Last night I mentioned the Welsh laver bread, so here I am listing a few types of seaweeds and giving some information on how they can be eaten and what ways the body can benefit from adding some marine vegetation to your diet.

LAVER: Eating:

Appart from the aforementioned laver bread in Wales the Welsh also marinate laver in oil & lemon juice & serve it on toast with a fair pinch of black pepper. The clever thing about cooking laver on toast is that the water that the Laver is cooked in becomes thick and turns into a jelly which vegetables, meat or fish can be added to making a very nutritious soup.

In Scotland laver is diped in oatmeal & fried.

KELP:

Dashi which is a rick stock, is made from kelp as kelp has a high concentration of the flavour-enhancing glutamic acid.

GIANT KELP:

Giant kelp which contains fluoride, calcium, and iron amongst other minerals and is extremely rich in iodine. The healthy components in giant kelp helps with bone mineralization & bone density, it will alkalize the blood, treat swollen lymph glands, lower blood cholesterol, is very benificial to thyroid function and removes radioactive tissues from the body. Kelp is a mega superfood!

IRISH MOSS:

Is named misleadingly as it is in fact a seaweed. In Ireland is both steamed and served with potatoes or cabbage and the Irish are strong believers in a cup of tea made from Irish moss to cure colds and coughs.

DULSE:

Dulse is used in salads and sandwiches, rich in iodine, calcium and also phosphorus. The funky thing about dulse is that it is possible that it contains more potassium than any other foodstuffs. Go to this page http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/potassium-000320.htm from The University Of Maryland Medical Center to read just what can be effected in the body if your potassium levels are wrong. But don’t panic as a diet which contains enough fruit and vegetables will supply your daily potassium needs.

SPIRULINA:

Spirulina floats on water like green scum and is collected and dried.

As it contains so many minerals, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, & selenium, is rich in B vitamins, chlorophyll, beta carotene and Vitamin E and also an amino acid phenylalanine which surpresses the appetite. Due to the vitamin and mineral content it can cleanse the blood and detox both liver and kidneys.

Spirulina can be used to treat hypoglycemia, hepatitis, malnutrition, and anemia and strenghtens the immune system.

Spirulina also contains a pigment called phycocyanin. which has been studied with positive effects as a cancer inhibitor.