How to Take Lecithin

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How to Take Lecithin

 

 

Lecithin is good for you. How good? Each tablespoon (7.5 grams) of

lecithin granules contains about 1700 mg of phosphatidyl choline, 1000

mg of phosphatidyl inositol, and about 2,200 mg of essential fatty

acids as linoleic acid. It also contains the valuable fish-oil-like,

omega-3 linolenic acid. It is the rule, not the exception, for one or

more of these valuable substances to be undersupplied by our daily diet.

 

Lecithin tastes crummy. How crummy? Well, the lecithin that is

available in capsules is the most popular. These are sold at health

food stores and are admittedly convenient, but are also expensive. In

order to get even one tablespoon of lecithin, you would have to take

eight to twelve capsules! Since a normal supplemental dose is three

or more tablespoons daily, that's a lot of capsules to swallow. Much

less costly is liquid lecithin. A taste for liquid lecithin has to be

acquired, shall we say. It is easier to take if you first coat the

spoon with milk or molasses. After taking liquid lecithin, it is wise

to have a " chaser " of any dairy product or, again, molasses. Beef and

sheep brains are also an excellent source of lecithin, but don't

expect me to recommend them.

 

Probably the best way to get a lot of lecithin easily is to take

lecithin GRANULES. Stir the granules quickly into juice or milk.

They won't dissolve, but rather will drift about as you drink.

Lecithin granules can also be used as a topping on any cold food. Ice

cream comes to mind. Also, they are not bad if stirred into yogurt.

If you put lecithin granules on hot food, they will melt and you will

then have liquid lecithin.

 

If that " brains " comment a while back is still bothering you, please

bear in mind that all supplemental forms of lecithin are made from soy

beans. An alternate non-soy source is egg yolk. Generally, maximum

benefit is obtained when you eat the yolk lightly cooked (such as in a

soft-boiled egg).

 

By the way, the correct pronunciation of LECITHIN is " LESS-A-THIN.

This is easy to remember because you are probably less-a-thin then you

used-to-a-be.

 

 

Copyright C 2005 and prior years Andrew W. Saul. From the books DOCTOR

YOURSELF and FIRE YOUR DOCTOR, available from Andrew Saul, 23

Greenridge Crescent, Hamlin, NY 14464 USA. .

[Guest guest]

I remind you, that you failed to point out, that the proincipal problem

associted with taking lecithin capsules, is that they're almost imposible to

find a non-GMO source. Nearly all soy-based lecithin is Genetically Engineered.

If you know of lecithin which is from an egg source, and has been encapsulated,

let me know.

jp

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califpacific

Sunday, October 08, 2006 10:48 PM

How to Take Lecithin

 

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/lecithin.html

 

How to Take Lecithin

 

Lecithin is good for you. How good? Each tablespoon (7.5 grams) of

lecithin granules contains about 1700 mg of phosphatidyl choline, 1000

mg of phosphatidyl inositol, and about 2,200 mg of essential fatty

acids as linoleic acid. It also contains the valuable fish-oil-like,

omega-3 linolenic acid. It is the rule, not the exception, for one or

more of these valuable substances to be undersupplied by our daily diet.

(snip)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Lecithin from Lewis Labs is granular and had a nice flavor and

consistency for putting into smoothies. One can even eat it plain off

the spoon. It is Soy based, but ceretified non GMO.

http://www.lewis-labs.com/Shop.htm

 

Alobar

 

On 10/9/06, John Polifronio <counterpnt wrote:

> I remind you, that you failed to point out, that the proincipal problem

associted with taking lecithin capsules, is that they're almost imposible to

find a non-GMO source. Nearly all soy-based lecithin is Genetically Engineered.

If you know of lecithin which is from an egg source, and has been encapsulated,

let me know.

> jp