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Kelp supplemets or product for Osteoporosis

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tbulley
tbulley

Does anyone use kelp supplements or weed itself for bone nutrition. It contains plenty of Vitamins and minerals. Its not something Australian culture seems to pursue but many countries do harvest kelp and other seaweeds and consume. There appear to be warnings about the amount of iodine especially if you have thyroid problems, but this appears to be from supplements rather than the weed itself. It also acquires heavy metals if these are in the water around. Has anyone directly prepared kelp collected from the sea?

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  • lynne73895
    lynne73895 tbulley

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    Hi tbulley. I personally haven't tried these, so cannot speak from experience of taking them.

    The main reason being, I'm wary of any supplements harvested from the seas, especially anywhere near shorelines, because of all the toxic industrial/ farming waste, like heavy metals, that get into the rivers/ seas. You only have look at the sorry state of some of the coral reefs, due to pollution.

    For this reason I wouldn't buy Algaecal, since the reported raised levels of lead some yrs ago.

    Our essential food is contaminated enough with toxic farming sprays, without spending my hard earned pension on questionable supplements.

    Best wishes

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