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RE: Eating beetles and bugs in Chiang Mai, Oh My!

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  1. To boost your much mass

Eating enough insects is necessary for building and also maintaining your body muscle mass, not only the muscle mass it will also help support other body tissues such as tendon and ligaments. In other words, insects are important for bodybuilding and necessary for developing leaner muscles. The main reason for this is because of the rich protein in the insects.

  1. To help manage your weight

Although some studies are still conflicting over this one, mostly because of high-protein versus low-protein diets in maintaining an ideal weight or losing weight fast. Yet there is plenty of evidence on how the protein in insects can help making you full and prevent over eating. In addition, helping you maintain the ideal weight.

  1. To Stabilize Your Blood Sugar Levels

Insulin is the hormone which can help in stabilizing your blood sugar level also required for carbohydrates, fat and protein to be metabolized. Carbohydrates require more insulin than fat or protein does. This is the reason why for maintaining blood sugar levels we should not consume food which is high in carbohydrates due to the major amount of insulin it will take in burning it to energy.

  1. Natural remedy for depression

Apart from high in protein, insects also have amino acids which are needed to balance hormones naturally, control your mood. To those who are lacking in amino acids will start experiencing moodiness, weakness, increase anxiety, and all those are the signs of depression. The protein which can help stabilize the sugar level in your blood, it can also stabilize your mood changes which sometimes occur due to fluctuating blood sugar levels.

  1. Promote Healthy Brain Function

As we have mentioned before, protein is needed to make hormones and enzymes. Both which are critical for cognitive function. When you were just a kid, your mother might have told you to eat healthily especially breakfast to help you to think better for the rest of the day, learn and to remember information. Now, eating insects can also help you to increase your brain function as it can give a steady supply of amino acids, which is what the brain requires in order to maintain focus, concentration, and keep up your energy level steady

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  1. Stronger Bones and Healthier Teeth

A recent study by the United States of America shows that the bone losses can occur in people with low protein intake which is around 16–50 grams per day. The study proved that that low-level protein can affect the insulin growth factor which has a negative effect on calcium and phosphate which is required for the bones formation. Many studies have shown a positive association exists between eating insects will increase and your daily protein intake and better bone health.

  1. Protect Heart Health

Many studies have shown an inverse relationship between eating insects and the reduced risk of heart-related disease. This is evident in adults. Instead of just protecting your heart health, eating insects can also help you to fight the bad cholesterol in your blood. Eating insects tend to help prevent other heart disease-related causes, including obesity and diabetes.

  1. Anti Aging

We have been explaining so many natural benefits of eating insects mainly it is because of the high protein in those insects. Apart from above-mentioned benefits of protein, the last one is protein is the natural anti aging component in the body.

  1. Rich of Protein

Protein can help the body to produce glutathione, it is also called as the master antioxidant because it helps us to detox and reduces any sign of aging. Instead of helping the body as an antioxidant, it also plays a key role in hormones balance, to oxidate stress, and helps to fight Parkinson disease.

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