DEEP WATER MEDICINE

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And to a certain extent we do—whenever we eat saltwater fish and other ocean-grown foods. Even so, we can effectively step up the health benefits provided by the ocean by taking a daily kelp tablet (available in health food stores and some drugstores). Dr. Jarvis, who practiced medicine well into his 80s, called this "a simple, effective means of avoiding the mineral deficiency conditions which appear in the human body when we eat only land-grown foods, which are all too often grown in mineral-starved soil."

Kelp is a major source of iodine—a necessary mineral in our bodies. The thyroid gland, for example, needs iodine to do its work properly. Yet most of us are iodine deficient.

There are at least six good reasons to take kelp daily to achieve the iodine level necessary to support the work of the thyroid gland:

Iodine is an energy booster. There is a clear relationship between our energy level and our iodine intake.

Iodine functions to calm the body and relieve nervous energy, thus reducing irritability and enabling better sleep.

Iodine is one of our best oxidizing catalysts, efficiently burning up the food we consume each day. if this food is not properly burned, it may be stored as unwanted fat.

Studies show that the mind functions better and can engage in clearer thinking when the body is provided the iodine it needs.

Iodine is known to have beneficial effects on the heart and circulatory system.

Research indicates that sufficient iodine in the body promotes healing of bones.

Eating foods that contain iodine is important to our daily diets. These include fish, radishes, carrots, spinach, rhubarb, strawberries, cabbage and onions. Still, most of us lack iodine because we do not eat sufficient amounts of these foods on a regular basis.

Help comes in the form of kelp. A 500 milligram tablet taken once a day can mean a sea change for your health.

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