Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Hi , Spirulina is the first ingredient listed on the label, Chlorella is the second, and that could be your problem. Chlorella has a very hard outer shell and some people have a big problem digesting that. (Digestion takes a lot of work and makes you tired.) Maybe it has to do with the source of the Spirulina & Chlorella. Almost all are artificially grown and they’re not all grown the same. As with every living thing, Spirulina & Chlorella are only as good as what they eat, and since they are farmed, not wild-grown, who knows what they are feeding it? Plus, the maximum number of nutrients that most growers feed Spirulina is only about 19. Question is, how many of these nutrients are synthetic? I would guess probably most. Have you ever tried Aphanizominon Flos Aquae blue-green algae (AFA)? It is naturally occurring (wild-grown) and provides 80+ nutrients from a natural symbiotic source...the lake (not fed by some scientist). Did you know Spirulina has zero Omega 3, and that the B-12 is an analog, which is not understood by the human body. Not only is it not usable, but it can actually cause pernicious anemia because it can block the absorption of any " real " B-12 that is taken in. AFA has naturally occurring assimilable Omega 3’s and B-12 (in addition to tons of other naturally occurring nutrients). Of course, you have to be careful with the brand of AFA you choose, too, because there are several harvesters, and some are way better than others (heat destroys the nutrients), so do your research. I have a friend who used to work with Ed Lincoln, growing Spirulina for Florida University in large cement ponds - they had to occasionally shock it back to ideal status by adding hundreds of pounds of sodium bicarbonate, which is very salty. I believe Spirulina has to be grown in brackish water to thrive, which leads to the less than wonderful taste. Some, not all, Spirulina growers grow in epoxy lined ponds so as not to absorb unwanted substances from the cement. I have an article, a chart actually, that compares, side by side, AFA with Spirulina and Chlorella. If you would like a copy of it, feel free to email me off the list. You can see from the cart just how different AFA is from what you have tried before. Carol From: Landes <L@...> I wonder what is in it that drags some people down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 The spirulina should be in powder form (which would make it much easier to digest.)Carol Minnick <carolminnick@...> wrote: Hi , Spirulina is the first ingredient listed on the label, Chlorella is the second, and that could be your problem. Chlorella has a very hard outer shell and some people have a big problem digesting that. (Digestion takes a lot of work and makes you tired.) Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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