The Goodness of Sea Moss

Well, I’m so glad you asked. You may know that the body needs about 102 vitamins and minerals for optimum functionality. And as I found out recently, to my surprise, sea moss has a whopping 92 of the required 102! That’s crazy to me – all of that goodness in ONE wholesome food item. How many times do you see gym heads and deep-rooted fitness nutrition people take a handful of pills daily? They’re trying to replace missing vitamins and minerals needed by the body – the only thing is, these man-made sources are more often than not, synthetic and aren’t effectively absorbed into the body.

How Do I Even Find Sea Moss?

So the most ideal place to source it is to go to a nice Caribbean island, lay on the white sand beach and in between lounging and swimming, grab some up from the shoreline. However, due to covid restrictions still being in place in a lot of countries, there are a few other options.

Before I go into the other options, you should know that there are 3 forms you would typically find it in:

• Dried sea moss – this is usually the base product. Taken from the ocean, this moss is left to air dry – this makes it last longer. This harvested sea moss is then used to create other types of moss products. (Note this version will be covered in salt and must be cleaned before use).
• Sea moss powder – this is typically made from “powderizing” clean, dried sea moss. I’ve never tried this method, but I would imagine adding the dried, cleaned moss to a good, strong blender and blending it until it reaches powder consistency.
• Sea moss gel – I have made this one myself. This was my first experimental introduction to sea moss and surprisingly, it ws very easy and turned out very well. Simply take your dried sea moss, rinse it VERY well to remove all the excess salt. Once you think you’ve gotten all the salt and debris out of it, place in a bowl of clean water (spring is recommended) and let it sit, submerged for about 3-4 hours. Pour that water off and submerge it again. I soaked mine overnight (so about 12 hours total). You will know it’s good to go when the moss look like cooked egg noodles. Kind of soggy and translucent looking. When ready, pour this water off (feel free to rinse again) and add moss to a blender with 1-2 cups of spring water and blend til you get a nice gel consistency. (Almost an apple sauce kinda vibe).

Sea moss, from what I’ve seen, is most economically source from smaller, holistic boutique/shop owners. They do sell dried and powder forms in natural food stores but the price you’d pay per pound – no gracias! I bought my pound, dried on Etsy for $19.95 (which was one of the better priced options). There are tons of sellers on there selling jars of the gel too – both flavored and non, for reasonable prices.