quality proteins and fats, and eggs are one the very best sources of these. Raw eggs have many benefits, they contain essential nutrients for the brain, nerves, glands and hormones, they are nutritionally balanced, and we highly recommend the addition of raw eggs to your nutritional programme. The sulphur amino acids help to keep you young, raw eggs also contain an abundance of other vital substances including protein, essential fatty acids along with niacin, riboflavin, biotin, choline, vitamins A, D and E, magnesium, potassium, phosphorous, manganese, iron, iodine, copper, zinc and sulphur. Egg yolks are one of the few foods that contain vitamin D.



Poisoning from salmonella has been exaggerated in the past. A study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2002 indicated that only 2.3 million, of the 69 billion eggs produced annually, are contaminated with salmonella. In other words 0.003% or 1 in every 30,000 eggs. The bulk of these come from battery chicken eggs and chickens kept in unhealthy conditions - only sick chickens lay salmonella contaminated eggs. If only healthy chicken eggs (organic and free range ideally) are consumed, then far less than one in 30,000 eggs are contaminated. Salmonella is a common micro-organism found almost everywhere, and is just as likely, or more likely, to proliferate on cooked food kept in the fridge. Infection is normally mild gastric symptoms, but in rare cases where the immune system is very low such in the elderly who have had much anti-biotic use, and the source is greatly contaminated, death can result. But such a person is highly lightly to contract one of many common micro-organisms and die from that. To give some perspective, in the highly unusual situation of contracting Salmonella, in a healthy person, an infection is nothing to worry about and is easily treated with high quality pro-biotics every half an hour until you feel better.



Method of Consuming Raw Eggs



From day one of starting raw eggs, your immune system becomes stronger and health will improve. We recommend Zell Oxygen as a key supplement for overall health enhancement. Three raw eggs a day (this will take the place of one meal), seems to be the preferred amount taken by people who regularly consume raw eggs. It is sensible to build up the amount of raw eggs consumed gradually. They are best taken by breaking them into a cup and swallowing whole. It can be helpful to cut through the yolk with a knife to make it easier to swallow, If you have a mental problem with swallowing raw eggs, (they are almost tasteless and easy to swallow) blend with a little goats or sheep’s milk or even avocado, but ideally raw eggs should not be blended as the molecular structure is damaged. Inspect the egg, if it has been cracked do not use it, once broken into the cup or blender smell it, if it smells off do not use it.



It is best to keep eggs un-refrigerated, but in a cool place. Refrigeration can destroy the vital amino acids in raw eggs and can also disguise the distinctive smell of an egg that has gone off.



Raw Eggs and Cholesterol



There is no danger from the cholesterol build up since 2/3 of cholesterol in the body is produced by the liver. The amount of cholesterol consumed in the diet does not relate to the amount of cholesterol deposited. Many studies have shown that the cholesterol in eggs does not raise cholesterol level in the body. Furthermore, eggs contain Lecithin, a valuable nutrient that helps the body to process fats and cholesterol.



Eggs contain valuable fat needed to keep us healthy. On the other hand heated or processed fats are converted into Trans-fats - toxic chemicals that harden in the body, around every cell and clog the circulation. Margarine contains an abundance of Trans-fats and is not part of a healthy diet. Do not be afraid of that natural product that has been eaten with no adverse effects for thousands of years, butter. The initial report that cholesterol in foods leads to health problems was released to the press without scientific validation, and has since been proven by hundreds of scientists and studies around the world to be completely false. The only benefits from the initial press release were to the margarine and vegetable oil industries.



Raw Eggs and Biotin Deficiency



Nature created an egg to be a balanced live food – as long as you eat the biotin rich yolk along with the white, there is no risk of a biotin deficiency.



Quote from the book “The Recipe for Living Without Disease” By Aajonus Vonderplanitz



Free range (ideally from healthy chickens, including organically certified, even better are fertile eggs).



“Raw eggs are one of the best compact foods in nature. Eggs are the ultimate, complete fast food. However the protein in eggs is not utilised for cellular reproduction. They are utilised for regeneration and maintenance. The relationship between raw eggs and salmonella poisoning is a myth"

(Reference the great egg panic by Emily Green, LA R times Jan 2000)



Eggs are remarkable for everyone especially the infirm. Three years ago a medical doctor called me on a Thursday evening about her 70 yr old female patient with emphysema. She explained that her patient had been mainly bed-ridden for two years, was on 100% oxygen and respiratory machines. She prognosed that her patient would die that weekend unless I could help. I told her that the only thing I thought might help at that late stage was eggs. I recommended that she get her patient 10 dozen raw eggs, and put them on her bed table. I suggested that she ask her patient to eat one as often as she could and that there was no limit. Very early Monday morning, I received a call from the patient. She told me that she was off the machines, out of bed and feeling stronger that she had in years. She had eaten 66 eggs over the weekend.



If eggs are whipped, beaten or blended without raw milk, raw cream, or coconut cream, many of the enzymes are oxidised and lost.” It is best to break open the egg into a cup or glass and swallow whole. Most people are repelled by this, but with a little courage it is found to be easy. There is almost no taste and the egg, even big ones are easily swallowed. Generally, I find, 3 to 4 eggs taken in the morning are an important part of my well-being programme. The cholesterol in raw eggs is not deposited in the arteries and is an essential nutrient for aiding health and well-being. The white of the egg has been said to interfere with biotin assimilation, but nature knows best by making the egg yolk very rich in biotin. The egg in its entirety is a very balanced food and only supports health and should be taken in its entirety, yolk and white together.
 
Personally I puke my guts out with raw eggs....personally for me that means I do not want to waste energy, or more important protein, by hanging over a toilet for 10 minutes.
edit: Ah...and this is NOT psychological either...given the fact that I eat almost everything thag is edible...


Given the fact that raw eggs only have 51% bio availability end coocked eggs a bio availability of 91% I think it pretty much increases the cost of your eggs to get the same deal by a factor of 2 if you want te get the same nutritious value.

Even IF all the stated health benefits are taken into consideration and bougth through consuming other products to get the same benefits you are financially better of coocking your eggs and buy other foodsources to increase immune system functions.

Working around these problems you can coock your egss and put them in beetle juice....giving the same, if not better, health benefits. On top of that...it works wonders for your libido :) and tastes very good... and increases you metabolism.

And given the beneficial values of beetlejuice to hearth problems and cardiovascular problems...thsi also counteracts trans-fat
 
ideally raw eggs should not be blended as the molecular structure is damaged.

New one on me......... Good info

I always mixed raw egg whites in with my protein shakes. Always had heard the yolk raw was a no-no due to cholesterol. Granted I was eating 8-12 eggs a day.
 
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