Re: Nori

[Guest guest]

Indeed Dave. I recently suggested eating more Nori and other high iodine

foods to a member who was trying to correct for the opposite problem,

hypothryroidism.

Nori is also in a delicious seasoning made by Eden called Seaweed Gomasio.

Ingredients are: Sesame seeds, Seaweed and Sea Salt, Dulse, Nori and Kombu.

BTW I was always under the impression that sea salt was " superior " to

regular salt and healthy. Am I under misconception?

on 9/15/2002 9:42 AM, Dave Noel at davenoel@... wrote:

> Nori (identified in DWIDP as Lavar) is indeed a delicious way to get a dose of

> sodium, which in my house Chele and I unfortunately eat to excess! Just a

> little side note, I once had a doctor indicate that some routine blood test

> showed that I had a thyroid marker that was reflective of borderline

> Hyperthyroidism. After doing some research, it occurred to me that perhaps

> our high seaweed intake was simply making iodine readily available (or maybe

> too available) pushing my markers up. When I eliminated Nori from my diet and

> re-took the blood test, the thyroid markers were back to mormal. Could have

> been a coincidence, but while on the subject of Nori, I thought it might be

> something for our Nori crunching members to note and track. Have a great

> Sunday, Dave

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Francesca Skelton

>

> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 7:24 AM

> Subject: Re: [ ] sleep and leg cramps

>

>

> Also Hue: how much nori did you eat? Was it your first try at eating any?

> I use small amounts (only) in soups and stews. BTW, nori is what is used to

> wrap sushi. The outer band of greenish " skin " that holds the sushi

> together....

>

> on 9/15/2002 9:03 AM, Francesca Skelton at fskelton@... wrote:

>

>> Hue: By seaweed sheets, I assume you mean " nori " a highly desirable food

>> and one recommended by Walford. Was this a one night occurance? Because

>> perhaps it was a coincidence or perhaps for some reason you're allergic to

>> it. I would be suspicious that it wasn't for some other reason, especially

>> since you're reluctant to repeat the " experiment " .

>>

>>

>> on 9/15/2002 12:27 AM, Hue at kargo_cult@... wrote:

>>

>>> By " sleep problems " , i wonder what exactly people mean.

>>>

>>> BTW- re sodium vs. need to arise at night - i tried a 1-rat experiment last

>>> week. The sodium

>>> delivery vehicle was seaweed sheet, a Japanese food found in the Asian-foods

>>> section of...............

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From: " Francesca Skelton " <fskelton@...>

Subject: Re: [ ] Nori

> Nori is also in a delicious seasoning made by Eden called Seaweed Gomasio.

> Ingredients are: Sesame seeds, Seaweed and Sea Salt, Dulse, Nori and

Kombu.

If one goes to a " natural foods " type store, there one kind find maybe a

half dozen

bagged varietes of seaweed. This is tasty stuff! But unfortunately, i think

the largest

part of the attraction is that old snare, salt! For example, think: would i

reach for piece

after piece, if there was NO salt flavor?

> BTW I was always under the impression that sea salt was " superior " to

> regular salt and healthy. Am I under misconception?

It might be superior, but i am thinking that's kind of a myth kept alive by

the pop-health

books of self-appointed nutrition experts.

>

> on 9/15/2002 9:42 AM, Dave Noel at davenoel@... wrote:

>. When I eliminated Nori from my diet and

> > re-took the blood test, the thyroid markers were back to mormal.

I could easily eat a bag of seaweed as a snack. This may be a great CR-okay

snack in terms of calories, but i'm sure in retrospect it's high in sodium

and

*very* high in iodine. After reading in the other list a warning about

iodine toxicity i

had to rethink this snack. So i am very leery of the same effect Dave Noel

experienced. At present i use the flat pressed seaweed product

only occasionally, when i crave some salt taste. But, i know from past

experience

that i can live without any salt added to my diet, and in fact that seems to

work well

for me. And the recent experience which seemed to correlate leg cramps with

its use,

makes me more likely to strictly limit using any kind of seaweed product.

Hue

[Guest guest]

I am on a candida diet, and avoiding all grains, including rice. I used to make

nori rolls with brown sweet rice. Lately I have been wrapping vegetables with

nori, yum.

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[Guest guest]

Hi

I bought some Nori to try. It smells like a fish tank. It makes me

heave. I don't think it is to everybodies taste.

Maybe better disguised in something, do you know how long it lasts for

once packet is open. Do you also know what sort of quantities should be

consumed and frequency.

It is good for strengthening bones i hear. Now.. If i could only find a

good way to get it down. lol

[Guest guest]

Did you see the post from yesterday? Maybe too much Copper

might be a problem for you?

> in humans this can cause high histamine levels which can cause a metallic

taste

> in the mouth when one eats, say, fish. Turns out a LOT of women have high

> copper levels. The cure is eating more zinc, or seaweed. Or vitamin C with

> meals. I did all three: the problem went away.

Alobar

On 1/16/07, <slyan2007@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hi

>

> I bought some Nori to try. It smells like a fish tank. It makes me

> heave. I don't think it is to everybodies taste.

> Maybe better disguised in something, do you know how long it lasts for

> once packet is open. Do you also know what sort of quantities should be

> consumed and frequency.

> It is good for strengthening bones i hear. Now.. If i could only find a

> good way to get it down. lol

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, it's like okra, you either like it or you don't. My familyloves it. Nori though, needs to be roasted: you put a little oilon a plate, smoosh it around til it's coated, sprinkle with salt

or soy sauce, and cook it til crispy. Then you wrap it aroundrice for rice balls. Or use it to make sushi. Nori gets sort oftough when it gets exposed to air, which probably contributesto what you smell.

Otherwise, if you just want the health benefits, I'd just add a tsp. of kelp or nori to your smoothies.Or you caneven get kelp capsules.One lady I know who really hates seaweed boils it in her rice:

she says it makes the rice taste good and doesn't tastelike seaweed. I haven't tried that though. I do add it to soup,and can't actually taste it that way.Seaweed pretty much lasts forever when it's dried. It's best

not to let it get moist (it gets sort of weird and chewy). Mostlypeople don't eat it plain though: it's an ingredient. Fresh seaweed makes great salads, but that's not for beginnersprobably!

As for how much: I have no idea. I read once that Japanese get10% of their diet from seaweed, but I'm not sure how they calculatedthat. The only downside I ever read mentioned was that some Japanese fishermen get acne from eating too much of it. They probably

eat a LOT of it though! Plus the acne could have been bromide detox.When I eat a lot of it, the side effects I get are that my eyes focusbetter, and I can't eat much food (it inhibits hunger). I have never gotten acne from it,

and sometimes I really do eat a lot of it (it's like potato chips sometimes ...can't eat just one ...).-- On 1/16/07,

<slyan2007@...> wrote:

Hi I bought some Nori to try. It smells like a fish tank. It makes meheave. I don't think it is to everybodies taste.Maybe better disguised in something, do you know how long it lasts for

once packet is open. Do you also know what sort of quantities should beconsumed and frequency.It is good for strengthening bones i hear. Now.. If i could only find agood way to get it down. lol