Seaweed (Marine macroalgae) is large algae growing in the sea or on the rocks below the high-water mark.It refers to several species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae, that live near the seabed (benthic).Seaweeds grow in a wide range of sizes from miniscule to gigantic.Most seaweeds are medium-sized in multiple colors like green, blue green, red, and brown.It also known as nori, gim, kelp, egg wrack, irish mosh and so on.
Seaweeds contain the rich and essential sources such as vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, omega 3-fatty acids, fiber, potassium, selenium, iodine, zinc, copper, iron, calcium, chromium, bromine, and magnesium.They contain high calcium up to 10 times more than milk and 8 times as much as beef.
Seaweed is as anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties that provide health benefits of human.It is used as food, medicine, fertilizer, filtration and industry.Seaweeds are harvested or cultivated for the extraction of alginate, agar, and carrageenan, gelatinous substances collectively known as hydrocolloids or phycocolloids (food additives).Clinical trials have used in oral dosage range of 4 to 12 grams seaweed daily for up to two (2) months.
The Benefits of Seaweed
- Regulates and purifies blood
- Increases libido
- Increases energy level
- Lengthens menstrual cycle
- Assists in producing healthy sperm
- Flushes excess fluid and reduces bloating
- Controls cholesterol levels
- Maintains healthy blood pressure levels
- Combats depression
- Combats fatigue
- Aids in cognitive function
- Strengthens gut mucus which protects gut wall
- Helps pre-digest pulses which in turn reduce wind
- Blocks the chemical oestrogens that can predispose people to breast cancer
- Reduces phlegm
- Promotes urination and reduces swelling
- Alkalizes blood
- Neutralizes the over-acidic effects of modern diet
- Boosts weight loss
- Acts as detoxifier that helps to draw out waste products
- Treats diabetes
- Improves in functioning of salivary glands and making the oral tissues more resistant to damage
- Prevents the formation of blood clots
- Decreases the threat of stroke
- Decreases cardiac failure
- Decreases obstruction in the veins and arteries
- Protects effect against influenza B virus
- Obstructs the absorption of harmful viral particles in the cells and prevents the body from getting infected
- Prevents heart failure
- Prevents cardiovascular disease
- Maintains smooth circulation in the blood vessels
- Protects the skin from damage caused by exposure to ultraviolet B radiation from sunlight
- Protects the skin from photo-aging, pigmentation, and wrinkle formation
- Helps in keeping the skin revitalized, moisturized, and youthful
- Helps in strengtgening the roots ans shafts of hair follicles and making hairs thick and lustrous
- Protects eyes and prevents of after-cataract
- Assists in healthy sexual function
- Regulates thyroid function
- Shields the stomach wall against harmful bacteria
A study using the seaweed the bladderwrack has shown evidence that it may lengthen the menstrual cycle which in turn will put off menopause because seaweed exerts antiestrogenic effects in premenopausal women.
Dr.Jane Teas of Harvard University published a paper saying that kelp consumption might be a factor in the lowers rates of breast cancer in Japan.
A study from McGill University in Canada showed that seaweed was great for detoxing the body from the radioactive chemical strontium.
Scientists at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne have researched Alginate, a substance in brown seaweed, and found that it can strengthen gut mucus which protects gut wall, slow down digestion and make food release its energy more slowly (i.e. it is low-GI, and therefore good).
Greg lampert, director of the herbal course at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine says, "kelp is to reduce phlegm and shoften hardness; it promotes urination amd reduce swelling
Seaweed is used as fertilizer, compost for landscaping or a means of combating beach erosion through burial in beach dunes.It is used as an ingredient in toothpaste, cosmetics, and paint. Industrial products use seaweeds as paper coatings, adhesives, dyes, explosives, gells, and in processes such as papr sizing, textile printing, hydro-mulching, and drilling.
The effects of seaweed
- The excessive consumption of seaweed can cause the yellowing in the skin.
- Rotting seaweed is a potent source of hydrogen sulfide, a high toxic gas and has been implicated in some incidents of apparent hydrogen-sulfide poisoning.It can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
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