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ANTI-CANCER
FUCOIDAN, A COMPOUND FOUND IN BROWN
SEAWEED, MAY HELP PREVENT METASTASIS OF
LUNG CANCER, ACCORDING TO A TISSUE CULTURE
STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE 2012 ISSUE OF THE
JOURNAL "PLOS ONE."

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
SUPPLEMENTING WITH A DERIVATIVE OF BROWN
SEAWEED KNOWN AS FUCOXANTHIN RESULTED IN
WEIGHT LOSS AMONG OBESE PARTICIPANTS OF A
STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JANUARY 2010 ISSUE OF
THE JOURNAL "DIABETES, OBESITY AND
METABOLISM."

RADIATION PROTECTION
BROWN SEAWEED MAY HELP PROTECT AGAINST
THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF RADIATION
EXPOSURE, ACCORDING TO NUTRITIONIST PHYLLIS
BALCH, AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "PRESCRIPTION FOR
DIETARY WELLNESS: USING FOODS TO HEAL."

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ENHANCES IMMUNE SYSTEM FUNCTION

CELL WALLS FROM MARINE ALGAE CONTAIN SULFATED
POLLYSACCHARIDES. FUCOIDAN IS ONE CLASS OF THESE
POLLYSACCHARIDES FOUND IN BROWN ALGAE.
POLLYSACCHARIDES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE POSITIVE
EFFECTS ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.

POTENT ANTI-OXIDANT SUPPORT

MULTIPLE STUDIES HAVE PROVEN THAT FUCOIDAN IS A
NATURALLY RICH ANTIOXIDANT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE
TYPES OF SULFATE POLYSACCHARIDES (THE SCIENTIFIC
QUALIFICATION THAT FUCOIDAN FALLS UNDER) THAT HAVE
HEALTH BENEFITS, BUT FUCOIDAN IS KNOWN TO HAVE THE
MOST SULFATES IN IT (A FULL 11% MORE THAN THE NEXT
HIGHEST POLYSACCHARIDE). THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE
THE AMOUNT OF ANTIOXIDANTS SCALES WITH THE
AMOUNT OF SULFATE IN A SUBSTANCE MEANING THAT
FUCOIDAN HAS THE MOST NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS OF
ANY OTHER POLYSACCHARIDES.

IMPROVES METABOLISM
PLAYS A ROLE IN BOOSTING WEIGHT LOSS AND
DETERRING CELLULITE BUILD-UP. NATURALLY HIGH
CONCENTRATION OF IODINE HELPS TO STIMULATE THE
THYROID GLAND, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
MAINTAINING A HEALTHY METABOLISM. AT THE SAME
TIME, ITS MINERALS ACT LIKE ELECTROLYTES TO BREAK
THE CHEMICAL BONDS THAT SEAL THE FAT CELLS,
ALLOWING TRAPPED WASTES TO ESCAPE.

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CAN HELP LOWER CHOLESTEROL

ACCORDING TO SUBHUTI DHARMANANDA, PH.D., DIRECTOR,
INSTITUTE FOR TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, PORTLAND, OREGON,
SEAWEED HAS HIGH FIBER CONTENT, MAKING UP 32% TO 50%
OF DRY MATTER. THE SOLUBLE FIBER ACCOUNTS FOR 51-56% OF
TOTAL FIBERS IN GREEN (ULVANS) AND RED ALGAE (AGARS,
CARRAGEENANS AND XYLANS) AND FOR 67-87% IN BROWN
ALGAE (LAMINARIA, FUCUS, AND OTHERS). SOLUBLE FIBERS ARE
GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING CHOLESTEROLLOWERING AND HYPOGLYCEMIC EFFECTS.

ACTS AS AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
BROWN SEAWEED, CONTAINING FUCOIDAN HAS KNOWN
IMMUNE BUILDING PROPERTIES AS WELLS AS ANTIINFLAMMATORY, ANTI-BACTERIAL, ANTI-VIRAL, ANTICOAGULATION, AND ANTI-CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS.
BROWN SEAWEED ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO BIND TO
HEAVY METALS AND TOXINS AND REMOVE THEM SAFELY
FROM THE BODY.

MAY EXTEND YOUR LIFESPAN

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, SEAWEED HAS BEEN USED IN
MANY CULTURES, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN COASTAL REGIONS,
NOT ONLY AS A FOOD SOURCE, BUT FOR ITS HEALTH
BENEFITS. MANY OF THESE AREAS SUCH AS JAPAN ARE
CONSIDERED BLUE ZONES WHERE PEOPLE ARE KNOWN
TO LIVE LONGER AND WITH FEWER HEALTH PROBLEMS. IN
FACT, JAPAN HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF
OCTOGENARIANS, PEOPLE WHO LIVE TO BE OVER THE AGE
OF 100, IN THE WORLD. OTHER WELL KNOWN BLUE ZONES
ARE SARDINIA, ITALY, LOMA LINDA, CALIFORNIA, AND
NICOYA PENINSULA, COSTA RICA.(1)