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Item #HO9: Sea vegetables provide all 56 minerals and trace elements required for your body's physiological functions in quantities greatly exceeding those of land plants.

Only 8 mg of sodium/serving as compared to 393 mg for table salt

Sea Vegetables and Hypertension

Back in the late 60's in England Dr. Eric Powell, Ph.D., N.D., successfully treated patients suffering from hypertension with Bladderwrack (Fucus sp), which he called kelp. He writes in his book Kelp, the Health Giver (distributed by NutriBooks), "Kelp has a normalizing action on the thyroid and parathyroid…Better function of the parathyroid glands means that the system can take up and utilize mineral matter to the best advantage: in particular calcium, iodine, and sodium which all play a part in maintaining the health and elasticity of the arterial walls."

Debra Ahern, Ph.D., R.N., reporting her findings in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (Vol.89, No.7), sees it a little differently. It is well known to dietitians that people with low blood potassium levels are more prone to hypertension. Dr. Ahern maintained that seaweed-based seasonings provide not only high concentrations of potassium but also chloride, a means of retaining this potassium. In her study she says, "Chloride may play an indirect positive role in hypertension by allowing renal retention of potassium. If this is the case, potassium sources that provide chloride may be more effective in raising blood plasma levels than fruits and vegetables. The high chloride content of those seasonings with seaweed may make them good sources of potassium of clients at risk of hypokalemia (too little potassium)."

And finally, an article, "Blood Pressure and Nutrient Intake," from U.S. Science magazine states that higher intakes of calcium, potassium, and sodium are associated with lower mean systolic pressure and lower absolute risk of hypertension."

Minerals and Trace Elements

Sea vegetables present these essential nutrients to your body in a chelated, colloidal optimally balanced form so they are bio-available; that is, your body "understands" how to absorb and utilize them.

Major minerals are:



Calcium (for skeletal health, healthy heartbeat, nervous system function)



Magnesium (activates enzymatic activity, essential for healthy heartbeat)

Potassium (naturally prevents high blood pressure, provides cellular energy)



Sodium (essential for the correct balance of body fluids - our internal "ocean")

Iron (as hemoglobin, transports and distributes oxygen to all your cells)

Trace elements are especially essential to the countless enzymatic functions constantly occurring in your body.

Examples are:

Chromium (works with insulin to regulate blood sugar)

Iodine (thyroid health)

Copper (protects nerve sheaths, builds supple arteries, required for iron absorption

Use Nori to make traditional sushi or California rolls - or invent your own filling for this low-fat, nutrient-dense food wrap.