Says García, Okinawans eat “plenty of seaweed.” Particularly umibudo, an Okinawan inexperienced seaweed that has a grape-like form (umibudo truly interprets to “sea grapes” in Japanese).
Several types of seaweed (crimson, brown, inexperienced) boast barely totally different nutrient profiles, however typically, seaweed incorporates flavonoids and carotenoids, which operate to combat off free radicals throughout the physique—which, as we all know, is A+ for longevity. Seaweed can be a serious supply of iodine, which helps a wholesome thyroid, and it is an considerable supply of folate, a pure type of vitamin B9 that promotes the manufacturing of wholesome new crimson blood cells and helps coronary heart operate.
