(NaturalNews) One of the oldest life forms on Earth, spirulina is a blue-green microalgae that helped produce the oxygen in our atmosphere billions of years ago so that other life forms could appear (http://www.chinese-herbs.org/spirulina/). The original 'superfood,' spirulina is so nutrient dense that you could survive on it and water alone.
Hundreds of studies have confirmed spirulina's powerhouse status. It has 60-70% complete protein, meaning it has all 8 essential amino acids and 10 non-essential ones that support good health (http://www.naturalnews.com/031635_superfood_spirulina.html). That's more protein than beef, chicken or soybeans. According to Balch, it contains concentrations of nutrients "unlike any other single grain, herb, or plant." Some of its other valuable components include: gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), linoleic acid, arachidonic acid, vitamin B12, iron, nucleic acids RNA & DNA, chlorophyll and phycocyanin, which is found only in blue-green algae and has been shown to increase survival rates in mice with liver cancer (Balch).
Spirulina is highly digestible, protects the immune system, aids in mineral absorption and reduces cholesterol. Originally from warm alkaline lakes in Africa and Central and South America, spirulina was consumed by Aborigines of those places (including the Aztecs) for centuries, verifying its safety and healthful effects on the body.
Why take it?
In his book Eat to Live, Dr. Joel Fuhrman talks about the importance of eating nutrient-rich foods to maintain healthy weight, avoid or correct chronic and degenerative disease and maximize longevity. Spirulina is perhaps the most nutritious food source known to humans and has been used all over the world for centuries for both its nutritional density and its medicinal qualities (http://www.naturalnews.com/031635_superfood_spirulina.html).
Spirulina is a source of vitality and life energy. Consumers of spirulina usually notice an increase in energy and overall health. It supplies nutrients needed to cleanse and heal while providing protection from all kinds of cancers as well as multiple viruses including influenza, herpes, mumps, measles and AIDS.
It's common knowledge that we should all eat fish for the omega fatty acid content. Where do fish get their high omega content? Blue-green algae like spirulina. Omegas are essential in fighting heart disease, reducing arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, and depression as well as lowering bad cholesterol. The high content of vitamin B12 makes it excellent for the development of healthy nerve tissue and the metabolism of every cell in the body. This means spirulina helps with nerve damage and diseases such as fibromyalgia. Spirulina is also known for its high content of beta carotene, which is converted into vitamin A, an essential nutrient needed for healthy immunity, teeth, bones, mucous membranes, skin and eyes (http://www.naturalnews.com/031635_superfood_spirulina.html).
Spirulina also contains all the other B vitamins, vitamin D, vitamin K, vitamin E, calcium, chromium, copper, iodine, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium and zinc. It has various antioxidants, phytonutrients and carotenoids. It protects the brain and detoxifies the liver and kidneys. It balances pH to reduce inflammation, the root of much disease. It balances the immune system, including calming an overactive one, which is significant because overactive (or inflamed) immune systems are responsible for autoimmune diseases (http://www.naturalnews.com/035938_superfoods_nutrition_healing.html). These usually have their root in poor nutrition and digestion, which spirulina also helps correct.
Additional Benefits
Its superfood status means spirulina has many more benefits. It increases antioxidant protection, fights free radicals, fights the aging process, curbs appetite and promotes weight loss, supports health cardiovascular function, improves the digestion process and gastrointestinal health, creates beneficial flora in the digestive tract and makes the body produce more red and white blood cells which kill germs and viruses (http://www.chinese-herbs.org/spirulina/).
Spirulina's antimicrobial effects help control the growth of pathogenic bacteria and yeasts. The chlorophyl means it is a blood cleanser. It also oxygenates the blood. Polysaccharides improve the functionality of bone marrow, thymus, and spleen cells (http://www.naturalnews.com/034194_spirulina_superfood.html).
Spirulina is good for the skin too: it improves age spots, eczema, acne and rashes. It's good for the eyes as well, helping with glaucoma, cataracts and poor vision (http://www.naturalnews.com/034194_spirulina_superfood.html).
Studies have shown that spirulina improves allergies and respiratory function and enhances exercise performance (http://www.naturalnews.com).
Balch says taking spirulina between meals is beneficial for hypoglycemics because the high protein content stabilizes blood sugar levels.
How to get it in your diet
Spirulina is named for the spiraling shape it makes as it grows. It grows best in warm, fresh water lakes, but is also found in saltwater and natural springs. It is what gives bodies of water their dark green color. It is harvested and turned into a thick paste, dried, and packed into powder or flakes to be turned into tablets or capsules (http://www.naturalnews.com/033698_spirulina_superfood.html).
It is highly digestible and does not have the tough cell wall that others algae have. Most find the taste unpleasant. You can get flakes to add to food or smoothies, but most prefer to take it as a supplement, in pill form.
Other things you should know
Spirulina is one of the main go-to foods for protection from harmful radiation. It protects the organs and helps detoxify the radiation out of the body (http://www.naturalnews.com/031779_spirulina_radiation.html). It was used to treat the children of Chernobyl.
Spirulina has no side effects; it is very safe. It does contain iodine, to which some may be allergic. If you haven't detoxed in awhile, add it to your regime slowly or you may experience the ill effects of detoxing.
Some of it is wild harvested and tested for safety and purity while other is farmed to control environmental contaminates. Research the brand you choose or ask a qualified supplement consultant at a health food store.
It is inexpensive, easy to find and it stores well. It is a great addition to your diet (as well as your disaster kit) so stock up!
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HOW TO ENSURE YOUR SPIRULINA COMES FROM A CLEAN SOURCE
Get ultimate nourishment for your mind and body from spirulina
Learn the differences between spirulina products
Ensure your spirulina is pure, clean and safe
This amazing food was declared by the United Nations as the best food of the future! It's recommended by the World Health Organisation especially for nourishing children. There are studies from all over the world that tell us the amazing benefits of this truly super food, which is used in 77 different countries around the world.
Spirulina certainly lives up to this amazing reputation! It's a wonderful natural, single cell micro-algae that has existed on our planet for billions of years. It delivers a wide spectrum of nutrients to nourish and nurture your body including:
Immune system support with Vitamin B6
Offers a complete form of protein (an incredible 60-70%) meaning it contains all 9 essential amino acids
Fights sugar cravings, and can keep you going between meals with easily digested protein
Reduced tiredness with iron
Nervous system support with thiamine
A happy heart with thiamine
Spirulina is also known to absorb heavy metals and toxins from its environment, so it’s absolutely vital to make sure yours is from a clean source.
The environmental issues that can contaminate spirulina
Sadly, many spirulina products on the market today are grown in areas that may be affected by environmental pollution.
WHERE WHAT MAKE SURE TO...
Japan High radiation levels due to the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2011. Check exactly where any Japanese spirulina you’re considering is grown. Any products from this sensitive area need valid radiation testing certificates.
China Supplements have been found to be contaminated with lead, mercury and arsenic. There have been many concerns in recent years about spirulina that is grown in China, so check it’s tested for heavy metals first.
Natural lakes Risk of contamination from heavy metals. Approach with caution! Wild growing conditions such as natural lakes cannot be controlled, so it's impossible to know the spirulina is free from heavy metals, pollution and bacteria.
How to steer clear of all potential spirulina toxins
It’s not just the environment you need to watch, there are yet more toxins that find their way into commercially produced algae. Not ours though, of course! Let’s take a look...
TOXIN WHAT IT DOES MAKE SURE TO...
Chilean Nitrate – a mined fertiliser banned by organic standards. Used by many spirulina suppliers, it can cause environmental contamination and exposure can raise cancer risk. Only buy Certified Organic spirulina to ensure it is cultivated without controversial fertilisers.
BMAA – a type of toxin found in some species of algaes. Linked to neurodegenerative disease. Only certain strains of spirulina will produce BMAA, so check you know you're buying a pure strain (and never from a natural lake). Additionally, when spirulina undergoes a proper drying process, it is incapable of producing any BMAA.
Microcystin – produced by some algae strains when grown in polluted waters. Damaging to the body when consumed, especially the liver. Steer clear of lake algae where strains of live algae such as microcystis aeruginosa and planktothrix grow and can produce these toxins. Ensure your spirulina is a pure strain and grown in clean and unpolluted environment where testing is done at every stage of production.
Herbicides, pesticides, mercury, arsenic, lead, preservatives and stabilisers. Toxins used in farming and food production that can be damaging when consumed and to the environment. Avoid spirulina that is grown using un-tested seawater or surface water, which exposes you to heavy metal toxins. Chemical fertilisers, pesticides, plus anything added to the end product are also to be avoided.
Get ultimate nourishment for your mind and body from spirulina
Learn the differences between spirulina products
Ensure your spirulina is pure, clean and safe
This amazing food was declared by the United Nations as the best food of the future! It's recommended by the World Health Organisation especially for nourishing children. There are studies from all over the world that tell us the amazing benefits of this truly super food, which is used in 77 different countries around the world.
Spirulina certainly lives up to this amazing reputation! It's a wonderful natural, single cell micro-algae that has existed on our planet for billions of years. It delivers a wide spectrum of nutrients to nourish and nurture your body including:
Immune system support with Vitamin B6
Offers a complete form of protein (an incredible 60-70%) meaning it contains all 9 essential amino acids
Fights sugar cravings, and can keep you going between meals with easily digested protein
Reduced tiredness with iron
Nervous system support with thiamine
A happy heart with thiamine
Spirulina is also known to absorb heavy metals and toxins from its environment, so it’s absolutely vital to make sure yours is from a clean source.
The environmental issues that can contaminate spirulina
Sadly, many spirulina products on the market today are grown in areas that may be affected by environmental pollution.
WHERE WHAT MAKE SURE TO...
Japan High radiation levels due to the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2011. Check exactly where any Japanese spirulina you’re considering is grown. Any products from this sensitive area need valid radiation testing certificates.
China Supplements have been found to be contaminated with lead, mercury and arsenic. There have been many concerns in recent years about spirulina that is grown in China, so check it’s tested for heavy metals first.
Natural lakes Risk of contamination from heavy metals. Approach with caution! Wild growing conditions such as natural lakes cannot be controlled, so it's impossible to know the spirulina is free from heavy metals, pollution and bacteria.
"Spirulina absorbs toxins from its environment, so make sure yours is from a clean source."
It’s not just the environment you need to watch, there are yet more toxins that find their way into commercially produced algae. Not ours though, of course! Let’s take a look...
TOXIN WHAT IT DOES MAKE SURE TO...
Chilean Nitrate – a mined fertiliser banned by organic standards. Used by many spirulina suppliers, it can cause environmental contamination and exposure can raise cancer risk. Only buy Certified Organic spirulina to ensure it is cultivated without controversial fertilisers.
BMAA – a type of toxin found in some species of algaes. Linked to neurodegenerative disease. Only certain strains of spirulina will produce BMAA, so check you know you're buying a pure strain (and never from a natural lake). Additionally, when spirulina undergoes a proper drying process, it is incapable of producing any BMAA.
Microcystin – produced by some algae strains when grown in polluted waters. Damaging to the body when consumed, especially the liver. Steer clear of lake algae where strains of live algae such as microcystis aeruginosa and planktothrix grow and can produce these toxins. Ensure your spirulina is a pure strain and grown in clean and unpolluted environment where testing is done at every stage of production.
Herbicides, pesticides, mercury, arsenic, lead, preservatives and stabilisers. Toxins used in farming and food production that can be damaging when consumed and to the environment. Avoid spirulina that is grown using un-tested seawater or surface water, which exposes you to heavy metal toxins. Chemical fertilisers, pesticides, plus anything added to the end product are also to be avoided.
How Organic Burst Spirulina guarantees safety
Our mission is to only do good for your bodies, so we only offer pure, organic superfoods that we take ourselves and that we give to our own families! So here's how we grow and produce our products to ensure they're 100% safe for you:
Where and how Organic Burst Spirulina is grown: We grow our spirulina in a stunning spot in Southern Taiwan (2,550km from Japan), in bright sunshine, pure, clean air. Our man-made pools use only underground mineral water (drinking water quality), which means there's no possibility of radiation or heavy metal contamination from seawater.
The Spirulina pools at our farm in Southern Taiwan, surrounded by the jungle, use only pure underground spring water.
You can be confident in Organic Burst:
We use only plant-based organic fertilisers that are produced on the farm itself. We do not use Chilean Nitrate or any other inorganic fertilisers!
Organic Burst Spirulina is free from BMAA. The spirulina strain we use is called Arthropsira Platensis and is not related to the type that will produce BMAA. Additionally, the specific way in which we dry our spirulina powder means that it any cell capable of producing BMAA would not survive.
Organic Burst Spirulina is clear of microcystin contamination due to both the pure strain we use and our unpolluted conditions. Our regular testing confirms zero contamination.
100% pure and free from heavy metals thanks to the water and feed that we use to grow our spirulina, which is tested rigorously for metals and other toxins before being used.
The area we grow our spirulina is 2,550km from Japan and completely free from radiation. We regularly test the levels, and have never found any radiation.
Our growing and handling of our spirulina involves no chemicals or additives. It is gently dried to preserve freshness, so there’s no need for preservatives.
Everyone including children, babies, pets, pregnant and breastfeeding women can all take our spirulina, the nutritional benefits are extraordinary, so we definitely wouldn’t want anyone to miss out! Start taking Organic Burst Spirulina today and get the amazing benefits.
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