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Oh I hope you will share your results! I am pretty excited about it myself. I have not read anything bad.
"Several studies have demonstrated that chitin-glucan reduced wrinkling and skin-ageing, suggesting an interaction between the chitin-glucan and cells of the epidermis. Although these effects may not be attributed to chitin alone, this does demonstrate the strong biological potential of chitin on cells of the human body.""One of many substances produced by plants in response to injury is chitinase, an enzyme that breaks down chitin, a polysaccharide that is a structural component of fungi and insects."
-Ray Peat
I have read many good things about the benefits of consuming crustacean shells. Besides being made of calcium carbonate it also contains chitin, which has many proven health benefits from kidney health to reducing inflammation in the body to even losing weight.
I have read that chitin from dust mites can cause lung problems and I would go so far as to say that possibly breathing in the steam from cooking the shells may be problematic, but I wouldn't think anymore than the toxic steam coming off the cooked mushrooms that Ray Peat warns of, and contains chitin.
Considering that nose to tail is a healthy, and that John The Baptist ate locusts, I am wondering if it may add or subtract to our health. I boil shrimp and crab shells, that I have frozen, for an hour or less and get the most flavorful stock to boil shrimp in for shrimp cocktail, to make crab, lobster or shrimp bisque, to make chowders or Asian soups or just to drink cold with a little coconut water & salt. I have even fried shrimp shells in coconut oil on high heat till crispy and throw in a little sugar and salt at the last minute for a yummy crispy kettle corn like snack.
With the world getting so precarious I don't mind looking outside of our normal supermarket food chain for other alternatives, and I don't want to think that my lobster bisque is not a good thing. Can you believe they sell cricket flour?
4 Main Health Benefits of Chitin, Based on Science | Crickster
Today, I'm going to show you how chitin may boost your gut health, reduce inflammation and improve your immune system. What's more, you're going to discover which foods are rich in chitin.www.eatcrickster.com
What is Chitin? | Benefits of Eating Chitin as a Protein Source | EXO Protein
What do crustaceans, arachnids, fungi, algae, and insects all have in common? Well, besides being rather small, these organisms all contain an amazing substance called chitin.exoprotein.com
Oh that made my stomach turn! Have you ever found any truth to that?
Thanks for that bit of infor S-VV. That is why it is good to know, and weigh, the pros and cons of everything we eat. Would that mean that a person that is dealing with fungus can't have mushrooms either, since they have chitin in them, and are a fungus also?
Yeah that is a definite allergy. I have histamine intolerance and I ate a half pound of BBQ shrimps this past Sunday AND their shells and tails and felt better than usual the next morning. Of course if I had done that with grocery store shrimp that have already been defrosted and sitting in the case, for God knows how long, that would be a different story. Shellfish is something you should always eat right away just defrosted. Sitting refrigerated for days creates an alarming amount of histamines and potential anaphylaxis.
Ok then none of my bisque for you PopRBob ?"GOOD," I say.
But cricket dust? Ehhhh...
I'll just stick to mushrooms. I'm sure I'm just rePeating Peat's sentiments on that choice.
Funny enough in Wisconsin they just OK'd dissolving human bodies with acid and spreading their fluids around on crops like fertilizer in their senate government.
Since chitin is a necessary component of the fungal cell wall, I think it would greatly benefit intestinal fungii, to the detriment of the host
Maybe mushrooms are different because they have many germicidal compounds, Ray has a crush on them, so they may be a net positive
My boyfriend was trying to show me videos and articles but I just didn't have the strength to look
Lord have mercy. Sadly not too surprised with what I've been learning lately. Do you all know 8 million children go missing each year world-wide?Funny enough in Wisconsin they just OK'd dissolving human bodies with acid and spreading their fluids around on crops like fertilizer in their senate government.
Wisconsin SB228 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session
Bill Text (2022-03-15) The use of alkaline hydrolysis to cremate human remains and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE) [Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1]legiscan.com
Oh my gosh don't!
No soup for you! NEXT!! ?
kidney values went down actually a bit. Lost 5 pounds since the previous appointment in Feb. Overall no real effects I noticed other then the weight loss
Well that sounds promising then! We got our crickets in and had them night before last and yesterday I woke feeling leaner in the middle. I also bought cricket powder, but haven't tried it yes. It smelled pleasantly malty. Are taking chitin capsules?
