What is Kelp?

	Used to assist in weight loss Used medicinally to treat enlarged thyroid glands Believed to help lower cholesterol Used to maintain healthy skin and hair Inhibits uptake of heavy metals Removes toxins and heavy metals

This seaweed works like a sponge, absorbing from the water almost all the nutrients, minerals and trace elements that are essential to life.

Kelp was first used medicinally to treat enlarged thyroid glands. Physicians didn't know why kelp was effective, until it was discovered that it was exceptionally rich in iodine and that enlarged thyroids were due to an iodine deficiency. Because iodine worked by stimulating the thyroid gland that controls the metabolism, it was noted that those who took iodine lost weight more easily. From these observations, kelp was then used to assist in weight loss.

It has been suggested that kelp's positive effects in assisting metabolism may help in lowering cholesterol.

This versatile seaweed is also widely used to maintain healthy skin and hair.

Kelp's most dramatic application is its ability to neutralize heavy metal pollution and radiation in the body. Studies have shown that the active ingredient in kelp, sodium alginate, inhibits the uptake of heavy metals and Radiostrontium 90 (nuclear fallout) and also removes these toxins and heavy metals.

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