Title: Everything You Need to Know About Seaweed
Headings: Everything You Need to Know About Seaweed
Everything You Need to Know About Seaweed
What’s in Seaweed?
Health Benefits of Seaweed
How to Find Clean Seaweed
The Downside of Eating Seaweed

Content: Nori: is typically used as a sushi wrap and is very high in protein, with 100 grams of nori containing 30 to 50 grams of protein. Nori also contains high amounts of calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins E and K, and more vitamin A per serving than carrots. Wakame: is another member of the kelp family. It’s also high in calcium—second only to Hijiki. It’s high in iron, protein, and other trace elements, and vitamins A, C, E, and K. Wakame is often used in salads. Health Benefits of Seaweed
From an Ayurvedic perspective, seaweed is considered salty and warm, reducing both Vata and Kapha, according to Food As Medicine: The Theory and Practice of Food by Todd Caldecott. Seaweed is known to detox the body and promote circulation, and is often used in cleansing drinks as well as topically as seaweed-detox body wraps, to help with skin tone, cellulite, and chronic dry skin, according to the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies by Dr. C Norman Shealy, M.D., PhD.
Seaweed has been shown to protect the body against radiation and environmental pollutants.