Sea vegetables = Seaweeds

Sounds intimidating, but it’s really simple to use in everyday cooking and has loads of amazing health benefits!

Sea vegetables are essential for a healthy endocrine (hormonal) system and they are an amazing source of vitamins and minerals. They offer a great source of iodine needed for healthy thyroid and gonad function and are rich in B vitamins, which means they help to keep your weight in check and energize you all over:) They help detoxify the liver and bind to heavy metals in the body. Sea vegetables also help to alkalinize the body which is important to combat any illness.


To use seaweeds in cooking, soak them in warm water for 10-20 minutes prior to eating. You can add seaweed to soups, use in salads, replace grain noodles for kelp noodles, nori rolls, and replace salt with kelp powder or dulse flakes in cooking.

Here are some reasons why seaweeds are so important to your health:

  • Provide iodine for proper thyroid function
  • Remove heavy metal toxins from the body
  • Helps fight fatigue
  • Prevents candida overgrowth
  • Alkalizing to the body, which helps to prevent disease
  • High in vitamins and minerals

Some types of seaweed you can find at your health food store or Asian markets include: Irish sea moss, agar, wakame, arame, hiziki, kombu (removes gaseous properties of beans), and dulse.