No other food on earth can match the HEALTH BENEFITS of spirulina (except for its close relative, chlorella). For this reason, spirulina is routinely used as an ingredient in most green superfood powders. Spirulina is not really a nutritional supplement, but an incredibly dense and complete food made from commercially cultivated microalgae.
Spirulina has one of the highest concentration of chlorophyll of any food known. Chlorophyll has numerous HEALTH BENEFITS; it's well-known for its ability to break down and eliminate toxins and HEAVY METALS such as DDT, PCBs, mercury, cadmium, and lead. Spirulina has also been shown to be beneficial for gastrointestinal problems, fighting infections and helping your body assimilate calcium and balance other trace minerals.
What is Spirulina?
Spirulina is one of a family of nutritional algaes. They are usually found in warm and alkaline waters all over the world, predominantly in South America, Africa, and Mexico. The name spirulina is derived from the Latin word for helix or spiral; reflecting the physical configuration of the organism as it forms swirling, microscopic strands.
The benefits of spirulina include outstanding DETOXIFICATION properties that are so important these days because of the number of toxins that we're being exposed to from our environment. Spirulina has the unique ability to bind to toxins and eliminate them from your system.
When you put your body under extreme stress, such as intense physical training, toxins and free radicals are released from your tissues. The chlorophyll in spirulina helps eliminate these waste products, and cleanses your liver, kidneys and blood. Well-functioning liver and kidneys are critical to the overall function of every part of your body.
This cleansing effect is also important if you're on any sort of low-carb diet (Atkins diet, South Beach diet, etc.). These types of DIETS can place a heavy burden on the liver and kidneys, due to the increased elimination of excess ketones that occurs.
Other Benefits of Spirulina:
Spirulina has been found to have significant positive effects on people suffering from TYPE 2 DIABETES. Studies show that spirulina has the ability to reduce fasting blood sugar levels in the body after 6 to 8 weeks of intake.
Spirulina helps support a healthy pH balance in your body. A diet heavy on acidic foods such as animal proteins and grains can be effectively balanced by the alkaline properties of spirulina.
Among the many other benefits of spirulina are the following:
*Inhibits the power of many viruses
*Helps diminish allergies such as hay fever
*Reduces blood Pressure and cholesterol
*Helps control symptoms of Ulcerative colitis
*Exerts strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects
*Boosts the immune system
Nutritional Content of Spirulina
Spirulina contains about 70% protein and is rich in antioxidants nutrients such as vitamin E, vitamin C, beta carotene, and chlorophyll. It also has abundant B vitamins, essential FATTY ACIDS and minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium and zinc.
Benefits of Spirulina: Important Essential Fatty Acids. Blue-green algaes — especially spirulina — are some of the best sources of gamma linolenic acid, which is usually only found in mother's milk. GLA is an omega-6 fatty acid that's important for growth and development as well as having many other healthy properties. GLA is often missing in typical DIETS.
Choosing and Using Spirulina Products
I personally consider spirulina as one of the most important foods in my DIET. Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica is the only spirulina I buy and recommend to everyone. I take the tablets 3 times a day, but it is also available in powder form. Since I began taking Hawaiian Spirulina, my mind is focused, my energy levels have increased and even my fibromyalgia pain has decreased.
Who makes the world's best spirulina?
Nutrex is the brand name of the Cyanotech company, which has been growing spirulina for over 20 years. They spare no expense to produce the most nutritious and freshest spirulina in the world. At its 90-acre facility located on Hawaii's pristine Kona Coast, Cyanotech uses patented and proprietary TECHNOLOGY, harvesting and processing techniques to produce the purest, most powerful spirulina in the world.
What's truly unique about Nutrex HAWAIIAN SPIRULINA is that it's grown in large aquaculture farms using ultra-pure, mineral-rich ocean water drawn from a 2000-foot depth off the Big Island. That means that the water is as pristine and unpolluted by modern civilization as possible. This vital source provides a rich mixture of calcium, magnesium, and trace elements — 92 different minerals in all.
No other spirulina is grown with water that has such a rich source of naturally-occurring nutrients. In fact, every other producer of spirulina uses either river water or irrigation water — another reason why HAWAIIAN SPIRULINA is the purest and highest quality in the world.
Cyanotech Ocean Chill drying process flash-dries the spirulina, preserving the delicate phytochemicals that give spirulina many of its most remarkable health properties. Cyanotech also uses glass packaging with oxygen absorbers and sealing caps to ensure the maximum freshness and potency of the spirulina.
You won't find a higher-quality spirulina product anywhere!
To Your Health!
Intuitively Yours,
Laurel xoxo
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