The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson,

and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Ten nutrient optimizing tips for the primal enthusiast.

You're listening to a blog about nutrition.

You go to MarksdialaApple.com and click links to scientific studies and abstracts. You're in deep.

You obviously care about the quality of food you eat and the effect it has on your health.

But you also know that perfect is a myth. We can't achieve it, and if we think we can and spend all our time obsessing over perfection,

we usually subvert our own goals.

Perfection becomes the enemy.

But better is always within reach, even for the competitive enthusiasts among us. In that spirit, today I'm going

to give you 10 ways to improve your nutrient intake and make your food healthier and safer. Who's in?

I've already discussed optimizing your meat intake and given you tips for cooking eggs. Today will be

more far-reaching. Here are 10 tips for quickly

and painlessly improving the nutrient quality of your food. Number 1. Safer scrambled

eggs. Eggs are in many ways the perfect food. Almost every dietary ideology allows their

consumption, whether it's vegetarian, standard American,

primal, or carnivore. Even a low fatter can slip a few in and stay under the threshold.

And I'd argue that vegans should consider raising their own chickens in a loving environment for the eggs.

But what about the oxidized cholesterol?

We now know that cholesterol isn't a bad thing to eat.

It can even provide benefits,

but oxidized, fully damaged cholesterol is an issue.

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