What's in the SEAWEED that's helping so many cancer sufferers and attracting scientists world-wide? http://ezinearticles.com/?Discover-Why-Doctors-Think-Seaweed-Can-Help-Cure-Cancer!&id=263191

"CURRENT APPROACHES TO CANCER TREATMENT ARE WRONG! CANCER CELL IS NOT A THREAT TO US IF WE CAN CAUSE IT TO COMMIT SUICIDE JUST LIKE ANY NORMAL CELL DOES!" Dr. Ando from Japan boldly stated at his seminar.

"Things I can only explain as miracles are happening right in front of my eyes right now," he continued.

"Last year, I recommended it to my recurrent lung cancer patient, and my thoughts about cancer treatment completely changed. Because the patient was very old, any more treatment would only have done more damage to him, and he was dying very fast. But 3 months after he was admitted to my hospital, his cancer cells were completely gone. That's not all. He is now living a healthy life with the rest of his friends. If I had him treated under modern medical care, I might have extended his life a little longer, but, frankly, I am not sure if he could've ever lived a healthy life again." Dr. Ando raised his voice overwhelmed with emotion.

Medical professionals and scientists around the world are excited to finally discover the 3,000 year old secret of life saving gift, from the ocean, the 'fucoidan'.

Despite the rapid growth of the modern medicine, there are still many diseases that the doctors don't have treatments for. Amongst these many difficult to treat diseases, the #1 issue is the CANCER.

The reason cancer cells are so deadly is because they do not die. Our body is made up of about 60,000,000,000,000 cells. Old cells die, and new cells are born. This is normal. And this normal dying process is called, 'APOPTOSIS,' meaning programmed cell death. However, unlike the normal cells, cancer cells do not die. They don't have apoptosis. They live and multiply forever.

Then in 1996, a miraculous substance called fucoidan from seaweed was first introduced at the 55th Japan Cancer Convention. It was reported that fucoidan causes apoptosis to cancer cells without affecting the normal cells.

The idea of using seaweed to prevent or treat diseases goes back at least as far as ancient Egypt. What's so great about seaweed? Evidence shows that ancient Egyptians used seaweed to treat breast cancer. Much more recently, scientists have theorized that seaweed in the Japanese diet might be an important reason postmenopausal Japanese women have only one-ninth the amount of breast cancer as do women in the UnitedStates.

So far there are about 659 studies on fucoidan that can be found in http://www.pubmed.gov.
Here are 2 briefs.

(1) In a study done at Fukuoka University, Japan, researchers discovered that fucoidan inhibited the invasion of cancer cells. They discovered that fucoidan specifically inhibited the attachment of cancer cells to laminin.

(2) In the Laboratory de Pharmacologie Marine, in Nantes, France, researchers studied the anti-tumor and anti-proliferative properties of fucoidan extracts from brown sea plants. They discovered that fucoidan exerts a reversible antiproliferative activity in the G1 phase of the cell cycle. Their study also showed anti-tumor activity in mice bearing non-small-cell bronchopulmonary carcinoma cancer. Their study indicates that fucoidan exhibits inhibitory effects both in vitro and in vivo as a potent anti-tumor agent.

Fucoidan is a complex polysaccharide composed largely of fucopyranoside and natural sulfate found in certain brown seaweeds. Researches indicate that the higher the sulfate group counts in a plant, the higher its therapeutic potential.

Following is the clinical results from Dr. Akira, MotoKuniribkushu Cancer Center in Japan. (The percentages show either total disappearance of cancer cells or reduction by more than half since taking Fucoidan.)

Cancer of tongue 83%

Breast Cancer 78%

Cancer of Pharynx 81%

Uterine Carcinoma 72%

Esophageal Cancer 84%

Ovarian cancer 58%

Stomach Cancer 84%

Pancreatic cancer 48%

Colon Cancer 80%

Leukemia 84%

Synchronous Primary Lung Cancer 86%

Prostatic Cancer 73%

Lung Cancer (adenocarcinoma) 75%

Bladder tumor 72%

Lung Cancer(small cell carcinoma) 79%

Based on more than 30 years of studies on fucoidan, an American company, The Limu Company, spent millions of dollars and decades of research to develop a chemical free extraction process. And the product is called the original limu which constitutes 83% fucoidan.

It has been featured in ABC News, CBS News, FOX news, and NBC news. It was also appeared in Natural Health, Health and Fitness, the press of Atlantic City, BIOMED business journal, and USA Today.

If you are interested in finding out more about this amazing discovery, you should visit http://www.pubmed.gov and http://www.seo.originallimu.com

Lastly, Jane Teas, a pathobiologist with the USC School of Medicine, said that some studies are looking at seaweed as a possible treatment or preventive for other ailments, including colon cancer, HIV infection and avian flu. www.justseaweed.com

Northern Ireland’s answer to the great tropical reefs has just won European protection.

Maerl — underwater structures similar to coral lying off the Co Antrim coast — are a hotbed for marine wildlife and could date back as far as 3,000BC, according to Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA).

Ancient deposits of maerl at Red Bay off the coast of Cushendun will join Strangford Lough, Rathlin Island and Murlough Bay in Co Down as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

Marine biologist Joe Breen of NIEA said the habitat is one of only a few in these waters.

“Maerl is nicknamed concrete seaweed — it is a very special habitat worthy of European protection,” he said.

“Biologically this is one of the most diverse marine habitats within the UK and other examples occur in southern England and Scotland.”

The maerl ‘reef’ provides a home for a rich array of marine wildlife and supports scores of rare and unique species.

“It’s the only known site in Northern Ireland for the orange northern starfish, an Arctic species which is normally found in much colder, deeper waters,” Joe said.

The habitat was only explored properly in 1999, he revealed.

“We always knew something was there but we didn't have the technology at that time to find out what was there,” he added.

Some of the surface sub-fossil was carbon-dated to 650 years, but Mr Breen said there was no reason to think some of the materials are not at least 4,000 or 5,000 years old.

The maerl grows just 0.5mm per year and scientists have discovered 251 different species in the area to date. Among them are lobsters, prawns and scallops.

Due to the freak tides, divers can visit the site for just 20 minutes per day. The tides help maerl flourish as they prevent silt.

Mr Breen said there were numerous potential risks to the area including dredging, spoil disposal, bottom trawling, coastal constructions and anchoring.

“The designation will mean close management from all the stakeholders who may have an impact on the site,” he said.



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seaweed skin care an anti ageing revolution
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There is a definite trend emerging within beauty, where brands are harnessing the power of nature through the knowledge of science in order to produce efficacious natural and organic skincare products. A small Japanese village outside of Tokyo, called Yuzuri Hara—the ‘village of long life’—is filled with natives who are not only healthier than the average Western man—lack of diabetes, heart disease, etc.—but they have impeccable skin; and, 10 percent of the population is older than 80, nearly 10 times of that in the United Kingdom and the United States. After investigating the diet and lifestyle of these villagers, it appeared the natives consumed high levels of starchy root vegetables such as satsumaimo, a type of sweet potato; satoimo, a sticky white potato; konyaku, a gelatinous root vegetable concoction; and imoji, a potato root.
The Japanese are renowned for their flawless complexion and extended lifespan, and this has intrigued those of the health care and beauty world alike, leading a number of experts into the debates over the real benefits of their dietary habits—in particular whether there really exists “wonder seaweeds”. This phrase has been synonymous with an ingredient called phytessence wakame, which is derived from an exotic sea algae native to the Sea of Japan. Phytessence wakame is an exotic kelp that is said to have anti-allergy, anti-inflammatory, immune-stimulating and possible cancer-preventing properties. In Japan, it is a commonly eaten alga.
Research has shown these locally grown starches and “wonder seaweeds” have effects not just on the health of the Japanese inhabitants, but they also stimulate the body’s natural creation of a protein involved in collagen production, called Hyaluronic acid (HA). Skincare experts have learned this specific type of sea kelp and starchy foods help block a harmful enzyme in the body called hyaluronidase. Hyaluronidase breaks down HA in skin. This substance binds collagen and elastin fibres together, helping the cells of the body to thrive and retain moisture, keeping skin firm, smooth and supple. Without HA, elastin and collagen fibers lose their “glue,” leading to a loss of youthful appearance. When collagen, a fibrous protein possessing great tensile strength, and elastin, another protein that helps skin stay flexible, start to break down due to aging, skin begins to sag and becomes less firm. Hyaluronidase prevents skin from forming new collagen and elastin molecules because it destroys their connective glue, HA. Many skincare brands recognize the consumer demand to maintain the appearance of youth and so try to use ingredients with high levels of HA that will help block the activity of this unwelcome “aging” enzyme in skincare.
Research on the benefits of natural Japanese ingredients into the preservation of collagen production, was basis for the creation of Kyoku for Men, which incorporates the ancient Japanese knowledge of the active properties in natural ingredients. Its facial moisturizer contains bamboo extract, which stimulates HA synthesis, resulting in increased collagen production and elastin synthesis.
In addition to their diet, the long-established Japanese skincare regimes have also inspired beauty brands. Traditionally, Japanese used natural botanicals and elements from the Earth within their skincare regimens. They moisturize using botanical oils such as jojoba and camellia oil, and nourish the skin with herbal teas, herbal extracts and nutritive oils. Some skincare lines use Japanese basil leaf from the Perilla plant, which is known to serve as a powerful anti-irritant. Japanese men and women have traditionally created a gentle skin exfoliator, using grains such as adzuki beans and rice bran. Adzuki bean powder gently exfoliates and removes dead skin cells and ingrown hairs that can clog pores. Along the coastlines of Japan there is an abundance of volcanic ash, which naturally magnetically pulls out all of the toxins found deep within the dermal layers.
The Japanese have a plethora of herbal and plant extracts, as well as elemental ingredients that are useful in skincare products that generate youthful and anti-aging outcomes. http://ping.fm/L3RSj

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seaweed slippery when wet

The tide is low on the Isle of Bute, off the west coast of

southern Scotland, and the only sound to be heard, apart

from the lapping of the waves, is the clear, piping call of the

oystercatchers overhead as a single figure wades into the water.

Iain McKellar of Bloom In Bute is out harvesting.

With a sharp knife he cuts the tops from fronds of sugar kelp

(Saccharina latissima) and Atlantic oarweed (Laminaria digitata),

and pulls them from the sea. Held up to the light, they are the

colour of olive oil, their texture somewhere between rubber and

silk. Sugar kelp’s frilly edges make it look like a ruffled scarf that

you might want to drape around your shoulders, especially

in Iain’s line of work: the weather is mild today but it’s not always

like this. ‘I have begun to wonder what I’ve got myself into here,’

laughs Iain, as he emerges from the water. ‘If the orders come

rolling in, I might regret my decision to start up this business

when I’m being blown off my feet by a north-westerly.’

Treasures of the deep

Sugar kelp and Atlantic oarweed are just two of the many edible,

nutrient-rich seaweeds found on British shores, along with laver,

dulse and carrageen. After cutting them, Iain packs and posts

the Bloom in Bute seaweed to customers from all over

the British Isles, who order from his website, Justseaweed.com.

He had the idea of harvesting seaweed during a spell off work,

when he was recuperating from a hernia operation. ‘I was stuck

inside, in a seafront flat for two months, and decided to teach

myself how to build a website – something I had always wanted

to do,’ Iain remembers. ‘All I could see from my window was

seaweed, so I made that the subject matter of the site and

the idea for a business just grew from there. The more research

I did, the more I discovered about seaweed’s many uses,

both for bathing and for eating.’

As well as the two edible varieties, Iain gathers two types of

bathing seaweed: knotted or egg wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum)

and bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus). Seaweed is naturally rich

in vitamins, minerals and trace elements. In hot water, it turns

a lovely spring green and releases a silky sort of gel into the

water. ‘It’s very relaxing,’ Iain says. ‘People use it for soothing the

symptoms of rheumatism, arthritis, psoriasis and eczema.

Theyalso like the softening effect it has on their skin and hair. When

they try it, they come back and order again.’

Although seaweed gathering has been popular for centuries

and is still practised in Ireland and Wales, Iain found very little

evidence of it being done in Scotland nowadays, except for its

use as fertiliser. ‘It seems to have all but died out and I don’t

understand why,’ he says. ‘Seaweed’s benefits are becoming

increasingly well known and this is a prime area for it. There

are fast-flowing currents of seawater rushing in from the deep

waters of the Sound of Arran twice a day and countless gallons

of fresh rainwater run down from the mountains into the Kyles

of Bute, so this is an ideal location. Fortunately for me, this is

a designated seafood fishing area, too, so I know the water is

pure because it is tested every three months by the Scottish

Environmental Protection Agency.’

Keeping seaweed sustainable

Iain has established cutting rights for a two-mile stretch of coast.

‘The Crown Estate owns the seabed, so I had to apply to it for

permission. I also consulted Bute Estates, which is responsible

for the area above the tide line. The impact I make is very low, as

I operate on a cottage-industry scale. I don’t use any machinery;

I cut by hand, and the quantities I gather by wading in are very

small in comparison with the quantities that are there. Also, I cut

only the tops of the seaweed so the rest is left to re-grow.’

Iain loves the tranquillity of the Isle of Bute. He was born here,

and although he grew up in Corby, Northamptonshire, later

working as an HGV driver there, he always came back to Bute for

holidays. ‘The island definitely has some kind of calling,’ he says.

It was a chance reading of a crime report in the local paper,

The Buteman, that prompted Iain and his wife Yvonne, who are in

their forties, to return permanently. ‘We grew tired of hearing police

helicopters circling overhead in Corby,’ Iain says. ‘Here, we read

a report of a lad leaving a fish and chip shop without paying and

we thought, “Hey, if that’s the extent of the front-page crime news,

that’s where we want to be. Why wait until we retire? Let’s go

now.”’ Yvonne now works as a supervisor in a local supermarket.

It’s early days for Bloom in Bute, but Iain hopes he has hit on

a winner. ‘It’s been a real buzz for me, setting up a business, and,

above all, I love living on this island. Out there at low tide, with the

peace and quiet, the sound of the birds… it’s a different world.’

Bloom in Bute (01700 500163, justseaweed.com).

This is prime seaweed country.

Natural organic seaweed is only as clean and pure as the location it's harvested from. Here on The Isle of Bute in Scotland, we have just the place for clean fresh naturally pure seaweed.

The north end of the Isle of Bute is perfect. Fast flowing currents of sea water rush in twice a day from the deep waters of the sound of Arran. Countless millions of gallons of fresh rain water runs down from the mountains into Loch Rodden and the kyles of Bute.

This is prime seaweed country.