Spirulina is considered the healthiest food on Earth. It contains the most beneficial combination of powerful nutrients and has amazing healing properties. Spirulina contains over 100 nutrients and is believed to be the most complete food source in the world.
If it could be patented as a drug by the pharmaceutical industry, it would be promoted as a miracle drug and one of the main medicinal breakthroughs of the century.Impressive health benefits of spirulina discovered by the extensive world-wide research:
Inhibits penetration of viruses into body cells
Inhibits replication of HIV-1, Herpes, Influenza, Mumps and Measles virus
Prevents and in some cases also reverses cancer (all types)
Supports the formation of red blood cells
Protects you against allergic reactions
Reduces blood cholesterol
Regulates blood sugar
Decreases appetite
Helps to control your weight
Reduces inflammations
Boosts your immunity and energy levels
Removes heavy metals (cadmium, arsenic, mercury, lead, PCB, ...)
Protects from environmental toxins
Increases mental energy
Repairs DNA damage
Reduces high blood pressure
Increases antibody responses
Accelerates recovery from any ilness
Improves digestion
Increases energy and alertness
Improves gastrointestinal and digestive health
Enhances natural cleansing and detoxification
Spirulina are microscopic blue-green algae in the shape of a perfect spiral coil living both in the sea and fresh water. They have been formed
3.5 billions of years ago and have been one of the first living forms on the planet. Blue-green algae like spirulina produced the oxygen in our atmosphere then.
Even though spirulina has been recognized by scientists in the West as a beneficial whole food and medicine first during the last three decades, Aztecs in Mexico and indigenous people in Africa consumed spirulina probably for millenniums.
Due to its extreme adaptability and relative ease of cultivation, spirulina has a potential to become a very significant source of food and medicine.
Spirulina is a super nutrient and and a super food and provides practically everything a human body needs to thrive. Its nutrients are so rich and well balanced that you would survive and thrive if spirulina was the only food you ate. Spirulina is great for people of all ages, including children.
Spirulina provides you with:
polysacharides
chlorophyl blood purifier
phycocyanin (blue pigment - inhibits cancer)
irons (easier absorbed than iron supplements)
magnesium
selenium
potassium
calcium
chromium
copper
manganese
phosphorus
sodium
zinc
vegetable protein
provitamin A
B complex vitamins (the highest source os B12)
beta carotene (10 times more concentrated than in carrots)
vitamin C
vitamin D
vitamin E
carotenoids
rare essential fatty acids (GLA, omega-3 EFA, DHA)
carbohydrates
enzymes
sulfolipids
glycolipids
Closer look at some of the nutrients Spirulina contains:
Protein
Spirulina contains the best digestible protein of the highest quality. It is a complete natural protein containing all essential amino acids.
Your body digests spirulina protein four times better than the beef protein. There is also three times more protein in spirulina than in beef. Therefore is spirulina especially ideal for malnourished people, sportsmen and people on low-carb diet. Everybody without exception, even young and healthy people, can benefit.
Vitamins
All the vitamins in spirulina are in their natural synergistic and easily absorbable form. They do much better job than the synthetic vitamins found in many vitamin supplements.
Minerals
All the minerals in spirulina are in their healthiest natural form that your body easily absorbs. Most people in the industrialized world are mineral deficient mostly because the refined food they eat is stripped of natural minerals during the food processing. Many mineral supplements on the market are produced from minerals that are not easily digestible (for example some calcium supplements contain calcium from sea shells etc.). Spirulina provides a synergistic blend of natural minerals your body needs.
Rare essential acids
The human body cannot survive without the essential acids. They are essential for life. They are indispensable for the proper functioning of your heart, nervous system and brain.
Spirulina contains substantial amount of these essential acids. It is also the best source of GLA - the gamma-linolenic acid. The GLA is contained in human breast milk and is necessary for the development of the child’s brain.
Phycocyanin
Phycocyanin exists only in blue-green algae. It evolved billions years before chlorophyll. Research shows phycocyanin boosts the immune system, enhances the production of both red and white blood cells and supports detoxification. It regulates the production of white blood cells even after intoxication by chemicals or radiation. It may also act as antioxidant.
More details about some uses of spirulina:
Allergic reactions
Studies suggest that spirulina prevents releasing of the histamines, helping thus to protect your body against allergic reactions. It treats hay fever and other allergic reactions.
Anemia
High levels of iron content in spirulina are helpful in formation and development of red blood cells.
Radioactivity
Spirulina reduces urine radioactivity levels by 50% in only 20 days. It normalizes the adaptability of children exposed to prolonged low dose radiation. It was used in Russia for radiation sickness treatment caused by the Chernobyl nuclear powerplant accident.
Heart care
Spirulina helps to prevent heart damage caused by some drugs used in chemotherapy. It also helps your heart to recover after a stroke.
Memory
Spirulina boosts the memory and learning. It even reverses age related declines in memory.
Protein Supplement
Because spirulina is so rich in protein and all other nutrients, it is ideal as a nutritional supplement for people with higher nutritional needs, such as athletes, who cannot obtain enough of protein and calories through their normal diet.
Liver Protection
Spirulina may be beneficial in protecting your liver against damages, if you have chronic hepatitis.
Weight Loss
Spirulina supplies the body with all needed nutrients and balances the endocrine system. The well balanced endocrine system significantly reduces the craving for refined food.
Furthermore the presence of GLA in spirulina helps to regulate the levels of the blood sugar and insulin and naturally regulates the craving for carbohydrates. In combination with a wholesome natural food diet and exercises can spirulina help to restore natural body weight.
Arthritis
The anti inflammatory characteristics of the rare essential fatty acid GLA (gamma-linolenic acid) contained in spirulina may reduce the inflammations in arthritis sufferers. (The GLA in contained in mother‘s milk.)
Skin Care
Spirulina has moisturizing and tightening effect on the skin and is therefore used in some skin care products.
Fasting
Spirulina is easy to digest and provides you with energy and stamina during fasting. It makes cleansing much easier and more effective.
How to take spirulina?
The optimal recommended dosage for the health maintanance is up to 10 grams per day. Double the dosage when you are sick. Athletes can take even more.
As a foot supplement - take spirulina with all meals.
For detoxification - take spirulina 30 minutes before meals.
For appetite suppression - take spirulina 60 minutes before meals.
For regenaration - take spirulina at bedtime.
Conclusion
Considering spirulina’s numerous health claims, can it all be true? Although 4,000 scientists have researched spirulina over the past 40 years, the health benefits cannot be proven because most tests were either test tube studies or animal studies. Furthermore, in Australia and overseas, the tests were uncontrolled clinical trials so the results cannot be used in the United States. Therefore, more research has to be done. Regardless, I believe there is an element of truth in most claims. Whether all the tests can be proven, enough claims have been made to where I am willing to let it speak for itself. If you’re interested in Spirulina as a dietary supplement, research it and decide for yourself. Except for a few instances, it is safe. The recommended dose is 3 - 5 grams per day. Be sure to check with physician before taking it.
Quality, purity and potency of spirulina
There's a wide range of spirulina products coming from many different countries. You should check the label to see where it's grown and if it is a controlled pure spirulina culture. It is better to chose a certified organic spirulina.
There's also a wide variety in potency. Maintaining the highest levels of the carotenoids, phycocyanin and polysaccharides is vital.
Disclaimer: This website is for information purposes only. By providing the information contained herein we are not diagnosing, treating, curing, mitigating, or preventing any type of disease or medical condition. Before beginning any type of natural, integrative or conventional treatment regime, it is advisible to seek the advice of a licensed healthcare professional.
