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"Japanese cuisine uses seaweed extensively, but Western cooking is not as adventurous. Rather than being served as a vegetable, or in sheets of nori wrapping sushi, we are more likely to encounter seaweed in powdered form or incorporated in prepared foods. The type of seaweed called carrageen is much used as a substitute for gelatine and is added to many convenience foods. Kelp is also used in a diverse collection of foods, including ice cream, salad dressings and desserts." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Place a piece of nori seaweed on the rolling mat. With wet fingertips, pat a layer of rice about XA inch thick onto the seaweed, covering the whole surface. Arrange small portions of the onions, carrot, avocado, and tofu in horizontal lines down the center of the seaweed. Take the edge of the mat and, using your fingers, roll up the whole thing tightly. Cut into 1-inch rolls and serve." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"Whether you call them seaweed or sea vegetables, these greens (actually, they come in an array of greens as well as red, black, and brown) are wonderfully easy to prepare. Nori, the shiny black sheets used to wrap sushi, can also be used to wrap tuna or chicken salad, sliced avocado, or other "sandwich" fillings. Or cut nori into thin strips to top a salad or soup. Numerous other kinds of seaweed can be rehydrated and tossed into soup or over a salad or soaked before draining and dressed with oil and vinegar-try sesame oil and unseasoned rice vinegar." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "However, I'm so convinced of the power of algae and seaweed that I now supplement my diet with capsules and tablets of Klamath Lake blue green algae, spirulina, chlorella, and red and brown marine algae, and other green supplements. But for those who do like their flavor, go for it! Whether you call them seaweed or sea vegetables, these greens (actually, they come in an array of greens as well as red, black, and brown) are wonderfully easy to prepare. Nori, the shiny black sheets used to wrap sushi, can also be used to wrap tuna or chicken salad, sliced avocado, or other "sandwich" fillings." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Soak arame (or any seaweed you prefer) five to thirty minutes and rinse. Slice the seaweed, green onions, and cucumbers and toss with raw sesame oil and raw apple cider vinegar. Add seasonings, balanced, unrefined sea salt, and sprouted seeds or nuts. Marinate overnight. Eat with steamed corn or steamed yam with raw butter and unrefined sea salt. Brantley Let Us Rollup. Raw hummus, avocados, tomatoes, and sprouts rolled in lettuce with condiments and spices (add sprouted nuts and seeds if you like). Instead of lettuce, you can substitute nori (a black seaweed), which comes in sheets." - Timothy Brantley, The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life (Get the book.)

"Rather than being served as a vegetable, or in sheets of nori wrapping sushi, we are more likely to encounter seaweed in powdered form or incorporated in prepared foods. The type of seaweed called carrageen is much used as a substitute for gelatine and is added to many convenience foods. Kelp is also used in a diverse collection of foods, including ice cream, salad dressings and desserts. Supplementing Your Diet The substances needed by the human body to grow and be healthy are contained in the food we eat, the liquids we drink and the air we breathe." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"As for seaweed, greens, and beans . . . well, most Americans don't eat much of these at all. So if you suffer from any of the symptoms I mentioned or have any of the diseases I noted—it is an easy fix! But how do you fix it? Simply increase beans, greens, and seaweed in your diet. Get rid of the magnesium suckers like stress, coffee, alcohol, and sugar. And take an extra magnesium supplement. In other words, follow the UltraMind Solution. (I will explain how you can do it in more detail in Part III.) Magnesium supplementation had magnificent effects on my patient Mary." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Save Our seaweed), which seeks to ensure sustainable sourcing of seaweed, and Beraca Ingredients, which produces ingredients (including an oil from the seeds of Andiroba trees found in an island in the Amazon basin) in compliance with Forest Stewardship Council standards. A related initiative is the collaboration between food giant Nestle and cosmetic company L'Oreal to create the "beauty from the inside" nutricosmetic product line." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"With wet fingertips, pat a layer of rice about XA inch thick onto the seaweed, covering the whole surface. Arrange small portions of the onions, carrot, avocado, and tofu in horizontal lines down the center of the seaweed. Take the edge of the mat and, using your fingers, roll up the whole thing tightly. Cut into 1-inch rolls and serve." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"It's a brown seaweed extract with rather amazing properties that allow it to remove heavy metals, halt the growth of cancer tumors and even help victims of radiation poisoning. In my view, this supplement should be taken by anyone choosing to undergo radiation therapy of any kind. And, in fact, brown seaweed extract may hold promise as an alternative therapy that eliminates the need for radiation therapy in the first place. Similar to Modifilan, the Amazon Herb Company also offers an outstanding product called Aquazon." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Although the Mediterranean people do not eat much soy or seaweed, two very healthy components of Asian culture, and Asians don't eat olive oil, both diets have low levels of saturated and hydro-genated fats, higher levels of healthy fats, and an emphasis on fish and vegetables. Combine the two and you have the best of both far-flung worlds: a potpourri of healthy, healing foods, including fresh vegetables, legumes, fruits, fish, garlic, nuts, olive oil, and soy products. We call it the Pan-Asian Mediterranean diet, or PAM for short, and recommend it to patients." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Serves 2 Chick Pea and Lima Bean seaweed Salad 1 ounce dulse, dry 3 ounces snap beans, cut into 1-inch pieces 3 ounces chick-peas, cooked (chilled) 3 ounces lima beans, cooked (chilled) 2 tablespoons corn oil 1 teaspoon dill 1 teaspoon tarragon 1/2 teaspoon salt juice of 1/2 lemon Soak and rinse dulse 2 or 3 times in cold water. Steam snap beans for 10 minutes. Mix all ingredients together. Serve chilled." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"No doubt this could be one of the reasons why ocean life is continuing to decline around the world, and it seems as if it won't be very long at all before these prescription drug pollutants start showing up in shellfish such as shrimp, crab, and lobsters, and maybe even in seaweed someday. Pharmaceutical chemicals are not regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, so there is no enforced limit of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "Other than fresh-picked seaweed, which is not a staple of the American diet, plant foods rarely contain EPA or DHA. By contrast, the third omega-3, called alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), is FACT Fish oil is the best source EPA and DHA omega-3 found primarily in dark green leafy vegetables, flaxseed oil, and certain vegetable oils. Although ALA has different influences than DHA and EPA, your body has enzymes that can convert ALA to EPA. EPA, DHA, and ALA are important to human health. Both omega-3s and -6s are vital to your health, but most people consume too much omega-6 and not enough omega-3." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Numerous other kinds of seaweed can be rehydrated and tossed into soup or over a salad or soaked before draining and dressed with oil and vinegar-try sesame oil and unseasoned rice vinegar. You can also mix in other raw vegetables such as grated carrot or daikon. There are dozens of varieties, but those you're most likely to come across include hijiki, dulse, wakame, limu, and laver. THE RAW TRUTH I promised you earlier that I would tell you my current eating pattern. But first, let me backtrack a little." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Serves 2 Oriental seaweed Salad_ 3 ounces hijiki (1 ounce dry) 3 ounces carrots, cut in long thin strips 3 ounces daikon, cut in long thin strips 3 ounces scallions, chopped 2 tablespoons safflower oil 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 ounces amaranth, cooked (chilled) Soak and rinse hijiki three times and place in bowl. Lightly saute carrots, diako, and scallions in skillet with safflower oil for about 5 minutes, then add to the hijiki. Add garlic, caraway seeds and salt. Combine with amaranth. Mix well." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Another example is that of the seaweed bladder-wrack, used in hypothyroidism. The two bladders hanging down in a V shape look exactly like an enlarged thyroid gland. TOUCH Much of what you observe about a plant can be corroborated by touching it. You may see the hairs on a plant, but when you touch them you can tell if they are smooth and soft or sharp and scratchy. The hairs may be soft like the ones on your arm or they may scratch in an irritating way. Maybe they move in a wavelike fashion imitating the cilia that line your lungs. Perhaps the hairiness brings stimulation or cleansing." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.)

"Sea Vegetables People all over the world have been eating sea vegetables (known gener-ically as seaweed) for thousands of years. Four varieties of sea vegetables have been found preserved in Japanese burial grounds that were 10,000 years old. The Australian Aborigines use three different types of sea vegetables. The Native Americans include alaria (wakame-like), nori (laver), and kelp in their traditional diets. The Atlantic coastal people of Scandinavia, France, and the British Isles also have been eating sea vegetables for centuries." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"For millions of years, humans evolved on a diet rich in natural omega-3 food sources, including free-range game, fish, marine mammals, nuts, and fresh seaweed. In the early twentieth century, however, food manufacturers in the industrialized nations began literally pouring corn oil—a source of omega-6 fatty acids—into the food chain. This was accompanied by a decline in consumption of fish and wild game and a dramatic increase in the use of grains (another source of omega-6) to feed livestock." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Inulin is found in onions, chichory root and dandelions; oligosaccharides are found in artichokes, leeks and asparagus; beta-glucan is found in seaweed, oats and barley; pectin is found in apples and apricots; and resistant starch is found in raw bananas, potatoes and beans. Research has shown that eating prebiotics can improve the growth of lactic bacteria in your intestines, especially Bifidobacteria. Prebiotics also help to inhibit the growth of a variety of undersirable microorganisms." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Slice the seaweed, green onions, and cucumbers and toss with raw sesame oil and raw apple cider vinegar. Add seasonings, balanced, unrefined sea salt, and sprouted seeds or nuts. Marinate overnight. Eat with steamed corn or steamed yam with raw butter and unrefined sea salt. Brantley Let Us Rollup. Raw hummus, avocados, tomatoes, and sprouts rolled in lettuce with condiments and spices (add sprouted nuts and seeds if you like). Instead of lettuce, you can substitute nori (a black seaweed), which comes in sheets. Brantley Let s Get Dicey." - Timothy Brantley, The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life (Get the book.)

"Bladderwrack is a type of seaweed that is added to many thyroid supplements to help T4 convert into T3. If you use it, or use products containing it, be careful not to use T3 (or use T3 with caution), as too much T3 can be formed. This can suppress your own thyroid hormone production. Signs of too much T3 are anxiety, excess energy, sleep disturbance, or palpitations. If this happens, reduce the bladderwrack and/or T3." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "Because the conversion of T4 into T3 requires many minerals including magnesium, selenium, iron, iodine, and copper as well as vitamins A, B2, B6, B12, and C, a diet rich in minerals and vitamins including red meat, seaweed, dark green leafy vegetables, and seafood is important. Certain foods, known as goitrogens, can actually block thyroid hormone production when eaten raw or to excess. Examples of goitrogenic foods are turnips, cabbage, mustard greens, soybeans, cauliflower, peanuts, pine nuts, millet, and cassava root." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Another way to improve the legumes' digestibility is to add seaweed to the pot when cooking them, to release the gas. A short strip of seaweed is enough for a medium-sized pot. As with all fiber-rich foods, legumes should be introduced slowly into the diet to allow time for the digestive system to adapt. Gradually increasing the amount of legumes you eat each day will ensure a smooth transition to a healthier diet. Raw legumes are ideal for sprouting. Sprouting improves both legumes' nutritional value and digestibility—enough so that they may be eaten raw." - Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (Get the book.)

"The use of MSG as a food additive can be traced to Asian antiquity, when cooks used a variety of seaweed called sea tangle to make a starch used in traditional recipes. The connection between the flavor improvement produced by the seaweed and glutamate (which had been isolated as early as 1866) was discovered in 1908 at a Tokyo university. The Japanese began production immediately, and by the 1940s, MSG was being produced in North America from corn and wheat gluten. The MSG added to food these days is produced by fermenting sugar beet molasses." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Arrange small portions of the onions, carrot, avocado, and tofu in horizontal lines down the center of the seaweed. Take the edge of the mat and, using your fingers, roll up the whole thing tightly. Cut into 1-inch rolls and serve." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"Prebiotics include inulin, which is in onions, chichory root and dandelions; oligosaccharides, which is in artichokes, leeks and asparagus; beta-glucan, which is in seaweed, oats and barley; pectin, which is in apples and apricots and resistant starch, which is in raw bananas, potatoes and beans. Prebiotics are present in our daily diets; however, in very low amounts in the Western diet. See Chapter 5 for more on prebiotics. do you need to host over 400 different species of microbes in your intestines?" - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Over geologic time, iodine has washed out of soils and into the ocean. seaweed and fish acquire iodine from the ocean; these are the richest dietary sources of iodine. The soils of mountainous areas and flooded plains are often deficient in iodine. THYROID HORMONES AND ENERGY PRODUCTION Thyroid hormones regulate the burning of energy in the body by controlling the rate that oxygen burns in the cells. This regulates the metabolism of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. Thyroid hormones increase the burning of fats and regulate the burning of carbohydrates." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Without iodine-rich soil, sea salt, seafood, or seaweed, most people in these regions couldn't get the iodine they needed for their thyroid glands to function properly. LUMPS ELSEWHERE ON THE NECK SIGNIFICANT FACT More than 40,000 cases of cancers of the head and neck are diagnosed each year in the United States. Heavy drinkers and smokers are at highest risk. And the combination of both these unhealthy habits is synergistic, dramatically increasing the cancer risk. If a lump appears on the back of your neck, you may not be aware of it until someone points it out to you." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

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