Sea kale is an amazing combination of two rarely intersecting lines that seemed to us parallels - when an incredibly useful, even medicinal composition can be found in an affordable, cheap product, which, fortunately, there is still a lot in the world. After such dithyrambs, we could not continue the list of what useful sea kale , but we decided to finally convince you of the expediency of its consumption.
About how useful sea kale
Sea kale is laminaria, algae, which is not even considered a plant (you know that algae are a separate group of wildlife). Brown seaweed is something that is always abundant on any coast, so the pioneers of what is useful for sea kale were residents of coastal areas.
Japanese longevity
The Japanese, famous long-livers, have even a very touching legend, telling about the origin of kelp. When the Japanese people were about to die of hunger and poverty, the wise ruler Shan Guin addressed the gods with entreaty. The gods presented him with a miracle drink, giving longevity, strength, fearlessness. In order to spread the drink to all the islands of Japan, the ruler's daughter, having drunk it, threw herself into the sea. The gods turned it into an alga, which absorbed all the healing properties of the drink. So, around the islands, algae quickly spread, which saved the people of Japan from the terrible end.
What is useful in sea kale?
Let's start with the composition. Laminaria 59% consists of polysaccharides, that is, carbohydrates. On the second place proteins with 13%, sea cabbage is famous for its high fiber content - insoluble dietary fiber - 11%, it also has mineral salts and moisture.
As for mineral salts, there is something to boast about. Sea kale takes first place due to the presence of iodine and sodium, and also a very high, record, potassium and magnesium content.
Besides:
- manganese;
- zinc;
- cobalt;
- magnesium;
- iron;
- potassium;
- sulfur;
- phosphorus;
- vitamins A, B1, B12, C, D, E.
In other words, sea kale is a vitamin-mineral complex, consisting of more than 40 components, very favorable for our body.
Let's run through variations in the effects of kelp on the human body:
- improves metabolism;
- tones up;
- makes the roots of hair stronger (kelp is even recommended to be added to the pet in the feed, which makes their hair shiny);
- thanks to a complex of polysaccharides stimulates the immune system and prevents the growth of tumors;
- inhibits the development of vascular sclerosis;
- Cholesterol ceases to be deposited in tissues due to laminaria;
- seaweed prevents the increase of blood coagulability.
Diet on sea kale
Of course, in the diet menu, sea cabbage should be present at least, because it will be able to fill such a frequent deficit of vitamins in the body of slimming. But that is not all…
Consumption of sea kale with diet is advisable, because due to the high fiber content, kelp will clean the intestines, and due to the record iodine content - it normalizes metabolism.
Let's look at an example of using sea kale for a diet:
- the diet lasts 7 days;
- every day you eat 300 g of kelp (in a dry, fresh, frozen form - soaking and defrosting beforehand);
- 300 g of seafood - mussels, seashells, shrimp , octopus, fish, etc .;
- this amount should be divided into 5 meals;
- do not use instant coffee, drink green tea, natural espresso and, of course, water.
Thus, for a week you can get better and lose about 5 kg of excess weight.