DR. ERIC BERG: out of all the things that are involved in the healing and repair process, we need amino acids. We need bioavailable protein, which is going to be animal protein

01:28. In fact it's difficult to heal and repair your body without animal protein, especially red meat and today I'm going to prove it in past videos I have talked about eggs and I eat a lot of eggs and eggs are awesome but if we compare eggs to me there is some significant differences and that's what I want to talk about.

01:48. Lots of benefits from having salmon and fish which I have once or twice a week salmon and sardines are very high in Omega-3 which is good, but red meat or beef has more protein and has a lot of other things that can help you heal.  If we look at the whole picture, I will say out of all the things that are involved in the healing and repair process, we need amino acids.  We need bioavailable protein, which is going to be animal protein and we need concentrated protein.

WHICH IS HEALTHIER, RED MEAT OR EGGS?

If we just compare red meat to eggs, 

Red meat is twice as concentrated in amino acids.

Red meat has 1.5 times greater iron.

Red meat has 2.2x greater magnesium.

Beef has 3.7 times greater amounts of zinc.

Red meat has 50 times more vitamin B3 than eggs.

Red meat has double the amount of B1.

Beef has 4 times the amount of B6.

Red meat has twice the amount of B12.

Beef has 4 times the amount of vitamin K.

Red meat has 5 times the amount of omega-3 fatty acids. 

So the ratios of red meat are going to be better.  Not processed meat from factory farms things like deli meats bologna Etc he's talking about grass-fed beef.

Beef compared to chickens that are pasture-raised, the chickens are still fed grains, which kind of throws off the Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratios.  That being said eggs are also a good source of protein.  As a side note, beef liver has 73 times more vitamin A than eggs.

03:22  Another nutrient that eggs have that is better than beef is choline.  Eggs have a little more than double the amount of B2.

12x more folate than in beef.  

Beef has the X Factor, 4 X-Factors actually.  

X-FACTOR #1: CARNITINE.  Carnitine helps transport fats into your cells, into the energy Factory called the mitochondria to help you get more energy.  Without carnitine, the cells can't get energy from fat.  Carnitine gives you that quick energy when you're exercising and since we're talking about a really important transport of fuel to the mitochondria that is essential for healing and repair of your tissues, not only do we need all the essential amino acids as the raw material we also need other things like those vitamins.   

If we compare 100 G of red meat to 100 G of eggs, the amount of carnitine would be 150 mg versus only 7 mg for eggs.  

Lamb is #1 when it comes to carnitine content.  Beef is #2. 

X-FACTOR #2: CREATINE.  Creatine gives us that quick energy.  

COPPER DEFICIENCY: Can cause "Loss of pigmentation," abnormal electrocardiograms, glucose intolerance, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, hyperuricemia, injury by free radicals, and thrombosis in animals...

"Foods with high copper content include animal livers and shellfish..."  

The symptoms of copper deficiency overlap with hypothyroidism. Along with inadequate intake, a reduction in cytochrome c oxidase activity, regulated by thyroid hormone, may contribute to copper deficiency. Ruminant liver and oysters are the best sources.

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— Danny Roddy (@dannyroddy) May 6, 2024

From the Jama Network's "Copper in Nuts May Lower Heart Disease Risk," Arch Intern Medicine, 1993, 153(3):402. 

Get copper from animal sources, like ruminant organ meats. 

 

"Copper deficiency is the only nutritional insult that has been shown to produce abnormal electrocardiograms, glucose intolerance, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, hyperuricemia, injury by free radicals, and thrombosis in animals...

From "Copper deficiency in Humans," Annual Review Nutrition, 1988;8:235-257. 

"Loss of pigmentation might also be expected in chronic copper deficiency since this is a pronounced feature in most species." "Foods with high copper content include animal livers and shellfish..."  

 "Osteoporosis is another feature seen in all species." Anemia neopenia and osteoporosis have been the principal features."

Ruminant liver and oysters are the best sources.

Beef heart.

Are organ meats the true health food?

The steak guide!! pic.twitter.com/i6z1DUCoCt

— Dr Shawn Baker 🥩 (@SBakerMD) May 3, 2024

Organ meats are the true health food, particularly liver.   

Is beef liver better than a multivitamin?

— Heart & Soil Supplements (@heartandsoilHQ) April 5, 2024

. . . spike-containing exosomes travel from the spleen to the heart, liver, gut and brain, along the vagus nerve

This is a remarkable table. Consistent with my belief that the spike-containing exosomes travel from the spleen to the heart, liver, gut and brain, along the vagus nerve.   https://t.co/xp7rOJ7i4d

— Stephanie Seneff (@stephanieseneff) April 24, 2022

What is the Vagus Nerve and where is it located in the body?  For one, it is the longest of the 12 cranial nerves.  Think about that for a minute, cranial nerve, meaning that it starts in the brain and weaves its way down through the body.  Two, it is responsible for 75% of the parasympathetic function.  So it plays a key role in keeping you alive.  The Cleveland Clinic explains, 

The vagus nerve, also known as the vagal nerves, are the main nerves of your parasympathetic nervous system. This system controls specific body functions such as your digestion, heart rate and immune system. These functions are involuntary, meaning you can't consciously control them. 

Here is what the vagus nerve does and what it's connected to.  If you're interested in strengthening the vagus nerve, it looks like meditation and exercises are your best bet.  

You can massage the vagus nerve to improve its function.  So that's good.  Yoga, meditation, and biofeedback are also good techniques to tone the vagus nervous system.  I've tried all three.  They're good remedies.