Why Sea Moss Is Going VIRAL!

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 30 May 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Sea moss and sea kelp are both types of seaweed that grow underwater and have similar nutritional value. People have used sea moss on their skin and internally to help with digestion and inflammation.

Sea moss contains various nutrients, including amino acids, fiber, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, and phytonutrients.

One of the standout features of sea moss and other types of seaweed is its high mineral content. This includes trace minerals, which are essential for our health but needed in small amounts.

Trace minerals are crucial in activating enzymes and proteins that aid in various bodily functions. For example, selenium is essential for converting the inactive form of thyroid hormone (T4) to its active form (T3) and supporting immune function.

Sea moss is also a great source of iodine. Iodine is crucial for thyroid health and helps regulate estrogen levels in women.

Unfortunately, most land-grown produce lacks trace minerals. To get enough of these essential minerals, we need to consume foods grown near the ocean or directly from the sea itself.

Some forms of seaweed, including sea moss, contain carrageenan. While this ingredient has been linked to digestive issues, it’s important to distinguish between naturally occurring carrageenan found in sea moss and the artificially added version found in processed foods.

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0:00.0	So today we're going to talk about sea moss. You probably have heard about sea moss. It's all over
0:04.4	social media. What actually is it? Well, sea kelp and sea moss are types of seaweed, which are basically plants that can grow underneath the water.
0:15.0	And when you look at sea moss versus sea kelp, they're fairly similar in what's in them
0:21.0	as far as overall nutrition content.
0:23.6	People are using CMOS on their skin
0:26.7	to take it internally to help their digestive system,
0:30.4	to help their inflammation,
0:32.2	and people are getting all sorts of benefits from this from increasing
0:35.4	their testosterone, increasing their overall health. Let me first state that CMOS has a number of things that people talk about.
0:43.6	It has amino acids, that's a type of protein.
0:46.3	It has fiber, it has vitamins, it has minerals,
0:50.8	fatty acids, phytone nutrients, and the list goes on and on and on.
0:56.0	Now of course if you look at the protein, the amino acids, it doesn't compare to a steak or
1:01.7	animal protein. What does stand out with sea moss and other types of
1:06.8	c-cal is the minerals, especially the trace minerals. Trace minerals are those minerals that are needed in
1:14.8	very very small amounts but are very very necessary and you're not going to find
1:20.0	a lot of these trace minerals in foods unless you're close to the ocean.
1:25.0	Now what is the purpose of trace minerals anyway?
1:27.0	Well, one of the purposes for human health for trace minerals is that they help to activate enzymes and certain other proteins that do the work of the body.
1:38.0	For example, there is an enzyme that helps you convert from T4 the inactive version of the thyroid hormone to T3 the active form of the thyroid hormone.
1:51.0	And that enzyme is dependent on selenium. Well guess what? Where are you
1:55.1	going to get selenium? You can get in Brazil nuts but it's not necessarily in
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