How Sea Cucumber can impact your health this Fall season
In Chinese tradition, the break of the Fall season is time to prepare our bodies for winter. Sea Cucumber has been used for thousands of years as a superfood, especially during a time when you must prepare your body for the colder months.
Sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) is the most abundant and widely distributed species in the cold waters of North Atlantic Ocean. C. frondosa contains a wide range of bioactive compounds, mainly collagen, cerebrosides, glycosaminoglycan, chondroitin sulfate, saponins, phenols, and mucopolysaccharides, which demonstrate unique biological and pharmacological properties. In particular, the body wall of this marine invertebrate is the major edible part and contains most of the active constituents, mainly polysaccharides and collagen, which exhibit numerous biological activities, including anticancer, anti-hypertensive, anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, anti-coagulation, antimicrobial, antioxidation, and anti- osteoclastogenic properties. In particular, triterpene glycosides (frondoside A and other) are the most researched group of compounds due to their potential anticancer activity. This review summarizes the latest information on C. frondosa, mainly geographical distribution, landings specific to Canadian coastlines, processing, commercial products, trade market, bioactive compounds, and potential health benefits in the context of functional foods and nutraceuticals. (ref: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/18/5/274)
Offering a variety of benefits, it would only make sense that this species is consumed year-round for long-term health and wellness. As we come upon the colder months, it is important to consider what your body needs and if sea cucumber is right for you, so we want to highlight that this Month.
You can purchase Rosalyn Atlantic Sea Cucumber at the following links:
Atlantic Sea Cucumber Shop
While dry sea cucumber has been consumed for thousands of years in Asian cultures, there is quite a process to cooking and consuming the sea cucumber. If that’s not something you’re ready to take on this year, but you do wish to reap the benefits of sea cucumber: Nova Sea Atlantic™ Sea Cucumber has created a supplement using Atlantic sea cucumber for easy consumption of the species, and it can be found at the following links:
http://www.novaseaatlantic.com
Or locally in Nova Scotia at Honey and Ginger, Dartmouth and Larry Uteck Locations.
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