Guess this Riddle?
The Riddle: "A box without hinges, key, or lid — yet golden treasure inside is hid."
Can you guess what this miracle is?
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The answer is, of course: The Egg.
It is the perfect food, the source of many crucial natural health- boosting vitamins, minerals and other substances: Protein, folate, B-vitamins, choline, and vision-enhancing carotenoids, and heart-healthy Omega-3 fatty acids to name a few. And it's also got an average of only 70 calories apiece — tailor- made for dieting purposes.
Yet for years, the mainstream has demonized eggs as though they were only slightly less harmful than rat poison! Why? Because of the erroneous belief — spurred by the carbohydrate-corrupted machine of conventional medicine — that eggs increase cholesterol and contribute to heart disease.
Lately, however, the mainstream has begun to lighten up on eggs — and even to endorse them, in guarded ways. For instance, an MSNBC on-line article cited a study of over 120,000 women that revealed a measurable correlation between an egg-rich diet during adolescence and a reduced risk of breast cancer. It seems that eating at least three eggs weekly as a teenager decreased incidence of breast cancer later in life by 18 percent!
That's right: All those misguided teenagers who gravitate to vegetarianism for its cruelty-free symbolism are actually setting themselves up for cancer — not to mention all the other health issues that go with a no-fat diet…
A decade ago, healthy news like this would have been buried under a ton of low-fat propaganda and ads for bread-making machines. But because of the emergence of the 30-year-old dietary wisdom of the late, great Dr. Robert Atkins and his like-minded peers, this story and others like it about the benefits of eggs, meat, full-fat milk and butter, and unprocessed whole foods — yes, even grains in moderation — can now see the light of day.
Who knows: Maybe in another 30 years, vegetarianism will be viewed as the child abuse it is...
Just food for thought.
Cheers,
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