Lecithin

What is Lecithin?

• Lecithin is the most abundant of the phospholipids in the body.
• It is a fatty food that serves as a structural material for every cell in the body.
• Lecithin is essential for the brain & nervous systems.
• It makes up 73% of the total liver fat.
• Lecithin is continuously produced in the liver, passes into the intestines with bile and is absorbed in the blood.
• Lecithin is 30% of brain dry weight and 17% of nervous system.
• It helps in the transportation of Fats.
• You cannot live without it.
• Lecithin is extremely important in the digestion and oxidation of fats. Lecithin can emulsify cholesterol – a fatty substance that can collect in the walls of arteries and veins to narrow them.
• Lecithin has been scientifically shown to break up cholesterol.
• Cholesterol will cause trouble if Lecithin is lacking in the system.
• It is an important component of the endocrine glands and the muscles of the heart and kidneys.
• It has the potential to create more muscle and glandular activity in the body, resulting in less fat accumulation.
• Nervous, mental and glandular over activity will deplete the body’s capacity to replace Lecithin. This may render a person irritable and exhausted.

It is Essential to add Lecithin to the diet.

Benefits of Lecithin

• It helps fight infection.
• Increases immunity capability.
• Lowers blood pressure in certain groups.
• Can help diabetics in combination with Vit E.
• Digests and helps with the oxidation of fats.
• Extremely beneficial for those with high cholesterol levels.
• Effective generator of physical, mental & vital glandular activity.
• Known to assist in brain functions.
• Can increase alertness in elderly people.

Foods Rich in Lecithin

• Egg Yolk ( the word Lecithin in greek = egg yolk)
• Fatty Fish
• Whole grain cereal
• High grade vegetable oils
• Soya beans
• Liver
• Milk

The body will make Lecithin if adequate supplies of B Vits are present. Eating refined foods where B Vits are generally reduced will limit the body’s capacity to synthesize Lecithin.