Pborst wrote '' generally heavy metals are not a problem in sea vegetables ''. I can't see how anyone can make such a general sweeping statement.

For sure in times gone by that was an accurate statement, but nowadays all big cities have sewage outlets where they discharge their effluent. Also, our oceans are big garbage dumps with plastic and whatever is being thrown overboard,as well as the fuel expelled, leaked, and either deliberately or accidentally discharged.

I suppose if the source was clean then the sea vegies would be safe, but who knows where they come from, and do we believe - and trust everything that is written? Surely the sea vegies have microscopic pores that would allow toxic matter to enter.

I don't think we can say on the one hand that all our fruit and vegies are deficient, then turn around and say the sea vegies are 100% ok. Up until 50 or 100 years ago that would have been an accurate statement, but I think we do have to be careful in believing all the commercial propaganda that is being peddled.

THeSt0rm Wrote:
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>
> I would be taking as I said before, 3 heaping
> tblsp of dulse, approx 7 g of kelp (well I dont
> measure I just try to follow serving size on bag),
> 4 tbslp of wakame, and 2-3 nori sheets. I know
> that the kelp and dulse have the most iodine of
> them all.
>
> Do you think all this seaweed is too much?

Farrr too much.

I don't think I said sea vegetables were 100 percent ok (hijiki, arsenic, remember???). Or that fruits and vegetables were generally "deficient". There are lead and cadmium in some sea vegetables. But in reviewing the literature on hijiki, the authors I looked at said that the arsenic in hijiki was something of an anomoly in that generally heavy metals were only present in trace levels in other sea vegetables. I relied on their assessment. Could they be wrong? Sure. I haven't seen that data though.

BJ Wrote:
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> Pborst wrote '' generally heavy metals are not a
> problem in sea vegetables ''. I can't see how
> anyone can make such a general sweeping
> statement.
>
> For sure in times gone by that was an accurate
> statement, but nowadays all big cities have sewage
> outlets where they discharge their effluent. Also,
> our oceans are big garbage dumps with plastic and
> whatever is being thrown overboard,as well as the
> fuel expelled, leaked, and either deliberately or
> accidentally discharged.
>
> I suppose if the source was clean then the sea
> vegies would be safe, but who knows where they
> come from, and do we believe - and trust
> everything that is written? Surely the sea vegies
> have microscopic pores that would allow toxic
> matter to enter.
>
> I don't think we can say on the one hand that all
> our fruit and vegies are deficient, then turn
> around and say the sea vegies are 100% ok. Up
> until 50 or 100 years ago that would have been an
> accurate statement, but I think we do have to be
> careful in believing all the commercial propaganda
> that is being peddled.

THeSt0rm Wrote:
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Well, if I eat cabbage, or
> any crucifer, even if in sauerkraut, I'll get
> tired. It seems, any store bought mature
> veggie/fruit now will tire me out. "Too much"
> seaweed, get tired.

Maybe you're getting tired because you're too alkaline. Also, too much lactic acid (in cabbage and sauerkraut) may cause fatigue? Do you use salt? Aside from the vegetables, what do you put in your sauerkraut?