Dear Egg Buyer,

The answer to you may be simple, but I have been confused for a long time. For a long time, I was convinced by reason and logic that the Pritikin Diet was the ultimate answer. A good friend, Dr. Miles Robinson, who consulted for Nathan Pritikin, explained to me that this diet actually reversed heart disease. His diet consisted of extremely low fat of less than 10% of calories. On this diet, I dropped my cholesterol from 312 to 207, while eating two eggs a day.

Along Came Bang, Dyerberg, and the Eskimos

In a hospital that serviced a community of 2,000 Eskimos in Greenland, two PhD's, named Bang and Dyerberg, were not able to find one record of death from heart disease. They were amazed in light of the fact that the Eskimo diet of seal, whale, and fish contained more fat than that of the traditional diet of the Danes. The Danes ate quantities of dairy and other saturated fats and were suffering from a high rate of coronary death. The Eskimos, on the other hand, ate only marine fats that were strictly polyunsaturated, but high in Omega-3s. The ate an average of 9 grams of Omegas per day.

The Omega Plan By Dr. Simopoulos

While these events were transpiring, an incredible lady from Greece came to America, became the youngest graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine, and secured the top nutritional post in the United States government before setting up a foundation. If you are serious about nutrition, you must read 'The Omega Plan', by Dr. Simopoulos. It runs almost totally contrary to the Pritikin philosophy and the advice to eat a low-fat, high carbohydrate diet. Both authors agree on low-saturated fats, fruits, and vegetables, and exercise, but differ on the quantities of fats and carbohydrates. Her conclusions, among others, are:
1. It is the type of fat, not the quantity that is important.
2. Human-like creatures have existed on this earth for as long as four million years. During 99% of that time, our ancestors were hunters and gatherers and ate a diet radically different from the present diet. These hunters and gatherers ate wild game, berries, fruits, and vegetables, which gave them a balance of Omega-3s to Omega-6s of about 1 to 4.
3. The present American diet has an Omega-3 to Omega-6 ration of about 1 to 20. This imbalance is probably the main cause of our high increase in heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

One large Country Hen egg contains 300mg of Omega-3s, including DHA, EPA, and LNA. Please enjoy!

For those at the Country Hen,

George S. Bass