Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 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. 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. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 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 - 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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