Remember when they told us eggs were bad for us? That they’d raise our cholesterol and clog our arteries? Turns out, that wasn’t the whole story—and for a lot of people, it wasn’t true at all.
Pastured eggs, in particular, are one of the most nutrient-dense foods you can eat. When hens are out on grass, scratching in the soil, pecking at bugs, and soaking up sunshine, they produce eggs that are naturally richer in vitamin A, E, D, omega-3s, and antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin (great for your eyes).
The yolks are often a deep golden color—that’s not a trick or a feed additive, that’s nature doing its thing.
And about that cholesterol? The "diet dictocrats," as some call them, spent decades telling us to avoid saturated fat and cholesterol, pushing processed substitutes instead. But more recent research shows that dietary cholesterol (like what’s in eggs) has little impact on blood cholesterol for most people. In fact, real food—like eggs from hens raised on pasture—is far more nourishing and supportive of long-term health than the processed, industrial stuff that replaced it.
In short: don’t fear the egg. Especially not the kind that comes from a happy hen on pasture.
