i am looking into buying seaweed in Sg. not many supermarket
selling.
other than nuts and tofu, vegetable normally don't have much
protein, then how animal life got their protein? u can say in the
past, animal life started from the sea. so sea vege is the original
source of many nutrition. 50% more protein! 10x more calcium!
Seaweed is the secret to super nutrition
Ocean vegetables are getting more and more in demand today
mainly due to their many health benefits, and not just because
sushi bars have mushroomed in our midst!
2. The Japanese variety Hijiki (also known as
hiziki), arame, and wakame contain 10 times the calcium of
milk.
3. When compared to the iron
available in beef, sea lettuce has 25 times more, hijiki 8 times
more, and wakame and other kelps, four times more.
4. Love sushi? Nori, the dark
sea vegetable sheet used to wrap those delectable Japanese rice
rolls, can pack a walloping protein content as high as
25-50% of its dry weight – the highest of any ocean
vegetable. It also high in Vitamin A which is recommended for
maintaining good eyesight.
5. The natural iodine in seaweeds is an easy,
nontoxic way to meet the iodine requirement in your diet. The
symptoms of iodine deficiency include chronic fatigue, apathy, dry
skin, intolerance to cold, weight gain, and enlargement of the
thyroid (goiter). These symptoms are the same as those of thyroid
hormone deficiency.
According to noted herbalist, Dr. Ryan Drum, you would have to
eat about 40 lbs of fresh vegetables and/or fruits (that's a lot of
veggies!) to get as much iodine as you would from 1 gram of whole
leaf kelp.
6. Forget the fad diets. The only way to lose
and maintain your weight is to eat healthy and exercise daily.
Ocean vegetables help by breaking down the fat and
flushing it out of your system. It helps you get in shape and stay
that way!
7. Sick and tired of those daily allergies?
Your weak immune system provides the never-ending runny nose and
symphonic sniffing and sneezing every morning. Strengthen
your immune system and you greet the day clog-free! One of
the most appreciated seaweed benefits by allergy sufferers.
8. Seaweed naturally slashes your risk of a
heart attack. Its nutrients clear the plaque in your
arteries. This does not entitle you to eat all the fatty
foods you want! You still have to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Read more about a healthy lifestyle through diet here: Diet
Health at Live Healthy Guide.
9. Seaweed is high in fiber.
Our colons rejoice when they get their daily dose of it! Seaweed
cleans our digestive system: it soothes, disinfects, and nourishes
distressed surfaces; helps out with the metabolism of lipids; and
maintains a healthy balance of digestive yeasts and bacteria in the
intestines.
10. Regular intake of ocean vegetables not only
make our inner organs healthier, but also gives us glossier
hair and luminous skin. Consider this one of those freebie
seaweed benefits, particularly vitamin A. Who wouldn't want to have
noticeably healthy hair and skin?
11. The naturally occurring sodium
found in several types of seaweed bathes our body with
rich salty nourishment, needed by our glands to communicate with
one another. It also assists in the proper functioning of our
nerves and muscles. Yes, salt is healthy when taken in moderation.
Eat too much, and you're in trouble, health wise, that is.
