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Egg whites are crazy these days. If you ask me, this craze is one of the silliest health trends out there.

In fact, I actually recommend you do the opposite. Eat primarily the yolks and give the whites to your dog.

The dog will love it.

So egg whites are just protein, and your dog will think it's a great idea, but you're actually

not looking for the protein in egg whites. You're looking for a couple of cool compounds in egg yolks.

So egg yolks have two great compounds in abundance.

One is called coline, and the other is arachidonic acid,

the so-called evil long-chain omega-6 fat. Now,

coline is actually a major component of the brain neurotransmitter system. We actually have to have

coline to make neurons talk to each other in the brain. And in fact, coline is how nerves communicate within the brain.

So it's a critical substance to have in your brain,

and it just so happens we acquire it from our diet,

and egg yolks are one of the richest sources of coline.

Now, our brain, additionally, is about 70% fat. And half of the fat in your brain is the long

chain omega-3 D-H-A. The other half is the long-chain omega-6 fat, arachidonic acid. Now,

arachidonic acid and omega-6 fats get a really bad rap as the inflammatory fat.

And yet, wait a minute, half of our brain is composed of this evil, bad, inflammatory fat.

So what's up with that? Well, to answer this problem, bad, inflammatory fat. So what's up with that?

Well, to answer this problem, a few years ago,

experiments were done on athletes at the University of Texas.

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