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Where Do Chlorella and Spirulina Come From?
Both chlorella and Spirulina are microscopic plants that grow in fresh water. They're actually called micro-algae, since they are microscopic forms of algae. (For those sticklers out there, I'm using the term "algae" to mean both "alga" and "algae" throughout this report, ignoring the proper conventions for this term.) And they've been around for quite some time: a few billion years, actually. These are some of the earliest and simplest life forms on the planet, appearing way before animals roamed these lands. In fact, both chlorella and Spirulina have been described as "the perfect food:"
These micro-algae contain an astounding array of nutritional elements: vitamins, macrominerals, trace minerals, essential fatty acids, protein, nucleic acids (RNA and DNA), chlorophyll, and a vast spectrum of phytochemicals. They are thought to contain every nutrient required by the human body. Yes, you could literally live off these micro-algae. You wouldn't need to eat much, either, since they are so nutritionally dense.
The "micro" part of their name is no joke: these superfoods range in size from 2 to 8 microns, which is about the same size as a human blood cell. They appear green due to their chlorophyll content. Harvesting them requires special centrifuge equipment, which is one reason why individuals don't grow their own micro-algae for consumption. You have to get it from commercial processors who grow these superfoods in vast water farms located in regions of the world where the climate permits (the closer to the equator, the better, since there's more sunlight).
If chlorella and Spirulina were sold with "Nutrition Facts" labels, those labels would be impressive indeed: zero refined carbohydrates, high in digestible protein, high in essential fatty acids, no "bad" fats, high in chlorophyll, and so on. I'll list some of the known properties below. But it's also important to recognize that much of the healing phytochemical content in these superfoods is simply unknown. Scientists haven't isolated and named all the nutrients found in these plants. So it doesn't render a complete picture to just list all the vitamins and minerals found in powdered chlorella, for example. The vitamins and minerals that we know of are not the only ones that matter.
For example, in the early 1900's, doctors thought there were only four vitamins needed by the human body. Now we know of over a hundred vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other substances that are necessary for optimum health. In the years ahead, we'll certainly find even more. And when we do, chances will be that they are already found in micro-algae.
Of the nutritive substances we know about, however, here's what you find in chlorella and spirulina:
- High-quality complete protein that is denser and more digestible than any animal-derived protein. (Chlorella is 58% protein.)
- All the known B vitamins, including vitamin B12, which is almost never found in plants.
- Vitamin C.
- Vitamin E.
- Macrominerals: calcium, magnesium, zinc, potassium and many more.
- Trace minerals.
- Omega-3 fatty acids including GLA.
- Mucopolysaccharides.
- Beta-carotene.
- Nucleic acids (RNA & DNA).
- Chlorophyll.
Looking at the nutrients it provides, a well-informed nutritionist can only stare in awe: these are many of the nutrients needed by every human body, in near-perfect ratios! It's almost as if Mother Nature herself reached down from the heavens and said, "Here's the perfect food for all human beings..." and gave us micro-algae. They're that impressive.
The only thing that's not impressive about these superfoods is their publicity: thanks to the fact that pharmaceutical companies can't profit from them, the true healing benefits of these superfoods are virtually unknown by Western medical professionals. As you'll see in the sections that follow, this is an extremely unfortunate situation, since the use of chlorella and Spirulina in patients can not only prevent millions of cases of serious disease each year, it can actually reverse conditions like cancer. It can even be used as an adjunct "complementary" therapy to help those who choose the Western medicine route and allow themselves to be subjected to chemotherapy, for example.
But before we get into the medicinal uses, let's take a look at how it is being used around the world right now.
Spirulina is more than just a superfood to help people prevent and reverse disease: it's an answer to global malnutrition and food shortages. It can be grown in hot, sunny climates, which is exactly where much of the current malnutrition exists. It reportedly produces twenty times as much protein as soybeans when grown on equal-sized areas. And since soybeans already produce ten times as much protein as cows on a patch of land, it's easy to do the math and conclude that spirulina produces two hundred times as much usable protein as cattle ranching, acre per acre.
That's a profound comparison, especially when considering the continued rise in the global population and vanishing land resources. If we want to feed our neighbors and ourselves in the coming years, spirulina may be one of the most viable ways to do it.
Most people in developed countries like the United States are also malnourished, although you wouldn't know it from looking solely at the rising rates of obesity. Although we tend to have far too much body fat, we also suffer from alarming nutritional deficiencies. Nearly all Americans are deficient in magnesium, zinc, calcium, the B vitamins, and omega-3 fatty acids. Worse yet, few people in developed countries intake adequate daily levels of phytochemicals (like chlorophyll) that demonstrate remarkable healing abilities such as destroying cancer tumors, rebuilding damaged nerve tissue, enhancing brain function, and so on.
In this way, most westerners like Americans are, themselves, quite malnourished, even as they suffer from being overweight. That weight has come primarily from consuming massive quantities of refined carbohydrates that lack any notable nutritional content. That's how this seeming contradiction exists: we are overfed, but undernourished.
That's why getting chlorella and Spirulina into the diet can have such astonishing health benefits! It's like delivering a windfall of nutrition that the body has been craving for years. Let's take a closer look at how chlorella and Spirulina actually transform your health.
The astounding health benefits of chlorella and Spirulina
What can these two superfoods really do for your health? They offer a stunning array of health benefits. Chlorella and Spirulina have been shown to be effective in treating and even reversing the following conditions:
- Cancers (all types)
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Hypoglycemia
- Arthritis
- Depression
- Severe liver damage and liver disorders
- Intestinal ulcers
- Hemorrhoids
- Asthma
- High blood pressure
- Constipation
- Bleeding gums
- Infections
- Inflammation of joints and tissues
- Body odor / breath odor
- Various degenerative diseases
- Essential fatty acid deficiencies
- Mineral deficiencies (magnesium is a common deficiency)
Both chlorella and Spirulina are particularly useful for:
- People with poor digestion and assimilation (these micro-algae are easy to digest and absorb)
- People with poor vitality and anemia
- Individuals who consumer large quantities of animal protein (the micro-algae protein, in contrast, is easier to digest and offers a far healthier balance of minerals)
- People who eat refined or processed foods
- People who take prescription drugs (Spirulina protects the kidneys and liver)
- People who are overweight or obese
- People who engage in physical exercise and / or strength training
- People with low energy levels (feeling depleted, exhausted, etc.)
About this report
This report consists of sections from the book Superfoods For Optimum Health: Chlorella and Spirulina by Mike Adams. We would like to thank the author and the Consumer Wellness Research Center (CWRC) for their generosity in helping advance the knowledge of the superfoods Spirulina and Chlorella. For more information please go to www.chlorellafactor.com or Consumer Wellness Research Center and Truth Publishing.
About the CWRC
The CWRC was formed by a group of international philanthropists who wished to challenge the global corruption of Western medicine and enhance the lives of people everywhere by offering sound advice on nutrition, health, fitness and other similar topics. In order to be free from the political influence of U.S. drug companies and many food companies -- who generally wish to silence the CWRC -- the CWRC was incorporated outside the United States and is operated outside of U.S. borders. The CWRC offers unbiased, well-researched information on health topics. The CWRC accepts no advertising from any company and relies exclusively on indirect advertising networks like Google to serve content-targeted ads.
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