Vitamin B12-deficiency is linked to the depression, dementia, and unhealthy aging. Dietary sources remain the gold standard, but pay attention to the finer details. Absorption and bioavailability matter. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association, depression is “the leading cause of disability in the U.S. for ages 15 to 44,” affecting about 6.7% of the U.S. population. When thinking more generally about neurological disorders, the figure is much higher. In Europe it’s estimated that “neuropsychiatric diseases make up approximately 35% of the total burden of disease in Europe.“ [1] Neurologists are discovering that, despite their very different origins, many of these diseases involve improperly functioning metabolic pathways, largely due to poor nutrition. Within this context, one of the...
Chapul ambassador Sarah Park set the stage in maintaining her on the move vegetarian. Cricket flour supplements the needed B-12, iron and protein. Matt stopped eating meat days before we started dating. To be honest, I thought it was a phase. For the first few months he’d eat his diet, and I’d eat mine. He had set a goal to eat vegetarian for a summer, and I was ready to celebrate his accomplishment with a barbeque feast at the end. After a while, I realized that he was no longer doing this as an experiment—he had made a lifestyle change that I wanted to adapt to as well. Then we married, and I stopped eating meat, mostly so I wouldn't...
Chapul ambassador Lexi Burkholder finds life in the oval office. Read her story on training for speed skating and maintaining a healthy diet full of cricket protein. What first comes to mind when you think of speed skaters? I bet it has something to do with huge legs, skin-tight racing suits, and perhaps Apolo Ohno. Maybe you know a LOT about the sport and you are aware of the two disciplines: short and long track. If you know more than that you are ahead of the curve! Most people’s awareness of the sport only exists for two weeks, every four years. For skaters, however, reaching our potential takes daily practice for years. I’ve been skating and competing for eleven...
Chapul Ambassador Matt Park shares his experience of maintaining a healthy diet as a vegetarian while living in his van. It’s been five years since I ate meat. The last three have been spent living in a van with my wife. When I was living in a house I had a complete kitchen to prepare meals and experiment with my new diet. I was eating super healthy, constantly trying new things, and cooking my own meals more than eating out. Moving into the van was hard for multiple reasons but especially hard on my diet. The inconvenience of cooking was compounded by a small space. We no longer had an oven—just a small, two burner gas stove with a small...
Travel is fun and exciting but it can be stressful and taxing on the mind and body. Establishing a healthy routine at home is one thing, but how do you keep it going while you're traveling for work or pleasure? Luckily a few small, inexpensive items can help you keep your health and fitness in check while on the road. Exercise bands. Exercise bands are a must have on any trip I go on. You can literally look in any of my purses and you’ll find a band sitting next to my lipgloss. They’re lightweight so you don’t have to worry about adding extra lbs to your luggage and they hardly take up any space you can wrap them...
