We are now faced with so many health challenges, physically, mentaly, emotionally and environmentally as well that we can use some help. Daily use of a small amount of seaweed can help.

Land based plant need a rigid structure to withstand gravity. Seaweed floats in the water and the pull of gravity about zero. They have to be flexible to withstand the movement and currents present in the watery environments. The waters of life; is more than a poetic phrase. Life actual arose in water, to start the long line of evolution that links plant, primitive animals, which are virtually nothing but water. Life’s watery beginning continues to be reflected in all living processes, plant and animal alike. Before birth, much of man’s life is spent in water, in the sheltering membranous sac of his mother womb. The body is made up by two thirds water.

Of all the substances that are necessary to life as we known it on earth is by far the most important water. The most common and familiar and the most remarkable one; yet most people are hardly aware of it.

Seaweeds itself constitute a source of dietary fiber that differ chemically and physio-chemically from those of land plants and thus may induce different physiological effects. Referenced data indicate that algal dietary fiber may show important functional activities, such as antioxidant, anti-mutagenic and anticoagulant effect, anti-tumor activity, and an important role in the modification of lipid metabolism in human body. In conclusion, seaweeds have a high nutritional value, therefore an increase in their consumption, would elevate the foods offer to population.

Seaweeds grow along the shores in the shallow region of the ocean known as the intertidal zone, the area between high tide and low tide mark.

As air and water become more and more acidified as result of burning large amounts of fuel and pollution by industry, the mild acid rain which is formed will leach the land and remove some of the minerals including the important trace elements. The streams and rivers then take them down to the sea where wild seaweeds can incorporate these lost trace elements into themselves.

Is it risky to eat seaweeds? The use of seaweeds as food is generally recognised as safe. The risk to human health from consuming them is therefore minimal. It is however important that they are harvested from a region with very low contaminant levels because if the water is polluted seaweeds can absorb those pollutants. We harvest our sea vegetables from the clear, unpolluted waters of Coulagh bay.