Guest guest Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 look no further: http://www.alcasoft.com/seaweed/ it's worth every penny. great for teas and soups. mike parker > I have been curious about seaweed because I LOVE the taste of a good > Japanese seaweed salad. I am wondering > - What kind to get (e.g. from the bulk bins ok?) > - Does it have the same pollution issues as fish? > - What are some good ways to eat it if I decide to. > - How good of a value is it for someone on a budget seeking to > increase their mineral intake. (It can be rather pricey, about $3.40 > for a small package of Eden kelp at Whole Foods.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Thanks Mike, that looks like a great site and I will order from them at some point. In the meantime Eden seaweed went on sale at my health food store and I bought some hijike, arame, and some green stuff with Japanese-only packaging. I put the green green stuff in water, waited 20 mins, drained and put on a little rice vinegar. It was delicious and also deeply satisfying. Has anyone fermented seaweed with cabbage? At the health food store they carry a product like that, also with ginger and sesame seeds. I intend to try it. Any seaweed recipies are welcome. Seaweed is not as expensive as it seems because it really expands when you soak it. I have a little story to share which may help someone. Before I ate the seaweed I'd noticed often after eating, a funny, uncomfortable lump in my throat area, which I could not explain (but had seen mentioned by another pregnant woman on a list). It came after eating, so was related to digestion; it was sort of like heartburn but not really. I thought maybe my esophagus was infected. Finally it struck me that the thyroid is in the neck. I went online and did some research and found that an enlarged thyroid can be a symptom of pregnancy. Seaweed is high in iodine which directly affects the thyroid. I realize excess iodine is BAD for *some* thyroid conditions. But I had been craving seaweed, oddly, since I never had it growing up; and I do believe the body has some innate wisdom. Since I started eating seaweed (in moderation, not all the time) I have not had that enlarged thyroid lump in my throat area. It's nice (and rare) when the pieces fit together like that. > > I have been curious about seaweed because I LOVE the taste of a good > > Japanese seaweed salad. I am wondering > > - What kind to get (e.g. from the bulk bins ok?) > > - Does it have the same pollution issues as fish? > > - What are some good ways to eat it if I decide to. > > - How good of a value is it for someone on a budget seeking to > > increase their mineral intake. (It can be rather pricey, about $3.40 > > for a small package of Eden kelp at Whole Foods.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Daphne, Your seaweed story really struck a cord with me because i too craved seaweed in my first pregnancy. Plus i feel like my metabolism is much lower after the second pregnancy. I wonder if i have a thyroid problem? Is there a way to check without seeing a doctor. I'm taking VCO everyday which i know is beneficial for thyroid problems, but it would be nice to know where i stand. Can you see enlarged thyroids in the neck? Where if so? Elaine -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Hi Elaine, I couldn't see the thyroid enlarged, but I didn't think to look. I'd had the feeling, unidentified, for months. As soon as I connected it with the thyroid I hopped on the internet and started researching. I did feel an unnaturally hard lump in the area of my adam's apple, which appears to have gone down. There are a number of devoted exclusively to the subject of thyroid, because it is so complicated. Some of them are local where they discuss which doctors are good at identifying thyroid issues. They talk about what tests to ask for because their are many, and apparently most doctors don't diagnose thyroid issues. That's about all I know at this point. Sorry I can't be more help. Daphne > Daphne, Your seaweed story really struck a cord with me because i too craved > seaweed in my first pregnancy. Plus i feel like my metabolism is much lower > after the second pregnancy. I wonder if i have a thyroid problem? Is there a > way to check without seeing a doctor. I'm taking VCO everyday which i know > is beneficial for thyroid problems, but it would be nice to know where i > stand. Can you see enlarged thyroids in the neck? Where if so? > Elaine > -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 In a message dated 4/2/2005 11:48:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, health writes: I was wondering if anyone else eats actual seaweed? I know powdered sea vegetables are also in Super Food.Gloria ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Gloria, I don't eat seaweed, but I take capsules that contain Essential Oils, bound by a seaweed base, and it contains 12 different seaweeds in it. Barb RN, Holistic Healthcare Consultant <<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>For good health, we must put food first.www.pulseparty.com/WholeFoodNutrition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 I don't eat seaweed, but I take capsules that contain Essential Oils, bound by a seaweed base, and it contains 12 different seaweeds in it. Hi Barb! I was wondering who ate it straight;-) so I could find out what sorts of dishes they put it in. I make the same seaweed recipes over and over. That's why I don't eat it everyday...I get bored with deja vu. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 In a message dated 4/3/2005 11:05:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, health writes: People who are sea orientated..I am interested in the sea vegetables. Is there somehow I can find out what sort of seaweeds can be edible and if there are any that are not good for us? I live near the beach here and there are dunes with heaps of dried seaweed, the long stringy grass type. There are often fl0ating weeds that are fresh like the ones with round bobbles on them.. I have no idea which is what. I don't even know what kelp looks like.Jen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` Jen, I can't tell you that, because I take mine in capsules. I know that there are 12 different kinds of seaweed in the caps, along with the essential oils. I also take a liquid seaweed drink, and that is already prepared. What would worry me about collecting them off of the beach, is that so very many seaweeds are contaminated. The contamination that worries me the most, is that from motor oil, from boats, wave runners, etc. I know that the liquid seaweed I take comes from an area where no boats are allowed. I think you really have to be careful in just collecting them off of the beach. Barb RN, Holistic Healthcare Consultant <<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>>~~<<*>> For good health, we must put food first.www.pulseparty.com/WholeFoodNutrition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Except where powders were mentioned....it's all the " weed " . Kit > In a message dated 4/2/2005 11:48:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > health writes: > > I was wondering if > anyone else eats actual seaweed? I know powdered sea vegetables are also in > Super Food. > > Gloria > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Hi Gloria, > > I don't eat seaweed, but I take capsules that contain Essential Oils, bound > by a seaweed base, and it contains 12 different seaweeds in it. > > Barb > > RN, Holistic Healthcare Consultant > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For good health, we must put food first. > > www.pulseparty.com/WholeFoodNutrition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Lynn, Well, you can get “cheap” seaweed capsules at GNC – but you (and GNC) probably have no idea how it was harvested, how it was preserved, if it’s still enzymatically active or not (if it was heated during processing, it won’t be enzymatically active). There are very few companies that understand the concept of how to take a food like algae and manufacture it and put it in a supplement form without denaturing all the nutrients and without killing the enzymes. Find out if there are fillers in the capsule, because that’s a way that companies can make cheap capsules. Make sure it was not heat-processed. If you don’t want to eat horse/cow hooves, make sure the capsules are vegetarian, not gelatin caps. Make sure it’s certified organic. This particular one meets all those criteria, I’ve been eating it for 8 years with great results - http://tinyurl.com/g1iz Carol ------------------------- From: " Pearlmoon " < > Where can I get seaweed capsules? Are they sold at a GNC type of store? Thanks. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Speaking of Seaweed - we had our first try of some Nori Rolls last night with Raw Organic Nori Sheets. Wasn't bad and didn't taste as seaweedy as it smelled. Tracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 I noticed that all the dried seaweeds varities in our local health food store are all cooked first then dried. That is why I opted for the raw nori sheets. They also sell really raw organic wildcrafted cashews - yum. Tracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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