Protein

Complex organic compounds of high molecular weight, essentially composed of at least 20 different amino acids in peptide linkages containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, usually sulphur and principally nitrogen, ubiquitous in plants and animals as the principal constituents of cell protoplasm.

Each protein has a unique, genetically defined amino acid sequence which determines its structure and function.

Proteins serve in oxygen transport, muscle contraction, electron transport and other activities, especially as structural components of body tissues such as muscle tissue, hair, collagen, and as enzymes, hormones, immunoglobulins and antibodies.

Seagreens® is a source of high quality vegetable protein, containing the full balance of amino acids, of particular use for vegetarians and vegans because most other plant proteins are low in one or other essential amino acids. For instance, grains tend to be short of lysine whilst pulses are short of methionine. This does not mean that vegetarians or vegans need go short on essential amino acids. Combining plant proteins, such as a grain with a pulse, leads to a high quality protein which is just as good, and in some cases better, than protein from animal foods. Soya is a high quality protein on its own which can be regarded as equal to meat protein. The limiting amino acid tends to be different in different proteins, so when two different foods are combined, the amino acids in one protein can compensate for the one lacking in the other. This is known as protein complementing. Vegetarians and vegans eating a well-balanced diet based on grains, pulses, seeds, nuts and vegetables will be consuming a mixture of proteins that complement one another naturally without requiring any planning. Beans on toast, cheese or peanut butter sandwich, muesli with milk (soya or cow's), and rice with peas or beans are all common examples of protein complementing. The body retains a short-term store of essential amino acids so as long as deficiencies are complemented during a day or two, a well-balanced vegetarian or vegan diet will supply all the protein needed.

Carbohydrate

Organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues including sugars, starch and cellulose, containing 2 parts hydrogen to 1 part oxygen, the same ratio as water, which can typically be broken down to release energy more readily than proteins or fats.

Simple carbohydrates are sweet-tasting sugars which can be absorbed through the intestine into the bloodstream as monosaccharides (glucose, fructose and galactose) and disaccharides (lactose, sucrose and maltose) can be converted to their two monosaccharide bases in the digestive tract.

Complex carbohydrates, on the other hand, are commonly known as starches made up of chains of glucose molecules. Typical high starch foods include most grains (wheat, corn, oats and rice) and potatoes.

The starch is also broken down in the digestive tract though more slowly than simple carbohydrate.

Enzymes

Enzymes are biological molecules that catalyse (i.e., increase the rates of) chemical reactions.

An important function of enzymes is in the digestive systems of animals. Enzymes such as amylases and proteases break down large molecules (starch or proteins, respectively) into smaller ones, so they can be absorbed by the intestines. Starch molecules, for example, are too large to be absorbed from the intestine, but enzymes hydrolyze the starch chains into smaller molecules such as maltose and eventually glucose, which can then be absorbed.

Essential Fatty Acids (EFA)

Essential fatty acids, or EFAs, are fatty acids that humans and other animals must ingest because the body requires them for good health but cannot synthesize them. The term "essential fatty acid" refers to fatty acids required for biological processes, and not those that only act as fuel.

Minerals and trace elements

Solid naturally occurring substances available in edible form from the rare earths in the form of clays, to various salts, animal tissue (flesh and bones) and plants which absorb them from the soil as ‘colloidal’ minerals (in a soluble suspended state). It should be noted that colloidal minerals are never toxic.

Trace elements are minerals (metalloids or metallic elements) which represent only the smallest part of a living organism (less than 1mg per litre of internal fluid) yet are essential in its growth, equilibrium and regulatory processes. Here, quantity is less important than quality, and in natural sources they exist in perfectly balanced proportions and forms which allow the body to recognise and ultilise them. The human body contains all the elements of the Periodic Table that are available to it in its environment.

Seagreens® contain a unique, natural balance of all the minerals and trace elements known to be present in the human body in colloidal form, which is particularly valuable when it is considered “necessary that we consume some 20 different vegetables in the proper proportions, and that these vegetables have been grown in soil that is sufficiently rich in nutrients and free from the many different chemical products now in common use” (Muller, Colloidal Minerals and Trace Elements, 2002).

Colloidal minerals and trace elements of sea or plant origin can be 98% assimilated. Their absorption is 2.5 times greater than that of chelated minerals and 10 times greater than that or non-organic minerals. 7,000 times smaller than red blood cells, colloidal minerals are readily absorbed because they contain a negative charge, while the intestinal wall holds a positive charge, creating a chemcial gradient which concentrates colloidal minerals towards the intestinal mucous and enables their absorption.

A chelated mineral is bound or held by amino acid molecules which naturally encircle mineral atoims. Isolated metallic atoms do not naturally exist in the body. In Seagreens®, with its ample amino acid component, minerals are bound to protein ions in the most effective form of chelation which comes closest to achieving a neutral pH which assists its absorption.

Minerals help regulate the body’s elimination system and regenerate the blood at a molecular level. Mineral deficiency and imbalance puts us at risk of chronic toxicity, endemic in modern societies. Arsenic, for example, is essential for the survival of newborns. Dietary arsenic was eliminated in laboratory tests in rats with the result that their growth rate slowed, they lost the fur, they seldom moved, and their red blood cells became inactive. When (colloidal) arsenic was introduced these effects were reversed. In all cases the amount of the element significantly alters its physiological effect. In an ionised form, calcium has coagulant properties, so that a large dose will restore calcium to bone or tissue, whilst very small amounts in colloidal form endows it with regulating properties.

All trace elements can be toxic if taken in excess and some, such as aluminium, cadmium, mercury and arsenic are toxic at very low levels and may occur as environmental pollutants. Whilst very low levels are present in Seagreens® as in other natural foods, due in part to its high content of colloidal minerals, Seagreens® is also a natural binding or chelating agent assisting in the elimination of toxic heavy metals and other toxic substances.

Seagreens® has the effect of restoring to the body the most primal natural marine balance of minerals and trace elements still available. Like seawater which has a pH between 7.9 and 8.3, Seagreens® are the most alkalising of all foods. It should not be at all surprising that its simple addition to the daily diet can so dramatically regulate both an overly acidic gastric and intestinal environment and an overly alkaline cellular environment, and indirectly cure all kinds of disorders and diseases. Due to its electrolytic composition, “seawater fundamentally modifies the mineral content of different tissues by correcting ionic imbalances, which explains the effect it has on allergic diseases. In clinical settings the subjective and objective results were so favourable that it gave the impression of a specific curative effect” (Bensch, Therapeutic Properties of Seawater, Journal of Medicine, 1966).

Minerals and trace elements

Solid naturally occurring substances available in edible form from the rare earths in the form of clays, to various salts, animal tissue (flesh and bones) and plants which absorb them from the soil as ‘colloidal’ minerals (in a soluble suspended state). It should be noted that colloidal minerals are never toxic.

Trace elements are minerals (metalloids or metallic elements) which represent only the smallest part of a living organism (less than 1mg per litre of internal fluid) yet are essential in its growth, equilibrium and regulatory processes. Here, quantity is less important than quality, and in natural sources they exist in perfectly balanced proportions and forms which allow the body to recognise and ultilise them. The human body contains all the elements of the Periodic Table that are available to it in its environment.

Seagreens® contain a unique, natural balance of all the minerals and trace elements known to be present in the human body in colloidal form, which is particularly valuable when it is considered “necessary that we consume some 20 different vegetables in the proper proportions, and that these vegetables have been grown in soil that is sufficiently rich in nutrients and free from the many different chemical products now in common use” (Muller, Colloidal Minerals and Trace Elements, 2002).

Colloidal minerals and trace elements of sea or plant origin can be 98% assimilated. Their absorption is 2.5 times greater than that of chelated minerals and 10 times greater than that or non-organic minerals. 7,000 times smaller than red blood cells, colloidal minerals are readily absorbed because they contain a negative charge, while the intestinal wall holds a positive charge, creating a chemcial gradient which concentrates colloidal minerals towards the intestinal mucous and enables their absorption.

A chelated mineral is bound or held by amino acid molecules which naturally encircle mineral atoims. Isolated metallic atoms do not naturally exist in the body. In Seagreens®, with its ample amino acid component, minerals are bound to protein ions in the most effective form of chelation which comes closest to achieving a neutral pH which assists its absorption.

Minerals help regulate the body’s elimination system and regenerate the blood at a molecular level. Mineral deficiency and imbalance puts us at risk of chronic toxicity, endemic in modern societies. Arsenic, for example, is essential for the survival of newborns. Dietary arsenic was eliminated in laboratory tests in rats with the result that their growth rate slowed, they lost the fur, they seldom moved, and their red blood cells became inactive. When (colloidal) arsenic was introduced these effects were reversed. In all cases the amount of the element significantly alters its physiological effect. In an ionised form, calcium has coagulant properties, so that a large dose will restore calcium to bone or tissue, whilst very small amounts in colloidal form endows it with regulating properties.

All trace elements can be toxic if taken in excess and some, such as aluminium, cadmium, mercury and arsenic are toxic at very low levels and may occur as environmental pollutants. Whilst very low levels are present in Seagreens® as in other natural foods, due in part to its high content of colloidal minerals, Seagreens® is also a natural binding or chelating agent assisting in the elimination of toxic heavy metals and other toxic substances.

Seagreens® has the effect of restoring to the body the most primal natural marine balance of minerals and trace elements still available. Like seawater which has a pH between 7.9 and 8.3, Seagreens® are the most alkalising of all foods. It should not be at all surprising that its simple addition to the daily diet can so dramatically regulate both an overly acidic gastric and intestinal environment and an overly alkaline cellular environment, and indirectly cure all kinds of disorders and diseases. Due to its electrolytic composition, “seawater fundamentally modifies the mineral content of different tissues by correcting ionic imbalances, which explains the effect it has on allergic diseases. In clinical settings the subjective and objective results were so favourable that it gave the impression of a specific curative effect” (Bensch, Therapeutic Properties of Seawater, Journal of Medicine, 1966).

Vitamins

Organic fat- or water-soluble substances that are required in small amounts, necessary for numerous special functions and affected by environmental conditions such as light, heat and air. Food storage, processing and cooking can all act to reduce the level of vitamins in food. The fat-soluble vitamins are A, D, E and K which can be stored in the body and so dietary sources are not needed every day.

The water-soluble vitamins are C and the B group which includes B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, folic acid, biotin and pantothenic acid.

The body is less able to store water-soluble vitamins (with the exception of vitamin B12 which is stored in the liver) and so they are needed daily and are more easily lost during cooking. Seagreens® contains small but significant amounts of all of these vitamins.

Further information may be found at www.vegsoc.org/info/vitmineral.html

Amino Acids

Simple organic compounds containing both a carboxyl and an amino group which can combine in linear arrays to form proteins in living organisms.

There are several importrant amino acids which have no relation to protein, such as the neurotransmitter aminobutyric acid and betaines.

There are 20 common amino acids all of which are present in Seagreens®. The simplest amino acid is glycine, a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord and brainstem of the vertebrate central nervous system.

Betaines

Derivatives of glycine (an amino acid) characterised by high water solubility which functions as an osmotic agent in plant tissue. 6 betaines have been identified in Seagreens®.