Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Tammatha, just do a Google search for sea vegetables arsenic. Here's a brief extract that tells part of the tale: " While weighing in as low-risk in the above categories of food safety, however, sea vegetables have been a topic of ongoing debate and research concern in another area involving heavy metals. In the world of marine biology and marine ecology, sea vegetables are widely recognized as plants with an excellent ability to take up minerals from the water and hold onto these minerals in their cells. This ability makes sea vegetables a rich source of many wonderful minerals, including magnesium, calcium, iron, and iodine. However, in waters that have become polluted with heavy metal elements - including arsenic, lead, and cadmium - sea vegetables can also act like a sponge in absorbing these unwanted contaminants. Some marine ecologists actually use sea vegetables as a kind of " biomonitor " to determine levels of heavy metal pollution in bodies of water. Among all of the heavy metals, arsenic appears to be most problematic when it comes to sea vegetable toxicity risk. Virtually all types of sea vegetables have been determined to contain traces of arsenic. These types include arame, hijiki, kombu, nori, and wakame. Among all types of sea vegetable, however, hijiki stands out as being particularly high-risk when it comes to arsenic exposure. During the period 2000-2005, government-related agencies in England, New Zealand, and Canada issued public health recommendations advising against consumption of hijiki sea vegetable unless verified as containing very low levels of inorganic arsenic. Based on these reports, we recommend avoidance of hijiki as a sea vegetable unless available in the form of certified organic hijiki. " Phil oleander soup , " Tammatha " <tammatha wrote: > > Where is the arsenic coming from, anyone know? Let us know Bonnie if you find out. > > Tammatha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Oh my gosh, how awful...Tony, what are your thoughts on this???? Heavy metals is one of various reasons why I won't eat fish, now this, Arrrgh! Tammatha - philzach oleander soup Friday, September 26, 2008 9:56 PM Arsenic in sea vegetables Tammatha, just do a Google search for sea vegetables arsenic. Here's a brief extract that tells part of the tale:"While weighing in as low-risk in the above categories of food safety,however, sea vegetables have been a topic of ongoing debate andresearch concern in another area involving heavy metals. In the worldof marine biology and marine ecology, sea vegetables are widelyrecognized as plants with an excellent ability to take up mineralsfrom the water and hold onto these minerals in their cells. Thisability makes sea vegetables a rich source of many wonderful minerals,including magnesium, calcium, iron, and iodine. However, in watersthat have become polluted with heavy metal elements - includingarsenic, lead, and cadmium - sea vegetables can also act like a spongein absorbing these unwanted contaminants. Some marine ecologistsactually use sea vegetables as a kind of "biomonitor" to determinelevels of heavy metal pollution in bodies of water.Among all of the heavy metals, arsenic appears to be most problematicwhen it comes to sea vegetable toxicity risk. Virtually all types ofsea vegetables have been determined to contain traces of arsenic.These types include arame, hijiki, kombu, nori, and wakame. Among alltypes of sea vegetable, however, hijiki stands out as beingparticularly high-risk when it comes to arsenic exposure. During theperiod 2000-2005, government-related agencies in England, New Zealand,and Canada issued public health recommendations advising againstconsumption of hijiki sea vegetable unless verified as containing verylow levels of inorganic arsenic. Based on these reports, we recommendavoidance of hijiki as a sea vegetable unless available in the form ofcertified organic hijiki."Phil-------------------------oleander soup , "Tammatha" <tammatha wrote:>> Where is the arsenic coming from, anyone know? Let us know Bonnie ifyou find out.> > Tammatha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 I think if you take zeolite either as powder or in the liquid form at the same time you have the sea vegetables it will attract and hold the arsenic so it does not absorb into your bloodstream. I found an article on PubMed about the use of zeolite in animal feed to capture aflatoxin in the digestive tract. If it can grab things in the digestive tracts of animals it can probably do it in people. My friend who was relieved of the neuropathy in his hand from NCD may have had arsenic poisoning as I have heard that arsenic can cause neuropathy. http://www.medlink.com/medlinkcontent.asp Most of the toxic heavy metals are trapped by zeolite in preference to the ones we need for health as they are smaller and have a greater positive charge than the things like calcium, magnesium, zinc, etc. Powdered zeolite is also fed to livestock to improve the absorption of nutrients including healthful minerals. The blood levels of these good minerals is higher in animals fed zeolite. I think the reason my cat has been helped so much by the NCD liquid zeolite is that cats are very sensitive to contaminants and cat food often has mercury due to the use of fish in a lot of cat foods. There was information in the news a few months back about mercury in cat foods. Ruth oleander soup , " Tammatha " <tammatha wrote: > > Oh my gosh, how awful...Tony, what are your thoughts on this???? > Heavy metals is one of various reasons why I won't eat fish, now this, Arrrgh! > > Tammatha > - > philzach > oleander soup > Friday, September 26, 2008 9:56 PM > Arsenic in sea vegetables > > > Tammatha, just do a Google search for sea vegetables arsenic. > > Here's a brief extract that tells part of the tale: > > " While weighing in as low-risk in the above categories of food safety, > however, sea vegetables have been a topic of ongoing debate and > research concern in another area involving heavy metals. In the world > of marine biology and marine ecology, sea vegetables are widely > recognized as plants with an excellent ability to take up minerals > from the water and hold onto these minerals in their cells. This > ability makes sea vegetables a rich source of many wonderful minerals, > including magnesium, calcium, iron, and iodine. However, in waters > that have become polluted with heavy metal elements - including > arsenic, lead, and cadmium - sea vegetables can also act like a sponge > in absorbing these unwanted contaminants. Some marine ecologists > actually use sea vegetables as a kind of " biomonitor " to determine > levels of heavy metal pollution in bodies of water. > > Among all of the heavy metals, arsenic appears to be most problematic > when it comes to sea vegetable toxicity risk. Virtually all types of > sea vegetables have been determined to contain traces of arsenic. > These types include arame, hijiki, kombu, nori, and wakame. Among all > types of sea vegetable, however, hijiki stands out as being > particularly high-risk when it comes to arsenic exposure. During the > period 2000-2005, government-related agencies in England, New Zealand, > and Canada issued public health recommendations advising against > consumption of hijiki sea vegetable unless verified as containing very > low levels of inorganic arsenic. Based on these reports, we recommend > avoidance of hijiki as a sea vegetable unless available in the form of > certified organic hijiki. " > > Phil > ------------------------- > > oleander soup , " Tammatha " <tammatha@> wrote: > > > > Where is the arsenic coming from, anyone know? Let us know Bonnie if > you find out. > > > > Tammatha > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Hi Tammatha, No doubt bout it, our " world " is becoming more and more polluted, where even eating fresh water fish, a wonderful source of Omega 3's, becomes a concern. Here is a guide for eating fish. AVOID IF PREGNANT: Shark Swordfish King mackerel Tilefish Tuna Steaks Canned tuna Sea bass Gulf Coast oysters Marlin Halibut Pike Walleye White croaker Largemouth bass EAT NO MORE THAN ONE SERVING PER MONTH: Mahi mahi Blue mussel Eastern oyster Cod Pollock Great Lakes salmon Gulf Coast blue crab Channel catfish (wild)** Lake whitefish Porgy Orange Roughy Snapper Lake trout Bluefish Gontino Rockfish Hugs, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 I came upon an article before that one must not worry about mercury and other metals in seafood because it contains selenium. Selenium attracts them and carries them out of the body. From Crusador ealerts recent email: Cadmium again A Georgetown University study related the mineral cadmium (a toxic, heavy metal) to cancer and to adverse changes in the prostate about the same time as the drug study previously noted. That again ties directly to selenium. Selenium combines with cadmium to remove it from the body. The more cadmium you have in your body the more that selenium will be used to dispel it from your body. Reduced selenium levels have been noted for decades to render one more susceptible to cancer. Cadmium is a common air contaminant due to burning of fossil fuels. It is also abundant in shellfish, liver and kidney. Cigarette smoking is another significant source of cadmium. Also consumption of refined flours and sugars contributes to increased cadmium levels. Intake of selenium should be very very minimal. More than 200mcg can be an overdose. Melly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Casdmium is also an ingredient in tires and a major component in highway dust. Duke Stone ----- Dallas, Texas http://DukeStone.Biz --- On Sat, 9/27/08, melly banagale <tita_mel wrote: melly banagale <tita_mel Re:Arsenic in sea vegetablesoleander soup Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 2:52 PM I came upon an article before that one must not worry about mercury and other metals in seafood because it contains selenium. Selenium attracts them and carries them out of the body. From Crusador ealerts recent email: Cadmium again A Georgetown University study related the mineral cadmium (a toxic, heavy metal) to cancer and to adverse changes in the prostate about the same time as the drug study previously noted. That again ties directly to selenium. Selenium combines with cadmium to remove it from the body. The more cadmium you have in your body the more that selenium will be used to dispel it from your body. Reduced selenium levels have been noted for decades to render one more susceptible to cancer. Cadmium is a common air contaminant due to burning of fossil fuels. It is also abundant in shellfish, liver and kidney. Cigarette smoking is another significant source of cadmium. Also consumption of refined flours and sugars contributes to increased cadmium levels. Intake of selenium should be very very minimal. More than 200mcg can be an overdose. Melly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 As previously suggested, one could take zeolite or bentonite clay with seafood or vegetables to be safe. Both adsorb arsenic. - Steve-oleander soup <oleander soup >oleander soup <oleander soup >Sat Sep 27 14:52:29 2008 Re:Arsenic in sea vegetablesI came upon an article before that one must not worry about mercury and other metals in seafood because it contains selenium. Selenium attracts them and carries them out of the body. From Crusador ealerts recent email:Cadmium againA Georgetown University study related the mineral cadmium (a toxic, heavy metal) to cancer and to adverse changes in the prostate about the same time as the drug study previously noted. That again ties directly to selenium.Selenium combines with cadmium to remove it from the body. The more cadmium you have in your body the more that selenium will be used to dispel it from your body. Reduced selenium levels have been noted for decades to render one more susceptible to cancer.Cadmium is a common air contaminant due to burning of fossil fuels. It is also abundant in shellfish, liver and kidney. Cigarette smoking is another significant source of cadmium. Also consumption of refined flours and sugars contributes to increased cadmium levels.Intake of selenium should be very very minimal. More than 200mcg can be an overdose.Melly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Thanks but I just don't want to eat it anymore. Tammatha - May oleander soup Saturday, September 27, 2008 11:20 AM Re: Arsenic in sea vegetables Hi Tammatha,No doubt bout it, our "world" is becoming more and more polluted, whereeven eating fresh water fish, a wonderful source of Omega 3's, becomes aconcern. Here is a guide for eating fish.AVOID IF PREGNANT:SharkSwordfishKing mackerelTilefishTuna SteaksCanned tunaSea bassGulf Coast oystersMarlinHalibutPikeWalleyeWhite croakerLargemouth bassEAT NO MORE THANONE SERVING PER MONTH:Mahi mahiBlue musselEastern oysterCodPollockGreat Lakes salmonGulf Coast blue crabChannel catfish (wild)**Lake whitefishPorgyOrange RoughySnapperLake troutBluefishGontinoRockfishHugs, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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