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As a health supplement it is usually found in capsules, and like other sea plants kelp has a wide spectrum of vitamins and minerals. One of the benefits of kelp is its ability to provide important minerals such as iodine for thyroid function and iron for blood cell function. If you have or even suspect that you might have hypothyroidism you should supplement with kelp to keep your metabolism up.

Kelp heath benefits also include increasing metabolism and helping balance blood lipid concentrations, both of which can help overweight people.

The primary known constituents of Kelp include algin, carrageenan, iodine, potassium, bormine, mucopolysaccharides, mannitol, alginic acid, kainic acid, laminine, histamine, zeaxanthin, protein, and Vitamins B-2 & C.

Past cultural studies relating to the result of diet including kelp have determined a link to a lower breast cancer rate; less obesity, heart disease, rheumatism, arthritis; lower blood pressure; less thyroid disease; less constipation and gastro-intestinal ailments and less infectious disease. Kelp provides nutritional support to the nervous system and heart in the form of iodine, vitamins, minerals and cell salts.

One of seaweed's most prominent health benefits is its ability to remove radioactive strontium and other heavy metals from our bodies. Whole brown seaweeds (not granulated) such as kelp contain alginic acid which binds with the toxins in the intestines rendering them indigestible and carries them out of the system.

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