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What are
seaweeds? Seaweeds are marine algae, saltwater dwelling, simple
organisms that fall into the rather outdated general category of
"plants". Most of them are the red (6000 species), brown (2000 species)
or green (1200 species) types, and most are attached by holdfasts,
which just have an anchorage function. Seaweeds are found throughout
the world's oceans and seas and none is known to be poisonous. Many are
in fact eaten and considered to be a great delicacy. You have probably
eaten some sort of seaweed extract in the last 24 hours as many foods
contain seaweed polysaccharides such as agars, carrageen and alginates!
Seaweeds
are used in many maritime countries as a source of food, for industrial
applications and as a fertilizer. The major utilization of these plants
as food is in Asia, where seaweed cultivation has become a major
industry. In most western countries food and animal consumption is
restricted and there has not been any pressure to develop seaweed
cultivation techniques. Industrial utilization is at present largely
confined to extraction for phycocolloids and, to a much lesser extent,
certain fine bio-chemicals. Fermentation and paralysis are not being
carried out on an industrial scale at present but are possible options
for the 21st century. The
present uses of seaweeds are as human foods, fertilizers, and for the
extraction of industrial gums and chemicals. They have the potential to
be used as a source of long- and short-chain chemicals with medicinal
and industrial uses. Marine algae may also be used as energy-collectors
and potentially useful substances may be extracted by fermentation and
paralysis. Another
more recent use for seaweed is in the form of clays and powders used
all over the world by different spas. As Plato put it, "The sea cures
all evils." Seaweed body masks are excellent for supercharging the
skin! It penetrates and nourishes skin with essential minerals, while
improving skin tone and increasing its ability to hold moisture. The
result? Skin is firm and smooth. At Health Concepts we provide a
treatment called a Seaweed Body Mask. What is a Seaweed Body Mask? You
might ask yourself. Well let me tell you, a seaweed body mask rich in
micronutrients, and enhanced by pure essential oils is applied to the
body then the whole body is enveloped in various types of linen, heat
retaining foils, bandages or blankets. These types of treatments are
done for a variety of reasons. They may be done to detoxify, firm,
tighten, smooth, and lift. Throughout Europe, seaweed has been known
for its rebalancing effects on the body. Our detoxifying seaweed body
mask stimulates the body's metabolism. This treatment is recommended to
maintain optimum health and restore balance in the system. It is also
excellent as a precursor to other body treatments. |