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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.

The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

Things that live in the sea— shellfish, white deep-water fish, brown seaweed, dulse, and kelp—are great sources of iodine. So are canned sardines, canned tuna, clams, cod, haddock, halibut, herring, lobster, oyster, perch, salmon, sea bass, and shrimp. Krill Oil for PMS EVER WONDER HOW wild salmon get that nice red color? It comes from a powerful antioxidant called astaxanl which just happens to be present in one of the things wild salmon eat: krill.

Natural Health Solutions Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

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. It contains both blue-green algae and marine algae and demonstrates many of the same properties as brown seaweed: Heavy metals removal, cancer defense and immune system modulation. To learn more, see the Amazon Herb contacts in the resources section of this book.

1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses Marshall Editions See book keywords and concepts

Bladderwrack, a brown seaweed, contains highly mucilaginous starches (polysaccharides) and antioxidants, and is high in minerals, especially iodine. Its ability to promote skin cell regeneration while breaking down scar tissue makes bladderwrack good for wound healing. Butcher's broom, a member of the lily family, tonifies and strengthens arteries and veins, thereby improving venous insufficiency, varicose veins, and circulation. This is possibly due to it high antioxidant flavonoid content, as well as its ability to narrow blood vessels.

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Herbs that may be helpful Bladderwrack (page 639) (Fucus vesiculosus) is a type of brown seaweed that contains variable amounts of iodine (page 538).25 Hypothyroidism due to insufficient intake of iodine may possibly improve with bladder-wrack supplementation, though human studies have not confirmed this. Some Chinese herb formulations show promise for people with hypothyroidism. In one study, people with hypothyroidism were given a combination of Chinese herbs.

Natural Health Solutions Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

It contains both blue-green algae and marine algae and demonstrates many of the same properties as brown seaweed: Heavy metals removal, cancer defense and immune system modulation. To learn more, see the Amazon Herb contacts in the resources section of this book. By the way, note that neither the Modifilan company, nor the Amazon Herb Company is legally allowed to tell you the truth about what their products can do. The FDA, as you well know by now, has outlawed truthful health statements on nutritional supplements.

Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

Kelp (bladderwrack), and brown seaweed extract, which is known to be a powerful anticancer supplement: Sea vegetables are exceptionally concentrated packages of nutrients and phytochemicals. They contain vitamins, are high in fiber, and have small amounts of protein. Mostly, sea vegetables are a rich source of such minerals as potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and iodine.... Thanks to theirphytochemicalpower, sea vegetables are anti-inflammatory and tumor-suppressing. Their phytochemical content also includes the carotenoids and flavonoids, the most powerful of the antioxidants.

The Okinawa Diet Plan : Get Leaner, Live Longer, and Never Feel Hungry Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

MOZUKU This is another brown seaweed that's enjoyed throughout Japan. It's extensively farmed in Okinawa by simply implanting the hypha, or seedlings, on a net and then spreading the net over a coral reef on the seabed. Mother Nature and the Okinawan sun do the rest. The mozuku is harvested with a water pump from February through May and then sold in zipped plastic bags. It's mainly eaten with vinegar, in noodle dishes, with rice, or as jelly. The locals refer to it as "angel hair." How to use it.

Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods Dianne Onstad See book keywords and concepts

A brown seaweed that has been eaten by people in Russia, Wales, and Iceland for several hundred years, its broad blackish-gray ribbons are dried, boiled, compressed, dried again, and finally shredded or powdered.

Sea palm (Postelsia palmaeformis) looks like a miniature palm tree. A brown seaweed found on the north Pacific coast of North America, it has a texture, appearance, and flavor that fit right into family fare. Mildly sweet, with a pleasing al dente texture, sea palm comes in long, flat, ribbed strands. Crushed into bits with a pestle, it can be tossed into soups or added to grains, beans, or any pot that's wanting enhanced flavor, mineral enrichment, and eve appeal. Like other brown sea vegetables, it contains algin, which fixes and removes radioactive particles and heavy metals from the body.

The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

Teas and her colleagues indeed discovered that feeding the brown seaweed Laminaria to rats and then giving them chemicals known to cause breast tumors partially immunized them against the malignancies. They had a thirteen percent lower cancer rate, compared with rats not pre-fed the kelp. Further, cancer in the kelp-fed animals took twice as long to appear. American Health Foundation researchers found more startling effects. The brown seaweed blocked fat-induced breast cancer in thirty percent of the animals involved.

The Okinawa Diet Plan : Get Leaner, Live Longer, and Never Feel Hungry Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

KOMBU This brown seaweed (or kelp) is especially popular in Okinawa. Along with kat-suobushi (shaved dried bonito), kombu is one of the two basic ingredients in dashi (soup broth). Okinawans have been eating kombu since the eighteenth century, when ships used to make a pit stop in the islands en route to China from Japan's northernmost island prefecture, Hokkaido, where kombu grows in the cold waters. These days, Okinawans are among the top kombu consumers in all of Japan. Kombu is also a ritual food offered to the ancestors when visits are made to ancestral tombs.

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Tanaka and his colleagues at McGill University in Montreal, looked at the role of polysaccharides from brown seaweed (kelp) in inhibiting the intestinal absorption of radioactive strontium: Polysaccharides prepared from brown seaweeds are unique agents from the practical as well as the theoretical point of view because they selectively bind strontium. . . .

The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

In 1986 scientists also discovered that powdered brown seaweed fiber might help prevent strokes. Stroke-prone rats with high blood pressure were overfed salt; but simultaneously feeding of seaweed powder markedly reduced the incidence of strokes. In fact, all of the non-seaweed-eating rats succumbed to stroke; none of those eating seaweed did. Thus, seaweed appeared to act as an antidote to excess sodium consumption. Seaweed, including Laminaria, reduces the blood cholesterol of rats. Researchers speculated that agents in the kelp somehow remove cholesterol from the intestine.

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The dietary intake of Laminaria, a brown seaweed, and breast cancer prevention." Nutrition and Cancer 4(3), 217- 223, 1983. FEVERS & INFECTIONS HERBS Form: Capsule, Tea, Compress, Poultice CONTENTS: ECHINACEA root (Echinacea augustifolia), MYRRH gum (Commiphora myrrha), Goldenseal root (Hydrastis canadensis), Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata), Cinchona (Peruvian bark), Butternut root bark (Juglans cinerea), Garlic (Allium sativum) & Kelp (Laminaria, Mac-rocystis, Ascophyllum).

Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E Ruth Winter See book keywords and concepts

It is the sodium salt of alginic acid extracted from brown seaweed. Occurs as a white to yellowish, fibrous or granular powder, nearly odorless and tasteless. No known toxicity. GRAS. SODIUM ALUM • See Alum. SODIUM ALUMINATE • A strong alkaline employed in the manufacture of lake colors used in foods (see FD and C Lakes). Also used in water softening and printing. The final report to the FDA of the Select Committee on GRAS Substances stated in 1980 that it should continue its GRAS status with no limitations other than good manufacturing practices.

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People who buy kelp are buying brown seaweed, while those who buy "Irish moss" are getting a red seaweed. All of these products are widely available in health food stores, oriental food outlets and an increasing number of supermarkets. Seaweed products are widely used additives in foods, cosmetics, medicines and many industrial products. The foam of beer, for example, is due to the stabilizing effect of alginate, a seaweed product. Seaweed also has a long history in folk medicine, including traditional Chinese and Indian (Ayurvedic) medicine.

It is plentiful in the oceans and is found in sea animals and sea plants, such as the brown seaweed kelp. Iodine was first discovered in 1812 in kelp. Elemental iodine was extracted from the seaweed and was named iodine because of its color, which means violet in Greek. Iodine occurs naturally as iodide or iodate salts. It is a crucial part of the thyroid hormones, which, in turn, play a vital role in the production of energy. Iodine deficiency is still the major cause of hypothyroidism in the world. Deficiency of thyroid hormones really slows you down.

Alginates: Alginates are polysaccharides derived from brown seaweed or kelp. They have wide use as additives in the food, cosmetic and drug industries. Alginates are also used to make dental impressions. Medicinally, they are used in some antacids for the treatment of acid reflux ("heartburn") and esophagitis. Recently a wound dressing made from calcium alginate has shown great promise in the treatment of exudative wounds, such as those found in diabetic decubitus (bed sores) and scleroder-mal ulcers. Sailors have been treating their wounds with seaweed for hundreds of years.

The main active anti-cancer component in brown seaweed is believed to be a sulfated polysaccharide called fucoidin. Further research is needed. spirulina and chlorella _(OK, But . . .) Spirulina are blue-green bacteria (cyanobacteria) and chlorella are small green algae (chlorophyta). They are supposed to be diet aids, good for the skin, and general tonics and rejuvenators.

The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Andrew Chevallier See book keywords and concepts

Chondrus crispus ( Gigartinaceae ) Irish Moss CARRAGHEEN Description Reddish brown seaweed growing to 10 in (25 cm). Plant body is flat and forked, with a fan-shaped outline. Habitat & Cultivation Irish moss is found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America. It grows just below the waterline, attached to rocks and stones. In summer in North America and in the fall in Ireland, it is pulled up by hand or with a rake at low tide and dried in the sun. Part Used Whole herb.

Sargassum fusiforme (Sargassaceae ) Hai Zao Description brown seaweed (alga) with long, thin fronds. Habitat & Cultivation Hai zao is found along the coastlines of China and Japan, where it is often seen floating in large masses. It is gathered from the sea and shore throughout the year. Part Used Whole plant. Constituents Hai zao contains alginic acid, mannitol, potassium, and iodine. History & Folklore Wang Tao, an 8th-century Chinese physician, recommended hai zao for goiter (an enlargement of the thyroid gland due to iodine deficiency).

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Ruth Winter, M.S. See book keywords and concepts

It is the sodium salt of alginic acid extracted from brown seaweed. Occurs as a white to yellowish fibrous or granular powder, nearly odorless, and tasteless. Dissolves in water to form a viscous, colloidal solution and is used in cosmetics as a stabilizer, thickener, and emulsifier. No known toxicity. SODIUM ALPHA-OLEFIN SULFONATES • Used in cosmetics as cleansing agents. The highest concentration is reportedly 16 percent in shampoos and bath and shower products. These ingredients are a mixture of sulfonate salts.

The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

American Health Foundation researchers found more startling effects. The brown seaweed blocked fat-induced breast cancer in thirty percent of the animals involved. More amazing, previous Japanese experiments, in 1974, had found that Laminaria acted as not only an antidote to developing cancer but also as a chemotherapeutic agent to arrest its virulence. The kelp slowed the progression of cancer in ninety-five percent of test animals; six out of nine went into complete remission. What is seaweed's secret: Dr.

Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer Michael Lerner See book keywords and concepts

Jane Teas of the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues, noting that breast cancer is three times lower in premenopausal Japanese women than in premenopausal American women, decided to look at the possibility that brown seaweed (kelp), which is widely consumed by Japanese women, might be a factor. "Several studies have shown that seaweed extracts can prevent the growth of tumors transplanted to laboratory animals. We were interested in whether the regular intake of dietary seaweed could be prophylactic for carcinogen-induced mammary tumors in rats.

The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

Reddy at the American Health Foundation in New York City found that brown seaweed increased the risk of colon cancer in rodents. Carrageenin, a food additive from seaweed used often as a thickener in the United States, has also produced cancers in certain laboratory animals. SHELLFISH POSSIBLE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS: ¦ Good food for the heart and brain ¦ Lowers blood cholesterol ¦ Slashes triglycerides ¦ Stimulates brain chemicals, boosting mental energy How Much?

In animal studies, compounds from black currants and blueberries helped prevent disease of blood vessels in the brain. brown seaweed has prevented strokes in rodents. ULCER Plantains (unripe, large and green, especially in concentrated powder form) combat ulcers. Whole milk and yogurt, which contain drug-like protective prostaglandins in the fat may prevent, but not heal ulcers. Fresh cabbage juice heals or wards off ulcers in some people.

That's how Varro Tyler, Dean of the Schools of Phar- *Kelp is an imprecise term applied generically to seaweed, but in modern-day parlance usually means brown seaweed, mainly of the Laminaria species. POSSIBLE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS: FOLKLORE 264 macy, Nursing and Health Sciences at Purdue University, summed it up in his book The Honest Herbal. One thing he overlooked: In Egypt and China there is an ancient tradition of using seaweed, notably brown kelp, to treat cancer.

Natural Health Secrets From Around the World Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D. and Jean Barilla, M.S. See book keywords and concepts

Laminaria The brown seaweed called laminaria has been a long-time staple of Japanese folk medicine with good reason. In Japanese studies during the 1960s, when laboratory rabbits were fed extracts from this seaweed, their blood pressure went down. Carrageenan This is one type of seaweed that you've probably eaten. You don't eat seaweed, you say? Read your labels — carrageenan is commonly used as a thickening agent in ice cream and other foods.

The Okinawa Program : How the World's Longest-Lived People Achieve Everlasting Health Bradley J. Willcox, D. Craig Willcox, and Makoto Suzuki See book keywords and concepts

Kombu is a kelp, a brown seaweed that comes largely from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, where it thrives in the cool sea waters. It's been very popular in Okinawa since the early nineteenth century, when it was first gathered and imported to southern China. Okinawans still love their kelp and they currently eat about three times the Japanese average.79 It has a consistency similar to pasta but with the characteristic flavor of the ocean. Nori is classified as red seaweed, but when it is dried, it appears black.

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