Posted on 08/08/2018 8:40:48 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
Looking for a more natural digestive system cleanse? You may be able to find the ingredients right in your own backyard. A new study finds that adding crickets to your daily diet regimen may be good for your gut and offers several health benefits.
Valerie Stull, lead author of the study and recent doctoral graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Institute for Environmental Studies, started eating insects herself at age 12 during a family vacation to Central America. She recalls being “grossed out” when she found herself having to eat a plate of fried ants, but took a surprising liking to the exotic cuisine after her first bite: “It tasted like food, it was good,” she admits.
Now Stull is out to prove that chowing down on common bugs should be considered more than just a last resort. “There is a lot of interest right now in edible insects,” she says in a university release. “It’s gaining traction in Europe and in the U.S. as a sustainable, environmentally friendly protein source compared to traditional livestock.”
The results of her experiment proved just as much. She found that not only do crickets promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut, but there doesn’t appear to be any detriment to eating large amounts of crickets regularly. In fact, consuming healthy servings of crickets can even reduce inflammation in the body. Good news!
For the study, Stull and her research team recruited 20 men and women (ages 18 to 48) to eat a breakfast that included muffins or shakes made from 25 grams of powdered cricket meal for two weeks. Some participants were fed an insect-free dish to serve as a control group. All participants then returned to their normal diets for another two weeks, before switching roles for a follow-up period. The control group ate the buggy breakfast, while those who enjoyed the cricket meal treats initially were served the control option.
Blood and stool samples were collected at the start of the study, after the first two-week period, and then again after the follow-up period. Participants also completed questionnaires about the diet.
While none of the participants complained of any ill effects from the cricket breakfast, the authors did note an increase in a key metabolic enzyme that supports better gut health, and a decrease in an inflammatory protein associated with cancer and depression. They also spotted a significant amount of “good” gut bacteria that known to promote overall digestive health.
Over two billion people consume insects in one form or another all over the world. The six-legged bugs are known to be good dietary sources of protein, vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats.
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Yep. Inverse is true, too.
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Worms or eels?
I will stick with my black seed oil pills.
Eels. Very popular in Spain.
LOL. Yes we buy crickets to feed our bearded dragons. The problem is they are noisy as hell. So if you want to have a digestion of crickets you have to put up with their constant chirping.
And Jesus ate fish and the fish ate crickets and locusts so the circle of life is confirmed yet again! Hallelujah!!!
Maybe make cricket brownies for your friends who hold you conversation-hostage.
Plentiful food source if we can overcome our aversion to them.
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