Let’s Take Eggs…
Below is a chart comparing commercial eggs to free-range organic eggs (the free rangers are from the people at Mother Earth News, hence the caption “Mother’s Four Free Range Flocks.” The chart is lifted from the website www.motherearthnews.com/eggs/.
Looking at the chart, notice that the free-range organic eggs have nearly twice the vitamin E, four times the beta carotene (a precursor to vitamin A), four times the omega-3 fatty acids, and half the cholesterol. In addition, the free-range eggs have a significant amount of folic a
cid—the commercial eggs have none. Several studies have shown similar results—one even showed free-range organic eggs to have thirteen times the omega-3 fatty acids!
It is important to remember that food sources of A & E play a huge role in preventing cancer, heart disease, stroke, and other degenerative diseases. Vitamin E and A supplements, however, produce no such effect, and may even harm you. That’s right, several studies have shown that supplements containing beta-carotene, and vitamins C and E increase your risk of cancer and/or heart disease.
