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Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini Gabriel Cousens, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

It is interesting to note that all land animals develop arteriosclerosis, yet sea animals have never been diagnosed as arteriosclerotic. Freshwater trout develop terminal cancer of the liver at the age of 5 years, yet cancer is never found in sea trout. It does appear that sea creatures have less disease. The whale may be the healthiest creature on the planet; it doesn't even seem to show affects of aging. It is interesting to note that some sea creatures never stop growing. There does not seem to be chronic disease among fish, or it is minimal, compared to what we see on land.

Health and Nutrition Secrets Russell L. Blaylock, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Large sea animals, such as sharks, swordfish, and large tuna have some of the highest mercury levels of any edible seafood—and the highest levels of all are found in whales. Canned tuna is taken from smaller species and has considerably less mercury than larger tuna. Periodically, high mercury levels are also found in various fresh water species. This is especially a problem where hydroelectric plants have stagnated the waters, and where mercurial fungicides drain into lakes and streams near farmland.

Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy Dr. Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons and Elizabeth M. Williamson See book keywords and concepts

Ideally, a drug discovery programme should have access to as many different species as possible from groups such as plants, fungi, filamentous bacteria, corals, sea animals and amphibia. The tropics hold a vast repository of numbers of such species, thus there is an enormous potential to discover new bioactive entities in this region. Using Costa Rica as an example, the Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad has been conducting a national inventory of plants, insects, microbes and animals and has so far assessed almost 500,000 species.

The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy E. D. Hirsch See book keywords and concepts

Chordates make up a phylum in the animal kingdom that includes all the vertebrates, along with some primitive wormlike sea animals. (See classification.) % \< ii w M 51 \\ U *l M tt I* fti U *ft 53 »* Sfi Chromosomes. Karyotype of human female chromosomes. chromosomes The small bodies in the nucleus of a cell that carry the chemical "instructions" for reproduction of the cell. They consist of strands of DNA wrapped in a double helix around a core of proteins. Each species of plant or animal has a characteristic number of chromosomes. For human beings, for example, it is forty-six.

The Doctor's Vitamin and Mineral Encyclopedia Sheldon Saul Hendler See book keywords and concepts

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.

Seafoods, which include sea animals and sea vegetables (seaweed), are the best natural source of iodine. Iodized salt is, of course, also a good source of iodine. However, many have to restrict their salt intake. Potassium iodide is available as a nutritional supplement, either by itself or in combination with other vitamins and minerals. Those who restrict their salt intake, those who eat large amounts of cruciferous vegetables, and those who do not eat seafoods should seriously consider taking supplementary potassium iodide at 150 micrograms daily (of iodide). Iron I.

Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine Elson M. Haas, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Cod, sea bass, haddock, and perch are a few examples of iodine-rich sea animals consumed by humans; kelp is the most common, high-iodine sea vegetable. Kelp in particular is rich in other minerals and low in sodium and thus is a good seasoning substitute for salt. The use of iodized salt has certainly reduced most iodine deficiency. It contains about 76 meg. of iodine per gram of salt. The average person consumes at least 3 grams of salt daily, exceeding the RDA for iodine of 150 meg. Many authorities feel (and I believe) that commercial iodized salt is overused and has other drawbacks.

PDR for Nutritional Supplements Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik See book keywords and concepts

It is plentiful in the oceans and is found in sea animals and sea plants, such as seaweeds. Iodine is a non-metallic element belonging to the halogen group. Its atomic number is 53, and its atomic mass is 126.90 daltons. Its atomic symbol is I. The terms iodine and iodide are frequently used interchangeably. The thyroid hormones are iodine-containing substances and they do not function without iodine. Approximately 80% of the body's iodine pool, or about 15 milligrams in adults, is present in the thyroid gland. Moderate deficiency of iodine may result in a goiter.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett, and E. D. Hirsch See book keywords and concepts

Chordates make up a phylum in the animal kingdom that includes all the vertebrates, along with some primitive wormlike sea animals. (See classification.) "instructions" for reproduction of the cell. They consist of strands of DNA wrapped in a double helix around a core of proteins. Each species of plant or animal has a characteristic number of chromosomes. For human beings, for example, it is forty-six. In humans, sex is determined by two chromosomes: an X-chromosome, which is female, and a Y-chromosome, which is male. (See sex chromosomes.

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