The Latest Craze: Sea Moss

Sea moss seems to be the legit superfood. Everyone is talking about consuming sea moss. From Kim Kardashian West to Doctor Oz to friends on Facebook.

Sea moss (a.k.a Irish moss) is not something that you'll find in the typical American diet. But if you're of Jamaican or of Irish descent, there's a chance you've at least heard of it.

Sea Moss, commonly referred to as Irish Moss, contains 92 of the 102 minerals that our body needs. Sea moss is a type of red algae that grows on the Atlantic coastlines of North America, Europe, and the Caribbean Islands. Since the 1800s, the Irish have been harvesting it from their rocky shores touse as medicine. They even used it to get the nutrients they needed during times of famine.

Like chia seeds, aloe, and okra, sea moss is a mucilaginous food. As gross as this sounds, its snotty texture makes it a great healing/soothing agent for mucus membranes in the body, including in the respiratory and digestive systems.. According to some animal studies,sea moss can have a prebiotic effect during digestion. This means that it can increase beneficial short-chain fatty acids in the colon, get rid of bad bacteria in the gut, and improve overall gut health and immunity.

People say once you try sea moss that you will be hooked. We are going to try this out for a month and see how it goes. We will try it in a vanilla milkshake.

Recipe:

• 2-3 handfuls of fresh Sea Moss (makes approximately 16oz of gel). This should equate to about 1 cup of sea moss.

• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 cup almond milk

• 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

• 1 tsp cinnamon

1. Pre-rinse sea moss to remove sediments and soak for a minimum of 6 hours in water.

2. Rinse after soaking sea moss and place in blender with equal amount of alkaline or filtered water.

3. Pour gel into a glass mason jar and let settle before refrigerating.

4. Add 1 1/2c of almond milk to blender and 2-3 tbsp of gel. Add other ingredients.

5. Blend until all ingredients are mixed well.

Try it and let us know what you think.