Why seaweed. Land based plant have a rigid structure to withstand gravity. Seaweed floats in the water and the pull of gravity compensated by the water. Seaweed plants have to be flexible because of the movement and currents present in their watery environment. Life’s watery beginning continues to be present in all living processes, plant and animal alike. Seaweeds itself constitute a source of dietary fiber that differ chemically and physio-chemically from those of land plants and induce different physiological effects. Referenced data indicates that algal dietary fiber may show important functional activities, such as antioxidant, anti-mutagenic and anticoagulant effect, anti-tumor activity, and an important role in the modification of lipid metabolism in human body.

Main source of information: National library of Medicine(Entrez PubMed)- Type In Search Box: “Seaweed”, kelp, or fucoidan. Or go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.ib.gov/entrez/query.fcgi. There you can find more than over 500+ international scientific studies/publications. Most of them looking very promising.

·         Integrate seaweed or algae into the daily diet as food supplements can have far-reaching results. Prevention more important than cure.