Properties of sea kale
Laminaria, being an ordinary brown alga, does not at all resemble the cabbage that is habitual for us. It really grows on the seabed, as, indeed, all the algae. Basically, it can be found in the northern seas. Leaflets such here cabbage grow long, neither much nor little, up to 20 meters! For Russian consumers, sea kale comes from the Far East, but on the shelves you can find laminaria from Japan and from China.
Sea cabbage is also valued for its original taste qualities, and for the benefits it brings. Of course, its taste is not to everyone's liking, but, nevertheless, there are enough lovers. But its useful properties "to taste", probably, to everyone. In sea cabbage, many compounds of iodine, cobalt, manganese, bromine, potassium, iron, nitrogen. It has many amino acids and almost all the vitamins known to us. Particularly valuable vitamins D and B12. But there are not enough calories in it: 100 grams of cabbage contain only 6 (!!!) Calories. On 20% cabbage consists of polysaccharides, which are easily digested, and fructose.
Since ancient times, sea cabbage is used for preventive purposes of beriberi and "marine diseases". And nowadays it is widely used for weight loss.
Sea kale and weight loss
Laminaria produces a general health effect on the human body. First, the work of the intestine comes to normal, and as a result, metabolic processes are improving. This, as it is understandable and without comments, favorably affects the decision of the problem of weight loss. Laminaria, secondly, has a lax effect, helping to get rid of the body of processed substances. And thirdly, kelp - an excellent tonic. It can add energy, vivacity, increase activity and stimulate brain activity.
Laminaria, or sea kale, can be used in canned, fresh and dry kinds. Unless, of course, you are a resident of Vladivostok, only canned and dry cabbage is at your service. If you choose canned products from cabbage, then prefer the domestic producer, and if in powder, then Chinese or Japanese.
For slimming, sea kale should be used as a preventive agent for the step-by-step cleansing of the body and improving digestion, or you can take a special diet designed to reduce weight.
As a preventive agent, you can use sea kale powder. Every day, you need to dilute a spoonful of this powder in 50 milliliters of cold, but boiled water. Drink a remedy better than 3 times a couple of spoons. Before eating it is better not to eat anything.
Before you decide to resort to the help of sea kale, you need to consult a doctor and make sure that you do not hurt yourself. Contraindications may be kidney disease, and pregnancy, and sensitivity to iodine, and nephritis, and nephrosis, and allergies ... If you periodically exacerbate gastrointestinal diseases, then it is better to give up kelp.
Sea kale: diet for weight loss
The action of sea cabbage is aimed at improving the whole body and reducing appetite. It is able to absorb the liquid and fill the entire stomach, so that a signal comes to the brain that the body is full. As a result, the body, getting a miserable caloric content, quickly becomes saturated and no longer requires food, and extra kilograms safely part with our body.
On sea kale you can make a mono-diet (more rigid) and sparing. The first option involves up to 4 days of unloading, when only the water of sea kale is diluted with water. But this option is not very good because it can be a shock to the body.
It is better, probably, to sit a little on a sparing diet. Take dry cabbage, pour cold water into it. For one night we leave everything, then for a short time we boil already swollen laminaria, however, with the addition of salt. What will turn out to be the main element of nutrition for 10 days. Do not need anymore. Every day you should eat 250 grams of sea kale. But together with it it is necessary to eat boiled low-fat meat, eggs (boiled), vegetables, tea (unsweetened), mineral water. It should be noted that you do not need to get involved in eggs and meat, they should eat only about 200 grams, otherwise you will not get results from such a diet.