long story short..big health scare of diabetes and high blood pressure issues..i was hospitalized..now i watch what i eat, i cut out sugars and as much carbs as i can..i am now eating better ..i watch your videos and other peoples videos for information and apply it to my diet..this health scare was on september 1st..i was 227 pds...today is september 26th and i weigh 207..i will keep reaching for the stars..thanks to you, and other people i watch for the wisdom and motivation to lead me to a healthier diet and outlook on life.
Love it! Thanks Dr Berg. Some extra info for viewers: 1. 2 raw Brazil nuts have full daily supply of Selenium. When you eat with seaweed snack, the iodine helps selenium absorption. So eat these together as a snack. 2. Use dried or salted and rinsed seaweed and algae in your stews, curries, rice dishes, noodles, soups. Toss them in and cook them up. Gives fiber and great nutrition. 3. Do not use any form of Hijiki Seaweed. This has been banned in UK. Hijiki contains high amounts of naturally occurring arsenic. You don't want arsenic in your body! All the others are fine. 4. In Ireland and Japan, seaweed is a natural food and health supplement. Great stuff. Ocean vegetables contain double the vitamins and minerals of land grown veggies. Along with the seaweed, add dried and fresh mushrooms and fungus in your foods. Good stuff.
@@daArt708 two sheets a day... If it's a problem with her eating it, a drop or two of niacent iodine in a glass of water will be easier.accompish same result.
Happy days, I've lived by the sea for 16 years but only today I brought a seaweed home and ate it raw/heated up. It tasted delicious and nourishing. Will definitely eat it regularly from now on.
Thank you for doing this video. I was one of the people who asked you for it. I consume 8 grams (half a packet) a day with a little GT’S Kombucha (GT’S uses kiwi juice instead of cane sugar) and an ounce or two of 85% chocolate. Costco sells a 10 pack (17 grams per packet) for $9.50.
I eat both Japanese and Korean nori. Korean ones are salted and sometimes have oil on them so just check that it's an oil you like. Eg. The one that advertised olive oil was mixed with soy oil. Great snack!
We Welsh have eaten seaweed in a form known as laverbread in wales for many generations it’s now considered a delicacy so the price has risen prepared correctly it isn’t salty but has a mineral flavour and has to be the correct plant
@@noshiniqbal5132 If you have any Oriental Markets near you you can find it there. I buy it from one near me. Not sure if regular grocery stores have it or not. Try the foreign food section. Like where you would find Mexican, Asian, and other countries food items.
@@injanhoi1 actually brown rice is the one that needs to be taken in moderation..it has traces of heavy metals like arsenic.....rice makes you fat is a wrong statement... anything in excess makes you fat....on the other hand the processed carbs in pasta , and breads are bad....I personally cannot eat them as I have an autoimmune condition...have had rice or rice derivatives for most of my meals...and I'm well within my ideal bmi ....to each its own...rice suits me... maybe not you...but can't say that it's bad universally.
There's the black/purplish laver variety of seaweed too for soups if you can find it. Once cooked, it turns dark green hue. Chop up and add some Napa cabbage to that, a few large slices of ginger, chunks of white flesh fish or dried shrimps (East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cuisines uses this, imparting a unique umami flavor), scallions for garnish and season to taste…yum! When the cabbage stalks are soft and on the translucent side, the soup is done.
Dr Berg, PLEASE answer me, I would REALLY appreciate it. I follow your videos for years now and am very grateful for everything you do!! For the seaweed, I definitely love the nutrients, HOWEVER. I contacted several companies that produce the seaweed, they said that it is dried at very high temperatures, much higher than what iodine can tolerate. Therefore, most of the iodine is evaporated from the products that we eat. (The companies agreed, that it is a source of iodine, but not a good one...) Plus, it is fried/roasted in vegetable oils which is not great either. If the producing companies agree that roasted seed has only traces of iodine remaining after the transformation and the food is heated in oils, is it still a healthy product to consume? Btw, of we check the nutritional values in the back of the box, iodine is not mentioned.
I take 1 or 2 packs and pour hot water over them to make a quick seaweed soup. Add salt, soy sauce, sesame oil and white pepper to taste. Its especially nice when I'm feeling ill.
For those of us concerned about iron levels in our blood, should we avoid seaweed? I believe that senior multiple vitamin pills do not usually contain iron.
I buy dried kelp and soak it in hot water for 10 minutes, then follow the recipe for a delicious seaweed salad. It's not roasted or cooked and it hasn't upset my tummy. Our local Chinese shop has lots of different seaweeds.
Dear Colleagues and Participants Dr. Eric Berg has been a source of Moral and inception for me to begin eating salad and Vegetables. Thank you individuals and groups for providing me with education and support. Sincerely Eric Dean Harris.
I stock up on the Roasted Seaweed whenever I go to the 99 cents stores. The Asia Markets carry’s the huge sheets. Thanks for sharing the knowledge Dr. Berg Shalom.
Thank you, Dr. Berg. I just started eating roasted seaweed. A few months ago, I tried it and hated it. But in the past couple of weeks, I have begun to eat it daily. I LOVE IT.
My daughter and I tried roasted seaweed a few days ago. My daughter made the comment that it tastes like you’re licking a fish! Lol! I agree, but now, we’re addicted and can’t get enough. How weird is that?
Thankyou for doing what you do Dr.Berg you have changed mine and my girlfriend's + family's life over the last two years. Always learning from you. Thanks again.
For you clowns who “disliked” his videos, you need to stop hating. Every one of this man’s videos are delightful and very informative. He doesn’t hesitate, this Doctor gets down directly to the point. Stop the hate rims!!!
I was just diagnosed with hypothyroidism, and placed on a low dose of Levothyroxine this week. I just ordered a bunch of seaweed snacks, and Brazil nuts. I’m willing to try anything to feel better, and help the medicine work, as I know it’s a combination of medication, and lifestyle. I’m planning on using the seaweed for my nightly snacking, and will have 2 Brazil nuts in the morning, as if it’s a dietary supplement. Not sure what to expect taste wise, but I’ll be eating it, regardless.
May I recommend buying the raw, dried laver(nori), and boiling it with water in a bowl or in a coffee mug. It is a delicious substitute for pasta, and it has extremely low calories.
I can watch Dr. Erick Berg all day everyday!! Very intelligent and nothing but facts!!! Thank you for all of your content, Dr.Berg! I love it!! YOU ARE THE MAN!!!
I love seaweed but I always get worried when I see the warning labels on the packaging, especially if they're Asia derived. Why do a lot of seaweed products have the prop 65 warning?
Where do you get clean seaweed please? I know a lot of the stuff coming from Asia is pretty polluted. Also, a concern of mine is that these are often heavily salted but not with a good salt (Redmond's Real, true Pink Himalayan, clean Celtic Sea Salt). Is there a brand which is clean enough to confer the health benefits (which are many), without the toxins also? I mean...who wants Fukushima seaweed?
I appreciated this episode very much. You addressed some things I've wondered about. I love the dehydrated seaweed sheets, but the packaging of the ones I've seen don't list the minerals provided by the seaweed. Good stuff! Thank you. I've learned so much from you.
@@Drberg I was curious if seaweed could be consumed during intermittant fasting (I do OMAD)? Sometimes I feel low energy and feel I need electrolytes but would rather eat seaweed than put salt in my water. Thx
Just make sure to watch out for those oily seasoned ones. Can b unhealthy w too much salt sugar n oil. I like Japanese plain sheets and wrap or sprinkle on veggies, rice, etc. yum!
Have California rolls for dinner. They are delicious, easy to make, natural, and nutritious as heck. Buy large sheets of seaweed, lightly toast them on your gas/electric range, then cut them in half. Then add: 1. Rice (If you're on keto, you can drop the rice or reduce the amt.) 2. Cucumber 3. Avocado 4. Flying fish roe (Tobiko) 5. Fish (salmon, black cod, tuna, or shrimp) Roll them up and enjoy!
I recently learned that my b12 levels are low. What videos do you recommend I watch? I would like to know more about why b12 is low and how to improve b12 absorption.
You could eat unfortified nutritional yeast to get B vitamins. The B vitamins work together in a complex. Or you could take Methylated B Vitamin Complex. Methylated because you dont want cheap cyanocobalamin (cyanide molecule) you want Methylcobalamin.
Hi Dr. Berg, sunny greetings from South Africa 🌻🇿🇦 I had a bi-lateral subtotal thyroidectomy over 20 yrs ago and have found out through another scan a few years ago that the remaining thyroid that was left behind has died off and not functioning anymore. I am on 0.1mcg of Eltroxin daily sometimes if my levels are low I am put on 0.05mcg Eltroxin. My question to you please, is it safe for me to take spirulina and seaweed/ kelp products? Many thanks Kind regards, Christina
Well your kidney meridian is out so kelp is good for kidney. Go for acupuncture and start with ashwaganda to decrease stress and inflammation in thyroid. I am also hypothyroid
the seaweed pack i found at costco the other day was amazing. 10 large packages with no cheap oils, organic and product of korea (i assume south...) so none of the red flags i look for b4 buying seaweed snacks. my only complaint is they are kinda saltier than i'd prefer. but v tasty esp with sesame flavor!
Selenium, for me, without a doubt, causes bladder urgency. I know this because I accidentally picked up vitamin E that was packaged with it and realized it only a couple of weeks later. When I stopped it, my uti like symptoms went away immediately. That is why I can't take a multiple vitamin because all the formulas have minerals and I have the same reaction and realized from the accidental purchase of the wrong e product that it was the same mineral in the multiple that caused my problem. Same thing happens if I eat too many eggs at the time because they have selenium. ..seems a very trace is all I need. Others may be different.
I love roasted seaweed. Like to put them in my salads. However, in looking at the ingredients and seeing that some have Heidi process oils I stopped purchasing them. If I can find one with olive oil will be great. Thanks for sharing
I grew up eating this. My siblings and I would argue over who gets the whole packge and when someone would roast directly it on the gas stove, one of the other siblings would come and snatch a piece from the plate sitting next to the stove that has already been roasted.👍👍
Nice message Dr Berg. Is taking spirulina , astaxantha and chlorella powder similar to taking seaweed or are they less in the minerals and nutrients. Also in my own experience and looking at published data, the bioavailability of Epa and DHA from these seaweed extracts is very low compared to bioavailability from fish oil
I am catching up with Dr. Eric recently. I am buying the raw, dry laver(nori) in bulk and boiling it myself. It tastes so good. But, I like to let others know that proper boiling and roasting is very important in vaporizing away the excess iodine, which can be dangerous in high quantity.
Yes, some packets of product will have the disclaimer that reads this product may contain lead which is known to cause cancer. Stick with organic products instead
Yes Fidel, I heard the part about how the selenium in seaweed is good at fighting the toxins and heavy metals. What I'm asking is: in seaweed ITSELF, is there a concern that there are toxins absorbed into it? That's what I'm unclear about.
I buy the dried wakame and basically use it like some people use chewing tobacco. I stick it my gum and we just kind of hang out until I chew it up and eat it.
Thank you for this video! What brand of roasted sea weed sheets should I buy at Whole Foods? There's so many and the majority are from Korea as I recall, are they safe?
dagoelius : I think I will avoid seaweed out of Japan, think 3 unending, unfixable meltdowns pouring highly irradiated water into the Pacific for 8 1/2 years!☢️☢️☢️
@@cjf9810 Even the organic brands all have sunflower oil in them, its the oil and salt that is getting people excited to eat this stuff, very little seaweed is contained in it. If they ate real seaweed they'd probably throw up. No healthfood stores really contain a thick piece of seaweed that I can find.
Eating Siracha Roasted Seaweed while watching this! It's delicious. If you're vegan / vegetarian, algae, seaweed, and kelp are great sources of DHA / EPA :). I always say, if you wonder where animals get their nutrients from, watch what they eat, and you'll successfully take out the middle man from the equation and obtain it directly from the source instead.
@@danL1011 I come from a country of predominant vegetarians, India (though I loved meat, and ate plenty of it through the majority of my life). In my country, it is not a myth but a nutritional science that animals do not need to be eaten. What you body needs is not the meat, or the oranges, it needs the protein / amino acids (full profile), and the vitamin C. Let's take examples here, DHA / EPA is only produced by Algae / Seaweed / Nori. Bottom feeders eat it, then fish eat the bottom feeders and it bio-accumulates up the chain. But mercury, toxins, and microplastics also bio-accumulate. So eating from the source is the cleanest option. Let's take B12. B12 is explicitly only made by a cobalt feeding bacteria in the soil. Back when humans drank from lakes and ate from the soil we would get plenty. Factory farmed animals living on concrete don't get B12 either. So we give them 90% of all man made supplements. The concoction of antibiotics in their gut flora die, and they can neither acquire it naturally nor metabolize it in their biome. You can take a B12 supplement once a week instead of feeding it through a cow to then say "B12 comes from red meat". Protein is explicitly only manufactured by plants. No creature in existence makes protein. Lentils, Legumes, Beans, Gains, Seeds, Nuts, Tofu, Soy, and vegan alternatives are packed with protein. Given it is ~20% less bio-available, you can still thrive on it. To me that means getting to eat an extra bean burrito, why would I complain. My country is proof, we're one of the most populated countries in the world, you don't hear about people dropping like flies. This is a western myth. There's absolutely no nutritional necessity to kill over 80 billion land animals and 3 trillion fish every year, take a huge toll on the planet, cause new zoonotic diseases, strip down rainforests, and if you're in the US -- spend a whopping $38 billion each year to only to subsidize meat & dairy (It's facts, look this up), while only 0.04% is used to subsidize meat and vegetables. There's an established correlation with meat / dairy consumption in the US, and heart disease / ischemia being the #1 cause of mortality. People favor meat only due to texture and flavour. It becomes a 1:1 choice between the sensory pleasure of your tastebuds, and the life of an animal (the unnecessary middle man).
@@AaronMetallion Sorry you wasted your time posting your vegetarian boilerplate arguments none of which I am going to bother debating as I am tired of refuting them over and over again. May I suggest you read "Vegetarian Myth" by Lierre Keith. She was a long time vegetarian who started eating meat again to restore her health. [My country is proof, we're one of the most populated countries in the world, you don't hear about people dropping like flies.] There's an old study from the 50's on Indian rail workers. Turns out the mostly vegetarian rail workers from the south were suffering way more heart attacks than their northern meat eating, cigarette smoking counterparts. ;-) Your country's near non-existence on the podium at the Olympics is proof not many of you are getting the full amino acids you need from plant sources. Not to mention the typical belly and visceral fat (even for non overweight people) seen on vegetarian Asian Indians. This is also true for Chinese monks and agrarian Pueblo Indians. And then there's M. Gandhi who had to start drinking goat's milk due to frailty from his 40+ years of a vegetarian diet.
@@danL1011 -Fish eat a lot of algae. Seaweed is algae. So eating the seaweed cuts out the middle man and goes directly to eating the algae rather than eating a critter who eats algae. Has nothing to do with being a ruminant or not. We humans are quite capable of digesting seaweed. Grass, not so well. But a lot of other plants like seaweed, yes we can and do. In additional to cultivated plants, there are land weeds we can eat also. Young dandelion greens, for example.
@@jwoolman5 [So eating the seaweed cuts out the middle man...] What you’ll be cutting out is the DHA and EPA found in fatty fish. ;-) And ALA from plant based foods is a poor substitute due to low convertibility. [Has nothing to do with being a ruminant or not.] Has everything to do with human evolution over 2.5 million years in Africa where there was a lot of grass but no seaweed. The human digestive tract evolved by eating ruminants. [But a lot of other plants like seaweed, yes we can and do.] Not a lot of edible plants in cold climate places. Humans who migrated to cold places would not have been able to survive without eating animals. [cultivated plants] Agriculture is only ~14,000 years old which is nothing in terms of biological evolution. Your digestive tract is optimized for animal based food just like other carnivores. The human brain reached its largest size right before the dawn of farming. It has been shrinking ever since. Did you know modern vegans have the fastest shrinking brains?
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Who else eating seaweed while watching? 😂
Seaweed is delicious. Better while watching nutritional facts about seaweed.
Me!! Hahaha!
Me yummiest yummo
Me
I am lol
long story short..big health scare of diabetes and high blood pressure issues..i was hospitalized..now i watch what i eat, i cut out sugars and as much carbs as i can..i am now eating better ..i watch your videos and other peoples videos for information and apply it to my diet..this health scare was on september 1st..i was 227 pds...today is september 26th and i weigh 207..i will keep reaching for the stars..thanks to you, and other people i watch for the wisdom and motivation to lead me to a healthier diet and outlook on life.
How are you now?
@@Optim121 im still holding around 205.
Love it! Thanks Dr Berg. Some extra info for viewers:
1. 2 raw Brazil nuts have full daily supply of Selenium. When you eat with seaweed snack, the iodine helps selenium absorption. So eat these together as a snack.
2. Use dried or salted and rinsed seaweed and algae in your stews, curries, rice dishes, noodles, soups. Toss them in and cook them up. Gives fiber and great nutrition.
3. Do not use any form of Hijiki Seaweed. This has been banned in UK. Hijiki contains high amounts of naturally occurring arsenic. You don't want arsenic in your body! All the others are fine.
4. In Ireland and Japan, seaweed is a natural food and health supplement. Great stuff. Ocean vegetables contain double the vitamins and minerals of land grown veggies.
Along with the seaweed, add dried and fresh mushrooms and fungus in your foods. Good stuff.
Very important information. Thank you. It would be VERY helpful to give a list of see food products (names) to make it possible to buy in the USA.
Thank you for the information
Thanks I purchased it at Costco
Should we worry about seaweed absorbing the Mercury that's in the ocean?
Thank you, MJ.
No HIJIKI seaweed! GOT IT.
When I get an occasional stress craving for potato chips, I'll do this instead
Fried sliced radishes, taste exactly like potatoes
@@allaboutmycats454 THANK YOU!!!
@@ceilconstante7813 Ditto!
nope, doesn't taste like BBQ.
@@skpjoecoursegold366 I also prefer BBQ but eating more greens diminishes craving!. Dr. Berg said in one video Pleasure food is Pain food.
Iodine will also strengthen your stomach acid, thus better digestion and no acid reflux. Seaweed is great! Thanks, great video.
if that's true, then I'll try this and see if it helps my acid reflux... thanks for info Rob
Hope this is true!…I’m trying today….I’ll update you.
Yes please let me know...we believe my niece is dealing with acid reflux
But he just said give a little to kids...do anyone know what a little is🤔
🌈💞🌈
@@daArt708 two sheets a day... If it's a problem with her eating it, a drop or two of niacent iodine in a glass of water will be easier.accompish same result.
@@archur111 thank you very much
🌈💞🌈🙂
Happy days, I've lived by the sea for 16 years but only today I brought a seaweed home and ate it raw/heated up. It tasted delicious and nourishing. Will definitely eat it regularly from now on.
My desire and goal is to live by the sea! Lucky you! 😊
Thank you for doing this video. I was one of the people who asked you for it. I consume 8 grams (half a packet) a day with a little GT’S Kombucha (GT’S uses kiwi juice instead of cane sugar) and an ounce or two of 85% chocolate. Costco sells a 10 pack (17 grams per packet) for $9.50.
Our family love roasted seaweed. We put them on egg rolls, eat with freshly cooked rice etc.
I eat both Japanese and Korean nori. Korean ones are salted and sometimes have oil on them so just check that it's an oil you like. Eg. The one that advertised olive oil was mixed with soy oil. Great snack!
I enjoy these short informative uploads... great knowledge. Thank you ♡
I agree. I'm a big fan of the under 5 minute video.
@@josephsilva3799
Well we all earn our money differently Joseph. And he is trying to help people....😊
Those who can DO and those who CANT criticize
After living in Japan for 10+ years and they always said seaweed provides protection against radiation.
why eat seaweed:
CUZ THEY TASTE FRICKEN DELICIOUS!
thank you for your time
Yes because it has oil and salt in it, take that out and you probably wouldn't want it.
Bake it in the oven taste like pop corn
@M. It tastes like frickin raw fish i hate it
@@Waltuhonyoutube that's just a lie lmao
-Lilly Grant- i tried it before dude
We Welsh have eaten seaweed in a form known as laverbread in wales for many generations it’s now considered a delicacy so the price has risen prepared correctly it isn’t salty but has a mineral flavour and has to be the correct plant
Where could someone source it from? Is a good supplier on Amazon, for example?
same
I absolutely love roasted seaweed, this is awesome info Dr. Berg! Keep the knowledge coming I can't get enough!😁👍
Where do u buy it from
@@noshiniqbal5132 If you have any Oriental Markets near you you can find it there. I buy it from one near me. Not sure if regular grocery stores have it or not. Try the foreign food section. Like where you would find Mexican, Asian, and other countries food items.
Exactly what I was wondering when I bought some this weekend! You can always read my mind, Dr. Berg!
Rice+Seaweed(+Kimchi)=Perfection❤️
Rice is FAIL.
Yep best korean combo
Maybe cauliflower rice....
@@injanhoi1 actually brown rice is the one that needs to be taken in moderation..it has traces of heavy metals like arsenic.....rice makes you fat is a wrong statement... anything in excess makes you fat....on the other hand the processed carbs in pasta , and breads are bad....I personally cannot eat them as I have an autoimmune condition...have had rice or rice derivatives for most of
my meals...and I'm well within my ideal bmi ....to each its own...rice suits me... maybe not you...but can't say that it's bad universally.
Some salt and peppered fried eggs also goes well with this combo.
I eat them with eggs in the morning and it is soooo delicious. Perfect on Keto.
👍Great idea 😋
Como você consome esta alga marinha? Tem que assar ?
How them farts tho?
@@ednajaquelina9044 no, just nibble away♡
There's the black/purplish laver variety of seaweed too for soups if you can find it. Once cooked, it turns dark green hue. Chop up and add some Napa cabbage to that, a few large slices of ginger, chunks of white flesh fish or dried shrimps (East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cuisines uses this, imparting a unique umami flavor), scallions for garnish and season to taste…yum! When the cabbage stalks are soft and on the translucent side, the soup is done.
Dr Berg, PLEASE answer me, I would REALLY appreciate it. I follow your videos for years now and am very grateful for everything you do!! For the seaweed, I definitely love the nutrients, HOWEVER. I contacted several companies that produce the seaweed, they said that it is dried at very high temperatures, much higher than what iodine can tolerate. Therefore, most of the iodine is evaporated from the products that we eat. (The companies agreed, that it is a source of iodine, but not a good one...) Plus, it is fried/roasted in vegetable oils which is not great either. If the producing companies agree that roasted seed has only traces of iodine remaining after the transformation and the food is heated in oils, is it still a healthy product to consume? Btw, of we check the nutritional values in the back of the box, iodine is not mentioned.
Just buy an organic seaweed,sun dried ...
Too easy...
What I don’t like about seaweed is that you can eat 100 of them and feel like you ate nothing 😭
you can always order McDonalds after... just kidding
Well - it's only when you get to 200 that it starts to register 😉 But that's a good thing cos I love em💛
True 😅
Eat with avocado 💝 it will fill U up & withhummus T💕
Eat with hummus or avocado 🥑 delicious
I literally ordered a 12 pack from eBay before you uploaded this video😂 amazing
I eat seaweed everyday. Wrap with everything. So tasty with avocados. Seaweed soup is great too 😍👍👍
It seems like you are from korea. I know plenty of seaweed is available there.
Thank you
I take 1 or 2 packs and pour hot water over them to make a quick seaweed soup. Add salt, soy sauce, sesame oil and white pepper to taste. Its especially nice when I'm feeling ill.
@@bluesky11237 plenty of seaweed everywhere.
@@williamofhler5613 where can you get it or buy ?
I eat them right out of the packet 😋
@Trwerking man yup me too...a cup of warm water ...it make a great soup
Can u get them at trader Joe's?
Christopher Ellis yup
I tried the other day to eat seaweed and the taste and after taste was disgusting
E Sola i shop at Sprouts. Are their like seaweed snacks that you recommend.
For those of us concerned about iron levels in our blood, should we avoid seaweed? I believe that senior multiple vitamin pills do not usually contain iron.
I am an expat/foreigner in Korea, and I eat seaweed very often. I have been eating it more these days to try to change my leaky gut/digestion.
Did you get your gallbladder removed ? Because I hear people that have leaky gut/digestion, don’t have their gallbladder anymore
Thank you for this video! We have been eating this for a while. Costco has an organic Kirkland brand that's really good.
omg im eating it right now aswell!!
I love the seaweed at Costco! Great for hair growth too ❤️❤️
It’s salty or not?
@@LienNguyen-uc9hn It is moderately salted yes! 😄
@@LienNguyen-uc9hn yes--it is salty
My steak is red,
My water is blue,
I love doing keto,
And so should you!
@Mark R. Bellwood Indeed, indeed xD
Actually, I’m pretty sure your water is transparent 😜
I was recently given Nicos brand Sesame Seaweed lightly sea salted. They were wonderful and I felt better each day I ate them.
Thank you 💞
How many do u eat in a day? Thanks
I buy dried kelp and soak it in hot water for 10 minutes, then follow the recipe for a delicious seaweed salad. It's not roasted or cooked and it hasn't upset my tummy. Our local Chinese shop has lots of different seaweeds.
What is the recommended amount to consume within a meal ?
We eat seaweed in Wales, UK. It's called Laverbread,and it's lovely 👍
Thank you Dr Berg for educating us.
Dear Colleagues and Participants
Dr. Eric Berg has been a source of Moral and inception for me to begin eating salad and Vegetables. Thank you individuals and groups for providing me with education and support.
Sincerely
Eric Dean Harris.
I stock up on the Roasted Seaweed whenever I go to the 99 cents stores. The Asia Markets carry’s the huge sheets. Thanks for sharing the knowledge Dr. Berg Shalom.
I wouldn't buy anything to eat at the 99cents stores,.. poor quality everything.
What's with the prop 65 cancer warning. Please explain. Thank you
Sometimes it feels like Dr Berg is spying on me. So many of these videos apply to my life.
No kidding
Thank you Dr. Berg for enlightening us!
Love Dr Berg. Thank you for making this available
Thank you, Dr. Berg. I just started eating roasted seaweed. A few months ago, I tried it and hated it. But in the past couple of weeks, I have begun to eat it daily. I LOVE IT.
My daughter and I tried roasted seaweed a few days ago. My daughter made the comment that it tastes like you’re licking a fish! Lol! I agree, but now, we’re addicted and can’t get enough. How weird is that?
Thankyou for doing what you do Dr.Berg you have changed mine and my girlfriend's + family's life over the last two years. Always learning from you. Thanks again.
Thx Doc....Another good video !!
My fav- make me wanna go buy some right now!
For you clowns who “disliked” his videos, you need to stop hating. Every one of this man’s videos are delightful and very informative. He doesn’t hesitate, this Doctor gets down directly to the point. Stop the hate rims!!!
Daily recommended amount?
Thank you
I was told 1 ounce .
@@emh8861 😲😲😲🙆
I'm addicted to the stuff. I just wish it wasn't so expensive.
legion go to Asian market like H-mart. Costco has them too.
HMart has a small 3 pack for 1.99
my local dollar store has em
Chinatown 10 pack for $3.99
I was just diagnosed with hypothyroidism, and placed on a low dose of Levothyroxine this week. I just ordered a bunch of seaweed snacks, and Brazil nuts. I’m willing to try anything to feel better, and help the medicine work, as I know it’s a combination of medication, and lifestyle. I’m planning on using the seaweed for my nightly snacking, and will have 2 Brazil nuts in the morning, as if it’s a dietary supplement. Not sure what to expect taste wise, but I’ll be eating it, regardless.
Hashimoto 76% have vit d deficiency vs 20% in healthy controls
Appreciate the information. I have been eating a bit of it here in the Philippines and wondered about the nutrition.
I looked at some we have here in New Zealand, organic seaweed but they are roasted in canola oil.. :/ better to avoid then ?
May I recommend buying the raw, dried laver(nori), and boiling it with water in a bowl or in a coffee mug. It is a delicious substitute for pasta, and it has extremely low calories.
@@johncgibson4720 such a cool tip! I’m going to try that tomorrow ☺️🙏🏻
@@johncgibson4720 omg thank you, I'll try this next time I'm craving pasta
gurl, your local Pak n Save has seaweed roasted in olive oil.
@@johncgibson4720 Does it have a fish taste ?
I eat 100grams of lavar bread(seaweed) 3 organic scrambled eggs and a whole avacado everyday for breakfast. Good stuff.
And it's delicious 😋, too! Thank you, Dr Berg, for caring so much for our health! We love you.💙
Definitely the king of short high info videos
Sushi wrapper sheets are roasted seaweed, I eat it like French fries.
Where can I find seaweed at to buy them?🤔🤔🤔
@@thelmafreedline5939 where do you live ? I'll look it up for ya.
@@BlackyBrownDestruction9337 Punxsutawney, PA
@@thelmafreedline5939 it looks like Walmart is the closest in your area. My Walmart has it in the Asian food section maybe yours too ?
Thelma Freedline at Costco
What would you recommend is a beneficial amount to have daily/weekly?
Can you make a video listing all vitamins and in what form it should be taken and what form to avoid??
Thanks
Koreans eat that everyday. Roasted and lightly salted seaweed on steam cooked rice is nice!
I just wish the seaweed at Costco didn't have sunflower oil (though it's organic.)
Watching whilst indulging in a fresh seaweed bath
*Best way, etc., to get selenium into the body?*
Brazil nuts are high in selenium.
clams
Soak and sprout brazil nuts first to access nutrients.
Rach Kate yes, soak them first. I love to make milk 🥛
A quick question: any specific seaweed to eat?
Wakame
Dude
Arame
Nori
Which is best?
Nori
I can watch Dr. Erick Berg all day everyday!! Very intelligent and nothing but facts!!! Thank you for all of your content, Dr.Berg! I love it!! YOU ARE THE MAN!!!
Dr. Berg. How often can we consume Seaweed? Thanks. Luv all the vital information you provide.👍🏼
I love seaweed but I always get worried when I see the warning labels on the packaging, especially if they're Asia derived. Why do a lot of seaweed products have the prop 65 warning?
Where do you get clean seaweed please? I know a lot of the stuff coming from Asia is pretty polluted. Also, a concern of mine is that these are often heavily salted but not with a good salt (Redmond's Real, true Pink Himalayan, clean Celtic Sea Salt). Is there a brand which is clean enough to confer the health benefits (which are many), without the toxins also? I mean...who wants Fukushima seaweed?
I appreciated this episode very much. You addressed some things I've wondered about. I love the dehydrated seaweed sheets, but the packaging of the ones I've seen don't list the minerals provided by the seaweed. Good stuff! Thank you. I've learned so much from you.
Glad to help!
@@Drberg I was curious if seaweed could be consumed during intermittant fasting (I do OMAD)? Sometimes I feel low energy and feel I need electrolytes but would rather eat seaweed than put salt in my water. Thx
@@mikevi1629 I ate a few stuffed green olives to get by one time, the energy was amazing
Just make sure to watch out for those oily seasoned ones. Can b unhealthy w too much salt sugar n oil. I like Japanese plain sheets and wrap or sprinkle on veggies, rice, etc. yum!
I just ate some with to much oil, Threw them away. What a waste Yuck...
What amount should be consumed at a time and how often
Have California rolls for dinner. They are delicious, easy to make, natural, and nutritious as heck. Buy large sheets of seaweed, lightly toast them on your gas/electric range, then cut them in half.
Then add:
1. Rice (If you're on keto, you can drop the rice or reduce the amt.)
2. Cucumber
3. Avocado
4. Flying fish roe (Tobiko)
5. Fish (salmon, black cod, tuna, or shrimp)
Roll them up and enjoy!
I recently learned that my b12 levels are low. What videos do you recommend I watch? I would like to know more about why b12 is low and how to improve b12 absorption.
You could eat unfortified nutritional yeast to get B vitamins. The B vitamins work together in a complex. Or you could take Methylated B Vitamin Complex. Methylated because you dont want cheap cyanocobalamin (cyanide molecule) you want Methylcobalamin.
@@nikkil8342 unfortified nooch doesn’t have b12
Grass fed beef liver capsules. They have tons of b12
Im korean and the doc knows whats up. Dont forget kimchi its a super food an would love to see a video an opinion on that doc.
Hi Dr. Berg, sunny greetings from South Africa 🌻🇿🇦 I had a bi-lateral subtotal thyroidectomy over 20 yrs ago and have found out through another scan a few years ago that the remaining thyroid that was left behind has died off and not functioning anymore. I am on 0.1mcg of Eltroxin daily sometimes if my levels are low I am put on 0.05mcg Eltroxin. My question to you please, is it safe for me to take spirulina and seaweed/ kelp products?
Many thanks
Kind regards, Christina
Well your kidney meridian is out so kelp is good for kidney. Go for acupuncture and start with ashwaganda to decrease stress and inflammation in thyroid. I am also hypothyroid
Always check the label for your seaweed for canola oil etc. The snack packs in big box stores are classic for additives for some reason 🤷🏼♀️
the seaweed pack i found at costco the other day was amazing. 10 large packages with no cheap oils, organic and product of korea (i assume south...) so none of the red flags i look for b4 buying seaweed snacks. my only complaint is they are kinda saltier than i'd prefer. but v tasty esp with sesame flavor!
Hi Dr. Berg. How much seaweed do I have to eat in a day? Thanks.
@Dr. Eric Berg DC thank you for the information as I sit here and eat freezedried organic seaweed
Is mercury something to worry about while consuming any seaweed?
Right. That's my main concern
I’m so addicted to these I don’t know if I’m over eating then or not but they are delicious I can’t stop eating them
Selenium, for me, without a doubt, causes bladder urgency. I know this because I accidentally picked up vitamin E that was packaged with it and realized it only a couple of weeks later. When I stopped it, my uti like symptoms went away immediately. That is why I can't take a multiple vitamin because all the formulas have minerals and I have the same reaction and realized from the accidental purchase of the wrong e product that it was the same mineral in the multiple that caused my problem. Same thing happens if I eat too many eggs at the time because they have selenium. ..seems a very trace is all I need. Others may be different.
Hmm, good to know! Thanks for sharing!
I love roasted seaweed. Like to put them in my salads. However, in looking at the ingredients and seeing that some have Heidi process oils I stopped purchasing them. If I can find one with olive oil will be great. Thanks for sharing
I grew up eating this. My siblings and I would argue over who gets the whole packge and when someone would roast directly it on the gas stove, one of the other siblings would come and snatch a piece from the plate sitting next to the stove that has already been roasted.👍👍
I love noodles 😂
Dulse flakes are yummy too. Kelp powder goes in just about anything without knowing its there. Dried Kombu fronds are great in beans, soups, etc.
Nice message Dr Berg. Is taking spirulina , astaxantha and chlorella powder similar to taking seaweed or are they less in the minerals and nutrients. Also in my own experience and looking at published data, the bioavailability of Epa and DHA from these seaweed extracts is very low compared to bioavailability from fish oil
heading to the beach now
As a Korean, I grew up eating roasted seaweed, Taste great and now i know it's nutritious
Why does Nori (seaweed) on Amazon state on its package that it can cause cancer?
I am catching up with Dr. Eric recently. I am buying the raw, dry laver(nori) in bulk and boiling it myself. It tastes so good. But, I like to let others know that proper boiling and roasting is very important in vaporizing away the excess iodine, which can be dangerous in high quantity.
Would that kill off a lot of the nutrients though? What about just soaking it?
Great video short & to the point!
Right on, glad you liked it.
I’ve just started to consume this regularly. Great to hear it has a great range of nutrients. Thank you Eric.
I love roasted seaweed it’s so good I’m littaraly eating it as we speak
I have a question: I read an article once that seaweed can actually absorb toxins from the ocean, like mercury. Is this a valid concern?
Yes, some packets of product will have the disclaimer that reads this product may contain lead which is known to cause cancer.
Stick with organic products instead
Yes.
he did mention this in the video were you sleeping in class?
Yes Fidel, I heard the part about how the selenium in seaweed is good at fighting the toxins and heavy metals. What I'm asking is: in seaweed ITSELF, is there a concern that there are toxins absorbed into it? That's what I'm unclear about.
no
I buy the dried wakame and basically use it like some people use chewing tobacco. I stick it my gum and we just kind of hang out until I chew it up and eat it.
Interesting, I have a few packets of dried fucus, may be will try same.
Daily recommended amount, please?
Thank you in advance!
@@Kube_Dog what's wrong? Not getting enough attention at home by the dog?
Thank you for this video! What brand of roasted sea weed sheets should I buy at Whole Foods? There's so many and the majority are from Korea as I recall, are they safe?
I love the seaweed packs from Costco they got the best seaweed.
My baby doesn't eat enough protein or beans so I'm happy that she eats this! Her white spots on her arms had faded away.
I like to put dry seaweed in my Japanese style omelette, fried in sesame oil, it's delicious!
I am just giving people who don't have a like one 👍.. you welcome 😂
Thank you Dr.Eric
Always check your source. Avoid any chinese produced seaweed product.
dagoelius : I think I will avoid seaweed out of Japan, think 3 unending, unfixable meltdowns pouring highly irradiated water into the Pacific for 8 1/2 years!☢️☢️☢️
Also read the ingredients list too many of the cheap brands use vegetable oil and preservatives.
@@joyfullone3968 some of japanese seaweed come from SEA countries like Philippines and Indonesia tho
@@cjf9810 Even the organic brands all have sunflower oil in them, its the oil and salt that is getting people excited to eat this stuff, very little seaweed is contained in it. If they ate real seaweed they'd probably throw up. No healthfood stores really contain a thick piece of seaweed that I can find.
@Playfully Paleo I agree, because the oil is never expeller pressed, which means even if its organic its still toxic.
Thanks for the update
Eating Siracha Roasted Seaweed while watching this! It's delicious. If you're vegan / vegetarian, algae, seaweed, and kelp are great sources of DHA / EPA :). I always say, if you wonder where animals get their nutrients from, watch what they eat, and you'll successfully take out the middle man from the equation and obtain it directly from the source instead.
[and you'll successfully take out the middle man]
Why do vegans/vegetarians often say this? You need the middle man because you are not a ruminant.
@@danL1011 I come from a country of predominant vegetarians, India (though I loved meat, and ate plenty of it through the majority of my life). In my country, it is not a myth but a nutritional science that animals do not need to be eaten. What you body needs is not the meat, or the oranges, it needs the protein / amino acids (full profile), and the vitamin C.
Let's take examples here, DHA / EPA is only produced by Algae / Seaweed / Nori. Bottom feeders eat it, then fish eat the bottom feeders and it bio-accumulates up the chain. But mercury, toxins, and microplastics also bio-accumulate. So eating from the source is the cleanest option.
Let's take B12. B12 is explicitly only made by a cobalt feeding bacteria in the soil. Back when humans drank from lakes and ate from the soil we would get plenty. Factory farmed animals living on concrete don't get B12 either. So we give them 90% of all man made supplements. The concoction of antibiotics in their gut flora die, and they can neither acquire it naturally nor metabolize it in their biome. You can take a B12 supplement once a week instead of feeding it through a cow to then say "B12 comes from red meat".
Protein is explicitly only manufactured by plants. No creature in existence makes protein. Lentils, Legumes, Beans, Gains, Seeds, Nuts, Tofu, Soy, and vegan alternatives are packed with protein. Given it is ~20% less bio-available, you can still thrive on it. To me that means getting to eat an extra bean burrito, why would I complain. My country is proof, we're one of the most populated countries in the world, you don't hear about people dropping like flies. This is a western myth.
There's absolutely no nutritional necessity to kill over 80 billion land animals and 3 trillion fish every year, take a huge toll on the planet, cause new zoonotic diseases, strip down rainforests, and if you're in the US -- spend a whopping $38 billion each year to only to subsidize meat & dairy (It's facts, look this up), while only 0.04% is used to subsidize meat and vegetables. There's an established correlation with meat / dairy consumption in the US, and heart disease / ischemia being the #1 cause of mortality. People favor meat only due to texture and flavour. It becomes a 1:1 choice between the sensory pleasure of your tastebuds, and the life of an animal (the unnecessary middle man).
@@AaronMetallion Sorry you wasted your time posting your vegetarian boilerplate arguments none of which I am going to bother debating as I am tired of refuting them over and over again.
May I suggest you read "Vegetarian Myth" by Lierre Keith. She was a long time vegetarian who started eating meat again to restore her health.
[My country is proof, we're one of the most populated countries in the world, you don't hear about people dropping like flies.]
There's an old study from the 50's on Indian rail workers. Turns out the mostly vegetarian rail workers from the south were suffering way more heart attacks than their northern meat eating, cigarette smoking counterparts. ;-)
Your country's near non-existence on the podium at the Olympics is proof not many of you are getting the full amino acids you need from plant sources.
Not to mention the typical belly and visceral fat (even for non overweight people) seen on vegetarian Asian Indians. This is also true for Chinese monks and agrarian Pueblo Indians.
And then there's M. Gandhi who had to start drinking goat's milk due to frailty from his 40+ years of a vegetarian diet.
@@danL1011 -Fish eat a lot of algae. Seaweed is algae. So eating the seaweed cuts out the middle man and goes directly to eating the algae rather than eating a critter who eats algae.
Has nothing to do with being a ruminant or not. We humans are quite capable of digesting seaweed. Grass, not so well. But a lot of other plants like seaweed, yes we can and do.
In additional to cultivated plants, there are land weeds we can eat also. Young dandelion greens, for example.
@@jwoolman5 [So eating the seaweed cuts out the middle man...]
What you’ll be cutting out is the DHA and EPA found in fatty fish. ;-) And ALA from plant based foods is a poor substitute due to low convertibility.
[Has nothing to do with being a ruminant or not.]
Has everything to do with human evolution over 2.5 million years in Africa where there was a lot of grass but no seaweed. The human digestive tract evolved by eating ruminants.
[But a lot of other plants like seaweed, yes we can and do.]
Not a lot of edible plants in cold climate places. Humans who migrated to cold places would not have been able to survive without eating animals.
[cultivated plants]
Agriculture is only ~14,000 years old which is nothing in terms of biological evolution. Your digestive tract is optimized for animal based food just like other carnivores. The human brain reached its largest size right before the dawn of farming. It has been shrinking ever since. Did you know modern vegans have the fastest shrinking brains?
Can you take it if your on levothroxen?
Amazed he didn’t mention to watch for the harmful oils in most seaweed. Just recently seeing organic with only olive oil.