Thanks Brooks, Now all I need to do is find the best source of kelp.
And, where would I find granulated lecithin? Will try to find your post in the archives. Thanks much, Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: Brooks Bradley <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:00 AM Subject: Re: CS>OT -- Sea salt... > Dear Barbara, > One may either load gelatin capsules with the granulated > kelp or consume it in combination with granulated lecithin (necessary as an > emulsifier to allow ease of swallowing). Kelp is hygroscopic in nature and does > pose a gagging problem for some people.....when quantities of one teaspoon or > larger are taken alone......in granulated or powdered form. Tablets do not > present this challenge......but present the problem of requiring the consumption > of a considerable number (8 to 12, 50 mg tablets) daily. If you choose to load > capsules, #2 seem to be the best compromise between size and the total volume > requirement. A minimum of 4 #2 capsules appears to be the general rule...for > continued dietary/health support. > I posted a protocol for consuming granulated kelp a year or > so ago. It is in the archives----somewhere; however just mixing one teaspoon > of lecithin and one teaspoon of kelp together and placing in the mouth with > enough water to constitute a "slurry", swishing around for 4 or 5 seconds and > then diluting with more water and drinking-----provides a simple and easy > solution for the problems of attempting to take powdered forms of kelp > alone....without emulsifying. > I must go now, I hope this helps. > Sincerely, Brooks Bradley. > > > Barbara Liles wrote: > > > How do we incorporate the kelp into the diet? Drink it? Eat it how? > > Sorry, this is new to me, but I know it is healthy! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Brooks Bradley <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:03 PM > > Subject: Re: CS>OT -- Sea salt... > > > > > Dear Jim, > > > Since I have received other, off-list, inquiries similar > > to > > > yours....I will attempt to answer in a vein satisfactory to most of these. > > > First, there are many sources for obtaining granulated > > kelp. We > > > have determined (to our satisfaction) that since almost all sources > > utilize > > > non-contaminating processes (dry heat, sunlight, forced-air, etc.) for > > removing > > > the moisture content from harvested bulk kelp----it is not necessary to > > attempt > > > shopping for "fictional" purities, which would gain one nothing; and in > > all > > > probability are non-existent to all except special research > > > facilities---not-to-mention, the absence of demand. We have found > > conventional > > > agricultural-grade kelp to be quite satisfactory for our purposes. None > > of the > > > available granulated kelps are truly water-soluble. However, Maxicrop > > produces > > > both a liquid concentate and a water-soluble powder; both of which yield > > a high > > > majority of the trace elements found in unprocessed granulated kelp. One > > > proviso I would offer is that we have no knowledge of the exact extraction > > > process used----nor do we know if stabililzing additives or emulsifiers > > have > > > been added to this product. > > > By "commercial suppliers", I simply mean sources where the > > > general public may purchase these products.......without special > > qualification. > > > A majority from all sources we used, were obtained from agricultural-type > > > suppliers. The kelp's purity is not affected by whether the consumer is a > > > horse----or a human. :>) > > > The name of the Waldoboro, Mass. supplier is North > > American Kelp > > > and their website is www.noamkelp.com Acadian Seaplants, located in > > Nova > > > Scotia, Canada, is another supplier of North Atlantic kelp. Maxicrop is > > > supplied by, literally, hundreds of agricultural product suppliers. > > Currently, > > > partly because of its recent rise in popularity, Thorvin kelp is available > > from > > > many sources. If you will just type in keywords thorvin kelp...on any > > good > > > search engine, you will obtain more than adequate response. I do not know > > where > > > your physical location is, but one can obtain a #55 lb bag of Thorvin kelp > > > (granulated) for less than $45.00 plus shipping. A grand BARGAIN....in my > > > opinion. My personal recommendation for Thorvin (above all others) is > > because > > > it is harvested from some of the cleanest waters left in the North > > Atlantic > > > (coast of Iceland); plus the fact it is dehydrated using low-temperature > > heat > > > sources over prolonged time (relative to most other processors)-----a > > condition > > > which greatly enhances the survival of enzyme-type components. > > > We feed granulated kelp to EVERY sentient form on our > > > personal farm....including the humans; and have done so for many, many, > > years. > > > It has been over two decades since we detected ANY mineral element > > shortages in > > > either plant or animal----around our household. This is a personal, > > anecdotal > > > testament-----and has no bearing on any of our controlled scientific > > research. > > > I hope this information is of value to you.....and others > > of > > > like persuasion. > > > Sincerely, Brooks Bradley > > > p.s. I would like to offer my apology for the numerous spelling > > > errors/omissions in my original post-----I can only take refuge behind my > > > advancing years, plus the fact I had just returned from a field project > > that had > > > kept me without sleep for 36 hours. > > > For any obvious grammatical transgressions......in this post, I will > > furnish a > > > fresh excuse, later. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jim Meissner wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Brooks: > > > > > > > > You mention three kelp products, Thorvin, Maxicrop, and ??? from a > > company > > > > in Waldboro. > > > > > > > > Could you give some more detail about getting kelp. You had posted > > > > something about that before, but the kelp I bought in the health food > > store > > > > was not water soluble. > > > > > > > > You mention "commercially-available" sources. I have no idea what that > > > > means. Who would be selling that, and who would they be selling it to? > > > > Where would I go to find a supplier? Is this available on the internet? > > > > > > > > Thank you for all your great information! > > > > > > > > Juergen P. (Jim) Meissner > > > > Check out my Website at www.MeissnerResearch.com > > > > Read about the benefits of the Brain State Synchronizer sounds for > > improving > > > > your life and health. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Brooks Bradley <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:54 AM > > > > Subject: Re: CS>OT -- Sea salt... > > > > > > > > > Dear Mike, > > > > > Our researches have confirmed (to our > > > > satisfaction) > > > > > the most preferable manner in which to obtain the needed trace > > elements is > > > > > through some form of reliable kelp product. Additional NaCl (if > > needed) > > > > > can most conveniently be supplied through common table salt. There > > are a > > > > > number of acceptable powdered kelp products available. Tablets are > > both > > > > > convenient and inexpensive.....however, the average subject (we > > found) > > > > > requires eight to 12 tablets daily----for minimum proper systemic > > > > > maintenance. The minimum we found satisfactory for "non-compromised" > > > > > (acceptably healthy) adults, was two rounded teaspoons of powdered > > > > > (granulated) kelp daily. However, to facilitate ease of ingestion, > > we > > > > > found it necesssary for the volunteer to combine each teaspoon of > > > > granulated > > > > > kelp with a teaspoon of granulated lecithin and mix as a slurry (using > > a > > > > > small amount of water) by agitating in the mount briefly before > > > > swallowing. > > > > > The superior emulsifying properties of lecithin results in a mixture > > that > > > > > is easily swallowed without inconvenience.....except a mild one > > requiring > > > > > the drinking of additional water to flush the granulated residue from > > the > > > > > mouth. This seems a small price to pay for the splendid > > > > > health-support results we obtained suring these experimentations. > > > > > >From among the commercially-available sources of > > kelp, we > > > > > found Thorvin to be quite superior......for our purposes. Maxicrop > > was, > > > > > certaily, acceptable; as was a product we obtained from a company in > > > > > Waldboro, Mass., USA. > > > > > As we conduct some agricultural experimentation, one > > of > > > > our > > > > > investigations included investigations into utilizing unprocessed > > > > > (containing ALL of the elements) sea salt.......reduced to various > > > > > concentrations via solution-----as a > > > > > FERTILILZING agent. Properly concentrated and applied, it works > > > > > splendidly.....and this without the application of ANY other > > amendments. > > > > > I hope these comments are of some value. > > > > > Sincerely, Brooks > > > > > p.s. Unless memory fails me---complete---I posted some more expansive > > > > > comments on our evalutions of sea salt as > > > > > a soil amendment, some months ago. Those interested might refer to > > the > > > > list > > > > > archives. > > > > > > > > > > M. G. Devour" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Pure sea salt is literally the best mineral/trace element > > nutritional > > > > > > > supplement you can find. > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't disagree with anything you said in your post, Bill, but have > > a > > > > > > question... > > > > > > > > > > > > What source do you recommend? There are brands of "sea salt", both > > > > > > iodized and not (Yes, I know, avoid the iodized) that come in paper > > > > > > cartons just like "table salt." They're quite inexpensive. > > > > > > > > > > > > Then there's the Celtic sea salt that comes in plastic bags, still > > > > > > damp, in several grades of grind, and cost an arm and a leg. I'm > > > > > > talking 20 USD for a pound or two at the Health Food Store! > > > > > > > > > > > > Just curious. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mike D. > > > > > > > > > > > > (Yes, it's off topic. If there's more than a handful of followup > > > > > > posts, then we switch to [email protected]) > > > > > > > > > > > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > > > > > > [[email protected] ] > > > > > > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal > > silver. > > > > > > > > > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: > > http://silverlist.org > > > > > > > > > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > Silver-list archive: > > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
