heard purslane had omega 3's

nice

i never had purslane ... yep

where do u get it?

asian stores?

i don't recall seeing it at the store

does it have a lot of omega 3 relatively speaking

say compared to hemp or flaxseed?

just heard about it yesterday

i saw pics

looks kind of minty like

Purslane is a wonderful food for nutrition. It is by far the highest green plant source of omega 3's, more than six times on average that of spinach. It is also very high in vitamin E, much higher than spinach, and also a great source of vitamin C. It also has EPA.

Btw, the chia and flax are much higher sources of omega 3's. Nothing will beat those ALA sources from the green world.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Antioxidants in Edible Wild
Plants

ARTEMIS P SIMOPOULOS
[www.scielo.cl]



The main problem is that the calcium - oxalic acid ratio is poor. To fix any potential problems of high oxalic acid you will need to consume high sulfated polysaccaharide foods, ie, the brown seaweeds like kelp or wakame so it forms fucoidans that set up ideal conditions wherby an increased activity of oxalate metabolizing enzymes like LDH, GAO and XO can help break down the oxalic acid.

Fucoidan: Structure and Bioactivity

Bo Li, Fei Lu, Xinjun Wei, Ruixiang Zhao
[www.mdpi.com]


You think they make it up? No no, check this out (short extract below).

Beneficial role of sulfated polysaccharides from edible seaweed Fucus vesiculosus in experimental hyperoxaluria

Veena, C.K
[openagricola.nal.usda.gov]


If you check the thread you started called "oxalate solutions" you will find various solutions for breaking down oxalate using food and a brief intro to the amazing side of brown seaweeds. The sulfated polysaccharides are incredible for breaking down oxalates and carrying certain ingestable proteins safely out of the body.
[www.rawfoodsupport.com]

There is no need to be scared of the rough stuff in foods anymore, we can beat the nasty boys of raw and take control of our food. They love ruining the days of raw vegans, but now we have all the armoury to beat those nasty boys of raw.

* oxalates = controlled
* lectins = controlled
* heavy metals = controlled
* goitrogens = controlled



Edited 7 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/2014 08:17AM by The Sproutarian Man.

la_veronique Wrote:
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> heard purslane had omega 3's
>
> nice
>
> i never had purslane ... yep
>
> where do u get it?
>
> asian stores?
>
> i don't recall seeing it at the store
>
> does it have a lot of omega 3 relatively
> speaking
>
> say compared to hemp or flaxseed?
>
> just heard about it yesterday
>
> i saw pics
>
> looks kind of minty like

I get my purslane seeds from Johnyseeds.

[www.johnnyseeds.com]

[www.johnnyseeds.com]

[www.johnnyseeds.com]

If you order be sure to request their wonderful catalogue full of wonderful stuff.

Here's a selection of their microgreens...

[www.johnnyseeds.com]

They are an employee owned company, too.

sproutman

thanks for the awesome info.
i like hearing about the star quality of starry plants
i love seaweed
i want to grow my own some day
maybe i'll just create my own ocean

suez

thanks for the links
looks like a good company

sproutman

i also saw this on Healthway's website

<<Certain seaweeds that contain fucose (such as bladderwrack) and mucilaginous vegetables and herbs (okra, slippery elm) will bind with lectins making them harmless and unavailable to gut cells. N-acetylglucosamine and D-mannose are both targets for lectins, so supplementing will supply a dietary decoy when you eat these foods!>>

which seaweeds do you recommend most? i think you said dulse ... any others?

also, is there a reputable company for seaweed?

lectins, goitrogens, oxalates, heavy metals... assuaged by seaweed

but only if the seaweed itself does not contain heavy metals

lactobacilli also reduces phytates

pro biotics are good

la_veronique Wrote:
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> which seaweeds do you recommend most? i think you
> said dulse ... any others?

The brown seaweeds because of the sulfated polysachardies such as fucose and mannose, and also they contain alginates which bind heavy metals. The brown weeds also have Cytochrone P450 which helps break down radiation into safer forms that can then be expelled by the body. The seaweeds of dulse and kelp also have high levels of iodine 127 which is protective.

Fucose consists of about 35 - 40% of the polysachardie sugar in the brown seaweeds. But the good news is that we can have various seaweeds in higher amounts without the iodine 127 overload that comes from kelp, so we can dose up with fucose, Cytochrone P450 and alginates. How? We can consume more of the wakame because this is much lower in iodine than kelp. We need to strike a good balance here of the weeds. The red seaweeds are also good for many things, so if you are worried about overloading with iodine you can also eat good amounts of Nori because it is between 10 - 100 times lower in iodine than the kelps. Also, lets not forget that dried seaweeds lose iodine content, in my estimation they could lose up to 700% iodine 127 content when compared to fresh seaweeds, but still, it is easy to overdose if we are not careful. The highest limits are recommended at 1,100 mcg, but the Japanese are said to have up to 3,000 mcg with only 10% suffering ill effects.

It's a very cloudy subject. But use kelp perhaps 3 times per week in a small dose (up to 4 teaspoons). Use some dulse with nori and some wakame twice per week (the red meal treats), and use wakame with nori twice per week in more generous amounts.



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> also, is there a reputable company for seaweed?

Hard to say. You must do your research and find out how the company dries the weeds and if customs irradiate it.
>
> lectins, goitrogens, oxalates, heavy metals...
> assuaged by seaweed
>
> but only if the seaweed itself does not contain
> heavy metals

They contain heavy metals, but so be it...they still have powerful enzymes, minerals and sugars which bind/breakdown and/or stop absorption of these these. We can also use chlorella to bind heavy metals.

I will be writing an in depth seaweed report soon, but for now, here is a great basic rundown on seaweeds.
[www.ryandrum.com]



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look forward to reading the article
thanks sproutman

checks and balances
that's what its all about
and dynamicisism

plus its fun experimenting

[nutritiondata.self.com]

Total Omega-3 fatty acids 155mg
Total Omega-6 fatty acids 306mg

I sometimes buy a different variety of purslane at the Mexican grocery store. They call it verdolaga.

verdolaga?

hmmm... good to know

thanks suez

la_veronique Wrote:
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> verdolaga?
>
> hmmm... good to know
>
> thanks suez

Yes. You're welcome!

The Sproutarian Man Wrote:
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> Purslane is a wonderful food for nutrition. It is
> by far the highest green plant source of omega
> 3's, more than six times on average that of
> spinach. It is also very high in vitamin E, much
> higher than spinach, and also a great source of
> vitamin C. It also has EPA.
>

Great food. There is a way to grow it indoor.
[www.healwithfood.org]