Packaged seaweed has a delicious and delicate taste. It doesn’t really have anything in common with that smelly stuff you see on the beach. Think of seaweed snacks as a sort of healthy alternative to potato chips—they’re crunchy and naturally salty.
But it’s the health benefits that make seaweed worthwhile. A recent clinical trial in the Czech Republic has indicated that seaweed exerts a remarkable collection of health benefits in the body. Here are seven of the most impressive health benefits:
• Boosts immune function
• Fights tumors
• Soothes inflammation
• Helps treat/prevent viral infection
• Helps inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi
• Stops blood from coagulating
• Helps prevent blood clots
Seaweed is cheap and plentiful and is gaining acceptance as a functional food and an abundant source of many nutrients and dietary fiber. Similarly, freshwater algae are equally healthy.
Seaweed snacks are readily available at most grocery stores and come in a variety of flavors. Try eating seaweed between meals instead of sugary treats.
Sources for Today’s Articles:
Adding Seaweed to Your Diet Helps You in Seven Ways
Misurcova, L., et al., “Health Benefits of algal polysaccharides in human nutrition,” Adv. Food Nutr. Res. 2012; 66: 77-145.