Nutritional value, therapeutic effects and common ways to eat kelp

My favorite dish in summer is kelp and mung bean soup. I heard that kelp is high in vitamins and contains a lot of zinc, which is really good.

Nutritional value of kelp

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Kelp, also known as kelp, has wide leaves that gradually narrow at the tip. It is generally 2 to 4 meters long and 20 to 30 centimeters wide (the kelp that grows on the seabed is smaller, 1 to 2 meters long and 15 to 20 centimeters wide). The whole body of kelp is olive brown, and after drying it becomes dark brown or black brown, with white powder attached. Kelp is known as the "longevity vegetable", "sea vegetable", and "iodine champion". From the perspective of nutritional value, it is a health and longevity food.

1. Kelp is rich in carbohydrates, but less protein and fat.

2. Compared with spinach and rapeseed, in addition to containing vitamin C, the content of crude protein, sugar, calcium and iron in kelp is several to dozens of times higher.

3. Kelp is a kind of seaweed with high iodine content. Cultivated kelp generally contains 3% to 5% iodine, and some can reach 7% to 10%.

▲The therapeutic effects of kelp

1. Kelp is rich in calcium, which can prevent and treat calcium deficiency in the human body.

2. Kelp often has a layer of white powder like hoarfrost attached to it - mannitol, which is a valuable medicinal substance. Modern scientific research has shown that mannitol has the effects of lowering blood pressure, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling.

3. Kelp contains a large amount of polyunsaturated fatty acid EPA, which can reduce blood viscosity and reduce vascular hardening. Therefore, eating kelp regularly can prevent cardiovascular diseases.

4. Kelp is rich in iodine, which is the main raw material for synthesizing thyroid hormone in the body, and the luster of hair is formed by the action of thyroid hormone in the body. Iodine can stimulate the pituitary gland, reduce the estrogen level in women, restore the normal function of the ovaries, correct endocrine disorders, and eliminate the hidden dangers of breast hyperplasia.

5. The gelatin contained in kelp can promote the excretion of radioactive substances in the body along with feces, thereby reducing the accumulation of radioactive substances in the human body and reducing the incidence of radiation diseases.

6. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Kelp can cure goiter (i.e. goiter) and other edema diseases, and has the function of resolving phlegm and dispersing nodules." In recent years, scientists have discovered that eating kelp regularly is effective in preventing and treating cancer.

7. Kelp contains 60% fucoidan, which is an excellent dietary fiber. After consumption by diabetic patients, it can delay gastric emptying and the time for food to pass through the small intestine. In this way, even when the secretion of insulin is reduced, the blood sugar level will not rise, thus achieving the purpose of treating diabetes.

8. Obese people can reduce their hunger by eating kelp, and absorb a variety of amino acids and inorganic salts from it, making it an ideal satiety agent.

9. The laminar acid contained in kelp is a special amino acid that has the effect of lowering blood pressure and can prevent hypertension and cerebral hemorrhage.

▲Common dietary treatments for kelp

1. Kelp and raw wheat: suitable for various cancer patients

40g dried kelp and 1000g raw wheat are boiled with water and taken 4 to 5 times a day. This recipe is an ideal health food for patients with various cancers and can be taken regularly for auxiliary treatment.

2. Kelp vinegar: suitable for patients with thyroid disease

30g of dried kelp, wash, dry and grind into powder. Take 3g a day, wrap in cloth and soak in rice vinegar to make kelp vinegar. Drink this vinegar slowly, it is suitable for goiter, thyroid tumor, lymphoma and other symptoms.

3. Kelp and Fungus Soup: Suitable for patients with tumors and cardiovascular diseases

15g dried kelp, 15g black fungus, 60g lean pork (cut into thin strips). First, wash the kelp and fungus thoroughly with water, cut into thin strips, boil them with the shredded pork, add salt and MSG, and thicken with water starch before serving.

This recipe is suitable for patients with digestive tract tumors and hyperlipidemia, and can also prevent and treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, and goiter. This recipe has kelp to attack and eliminate stagnation, black fungus to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and lean pork to nourish yin and replenish deficiency. It is an ideal medicinal diet for cancer patients.

4. Three shredded kelp: suitable for patients with diabetes and obesity

30g dried kelp, 15g day lily, 20g bamboo shoots. Soak the kelp and cut it into strips, and cook it with the day lily and bamboo shoots. This recipe is suitable for patients with diabetes and obesity and can be eaten frequently.

5. White sugar mixed with kelp: has obvious curative effect on chronic bronchitis

Soak the kelp in water and wash it, then cut it into shreds. Put it in a cup and soak it in boiling water for 3 times in a row, each time for about 30 seconds. Pour out the water, add granulated sugar and mix it. Eat one cup each morning and evening for a week. It has obvious therapeutic effect on chronic bronchitis in the elderly.

6. Kelp and tofu: “The elixir of immortality”

60g dried kelp, 250g water tofu. Soak the kelp in water, cut it into long strips, cook it with tofu, and then add oil, salt and other seasonings.

It is popular in Japan to eat kelp and tofu together, and they believe it is a "magic medicine for immortality." Scientific research has confirmed that one of the reasons why some elderly people in Japan have clear eyesight, no hunchbacks, and clear minds is that they often eat tofu and other seaweed foods together.

▲Dietary taboos of kelp

1. Do not drink tea (tea contains tannic acid) or eat sour fruits (sour fruits contain plant acid) immediately after eating kelp. Because kelp is rich in iron, the above two foods will hinder the absorption of iron in the body.

2. Patients with hyperthyroidism should not eat kelp because the iodine content in kelp is high and will aggravate the condition.

3. Pregnant women and nursing mothers should not eat too much kelp, because the iodine in kelp can enter the fetus and baby through blood circulation and cause thyroid dysfunction.

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