AROUND THE WORLD
Marine TREASURES
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At Simply Beautiful, we love harnessing the magic of nature in our beauty routines. Here we take a look at the multitude of uses for seaweed
eaweed has long been used for all sorts of purposes, including cosmetic and culinary ones. As its popularity grows, demand is increasingly being satisfi ed by farming, though it’s still being
foraged in the wild. It has been eaten in the world’s coastal areas
for hundreds of years, largely in Japan, China, Peru and Scandinavia, but also in south west England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Reportedly the fi rst to eat spirulina, a blue-green alagae, were the ancient Aztecs and Africans. It’s widely seen as a super-food now, mainly because it contains over 50 times more iron than raw spinach.
A popular addition to dishes such as sushi, seaweed is also used as a natural preservative or to bind foods together. The levels of vitamins and minerals found in seaweed are unique and it contains calcium, magnesium and iodine, so it makes a tasty and healthy dietary supplement.
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PURE & FRESH Seaweed is useful in helping the body expel unwanted toxins and waste and because it is so full of goodness, it’s also used as an alternative medicine. There are people who swear by it for
Seaweed contains unique vitamins and minerals, including
calcium, magnesium and iodine
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combatting illnesses, including colds and fl u. Seaweed is actually an algae and there are
many different types in the seas and oceans of the world. This clever plant is essential to the ecology of the water and helps to keep it clean and fresh by fi ltering and purifying it. Many beauty companies are now harnessing this natural product to create a range of effective products – but this isn’t its only use – seaweed is so versatile that it’s used in products as diverse as fertilisers, toothpaste and even in paint!
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