How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Egg yolks are satisfying, creamy and soft. They have a high fat and nutrient content, containing everything necessary to nourish a baby chicken. This makes egg a strengthening tonic.

Egg yolks are creamy when raw, and have a dry, pasty feeling in the mouth when cooked. Students described the eggs as "grounding." The richness of the egg provoked Kapha in several students, who said they had "mucus congestion" after eating the yolks.

The high fat content of egg yolks absorbs water. The hard yolks "made my mouth feel dry," reports one student. "I was more constipated, my stools were like pellets" reports another. Students noted stools were darker as well.

Egg yolks are difficult to digest. "Burping, I could taste the egg," says one student two hours after eating the egg. Other students noted more gas. Egg yolks have sulphur, which can make gas smellier.

The warm nature of egg yolks make them a good blood and muscle tonic. One student notes, "I felt warmth rushing over my face, chest and arms." "My extremities were no longer cold," reports another.

Students noticed frothiness in the urine after eating eggs.

Contraindications

We suggest caution with egg yolks if you have heart issues. The "density of the eggs immediately hits my chest," reports one student. I had a "rapid heart rate" after consuming the egg yolks. This could be the result of 1) an allergic reaction to the egg, 2) the high fat content thickening the blood, or 3) food stagnation in the gut.

Balancing the Effects

• Heart Issues: Use egg whites only
  
• Too Heavy. Add sour taste (lime), aromatic taste (mint), and pungency (black pepper) to make eggs easy to digest. Additional, serve over arugula. The bitter taste will aid fat digestion (along with the sour taste of lime juice).
  
• Constipation: Add water and ground chia seeds to the egg yolk mixture to improve bulk.