Description
Certified Organic by the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association.
Kelp Seaweed capsules are a completely natural organic product and a source of over 70 vitamins and minerals, 100% seaweed with nothing added. We treat our seaweed in an entirely natural way, hand harvested, hand dried and chopped. No chemicals or any other substance is used in production. No microwave, or any harmful process is undertake.
“Like all sea vegetables, kelp seaweed capsules provide minerals found in sea water, especially iodine and trace minerals that may be lacking in our depleted soils. For Westerners unaccustomed to including seaweed in the diet, a small daily supplement of kelp, in tablet or powdered form is a good idea, but don’t overdo -excess iodine may also cause thyroid problems.” Sally Fallon and Mary G Enig PhD ; Nourishing Traditions Cookbook.
Health and nutrition claims from the EU commission.
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Iodine contributes to normal cognitive function.
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Iodine contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
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Iodine contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
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Iodine contributes to the maintenance of normal skin.
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Iodine contributes to the normal production of thyroid hormones and normal thyroid function
Please see the link from the BBC talking about the health benefits of seaweed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26043954
Why we should all eat seaweed.
Please watch video on Ben Fuchs, a nutritional pharmacist from Boulder CO specializing in using nutritional supplements.
https://youtu.be/dybKjaEx6wY
Because of soil depletion from unsustainable farming practices, most whole foods are lacking in sufficient mineral levels necessary for human health.
GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES ON SAFE IODINE IN TAKE
The World Health Organisation considers 1100 mcg iodine per day to be the safe upper limit.
The US Institute of Medicine has set 1100 mcg iodine per day as a safe upper limit.
The UK Department of Health recommends that a daily intake of 1000 mcg iodine should not be exceeded.
However, there is a lot of controversy over these fairly arbitrary figures, and an amount of iodine by a person’s weight has also been proposed. The allowance for a person who weighs 80 kg would be 2400 micrograms per day (mcg/day) – nearly 4 grams of Ascophyllum