Miracle seaweed gel 'could save thousands from heart attacks'

by Paul Conneally | August 11, 2008 at 10:48 am

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Nature continues to provide us with cures for all manner of things and this breakthrough could see thousands of lives saved as the seaweed gel helps form scar tissue as the heart heals.

Even more lives could be saved if people changed their diet and exercise regimes to avoid heart attacks in the first place - even eating seaweed as part of the diet is said to help. This said great news if the human trials go as well as the animal trials.

A gel made from seaweed could save the lives of thousands of people who suffer major heart attacks.

The substance is injected in liquid form into the area of the heart where the tissue has been damaged by an attack.

The gel then solidifies, allowing a thick layer of scar tissue to grow. This helps the heart to continue working normally.

Under usual circumstances, the layer of scar tissue is thinner than normal tissue, which weakens the heart.

In trials, 90 per cent of animals injected with the gel survived a heart attack compared to just 40 per cent who received no treatment at all.

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liamssoft

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at 02:08 on August 12th, 2008

LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff. Another medical breakthrough which will become mainstream treatment in the near future.

jann1033

at 04:56 on August 12th, 2008

Interesting article, who knew that slimy stuff could actually save lives!
Janet
http://thepoetryoflight.net

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acombdave

at 08:38 on August 12th, 2008

It is becoming increasingly obvious that the old traditional cures do work. Granny had potions and cures for everything from nettle stings with "dock leafs" to toothache using oil of cloves. Great that a natural resource which is plentiful can be used to hep in heart surgery, well done to those who are researching this and lets see more natural products being investigated for cures - as long as the massive Pharmaceutical companies don't try to charge hugh over inflated prices for this "natural" source.

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BrittanE

at 08:41 on August 12th, 2008

I found this washed up in an inlet of a small island in Rhode Island.
Thank you for bringing this bit of information to us, its so interesting to think of how many other "cures" are out there in nature. I am a true believer in eating natural foods and holistic methods of medicine.
~Britt

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Nick Landells

at 10:38 on August 12th, 2008

Washed up seaweed (not placed there - honestly!) on St. Bees beach, Cumbria, England. I thought it would be a great foreground to a photo with the beach softly lit by the evening sun.

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Claire Churchill

at 11:33 on August 12th, 2008

This photo was taken at West Mersea in Essex. I just fell in love with the way that the delicate seaweed clung to the heavy chain.

The way the man made chain and nature were intertwinned really struck me as a very beautiful thing.

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La Mujer de la Tortuga

at 12:04 on August 12th, 2008

THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN AT THE BEAUTIFUL WESTON BEACH IN POINT LOBOS, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE SEAWEED SPREAD OUT INTO THE AMAZING FORM OF AN ANCIENT ASIAN FAN AGAINST THE SAND.....THIS WAS THE IMAGE IN MY MIND'S EYE AS I SHOT THE PHOTO.

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nicely85

at 18:35 on August 12th, 2008

While I was in Puerto Rico I was walking on the beach and saw this crab running away from the sea. I knew that if he were to continue running away he would dry out or get eaten by a seagull. My zodiac sign is cancer and I think crabs are cool! I knew I had to act! So, using this seaweed I poked at him a little bit until he grabbed on and carried him toward his little hole in the wet sand. I have full pictures of this encounter with my cancer cousin on flickr.com/photos/naturallyabel in my P-Rican Pilgrimage and Barista Exchange set.

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dsttc

at 18:54 on August 12th, 2008

My pic was taken early morning. I was struck by the shadow which looks like a tree, as well as the incredible beauty of the beach on a still autmun day. The location is Sandy Point, Vic, Australia I am collecting seaweed pics which you can find on my Flickr site

kino lim

at 19:43 on August 12th, 2008

Location: Camotes, Cebu, Philippines

Come and visit our country and enjoy!

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emergency-exit

at 05:56 on August 13th, 2008

Tanah Lot, Bali - Indonesia.
a sacred temple for Gods of sea.

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Deonva

at 20:06 on August 13th, 2008

The photo was taken on a cloudy day in Melbourne and I loved contrast of the sea weed and the white sand

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anet26

at 20:58 on August 13th, 2008

Photo taken at the Fitzgerald Marine Preserve near Half Moon Bay, California.

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waprojecty

at 16:57 on August 17th, 2008

hello!

I have just started.

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Nathan Iirilli

at 17:04 on August 19th, 2008

Hi all...i dont know much about seaweed but i have got some great photos of them!!! the victorian coastline in australia offers some fantastic seaweed on its shores. this is one of my shots. I also have this and several others available for purchasing to put on your wall at http://tano.redbubble.com

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Emilio Lizardo

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at 19:36 on August 19th, 2008

LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff

julia.hahner

at 13:53 on August 26th, 2008

Seaweed looks great! What kind of seaweed is this?

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Alanipot

at 08:18 on September 5th, 2008

This picture was taken from Boracay in the Philippines. The seaweeds are prolific at the beach at around March. But it wont stop you from having fun. On the side note, seaweed is also good for the skin!

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