11. Sea Moss: Magic or Make-Believe?

The typical American adult is 3-5x more likely than their Japanese counterpart to develop and die from heart disease.  This week our WTYT team asks if the seaweed found in 20% of all Japanese meals might hold the key to these dramatically lower rates of heart disease as well many other aspects of health and wellness.  After all, Kim Kardashian and 1 billion TikTok viewers think so!Our team used various studies to help form their thoughts and opinions on this topic, so if you’re keen to know more, check out the resources below: For a fabulous review of the research into this topic to date, pros and cons of sea weed consumption, HERE’s the place to start. Interested in those worms with Parkinsons disease? Click here to find out more.Really, there’s as much protein in sea weed as a juicy steak?? Take a closer look.Enthusiastic about the Korean study that looked at the effect of sea weed extract on blood cholesterol levels? Read more here.Or how about that big Japanese study that showed interesting correlations but not necessarily causations.Is getting your micronutrients from food rather than supplements better? (Hint: yes!!)First time hearing about nutrient bioavailability and interested to know more?  Check out this article that talks about the bioavailability of iron being as miserable as 10%.