It is important to soak sea vegetables in water till they become soft in texture. The water used to soak is great in soups, can be added as flavoring for salad dressings, and even as a mineral boost for your house plants or home garden!

Here is a breakdown of the most commonly available sea vegetables:

Arame

This black, thin pasta like seaweed is great in salads, on it’s own marinated or shredded on your favorite veggies or cooked dishes.

Dulse

This is rich, deep purple colored seaweed. It makes for a great on the go snack. It is moist and chewy, it melts in your mouth. Dulse is excellent powdered and dried as well. It is loaded with essential phytonutrients. Pair with an avocado or eat with some raw almonds, and presto, a superfood snack!

Kelp

This is thick in texture seaweed, and is usually packaged in powder form as a seasoning.

Kombu

Most commonly used in miso soup and is long and flat, deep green in color.

Hijiki

Hijiki needs to be soaked for an hour. It resembles the shape of long spaghetti noodles. Great in salads, chopped or shredded.

Nori

The most well known of the sea vegetables due to the popularity of sushi! It tastes wonderful and is incredibly convenient. Just smear some organic avocado, yeast flakes, sprouted greens, heirloom tomatos and presto! You have a quick vegan and raw wrap. Yum!

Spirulina is rich in:

~protein

~complex carbohydrates

~iron

~vitamins A, K, and B complex

~rich in carotenoids: beta carotene, yellow xanthophylls

~chlorophyll

~fatty and nucleic acids

~Plus MANY MORE other phytonutrients

Decades of research has provided evidence that eating beta carotene rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, can give us antioxidant protection to help prevent common, unfortunate degenerative diseases, such as cancer. However, beta carotene  coming from a synthetic has not always shown these benefits, and unwanted side effects have actually been reported.

Spirulina is a very rich source of bioavailable beta carotene. Another green food which is also high in beta carotene is that curly vegetable you’ve been hearing all about lately, which is kale.

If you are a vegetarian or vegan, this would be a very smart addition to your diet. Spirulina is 60-70% pure plant protein that is highly bioavailable to the human body. Containing all 8 essential amino acids, as well as the 18 total amino acids.

How is the best way to take spirulina?

Well, you could always mix a powdered variety with water or juice. Or you can take spirulina tablets.

But that’s no fun!

Go CRAZY with your spirulina!!! Enjoy indulging in something great for you, and don’t be afraid to get a little bit on your lips either. Remember, green is sexy!

Spirulina has a very mild flavor, and when mixed with things has a very fine and smooth consistency.

Add to:

~Smoothies

~Ice Cream

~Salads/Salad Dressings

~Nut Butters

~Young Thai Coconut Water

~Guacamole with extra lemon juice

How is this done?

Adding more Raw Vegan Organic foods sounds intimidating, but all it really means is adding live, active, FRESH FOODS to your diet. You know FRESH, ORGANIC, preferably local. That old adage of “you are what you eat”, is an old adage for a reason. Just as you are your words, thoughts and actions. If you are putting processed, refined, swimming in artificial additives and gmo’s, what do you think that is going to do your holy temple? Your liver filters everything we put in our bodies, and even though the human body is a wonderwell of adaptogenic properties, this adapting takes time and may take a toll on your health. So drop that artificial sweetener packet, chuck those sugar loaded-carbonated beverages and those microwave bags of frozen veggies. Lose the white sugar, the white bread!

This doesn’t mean you are signing up for a raw vegan cult and giving up having fun with your food. You are taking steps to loving your liver, your digestive system, your endocrine, your adrenals and your nervous system, and in turn your body will show you some love by giving you glowing skin, restful sleep and an active, lean and optimized body.

Here’s a great acronym to apply to your diet. Never stray from this and your body will reward you with glowing health and sexy stamina for the rest of your days.

eat less CRAP:
C – carbonated drinks(all colas, fizzy beverages)
R – refined sugars(candy, white sugar, light brown sugar, powdered sugar)
A – artificial sweeteners & colours(food dyes)
P – processed foods(try not EAT anything that has more than FIVE ingredients)

eat more FOOD:
F – fruit & veggies(as much as possible, make 60% of your diet at least!)
O – organic lean protein, plant based protein(hemp powder)
O – omega 3 fatty acids(vitamin D, flax)
D – drink water(lots of it)

Try this amazing recipe!

Use any Dark Green Salad

3 or 4 thinly sliced raw zucchini

4 diced cubes of golden beets

For the dressing use:

Fresh squeezed organic lemon juice

1tbsp of organic olive oil

1 tbsp of Spirulina

A pinch of Himalayan Pink Sea Salt

Top off with Organic Pumpkin seeds, Sunflower or Flax.

Soak 2 cups of organic walnuts till soft in equal parts water, drain, strain and use nut cloth or food processor for your Nut milk.

Boil 6-8oz of purified water.

Add to your container of fresh nut milk

Add 1/4 cup of unfiltered organic apple juice

1tbsp of raw unfiltered, organic and local honey

1/2 tsp of cinnamon

1tsbp of carob

1 vanilla pod

1tsp of maca

Stir and enjoy your fresh and homemade nut milk!