Nature’s most perfect foods

How did we ever believe eggs were harmful to human health?
It was on the basis that eggs contained a great deal of cholesterol and that promotes heart disease.

We now know cholesterol is absolutely vital to life – and instead it is the type and quality of dietary fats that have bearing on the development of arterial disease.

When Evolutionary Biology has spent billions of years developing complex structures like our eyes, it’s reasonable to assume that something as perfectly designed as an egg — capable of growing a complete, healthy chick from a single cell — must be one of nature’s most remarkable foods.
If a structure can ‘build life’, it’s probably exceptional nourishment.

Let’s widen that principle.
Human breast milk — by itself — can grow a newborn into a thriving child.
The same is true for the milk of all mammals.

Then there’s colostrum, the “first milk” produced in the days immediately after giving birth — rich in antibodies, vitamins, minerals, and growth factors. Interestingly it’s becoming a prized supplement today.

And while it might sound unappealing, in nature even the placenta (afterbirth) isn’t wasted — many animals instinctively consume it, recycling nutrients critical for recovery and survival.

Now, does this principle extend to the plant world?
Yes — but with caveats.
Seeds, nuts, and tubers are plant embryos, packed with the nutrients needed to start new life.

But while some (like almonds, chia, and lentils) are nutritional powerhouses, others can be toxic — apple seeds contain arsenic, kidney beans raw can be poisonous, and some grains and legumes contain antinutrients that need soaking or cooking to be safe.

Still, whether you’re a hen forming an egg or a human nourishing a baby, the same rule applies:
What you put into these life-giving structures must come through the mouth.
It all comes down to nutrition — the ultimate equation of life.