Dried #seaweed. Been picking up fresh pieces of different types off beach, drying well, then grinding into powder & flakes, sprinkling on almost all food, even in morning oatmeal. Intuitive (free) mineral/vitamin supplement.

By Lloyd Kahn on October 2, 2017

About Lloyd Kahn

Lloyd Kahn started building his own home in the early '60s and went on to publish books showing homeowners how they could build their own homes with their own hands. He got his start in publishing by working as the shelter editor of the Whole Earth Catalog with Stewart Brand in the late '60s. He has since authored six highly-graphic books on homemade building, all of which are interrelated. The books, "The Shelter Library Of Building Books," include Shelter, Shelter II (1978), Home Work (2004), Builders of the Pacific Coast (2008), Tiny Homes (2012), and Tiny Homes on the Move (2014). Lloyd operates from Northern California studio built of recycled lumber, set in the midst of a vegetable garden, and hooked into the world via five Mac computers. You can check out videos (one with over 450,000 views) on Lloyd by doing a search on YouTube:
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4 Responses to Dried #seaweed. Been picking up fresh pieces of different types off beach, drying well, then grinding into powder & flakes, sprinkling on almost all food, even in morning oatmeal. Intuitive (free) mineral/vitamin supplement.

  1. I live in N Texas, so no seaweed foraging for me! But I do love to put Dulse flakes in my oatmeal…kindred spirits! 😉 Love you blog, by the way. -Erin

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  2. As I live near a beach, I just might start doing this. I wonder though, do you need to know your seaweed types before doing this? I would hate to be the idiot who kills himself by eating poisonous seaweed. Actually, ARE there any poisonous seaweeds?

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  3. Lloyd,
    some seaweed is especially high in iron content.
    http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/iron-in-seaweed.php

    At first thought, that might sound good, but if one is eating a good diet, one likely gets enough iron from "regular" food.

    The body has no way to rid itself of excess iron, (unless one donates some blood..helps), and excess iron is stored in joints/bones/organs/brain, contributing to poor healing/bone and joint problems/hearing loss, dementia, etc..

    ….Just sayn'…..

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  4. your so off the charts.. living spontaneously,following the deep and surfaced instincts. Me too.. and this kind of harvesting works for me as well ! Its a great way to add substance to an otherwise simple hike.. nothing like taking a stroll and returning home with a project to feed the blender,mind and body ! Best of times to you Lloyd …

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