Guest guest Posted May 29, 2002 Report Share Posted May 29, 2002 I have a friend that uses 'Red Marine Algae' and is really pleased with the results. Merle BMFB wrote: > I an curious about what people think about using sea weeds for nutrients and > detoxing metasl and especially radiation. Brown veggies have sodium alginate > that is well recognized for use against radiation and I think is sold as a > supplement. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 @@@@@@@@@@@@@ > how many minerals are in a sheet of nori? Does anyone know. I have > been searching for a chart of mineral content in sea vegetables,but > have come up empty. > Some other types of sea vegetables, like wakame, are very high in > calcium. I am avoiding those for now, but look forward to enriching > my diet with them in the future. > TIA, > Sheila @@@@@@@@@@@@@ this is the best info I've come across about nutrient content in sea veggies: http://www.seaveg.com/chart.html the USDA database has an entry for laver, which is the same as nori, modulo inherent variation in exact species depending on where it's grown, etc. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl Note that these two sources of info about nutrient content conflict strongly with each other for the two comparable entries, kelp and nori, especially regarding K/Na ratio and Ca content... As usual, we can only wonder what the real facts are... I order all my sea veggies from: http://www.alcasoft.com/seaweed/ Alaria is great for teas... Have you figured out the root of your calcium problem, like a problem with another nutrient, thyroid, etc? I'm very curious. Seems like limiting calcium can't be a very good long-term solution. How and what are you healing? Mike SE Pennsylvania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hey there. Dulse and nori are my favorites also... I like nori rolls. Anyway, here is a link, they are under vegetables at the bottom of the list. http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ah/food/ take care, Michele >From: " h2ocolor1937 " <h2ocolor@...> >Reply- > >Subject: sea vegetables >Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 04:44:01 -0000 > >Hi, >I have begun to include sea vegetables in my daily diet. In the past, >and presently, I use dulse granules sprinked on eggs, vegetables and >salads. The new addtion to my diet is toasted nori. It is so >delicious. Sometimes I heat it in the oven for a few minutes,crumble >it and add it to bone broths, but most often I simply eat it like a >cracker. >I have become more interested in minerals since I have found out I >have hypocalciuria, a form of osteoporosis, where the body throws out >calcium, instead of letting it go into the bone matrix. I am not >supposed to eat more than 400 mg of calcium from food a day. I will >be getting raw milk again soon and the thought of only being allowed >to eat a tiny amount everyday is a little daunting and so sad. Ah, >well, there are far worse things! I must be healed first and that is >why I am interested in the minerals in sea vegetables. I am wondering >how many minerals are in a sheet of nori? Does anyone know. I have >been searching for a chart of mineral content in sea vegetables, but >have come up empty. >Some other types of sea vegetables, like wakame, are very high in >calcium. I am avoiding those for now, but look forward to enriching >my diet with them in the future. >TIA, >Sheila > _________________________________________________________________ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hi Mike, Thank you for the information. I will check those web sites. I am trying to get my body to stop throwing out the calcium I am taking in through diet. For some reason I have this rather rare condition where I excrete the calcuim instead of it's going where it should,to my bones. I have been in a real puzzzle over what to do about it. The doctor suggested a mild diuretic, to help my kidneys stay healthy (not form stones). I am taking a natural diuretic containing Ura Ursa and Juniper berry powder. I also take Osteoherbal (TCM) from Health Concerns and two teas, horsetail and oat straw for the silica content. Other than that I eat a very NT diet, and very few carbs. Wheat is sort of a thing of the past for me. If I do eat grains the are prepared the NT way. I have under gone two major shocks in the last two years and this may have percipatated the bone loss. I tend to think stress is a little over rated as an injury to the body, at least in the respect that nothing can be done about it. At times of extreme stress I do think it is necessary to up the intake of all vitamins, minerals and nutritious foods. This is why I asked about the mineral content of the sea vegies. Regaining a sense of emotional balance is very important to remain healthy. IMO Of course to remember to do this one has to be thinking clearly which is not often the case while in shock. I should have started a higer intake much sooner and now I pay the price due to lack of awareness. You could say I am backtracking, but am not sure just what to do in this process. There are two schools of thought on how much protein to eat to help correct osteoporosis. I am sticking to moderate amounts and upping the amounts of raw fats. This is sort of a middle road, but seems harmless to me, especially when no one seems to know how to cure the hypocalciuria. In a year and a half I will get a second bone scan and see where I'm at density wise. This seems a long time to go on 400 mg of food calcium a day. I worries me. In fact I think it is darned near impossibe to do on a whole foods diet like NT. I do take Armour Thyroid every day. I'm thinking it may be a parathyroid problem. Any thoughts? Again thanks for your help. Sheila -- In , " Anton " <bwp@u...> wrote: > @@@@@@@@@@@@@ > > how many minerals are in a sheet of nori? Does anyone know. I have > > been searching for a chart of mineral content in sea vegetables,but > > have come up empty. > > Some other types of sea vegetables, like wakame, are very high in > > calcium. I am avoiding those for now, but look forward to enriching > > my diet with them in the future. > > TIA, > > Sheila > @@@@@@@@@@@@@ > > this is the best info I've come across about nutrient content in sea > veggies: > http://www.seaveg.com/chart.html > > the USDA database has an entry for laver, which is the same as nori, > modulo inherent variation in exact species depending on where it's > grown, etc. > http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl > > Note that these two sources of info about nutrient content conflict > strongly with each other for the two comparable entries, kelp and > nori, especially regarding K/Na ratio and Ca content... As usual, we > can only wonder what the real facts are... > > I order all my sea veggies from: > http://www.alcasoft.com/seaweed/ > > Alaria is great for teas... > > Have you figured out the root of your calcium problem, like a problem > with another nutrient, thyroid, etc? I'm very curious. Seems like > limiting calcium can't be a very good long-term solution. How and > what are you healing? > > Mike > SE Pennsylvania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hi Michele, Thank you for the web site. I found sea vegetables under the search area of this site. It was helpful. All my best, sheila > Hey there. Dulse and nori are my favorites also... I like nori rolls. > Anyway, here is a link, they are under vegetables at the bottom of the list. > http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ah/food/ > > take care, > > Michele > > > >From: " h2ocolor1937 " <h2ocolor@b...> > >Reply- > > > >Subject: sea vegetables > >Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 04:44:01 -0000 > > > >Hi, > >I have begun to include sea vegetables in my daily diet. In the past, > >and presently, I use dulse granules sprinked on eggs, vegetables and > >salads. The new addtion to my diet is toasted nori. It is so > >delicious. Sometimes I heat it in the oven for a few minutes,crumble > >it and add it to bone broths, but most often I simply eat it like a > >cracker. > >I have become more interested in minerals since I have found out I > >have hypocalciuria, a form of osteoporosis, where the body throws out > >calcium, instead of letting it go into the bone matrix. I am not > >supposed to eat more than 400 mg of calcium from food a day. I will > >be getting raw milk again soon and the thought of only being allowed > >to eat a tiny amount everyday is a little daunting and so sad. Ah, > >well, there are far worse things! I must be healed first and that is > >why I am interested in the minerals in sea vegetables. I am wondering > >how many minerals are in a sheet of nori? Does anyone know. I have > >been searching for a chart of mineral content in sea vegetables, but > >have come up empty. > >Some other types of sea vegetables, like wakame, are very high in > >calcium. I am avoiding those for now, but look forward to enriching > >my diet with them in the future. > >TIA, > >Sheila > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. > http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ This is sort of a middle road, but seems > harmless to me, especially when no one seems to know how to cure the > hypocalciuria. In a year and a half I will get a second bone scan and > see where I'm at density wise. This seems a long time to go on 400 mg > of food calcium a day. I worries me. In fact I think it is darned > near impossibe to do on a whole foods diet like NT. > I do take Armour Thyroid every day. I'm thinking it may be a > parathyroid problem. Any thoughts? > Again thanks for your help. > Sheila @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ I think in an unusual case like that it's worth getting a lot of tests done (thryoid, vit D, etc) to figure out the root of the problem. Hypocalciuria sounds like a symptom of something else. Sounds like the real problem hasn't been investigated enough yet. Sorry, I don't know the first thing about thyroid issues. I would get a bone scan a lot sooner than 1.5 yrs! Mike SE Pennsylvania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 >the USDA database has an entry for laver, which is the same as nori, modulo inherent variation in exact species depending on where it's grown, etc. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl >Note that these two sources of info about nutrient content conflict strongly with each other for the two comparable entries, kelp and nori, especially regarding K/Na ratio and Ca content... As usual, we can only wonder what the real facts are... You're looking partly at the difference between the raw seaweed and the dried seaweed. The chart from http://www.seaveg.com/chart.html must be the dried weight. If you search on 'seaweed' on the usda site you'll see the contrast between raw and dried spirulina or agar. Peace, Kris , gardening in harmony with nature in northwest Ohio http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Sheila, >I have become more interested in minerals since I have found out I have hypocalciuria, a form of osteoporosis, where the body throws out calcium, instead of letting it go into the bone matrix. I am not supposed to eat more than 400 mg of calcium from food a day. Are you aware of the importance of Vitamin D to utilizing calcium properly, and the prevalence of low Vit. D levels in our country? http://westonaprice.org/vitamins/nutrition_vitaminD.html and Krispin site: http://sunlightandvitamind.com/ http://www.cholecalciferol-council.com/ Peace, Kris , gardening in harmony with nature in northwest Ohio http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 > >I think in an unusual case like that it's worth getting a lot of >tests done (thryoid, vit D, etc) to figure out the root of the >problem. Hypocalciuria sounds like a symptom of something else. >Sounds like the real problem hasn't been investigated enough yet. >Sorry, I don't know the first thing about thyroid issues. I would >get a bone scan a lot sooner than 1.5 yrs! > >Mike Something like 70% of people with gluten intolerance have this problem (and get oseopenia). They also tend to form calcium deposits in strange places. If you can talk your doctor into a blood test for IgA antigliadin antibodies that might help ... they should at least rule it out ... -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Thank you Mike and Heidi. I agree that I need more testing. My vitamin D is not up to par at 30ng/ml, even when taking 1 T of CLO a day. I would like to see it in the 35 to 45 range. I did have the IgA antigliadin antibodies test, but the doctor thought it was fine. I don't know how to read the results. I know this sounds not the least supportive of the doctor's opinion, but that is how I often feel with doctor's opinion's. I will take my copy in for more explaining the next time I see him. I don't know of any calcium deposits in strange places, but I do have ostopenia in my hip bones. It was my understanding that osteopenia arrives before osteoporosis. The healing of bone loss takes a long time. I hope to see a big improvement in a lot less that a year and a half. Maybe I can cut the time before the next scan down to a year. By the way I am the one who pushed for more testing when I was first diagnosed with this problem. If I had not pushed I would still be scarfing down loads of calcium, which would have been a bad idea. It is amazing how neglected a person can be by a doctor. I have found I must do my own research and then ask for tests. Weird business! Thanks again for your kind suggestions. Sheila > > > > >I think in an unusual case like that it's worth getting a lot of > >tests done (thryoid, vit D, etc) to figure out the root of the > >problem. Hypocalciuria sounds like a symptom of something else. > >Sounds like the real problem hasn't been investigated enough yet. > >Sorry, I don't know the first thing about thyroid issues. I would > >get a bone scan a lot sooner than 1.5 yrs! > > > >Mike > > Something like 70% of people with gluten intolerance > have this problem (and get oseopenia). They also tend > to form calcium deposits in strange places. If you can > talk your doctor into a blood test for IgA antigliadin antibodies > that might help ... they should at least rule it out ... > > -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 >I did have the IgA antigliadin antibodies test, but the doctor >thought it was fine. I don't know how to read the results. You should get the numbers and check them out ... also see if he did a total IgA test. About 1/10 of gluten intolerant people are ALSO low on all IgA (which is itself a problem). But there are two problems with the test: 1. A lot of people who have problems with gluten don't have high IgA, for some reason. 2. If the cutoff is, say, 20, and a person reads 19, the doctor says " it's negative " . The book Dangerous Grains goes into all that. But there could be other IgA allergies that cause the same symptoms: casein allergy causes the same villi damage in kids (no one is sure about adults) and eggs, yeast, and soy may be similar. Also, I haven't heard any good explanations of WHY it tends to cause calcium irregularities ... maybe it just has to do with vitamin absorption? -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 @@@@@@@@@@@@@ > You're looking partly at the difference between the raw seaweed and the dried seaweed. The chart from http://www.seaveg.com/chart.html must be the dried weight. If you search on 'seaweed' on the usda site you'll see the contrast between raw and dried spirulina or agar. > > Peace, > Kris , gardening in harmony with nature in northwest Ohio > http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ i only look at mineral ratios and nutrient/calorie ratios, which i assume are independent of water content. i never pay any attention to the weight. if there are chemical changes in sugars, etc in the drying process this approach might be off, but even in that case, i would be surprised if the caloric changes were statistically significant. there are pretty dramatic differences in mineral ratios between the two data sets that i think must be due to differing species or growing conditions. Mike SE Pennsylvania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Yes, I am very aware of the importance of vitamin D levels and it's importance in bone density. Have have done my homework,including Krispin Sullivan's information, but there seem to be few answers for my condition. Of course there is an answer, but it has not been discovered or I will have to dig still deeper. I sometimes wonder how many woman are taking Fosamax or some other drug, based on the first test they get, a bone scan. This is most certainly a mistake which could lead to further problems down the road. I am going to ask for several more tests. A complete vitamin and mineral analysis as well as a test to check my parathyroid funtion. Are there any others you think might be helpful? I already take Armour thyroid and have that function checked periodically. Thanks for your help Kris. I enjoyed reading your wonderful web site. It is fun to see photos of some of your flowers and read the tasty recipes too. It is a very imformative web site covering many areas of interest to anyone paying attention to Nourishing Traditions and all it involves. Good going! Sheila > Sheila, > > >I have become more interested in minerals since I have found out I > have hypocalciuria, a form of osteoporosis, where the body throws out > calcium, instead of letting it go into the bone matrix. I am not > supposed to eat more than 400 mg of calcium from food a day. > > Are you aware of the importance of Vitamin D to utilizing calcium properly, and the prevalence of low Vit. D levels in our country? > > http://westonaprice.org/vitamins/nutrition_vitaminD.html > and Krispin site: http://sunlightandvitamind.com/ > http://www.cholecalciferol-council.com/ > > Peace, > Kris , gardening in harmony with nature in northwest Ohio > http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hi Heidi, It's interesting you should mention eggs. Long ago I tested positive to eggs with a sublingual testing. Maybe I should give up eggs for a while and see what happens. I could get the sublingual drops again, then I wouldn't have to give up eggs. I like that idea, except it is expensive. I'll check my insurance. I know I have had absorption problems, and candida too,in the past. I also used to have IBS. I have no trouble (pain) with it now, but still think my digestion and absorption are not up to par. I will add another stool analysis test to my list of requests. I guess once digestion is damaged it take a long time to figure out what to do to regain it again and to actually heal. The candida over load is gone, the rosacea is under control, the osteoarthritis gives me no trouble any more, now I have to work on the hypocalciuria. Good grief! It's a good thing I find research interesting and cooking fun! This message board helps so much. Many thanks to all, Sheila > > >I did have the IgA antigliadin antibodies test, but the doctor > >thought it was fine. I don't know how to read the results. > > You should get the numbers and check them out ... also > see if he did a total IgA test. About 1/10 of gluten intolerant > people are ALSO low on all IgA (which is itself a problem). But > there are two problems with the test: > > 1. A lot of people who have problems with gluten don't > have high IgA, for some reason. > > 2. If the cutoff is, say, 20, and a person reads 19, the > doctor says " it's negative " . > > The book Dangerous Grains goes into all that. But > there could be other IgA allergies that cause the > same symptoms: casein allergy causes the same villi > damage in kids (no one is sure about adults) and > eggs, yeast, and soy may be similar. Also, I haven't > heard any good explanations of WHY it tends to > cause calcium irregularities ... maybe it just has to > do with vitamin absorption? > > -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 >I guess once digestion is damaged it take a long time to figure out >what to do to regain it again and to actually heal. The candida over >load is gone, the rosacea is under control, the osteoarthritis gives >me no trouble any more, now I have to work on the hypocalciuria. Good >grief! It's a good thing I find research interesting and cooking fun! >This message board helps so much. >Many thanks to all, >Sheila Ain't it the truth. I am amazed at how much I NEVER KNEW (and still don't). -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 >Yes, I am very aware of the importance of vitamin D levels and it's >importance in bone density. sheila, have you considered upping your dose? just as an FYI - ron's experiences with his patients in no way correlates with krispin sullivan's. he's had no problems with patients taking very " high " doses of cod liver oil. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- “The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Thanks, Sheila. Peace, Kris , gardening in harmony with nature in northwest Ohio http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/ On the Fallacy of our Cheap Food policies: http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/Kris/Justice.htm Re: sea vegetables Yes, I am very aware of the importance of vitamin D levels and it's importance in bone density. Have have done my homework,including Krispin Sullivan's information, but there seem to be few answers for my condition. Of course there is an answer, but it has not been discovered or I will have to dig still deeper. I sometimes wonder how many woman are taking Fosamax or some other drug, based on the first test they get, a bone scan. This is most certainly a mistake which could lead to further problems down the road. I am going to ask for several more tests. A complete vitamin and mineral analysis as well as a test to check my parathyroid funtion. Are there any others you think might be helpful? I already take Armour thyroid and have that function checked periodically. Thanks for your help Kris. I enjoyed reading your wonderful web site. It is fun to see photos of some of your flowers and read the tasty recipes too. It is a very imformative web site covering many areas of interest to anyone paying attention to Nourishing Traditions and all it involves. Good going! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Jordan Rubin's story of his fight to regain health is incredible. It might be an inspiration to keep at it http://www.gardenoflifeusa.com/company_jordan_rubin_story.shtml Peace, Kris , gardening in harmony with nature in northwest Ohio http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/ On the Fallacy of our Cheap Food policies: http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/Kris/Justice.htm Re: sea vegetables Hi Heidi, It's interesting you should mention eggs. Long ago I tested positive to eggs with a sublingual testing. Maybe I should give up eggs for a while and see what happens. I could get the sublingual drops again, then I wouldn't have to give up eggs. I like that idea, except it is expensive. I'll check my insurance. I know I have had absorption problems, and candida too,in the past. I also used to have IBS. I have no trouble (pain) with it now, but still think my digestion and absorption are not up to par. I will add another stool analysis test to my list of requests. I guess once digestion is damaged it take a long time to figure out what to do to regain it again and to actually heal. The candida over load is gone, the rosacea is under control, the osteoarthritis gives me no trouble any more, now I have to work on the hypocalciuria. Good grief! It's a good thing I find research interesting and cooking fun! This message board helps so much. Many thanks to all, Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 >My vitamin D is not up to par at 30ng/ml, even when taking 1 T of CLO a day. I would like to see it in the 35 to 45 range. Sheila, Krispin recommends vitamin D3 capsules for raising your Vitamin D to proper levels. If you take too much CLO you get to much of the Vitamin A that comes with it. My D level was only 23ng/ml when I had it tested last fall, in spite of working in the garden. I take a 1000 IU Vit D3 capsule now in addition to the CLO. Will test again soon. Peace, Kris , gardening in harmony with nature in northwest Ohio http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/ On the Fallacy of our Cheap Food policies: http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/Kris/Justice.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Hi Kris, Rubin's literature looks very interesting and inspiring. I will see if I can find them here in Bend, OR. I am especially interested in the one on digestive health. Thank you for bringing these books to my attention. Lately I have been having trouble with connecting to this message board. I am hoping this is a temporary problem. I'm sorry if my replies are a little late. Sheila > Jordan Rubin's story of his fight to regain health is incredible. It might be an inspiration to keep at it > http://www.gardenoflifeusa.com/company_jordan_rubin_story.shtml > > Peace, > Kris , gardening in harmony with nature in northwest Ohio > http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/ > > On the Fallacy of our Cheap Food policies: > http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/Kris/Justice.htm > > Re: sea vegetables > > > Hi Heidi, > It's interesting you should mention eggs. Long ago I tested positive > to eggs with a sublingual testing. Maybe I should give up eggs for a > while and see what happens. I could get the sublingual drops again, > then I wouldn't have to give up eggs. I like that idea, except it is > expensive. I'll check my insurance. > I know I have had absorption problems, and candida too,in the past. I > also used to have IBS. I have no trouble (pain) with it now, but > still think my digestion and absorption are not up to par. I will add > another stool analysis test to my list of requests. > I guess once digestion is damaged it take a long time to figure out > what to do to regain it again and to actually heal. The candida over > load is gone, the rosacea is under control, the osteoarthritis gives > me no trouble any more, now I have to work on the hypocalciuria. Good > grief! It's a good thing I find research interesting and cooking fun! > This message board helps so much. > Many thanks to all, > Sheila > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 > Lately I have been having trouble with connecting to this > message board. I am hoping this is a temporary problem. I'm sorry if > my replies are a little late. > Sheila No problem. I can't keep up with the posts, so I might miss a response anyway. Peace, Kris , gardening in harmony with nature in northwest Ohio http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/ On the Fallacy of our Cheap Food policies: http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/Kris/Justice.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Hi All I am interested to know if anyone has reliable information regarding possible mercury content of sea vegetables that have been suggested as being beneficial for electrical sensitivity and other health issues. I believe sea vegies are a fantastic source of many trace minerals, however I see no reason why these minerals would not include mercury, if the sea vegies are sourced from polluted seas (which is almost everywhere, particularly around the many Asian countries that produce the largest volumes of these products). I know it is possible to get some certified organic sea vegies, however these are generally extremely expensive and I have doubts that organic products are used in all supplements recommended in this group. Anyway, any information about suppliers, sources or general information on organic sea vegies would be appreciated. Thanks Lachlan RE: Sheilding >A Springlife polarizer may be an inexpensive tool to help with this. I agree -- devices seem to be a cheaper, more practical, and sometimes an even more effective alternative to shielding. >You don't want to drown yourself in white light from the polarizer, but >rather just use the white light as a shield. Is this your own theory, or based on something else that I could read? I've never read this on the Polarizer websites. I've noticed when going to my nutritionist for muscle testing with these things, she often recommends putting them nearby, as opposed to being on my person. By the way, I never found an acceptable solution with the Springlife Polarizers and that new LCD monitor I bought. The Quantum Products were the only thing that made it tolerable. Since my cats react badly to the Quantum Products, I've just gone back to using my old CRT. As for why the LCD might be worse than a CRT for me, I suppose they might be generating more EMF noise than a CRT. Or perhaps the mercury content or the frequencies in the florescent backlight is provoking mercury mobilization in my head. The symptoms I'm experiencing with the LCD are the same symptoms I get when taking a lot of chlorella or coral calcium -- a feeling of swelling/pressure in my brain/head area, skin eruptions in my scalp, difficulty to concentrate. Plus a burning sensation on my skin. I don't get these symptoms with my CRT at 800x600 resolution plus the Springlife Polarizers, but 1024x768 resolution does cause me some problems (although not as bad as this LCD). Since the cats have a problem with too many devices in the house, I'm looking more at taking things internally. For instance, my nutritionist recommended " Primal Defense " , which I have also found to be helpful. Also " Sea Energy " (or " Seasilver " ) helps. Also, I'm just starting to experiment with something I briefly tried a few years ago then shelved called " Aulterra " : http://www.energeticnutrition.com/hi/aulterra.html This has quite a detox effect on me (even still), but I'm not sure if it helps with EMF. They make an EMF protection sticker to put on cellphones, which uses the powder as it's active ingredient, and this seemed to eliminate the headaches my wife got using her cellphone: http://www.energeticnutrition.com/hi/neutralizer.html Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 >I am interested to know if anyone has reliable information regarding possible >mercury content of sea vegetables that have been suggested as being beneficial >for electrical sensitivity and other health issues. Some of the sea vegetable supplements (e.g, Seagreens) have been tested for heavy metal content, and the amounts have been reported as negligible. I've also heard that the salt-water environment enables them to not pick up as many heavy metals as algae grown in fresh water, but I don't know if that's true or not. Also, some of the mercury-poisoned folks are able to identify significant amounts of heavy metals in foods/supplements after ingestion, due to their reactions. And as far as I know, sea vegetables as a class haven't provoked bad reactions in these folks (and I'm including myself in this category) Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sea vegetables can be soaked in water for a few minutes or a few hours -- it will make them softer, and the sand and tiny seashells often sink to the bottom. Lift the sea veggies gently with a fork, then pour the water carefully, and discard the bit at the bottom with the sand. The soaking water can be used to soups and stews. Sea vegetables can be cooked by themselves or mixed with land vegetables. I love dulse, I use it to salt my food. It's great in salads too. Use less salt in your salad dressing if you use dulse... You can get dulse in flakes, easy to use this way. Japanese and macrobiotic cooking has lots of recipes for sea vegetables. Most of these would be type O friendly. I'll post some later on. Sea vegetables are loaded with minerals! - Tamara --- wrote: Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:21:36 -0700 From: <mcpherson.bg@...> Subject: sea vegetables I get tired of taking pills, and didn't want to add one more variety to my daily assemblage of tablets and capsules, so I bought some bulk bladderwrack from Maine Coast Sea Vegetables www.seaveg.com on the recommendation of Don, I think it was. They had a minimum $ amount to order, so I tried some Laver, " Wild Atlantic Nori, " and some other things. I have since bought a whole pound of Laver, which I eat for snacks. I love the stuff! It is VERY chewy, which I like. And you have to watch out for tiny shells and such hiding among the dried fronds, which I don't like. I bought dulse and alaria in snack form, too, but I don't like them as well. The dulse is soft and pink, too salty even for me. So I have been snipping pieces of it into my daily greens stir-fry, and don't notice it much there. The alaria was way too tough to eat without toasting it in the oven first, and even then had some ribs that were not chewable. The company recommends that you toast any of these sea vegetables (only for 5 minutes) to make them more tender, but the Laver is just right for me the way it is. Now the bladderwrack....when it first came, I tried a bit out of hand, and thought it tolerable. This morning I finally located the jar in my cupboard again and put it in some curried kale soup, and it didn't ruin it. I think. Anyway, I ate it all up, feeling healthy. Gretchen __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 I turned on the tv yesterday and there was an infomercial featuring a man who was advocating the benefits of eating sea vegetables daily. (It's the same infomercial moderator who interviews Dr. Lorraine Day). I started eating sea vegetables awhile back (when I was macrobiotic), and continue to, but can't say I eat them everyday, although I really believe they are good for you. I put wakame in soups and use arame in a dish with sauteed vegetable. Occasionally I put some soaked arame on my salads and use nori in sushi. I was wondering if anyone else eats actual seaweed? I know powdered sea vegetables are also in Super Food. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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