From the Perfect Health Diet, chapter 35: Choline and Folic Acid
- Both choline and folic acid are important for brain and neurological function, lipid metabolism, DNA health.
- Choline is deficient in most people, and folic acid (which doesn't occur in nature) has reached extremely high dosages from enriched flour and cereals.
- Recommends maximum 400mcg folate/day from natural foods not enriched with folic acid
- Choline can perform many of the functions of folate, and relives folate deficiency
- Choline is better than folic acid for preventing neural tube defects
- PHD recommends everyone to eat 3 eggs yolks daily and 1/4 lb liver weekly. Pregnant or women trying to conceive should eat 5-7 egg yolks daily to supplement choline.
Egg yolks contain PUFA, and 3-7 a day would increase PUFA in the diet. Other sources of choline are beef liver, nuts, grass-fed dairy, legumes, cruciferous veggies. I don't eat nuts, hardly any legumes and veggies, and no access grass-fed dairy.
I don't have access to pastured/organic eggs where I'm at. The best I can get are local eggs, and their feed contains soy/grains.
What do you think of the PHD recommendations on choline and egg yolks, and the best way to get all the nutrients needed?
- Both choline and folic acid are important for brain and neurological function, lipid metabolism, DNA health.
- Choline is deficient in most people, and folic acid (which doesn't occur in nature) has reached extremely high dosages from enriched flour and cereals.
- Recommends maximum 400mcg folate/day from natural foods not enriched with folic acid
- Choline can perform many of the functions of folate, and relives folate deficiency
- Choline is better than folic acid for preventing neural tube defects
- PHD recommends everyone to eat 3 eggs yolks daily and 1/4 lb liver weekly. Pregnant or women trying to conceive should eat 5-7 egg yolks daily to supplement choline.
Egg yolks contain PUFA, and 3-7 a day would increase PUFA in the diet. Other sources of choline are beef liver, nuts, grass-fed dairy, legumes, cruciferous veggies. I don't eat nuts, hardly any legumes and veggies, and no access grass-fed dairy.
I don't have access to pastured/organic eggs where I'm at. The best I can get are local eggs, and their feed contains soy/grains.
What do you think of the PHD recommendations on choline and egg yolks, and the best way to get all the nutrients needed?