Sea Vegetables

Seaweed, Sea vegetables or Sea greens are a universal type of food. Not only humans and the big animals but also the smaller ones including fish, insects, trees , plants and soil can benefit from sea vegetables.

Seaweed Aids Detox

Seaweed could be the most underrated vegetable in the Western world. Studies at McGill University in Montreal showed that seaweeds bind to radioactive waste in the body. Radioactive waste can find its way into the body through some medical tests or through food that has been grown where water or soil is contaminated. Seaweed also binds to heavy metals to help eliminate them from the body.

Sea Vegetables are a low calorie food source. Ocean/Seaweed and Algae are the richest natural source of minerals and trace minerals. Their are many different types with different benefits but most contain:

This unique mixture of vitamins, minerals/trace elements, antioxidants and phytonutrients is not common in land plants.

Edible seaweed plants have been used in many countries for food for thousands of years.

Marine Plants and Algae with the reputation for:

  • Enhancing Health
  • Boosting Immunity
  • The ability to detoxify

Scientists have discovered that Seaweed's defend themselves against specific pathogens (Ill making bacteria/micro-organism) with natural antibiotics. Due to their having to live in polluted waters and as result being in permanent contact with these potentially dangerous microbes. As a result, they developed a unique defence to fight disease.

How About a Sea Vegetable Slaw?

Ingredients:
1 handful of hijiki seaweed, soaked and drained
1 handful of chopped cilantro
1 handful of chopped scallions
4 cups of shredded cabbage
Vegetable seasonings, or herbs to taste

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, and serve.

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