Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Eat Eggs and Butter and Lower Your Cholesterol

Oct 13, 2023

08:34

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Discover how consuming eggs and butter can potentially benefit your cholesterol. Learn about the health benefits of cholesterol, the cholesterol-mobilizing nutrients in egg yolks, and the lack of negative effects of eggs on the cardiovascular system. Explore the heart-protective properties and vitamin K2 content of egg yolks. Find out how grass-fed and cultured butter can influence cholesterol and the additional benefits of friendly bacteria. Uncover the necessity of cholesterol for various bodily functions and the advantages of butter for heart health, hormone production, and menopause.

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Dietary cholesterol from eggs does not significantly raise blood cholesterol levels and can even improve cholesterol profiles in individuals following a low-carb diet.

Grass-fed butter, especially when cultured with probiotics, can positively influence cholesterol profiles and contains beneficial compounds like CLA and butyric acid.

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Eggs and Their Effect on Cholesterol

Contrary to popular belief, dietary cholesterol from eggs does not significantly raise blood cholesterol levels. In fact, eggs contain cholesterol mobilizing compounds like choline and licethin, which help remove cholesterol from the body. Studies have shown that consuming eggs does not have a negative impact on cardiovascular health, and the phytonutrients lutein and zia xanthin found in egg yolks can even improve cholesterol profiles in individuals following a low-carb diet. Eggs are also a good source of vitamin K2, which protects the heart and prevents the buildup of calcium in arteries.

Introduction

3min

Absorption of Phytonutrients from Eggs and Beef, the Heart-Protecting Properties of Egg Yolks, and the Benefits of Grass-Fed, Cultured Butter

2min

The Benefits of Butter and Cholesterol

4min

Today we’re going to talk about how consuming eggs and butter could potentially benefit your cholesterol.

However, keep in mind that if you have a genetic problem called familial hypercholesterolemia or if you are a hyper responder, this information will not apply.

Health benefits of cholesterol:

• It helps make hormones

• It helps make vitamin D

• It supports cell membranes

• It supports the brain

• It supports the immune system

• It’s needed to make bile salts

Egg yolks are one of the highest sources of cholesterol-mobilizing nutrients: choline and lecithin. One egg gives you about 186 mg of cholesterol. But, the body makes about 3000 mg of cholesterol a day.

Dietary cholesterol isn’t associated with increased cholesterol. There are also no studies that show that consuming eggs negatively affects the cardiovascular system.

In one study, they found that certain phytonutrients in eggs improved the cholesterol profile in a group of people on a low-carb diet.

Egg yolks are also loaded with vitamin K2, which supports a healthy heart.

Grass-fed butter also has an incredible influence over cholesterol, and if you can find cultured butter, then that’s even better. Cultured butter has the added benefit of friendly bacteria that help boost the benefits of butter.

Your friendly microbes make bile salts, which help mobilize and regulate cholesterol. Butter is also a good source of vitamin K2 and is great for anyone going through menopause because cholesterol is needed to support hormones.

One study shows that butter has a neutral association with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Beta-carotene, which is high in butter, may also help lower cholesterol. Butter is also rich in CLA, butyric acid, and omega-3 fatty acids, which may benefit healthy cholesterol.

If you’re concerned about your cholesterol, certain things can potentially help lower cholesterol naturally, including:

• Exercise

• Vitamin B3 (niacin)

• Nattokinase

• Red yeast extract

• Bile salts

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