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Does anyone eat bugs/insects in California(or the US)? Why not eat insects?

I want to try eating some insects. The closest thing I've had was escargot in a can about 2yrs ago. I want to actually find some good insects that are typically made in say Bangk …
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Eating earthworms and other insects

I know Sisson jokes in his book about "insects optional" in his primal style diet, but on my morning walk I noticed something. There was a substantial downpour last night and it h …
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Has anyone “reversed” their shrimp allergy?

I seem to be developing a shrimp allergy :( I'm hopeful that this can be fixed as I LOVE what eating whole shrimp has done for my hair and nails - plus they are delicious little b …
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Best way to remove bugs and their eggs from produce?

At the risk of sounding like a big baby, here goes... I love kale and I know it's really good for you, but I get irrationally stressed over cleaning it, since at least a few leave …
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Really… did Grok eat bugs?

CNN is calling this habit healthy. I wonder, though, is there any evidence that our ancestors ate a lot of bugs? We eat many things today that weren't eaten in Paleo times but that …
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Would you eat a cricket?

Hey guys, I'm sitting here outside the public library, using the wi-fi with my iPad, and about two minutes ago something crawled under my foot, and I picked it up and popped it in …
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cricket farm at home for bug protein?

I think that a lot of hunter-gatherers probably ate bugs with a great deal of frequency. Has anyone ever had their own bug farm and fed them organic feed and used them as food? I …
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DEET alternative that *works*?

I am going to Kenya next month- hiking thru all terrains- and I'm a bit (a lot) concerned with the bug situation. I've got an immune deficiency in which vaccines don't always work …
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Any Paleo Remedies To Repel Bed Bugs and Heal Bites?

An apartment on the floor below us became infested and the building management did not inform people. I have 8 ugly hard red welts (itchiness has subsided but they look like dark …
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Healing Faster: Bug Bites

Before Paleo, and if bit by mosquitoes or any other biting insects, it would literally take weeks for the bites to go away. The histamines stayed close to the surface and would jus …
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Insects as a staple?

This came to mind while I was cleaning the first greens from my CSA. A couple ants were hiding in the leaves, and I mumbled "go away I don't want protein on my lettuce!". It got me …