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Importance of Spirulina

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What is Spirulina? The Spirulina is ancient bluish-green algae. Spirulina is the source of vitamins, carotenoids, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, pigments, and fatty acids&lipids.

Who heard about Spirulina?

I talked with a few of my friends and colleagues about Spirulina. They did not express interest in this nutritional food source. They are in good shape and do not seek any solution to enrich their daily food intake.

My interest in Spirulina

I read a lot. I have plenty of books waiting for me until I finish what I started. I use the computer and phone a lot. It means that my eyes do not have rest during the day. I began searching for nutritional supplements that would be digestible and delicious in vital nutrients. I know that nutrients can help my body and, at the same time, my eyes.

Importance of Spirulina

I started to dig for some more information. Scientists, doctors, and journalists published reviews and books about this miraculous algae.

Spirulina’s costs versus food costs

The price of food at the store is not the price we would like to think is a  real value.

There are many hidden costs for conventional food.

Medical expenses from unhealthy food

Everybody knows how many spoons of sugar are in a glass of soda drinks. Products on the shelves can stay long thanks to added chemicals. Everything looks good till we see our weight climbing and vital signs change. US Surgeon links two-thirds of death to diet. Here medical bills, health insurance, and home care bills show up.

Government helps farmers

The government subsidizes farms through taxes. This contribution encourages farmers to use soil and water. The farmer pays less for water, and the government pays the difference between the actual water and the farmer’s prices. According to Robert Henrikson, in 1989, Farmer’s Home Administration had loaned over 20 billion dollars.

The danger to the environment and resources

Growing agro-business threatens the environment. The population of human beings grows. It requires more and more food. The soil is used and reused without giving back minerals. Countless herds graze. Soil erosion occurs.

According to Robert Henrikson, the author of Earth Food Spirulina, an inch of topsoil takes 200 to 1000 years to get back in shape.

Who will wait so long? People are hungry, and they want to eat now.

How is good cheap food?

The food grown using pesticides and fertilizers is inexpensive compared with organic food. Stores prefer to have sustainable food. There are preservatives used. I guess that in this food are not so many nutrients left. Our bodies can be weaker. Few cups of coffee do not help to restore energy and vitality.

Advantages of Spirulina

According to Robert Henrikson, there are facts in the book Earth Food Spirulina.

  • Spirulina could be cultivated on unusable land.
  • Protein production from Spirulina requires 20 times less land than soybeans and 40 times less area compared to the property used for corn.
  • For the growth of the Spirulina,  the water can be alkaline or salty. The algae do not compete with the water used to grow conventional food.
  • Energy efficiency is higher compared to corn and soybeans.
  • Algae consume carbon and release oxygen. I think that it is a significant point. Nowadays, when climate change is visible, Spirulina can be a savior.
  • Spirulina does not need plenty of places to grow. Spirulina can grow in a hot climate where other crops do not survive.  In countries where food distribution does not work correctly, Spirulina could help sustain thousands of people in developing countries.
  • Spirulina does not do any harm to the environment. Spirulina enriches the air with oxygen.

Conclusion

Spirulina can play an essential role in helping people get rid of malnutrition. It is a cheap source of vital nutrients.

Spirulina generates oxygen and fixes carbon.

To grow Spirulina commercially does not need a Nobel prize winner to find out how to accomplish these tasks. Commercial farms grow Spirulina as healthy food on the six continents.

Spirulina can improve the well-being of people who live in emerging countries.

An update

This text was written a few years ago when bad people did not take over food supplies and did not burn food processing factories. Bugs weren’t on the menu, and nobody thought this craziness would last three years.

Thankfully, Spirulina is around, and we must remember that nutraceutical food is a hundred times better than insects.

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Spirulina’s Health Benefits

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Spirulina is algae that existed billions of years ago. The Aztecs recognized the Spirulina’s health benefits and ate Spirulina before the Spanish conquistadors. People in Africa have consumed the Spirulina for centuries.

Spirulina flourishes in natural alkaline lakes.  Spirulina grows in ponds for human consumption.

Over 25000 species of algae live on the surface of the Earth. Blue-green algae like spirulina are the most primitive. They only divide; they do not sexually produce.

Spirulina’s health benefits

Spirulina is known as a superfood. Algae contain concentrated nutrients that are vital to the human body.

Spirulina as the source of proteins

Spirulina has a high amount of protein compared with natural food, easily digestible. Additionally, Spirulina does not have rigid walls in its cells. It is essential for people who have digestion problems.

Spirulina is a source of vitamins

Spirulina is a source of vitamins. Vitamin A is ten times more concentrated in Spirulina compared with vitamin A found in carrots.

Vitamin A is essential for vision, maintaining mucous membranes, and reducing serum cholesterol. According to Robert Henrikson, author of Earth Food Spirulina, beta-carotene or vitamin A reduces risks for all types of malignant diseases.

Spirulina"s Health Benefits

Vitamin B-12 and B vitamin complexes are in the structure of Spirulina. B vitamins balance the body’s metabolism,  participate in the nervous system, keep the vision in check, participate in enzyme work, maintain the skin healthy, and help create DNR.

Spirulina is a source of iron

Spirulina contains iron. Iron anemia is typical for children, women, and the elderly. The form of metal in Spirulina is easily absorbed. According to Robert Hendrikson, Spirulina is 60% better absorbed than other iron supplements.

The spectrum of Spirulina’s activity

  • The Spirulina normalizes the gut flora
  • Spirulina prevents free radicals.
  • Spirulina stimulates macrophages which fight against malignant cells
  • Spirulina creates an alkaline environment in the body
  • Spirulina strengthens the body’s immune system
  • Spirulina prompts healing processes after accidents and bone breakage.
  • Spirulina enriches the human body with vital nutrients
  • Spirulina is helpful for people with a physical load to bear and who have lost appetite and weight.

Spirulina’s health benefits in Japan

Spirulina is recognized as a nutritional supplement in the United States. Spirulina can not be claimed as the thing which heals people.

Japanese and Mexicans have different approaches. There researched Spirulina’s benefits and healing effects.

Chronic diseases, especially those with a history of malnutrition, disappear or become less annoying after Spirulina’s consumption.

In the book Spirulina what it is…the Health Benefits It Can Give You, the author Joseph Challem lists chronic diseases where Spirulina played a critical role as the promoter of self-healing.

Some of these diseases have been studied in Japan and recorded in prestigious medical journals.

Spirulina’s health benefits when chronic diseases occur

They are diabetes, anemia, liver disease, ulcers, pancreatitis, visual complaints, leukocyte loss prevention, and allergies.

Japanese use Spirulina to relieve symptoms of heavy metal poisoning. Spirulina helps remove toxins from the body.

Spirulina is an excellent source of nutrients.  Spirulina can be quickly grown and serve as food for starving countries. Spirulina’s health benefits allow the body to flourish. Who knows, maybe someday we can grow Spirulina in our backyards.

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