Super Seaweeds
Super Seaweeds
Of all the foods available on this planet, none can compare in the nutrient value of seaweeds. For centuries, native cultures have used seaweeds in their diets. Modern western cultures have often overlooked seaweeds as a primary source in their diets.
In a time when our foods progressively have decreased in nutritional values due to poor farming techniques, soil deterioration, hybridization of our plants, refining of our foods, genetically altering, etc, etc, etc…. It has never been more important in history than it is now to consider adding them into your diets.
Due to the Gelatinous nature of the saccharides available in seaweeds, they provide soothing lubrication for the bowels and help to prevent constipation.
Various types of seaweeds provide varying levels of specific minerals and nutritional factors which gives seaweeds great potentials in helping the body in many health related problems.
For thousands of years, seaweeds have been used to prolong life, prevent disease, and preserve beauty.
In general, seaweeds are thermally cooling for the body, provide salty flavors, soften hardened areas and masses in the body, reduce high blood pressure, cleanse and detoxify, lubricate the intestines, improve water metabolism and cleanser for the lymphatic balance system, breaks up liver stagnation, alkalize the blood, lower bad cholesterol, treat thyroid disorders, rejuvenate the lungs, transform thick phlegm into fluid, moisten dryness in the body, and best food in the planet to remove radiation.
The red seaweeds have the highest antiviral compounds known on the planet. The red marine algae commonly known as the red sea cabbage can be found in the summer months along the southwest Florida coastline. Its value as an antiviral compound is unsurpassed, but not widely known or talked about in the medical community.
Seaweeds are effective in treating swellings, nodules, lumps, goiter, swollen lymph glands, edema, chronic cough with yellow or green phlegm, all skin disorders with redness and tumors.
Chinese medical text claims “there is no swelling that is not relieved by seaweeds”.
The main reason for seaweeds healing and fluid balancing effects is their complexity and balance of minerals. Of over the 88 known mineral elements contained in our blood, seaweeds have every one of them. The minerals available in seaweed are readily available and useable to the human body. Due to the fact the minerals are bound with a carbon atom which is with all living plants. This effect allows for efficient cellular mineral absorption by the human body. The high level of minerals in seaweed and the ease of mineral absorption by the human body, makes even small amounts as little as ¼ - ½ teaspoon a day effective.
To receive the highest amounts of mineral values from seaweeds they should be eaten uncooked, either soaked or dried. Some of the finite trace elements like fluorine, which strengthen the bones, teeth, and body defense mechanisms, are lost within only a few minutes of cooking seaweeds. If using seaweeds in soups or broths, be sure to drink the liquid portion that the seaweed was made in to receive its complexity of minerals.
One of the seaweeds beneficial attributes is that they do not concentrate pollutants and toxic heavy metals like other marine wild life. It is pleasing to know seaweeds simply do not absorb and concentrate toxins. In fact seaweeds detoxify and transform toxic heavy metals by converting them into to harmless salts which the human body can excrete through the intestines. Seaweeds are also highly alkaline forming for the body and helps to reduce internal acids accumulated in the body.
The many types and uses of seaweeds
AGA-AGAR: A product made from various species of agarophytes seaweeds where the gelatin saccharides are freeze dried.
Thermally cooling to the body
Used for weight loss/appetite reduction
Promote digestion
Reduces inflammation
Helps the heart, lungs, and liver
High in calcium & iron
Contains 0 calories
Makes natural thickener for foods like jams, gravies, syrups, etc. but will not set in foods with high oxalic acid like chocolate and rubard spinach
Purple Dulse:
Cooling thermal effect
High in iodine
High in manganese which activates enzyme activity
Prevents scurvy
Induces sweating
Powerful antiviral/ good remedy for herpes
Used in soups, salads, toast inn oven or on an open flame and eat as dried chips, or good replacement in a “BLT” sandwich (instead of bacon)
Sauté in oil and eat as condiment
Use as thickener in gravies and sauces
Hijiki:
Cooling thermal nature
Diuretic
Treats phlegm (green or yellow) from the lungs
Cleanses the body
Softens hardened tissue & masses
Helps thyroid
Moistens dryness
High in calcium, iron, iodine
High in vitamin B2 and niacin
Normalizes blood sugar
Soothes nerves
Supports hormone functions
Aids in weight loss
Good for bones and teeth
Arame:
Cooling nature
Helps bones and teeth
Softens hardened tissue & masses
Helps thyroid
Moistens dryness
Traditionally used to treat feminine disorders
Lowers high blood pressure
Used to treat mouth disorders
Prevents hair loss
Promotes “glossy” hair appearance
One of the richest sources of iodine
Highly concentrated iron and calcium
Kombu/Kelp:
Cooling nature
Softens hardened tissue & masses
Balances fluids
Benefits kidneys
Diuretic
Anti-coagulant
Natural fungicide
Balances hormones
Helps the thyroid
Protects from radiation
Considered to be the most mineralized food
Helps arthritis
Lowers blood pressure
Helps prostate
Helps ovarian problems
Helps reduce swollen painful testes
Reduces lymphatic swelling
Reduces rheumatic fever damage
Reduces heart pains
Aids in treating male sterility
Reduces blood clots
Helps difficulty in swallowing
Helps reduce anemia
Reduces tumors and growths
Soothes the lungs and throat
Relieves coughing and asthma
* Eradicates fungal and Candida yeast overgrowth
Aids in wound repair
Aids in weight loss
Guards the heart at high altitudes
Used in facial cosmetics
Added to cook beans to balance proteins and oils in them to make them more digestible
*Use sparingly during pregnancy
Nori:
Cooling Nature
Diuretic
Softens harden nodules
Treats phlegm (green or yellow) in lungs
Highest protein content (78%) of seaweeds
Most easily digested of seaweeds
High vitamin A
High vitamin B and niacin
Decrease cholesterol
Treats painful and difficult urination
Treats goiter
Treats edema
Lowers high blood pressure
Treats fatty cysts
Treats warts
Aids digestion
Can be used in soups, stews, rolled into sushi rolls, crumbled onto salads, cut into pieces as a condiment
Walcame:
Cooling Nature
Diuretic
Moistens dryness
Softens harden tissue and masses
Resolves phlegm
Treats growth and tumors
One of the seaweeds highest in calcium (Hijiki is first)
Rich in niacin and thiamine
Promotes healthy hair and skin
Softens beans when cooked with it
Irish Moss:
Cooling Nature
Moistens the lungs
Relieves phlegm
Contains carrageenan which treats peptic ulcers and duodenal ulcers
Inhibits aleriusclerosis
Reduces cholesterol
Mild anticoagulant
Contains calcium chloride, which aids as a heart tonic
Glandular balancer
Treats chronic lung diseases
Treats dysentery
Treats diarrhea
Treats repertory diseases
Treats disorders of the kidney
Curiscan:
Used as a tea, capsules or powder
Discharges worms, pinworms, roundworms from the body
Laxative
Treats fibroid tumors