ECKLONIA CAVA

"World's Most Researched Seaweed"
Ecklonia cava is a powerful brown algae that shows promising potential in many aspects of health. Ecklonia cava, an edible marine brown algae popular and abundant in Korea and Japan, contains various bioactive compounds and derivatives including phlorotannins, peptides, carotenoids, and fucoidans.

Would you consider taking brown seaweed for the benefit of your health? Maybe you should. Ecklonia cava, or brown algae, is a wonder food that’s filled with antioxidants and other wellness-boosting compounds.

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Benefits
How to use
Evidence

Benefits

Ecklonia cava should be at the forefront of everyone's health optimisation quest. This seaweed can support vasodilation (outperforming Viagra), Fat loss, Hair growth, Sleep and mood. A true longevity seaweed!

Nootropic Properties

  • Increases acetylcholine levels in the brain via butyrylcholinsterase (BHCE) inhibition (100-fold greater than acetylcholinesterase (ACHE), leading to enhanced memory and focus (1).
  • Protects the hippocampus against oxidative stress by stabilizing intracellular calcium levels (2).
  • Eckol and dieckol have shown to be potent inhibitors against the activity of MAO-A and MAO-B, which may be helpful for improving mood and cognitive function (3).
  • Protects neurons from oxidative stress (via mitochondrial protection and AChE inhibition (4).
  • Reduces Amyloid-beta plaque, hyperphosphorlated tau and Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) expression, therefore eliciting a neuroprotective action (5).

Athletic Performance

  • Ecklonia cava can enhance exercise endurance via enhancing oxidation of glucose and less production of lactate during intense exercise, possibly by its free-radical-scavenging and procirculatory activities (6).
  • With a human study, 141 young adults were given a beverage containing 200 mg of Ecklonia cava daily. In two weeks their regular weight dropped nearly 2.5 pounds, muscle mass increased by nearly 2.5 pounds, and body fat dropped by 4 pounds, or 7.48%. ECE stimulates the body to burn fat by increasing muscle mass (7).
  • Ecklonia can reduce weight gain, via ↑ AMPK/SIRT1 and ↑PPAR-α/CPT-1 and ↓SREBP 1 (8).
  • After a six-week study, flow mediated dilation and Nitric Oxide mediated dilation increased by 60% and 50%, therefore improving muscle pump and blood flow (9).
  • EC is a strong follistatin booster and as such myostatin inhibitor, which are critical genes responsible for dictating muscle growth potential (10).

Sleep

  • Ecklonia cava promotes many of its central nervous system effects via GABAA-BZD receptors (11), therefore enhances sleep quality and efficiency.
  • The polyphenols present in ecklonia are strong potentiators of sleep (12)
  • Triphlorethol A (found in ecklonia) may improve sleep by decreasing sleep latency and increasing non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep (13).
  • In animal models, triphlorethol A supplementation (at 50mg/kg) was able to replicate the effects of Zolpidem (ambien 10mg/kg), but unlike ambien, increased the quantity of sleep without reducing sleep quality (triphlorethol A did not effect delta activity) (14).

Longevity

  • Scientists studied 31 men with erectile dysfunction for over six months. For eight weeks they
    compared ECE to Viagra®. Ecklonia cava outperformed Viagra in terms of orgasmic function, intercourse fulfillment, erectile
    function, and overall fulfillment (15).
  • Ecklonia may also combat dysbiosis, improve intestinal permeability and enhance nutrient absorption (16).
  • When combined with Chitosan and Tribulus terrestris, Ecklonia can improve libido and erectile function in men with lower levels of Testosterone (17).
  • EC may have pain reducing effects and may act similarly gabapentin (18).
  • EC can protect against some Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) by suppressing cell death from radiation damage and by improving antioxidant levels in cells, thus protecting the cells and DNA from damage (19).

How to use

ECKLONIA CAVA

Dosage

Take 1-3 capsules daily or just before bed (Always following a meal/fat)

Serving

300mg.

Need to find the right dose for you? Consider coaching.

Dosing strategy:

Ecklonia cava is fat soluble, with a 12 hour half-life, which elicits the greatest effect when used consistently for greater than 2 weeks.

Ideal for:

Athletes, Busy executives, Weightloss enthusiasts.

Quality

All vendors are vetted for quality, to ensure they contain the right active ingredients and ratios. Each vendor provides a Certificate of Analysis ℹ️, to ensure accurate dosing, and a product free of contaminants/heavy metals. Further, when brands we work with have been randomly pulled off the shelf and tested by Labdoor, they have tended to score A+ ℹ️.

Efficacy

Before listing products, we compile a list of available research, to determine if claims match the evidence. Likewise, we scour the the internet to gauge people’s experience with each product. Most of the products listed typically score at least [4.5/5 from reviews]. All the studies we’ve found are listed at the bottom of the page, under citations.

Safety

All products listed on the BYB website follow screening before listing, to ensure there’s a history of long-term usage without adverse effects. Many products fall under the FDA’s Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) guidelines.

Medication interactions and allergies

Please consult your healthcare professional before making any changes to your lifestyle or regime.

For further information on contraindications and allergies, please visit the vendors website.

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Ecklonia cava is the strongest seaweed in the world to improve your overall health and wellbeing. Everyone that uses Ecklonia really feels the difference.

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Ecklonia cava is so diverse that I never know where to start when I talk to people about it. It has some sensational research and the physical experience 100% matches it. A long term keeper in my opinion. WORD OF WARNING, most other products are fake, this one uses the standardised form to ensure efficacy.

Lucas, BYB founder

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