One of the most important elements of marine food is iodine, which performs certain functions in the processes taking place in the body. The most valuable mineral elements that make up the living organism in their descending value are iodine, copper, calcium, phosphorus, manganese, sodium, potassium, magnesium, chlorine and sulfur. All but the first of them is iodine, which is a part of marine animals and plants, is contained in the soil.
Man acts contrary to the laws of nature, cutting down forests and destroying other natural vegetation, thus creating conditions for soil erosion, leaching the most valuable mineral elements, washing out their water streams and rivers in the sea. As a result, the conditions of mineral insufficiency were gradually created, which, in turn, caused a shortage of mineral substances in feed and foodstuffs. All this, in turn, affects the human body, which replenishes mineral reserves with foodstuffs.
During the last generations especially in the United States where the average level of food of people the highest there was a variety of "insufficiency diseases". It is believed that the reason for each of them is the lack of vital elements in the food. The thyroid gland needs iodine. Parathyroid and pancreas are cobalt and nickel. Adrenal glands - magnesium. The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland is manganese; the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is chlorine. Sexual glands (gonads) - iron. A completely new approach to the needs of the body in iron, copper, manganese, zinc, and aluminum, because it was found that these mineral elements play an important role as catalysts, electrizers or letters in various processes of our body, and in particular, in the process of formation of full blood.
Iron is directly included in the composition of red blood cell hemoglobin and oxygen carriers. Anemia is a disease of insufficiency, which can be caused by a lack of iron in the blood. Unfortunately, the human body cannot produce large amounts of iron. Every year, as soil resources are depleted, the seas are enriched with minerals every day. That is why we are interested in seafood, but with our still moderate consumption, we cannot make up for the obvious lack of minerals in our bodies at their expense alone.
Brown algae grow in the ocean, which is botanically called Macrocystis pyrifera. It is often regarded as a sea vegetable and used as a food additive. Abundant brown algae thickets are found off the coast of California. It grows lushly at depths of 6 to 10 sea sazhens (sea sazhens = 6 feet = 182 cm) in places with stony bottoms; it has no roots, it is attached to rocks by means of rope-like harnesses (stems), called rooted parts of thallium; the only nutrient medium for it is water. It is one of the largest plants, reaching a length of 700 feet and growing by 50 feet per year. Each plant consists of stem-like parts with large single lanceolate leaves on both sides and roots called petioles, rhizoids, and plates. The plates are arranged in alternating rows of 6.8 or more; each plate is attached to the trunk of the plant by a buoy or float. The plates are olive-brown, distinctly and asymmetrically undulating, and are bordered by one row of short, soft spikes. Seaweed, in particular, brown algae, is a natural food rich in nutrients necessary for humans and animals. Minerals absorbed from the water in large quantities are in an organic colloidal state and can be easily and quickly absorbed by the human body.
Previously, most people had eaten fish and crustaceans - representatives of the vast sea reserves.
People on the seashores of countries such as Japan and Ireland consumed large quantities of edible seaweed. It should be noted that against this background, some diseases of insufficiency were extremely rare or absent in these peoples.
The Japanese sailing in boats to the shores of California, collect 6 or 7 different types of algae, storing it for subsequent consumption. I asked the late Professor Cavanaugh from Cornell University where I could buy specially prepared algae for distribution to patients. He replied that when conducting experiments on farm animals and poultry, he used algae in granular form and the form of tablets (for human consumption), obtained from the Philip R. Park in San Pedro, California.
The composition of the human body is equivalent to 7 gallons of seawater. Therefore, the need for minerals can be fully met by marine products. We cover this need to some extent by consuming fish and other seafood. By taking 1 tablet of algae daily, we will contribute to a more complete satisfaction of our mineral needs. It is a simple, effective means of eliminating the mineral deficiency that develops in the human body by consuming only the food grown on the ground.