It also reduces the risk of prostate cancer. An example of this is used by the population of Asia: there is practically no prostate cancer, because residents constantly eat seaweed.
JAPANESE KELP IS YOUTH, HEALTH, BEAUTY!
We want to tell you unusual and interesting facts about a seemingly famous product. It's about kelp (seaweed).
Interestingly, kelp has many varieties (about 100!) There are Japanese kelp, sugary, chicory, lisonia, digitalata, cymatera, bargandiada, augustata, etc. By the time of cultivation in the sea, this algae is one-year and two-year.
In addition, algae differ in color and thickness of the leaf (thallus) depending on the region of growth, the depth of occurrence and the time of collection.
People have learned to extract and preserve algae from the ocean. The first method is natural drying. With this method, the dried algae when soaked increases by 6-7 times. A more modern preservation method is sublimation - the algae are washed and freeze-dried to preserve all the beneficial properties of seaweed.
In this case, when soaking, the mass of the algae increases 14 to 22 times.
In Japan and other countries of the Pacific region, seaweed is consumed in huge quantities. People don't treat kelp as a medicine, but as tasty and healthy food. The population of those countries prepares first courses, second courses, and desserts from it.
An interesting historical fact is how the Chinese Emperor Kang-Xi completely saved his people from goiter diseases. He was a very wise ruler and a kind man and could not remain indifferent when he saw the torment of the sick - his subjects. (I must say that goiter used to be a very common disease in
China). On the recommendation of doctors, the emperor issued a decree that all residents must eat 100 grams. kelp a day. The people of the province have recovered. As a token of gratitude, this tradition is sacredly preserved to this day.
Let us now consider some interesting features of this seaweed.
Seaweed has a unique ability to accumulate trace elements and vitamins from the water column of the Sea of Japan. In terms of salinity, this sea is 2 times saltier than the Black and Baltic seas.
Kelp is a storehouse of trace elements and biologically active compounds, it contains almost the entire periodic table in an organic form that is easily accessible to the body. Elements such as: iodine, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, bromine, etc. - are extremely necessary for the normal functioning of the human body.
Kelp is a powerful bactericidal agent. The substances contained in it are capable of suppressing the multiplication of many pathogenic bacteria.
This alga improves blood, increases the amount of hemoglobin and red blood cells, and stimulates hematopoiesis.
Laminaria contains bromine compounds that have a beneficial effect on the nervous system, calming it down.
The seaweed contains protein (20%), which is equal in amino acid composition to the protein of white meat. It is absorbed by the body much better than plant proteins such as soy and peanut proteins.
In terms of the content of vitamins, kelp competes with oranges, pineapples, strawberries, apples, etc. It contains vitamins A, C, B1, B2, B6, B12, PP. Seaweed contains
vitamin D, and as you know, we get it only with the rays of the sun.
Kelp is an excellent dietary product. It gives a feeling of satiety. The alginic acids contained in it remove obsolete slags, salts of heavy metals and radionuclides from the body, and improve the functioning of the intestines. A person loses weight, but at the same time receives all the necessary proteins, trace elements and vitamins!
Interestingly, when soaking, a gel forms (this is the release of alginic acids). This gel has a hemostatic, drying, disinfecting and absorbing effect. It is used in the treatment of burns and eczema. In addition, it is these alginic acids that cleanse the body of old toxins and radionuclides, heal stomach and duodenal ulcers. The Japanese drink 0.5 cups of gel on an empty stomach in order to get rid of toxins and prevent ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract.
From the broth of seaweed, you can take baths and make compresses for rheumatic pain in the joints, since the broth contains a large amount of iodine compounds - this has an analgesic and therapeutic effect.
Kelp masks improve skin condition, soften it, make the skin more elastic, smooth wrinkles and even heal minor wounds and sores.
Many imported cosmetics contain up to 70% seaweed. It has long been noted that the skin of the hands softens, becomes tender, as if it is younger in workers dealing with seaweed.
In terms of chemical composition, seaweed is not inferior to therapeutic mud, and doctors of the Far East, using it, successfully treat chronic diseases of women