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"SP1RUL1NA AND CHLORELLA Rich in chlorophyll, minerals, vitamins and a great source of protein, chlorella and spirulina regulate cholesterol, promote antiviral action and stimulate the immune system. The ancient Aztecs called spirulina the 'sacred power plant,' and believed it was endowed with the energy of the sun and had remarkable energising and rejuvenating properties. Spirulina is derived from freshwater algae and contains a complex abundance of enzymes, vitamins, minerals, trace elements and amino acids and other biochemicals. It is now grown in aqua farms." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"While there are great differences in quality between the different farms producing spirulina around the world, the actual growing process is much easier than growing Haematococcus microalgae. This is because spirulina grows in a very alkaline environment; growers must add large amounts of baking soda to get the alkalinity in the ponds up to about 10 on the pH scale. This also prevents other organisms from invading the ponds. Haematococcus poses a special challenge because it grows in a pH neutral environment." - Bob Capelli, ASTAXANTHIN: Natural Astaxanthin, King of the Carotenoids (Get the book.)

"The Ten Most Energizing Foods 1. spirulina AND SUPER-GREEN FOODS 2. CITRUS FRUITS: ORANGES, GRAPEFRUITS, PINEAPPLES 3. BROCCOLI AND OTHER CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES 4. ROYAL JELLY 5. BAKED POTATO 6. REISHI AND SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS 7. FRUIT SMOOTHIES 8. SEVEN-GRAIN BREAD 9. VEGGIE BURGERS 10. TEMPEH 1. spirulina and Super-Green Foods Spirulina, a blue-green microscopic algae, is one of nature's most potent proteins. Like chlorella, spirulina is referred to as a "super-green" because of its high chlorophyll content." - Barnet Meltzer, M.D., Food Swings: Make the Life-Changing Connection Between the Foods You Eat and Your Emotional Health and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"The average dosage is four to six 500 mg tablets daily with a maximum dose of 5,000 mg daily. spirulina also comes in a powdered form that can be mixed in water or juice. A specialized extract, Calcium-Spirulan (Ca-SP), isolated from spirulina platensis, is composed of numerous sugars and calcium. According to the manufacturer, the additional calcium component is essential for its enhanced antiviral effect." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.)

"LUNCH Either salad or soup Entree Pate, crackers, or nut mylk Tea SNACK 1 pint green vegetable juice (if you need higher protein, add nuts and seeds, or 1-2 tablespoons of high-protein concentrates such as chlorella or spirulina, or a green superfood powder blend), or Veggie sticks and pate, or Sushi rolls DINNER Either salad or soup. If you like, include any items below, but dinner should be light." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Their human clinical study showed that a hot water extract of spirulina rich in phycocyanin increased interferon production and TsJT^ nvtrrfrwiritv ^cancpr killino ft>llck ?hpn taVpri ni-Qllw fWiral-mcl-ii ?t ol OO/Y^ Cuban scientists have also been looking at the many properties of phy-cocyanin. Animal studies done with rodents showed that phycocyanin has antiinflammatory activity due to prostaglandin E-2 inhibition (Romay et al, 2000) and that it reduces allergic inflammatory response and histamine release from cells (Remirez et al, 2002)." - Kelly J Moorhead, Spirulina: Nature's superfood (Get the book.)

"You can also add superfood green powders, spirulina, chlorella, blue green algae, and/or maca to boost the nutritional content. Mylk will keep 2-3 days if stored in a glass jar or pitcher." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Chlorella gets its name from the high amount of chlorophyll in it, up to ten times that of spirulina, which is itself very high in chlorophyll. Another hallmark of this superfood is chlorella growth factor (CGF), 3 percent of the chlorella cell that is responsible for its ability to quadruple in quantity every twenty hours. CGF stimulates tissue repair, even if it has been ulcerated, as we see in advanced cases of diabetes. CGF has been proven effective against memory loss, depression, and other psychiatric diseases." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Why: A nutrient-dense food with beneficial phytochemicals, researchers found that spirulina produces an immunostimulating effect by enhancing our resistance to infection by stimulating the production of antibodies, cytokines, macrophages, T and B cells. It's also been found to protect the liver, act as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. spirulina has significant amounts of protein, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, chlorophyll, carotenoids including beta-carotene, vitamins, minerals, unique pigments and polysaccharides." - Jan Lovejoy, Get Balanced-the Natural Way to Better Health with Superfoods (Get the book.)

"Dietary supplementation with blueberries, spinach, or spirulina reduces ischemic brain damage. Experimental Neurology. 2005 May;193(l):75-84. Strawberries www.calstrawberry.com; www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/strawberries/ Hannum SM. Potential impact of strawberries on human health: a review of the science. Cn't Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2004;44( 1): 1-17. McDougall GJ, Stewart D. The inhibitory effects of berry polyphenols on digestive enzymes. Biofactors. 2005;23(4):189-195. Naemura A et al. Anti-thrombotic effect of strawberries. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2005 Oct;16(7):501-509." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Spirulina Another possible way to improve the conditions in the intestine is by the consumption of spirulina. While no human studies appear to have been published, intriguing veterinary research has shown that providing horses with spirulina stimulates the growth of Lactobacillus in the cecum. The researchers suggest that this may be due to the mucopolysaccharides in spirulina.55 TOXICITY Probiotics are safe and are not associated with any side-effects other than a transient increase in gastrointestinal gas. Interactions Lactobacillus acidophilus and B." - Michael T. Murray, ND, Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1 (Get the book.)

"Chia Smoothie 1 cup chia seeds 7-8 cups blessed water Optional: 1 cup ice Optional ingredients: Add superfood nutrition with cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, licorice root powder, mesquite, carob, stevia, superfood green powders, spirulina, chlorella, blue green algae, and/or maca. Also, 2-4 cups of any fresh green can be added to make a super chia green smoothie. (Note: If adding greens, use less water.) Place seeds in blender, with any or all of the optional ingredients listed. Fill halfway with water, add ice, and blend to a creamy consistency." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Some people think they can get B12 from sea vegetables, such as blue-green algae or spirulina. But recent studies have shown that the B12 in sea vegetables is often an analog form of B12 that cannot be used by the human body. Since analog B)2 competes for the same receptor sites as the truly usable B,2, it may in fact create a situation in which you have less available B12- But with raw nori, B]2 levels in the blood were shown to be neither increased nor decreased. The liver can maintain a storage depot of up to ten years' supply of Vitamin B12, but more typically 2-5 years." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "Great sources of iodine include the following sea vegetables: dulse, kelp, arame, nori, wakame, hijiki and spirulina algae. 1 get liquid dulse and put some drops in my green juice. I sometimes sprinkle sea vegetables in with my salad. Keep raw olive oil on hand for making salad dressings. Just mix it with raw apple cider vinegar and possibly unheated honey or raw agave nectar if you don't have time for a more elaborate recipe. The vinegar should be refrigerated once opened." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"The sodium-potassium ratio needs balancing (drink raw beet juice, up to four ounces daily); supplement with B6 in conjunction with a high-potency B-complex vitamin; eat spirulina; and add seaweed to your daily diet. The Harvard Guide expresses the current allopathic medical perspective when it states unequivocally: "The only definitive cure for preeclampsia is delivery of the baby."144 However, women with preeclampsia are generally sent to bedrest unless the diastolic blood pressure is greater than 100 with bedrest." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Foods rich in B vitamins—such as nutritional yeast, yogurt, bee pollen, spirulina, wheat germ, whole grains, egg yolk, cabbage, and organic organ meats—might be sufficient to alleviate morning sickness; if not, a B-50 vitamin supplement may be needed during the first trimester. Anise, fennel, peppermint, chamomile, or spearmint teas are all helpful; raspberry leaf tea, sipped before getting out of bed in the morning, may help. Wild yam root, according to herbalist Susun Weed, is "specific and powerful for nausea of pregnancy." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"This study examines the in vivo and in vitro HIV inhibition by algae, and goes on to point out that the people of Chad including the Kanembu tribe who eat spirulina daily have a much lower incidence of HIV/AIDS than Africans in surrounding countries, which cannot be explained by differences in sexual behavior or intravenous drug use. The study hypothesizes that "regular consumption of dietary algae might help prevent HIV infection and suppress viral load among those infected." - Kelly J Moorhead, Spirulina: Nature's superfood (Get the book.) "Groups of undernourished children and adults have responded well to being fed spirulina (Sautier and Tremolieres 1976). Carotenoids The National Research Council and other research organizations recommend that we eat at least 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables each day, espeeating them and decreased susceptibility to some cancers (National Research Council 1989). There is strong evidence that it is the carotenoids and antioxidants in these foods that offer protection against cancer. Unfortunately, most of us do not eat the recommended 5-9 servings." - Kelly J Moorhead, Spirulina: Nature's superfood (Get the book.) "Stahl and Sies, 2005) Scientists in Australia recently found that prostate cancer risk declined with increasing consumption of carotenoids including lycopene, lutein, alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin (the latter three out of the six listed are present in spirulina). They concluded that diets containing carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables may be protective against prostate cancer. (Jian et al, 2005) Many earlier studies have found similar relationships between carotenoid intake and other forms of cancer." - Kelly J Moorhead, Spirulina: Nature's superfood (Get the book.)

"Smoothie 2 frozen bananas Juice from 2-3 oranges 2 T bee pollen or spirulina flakes Blend in Blend-Tec or Vita-Mix or food processor (using the "S" blade) or blender. Serves 2. Carob Mint Soda 1 cup nut or seed milk (see recipe above) 1 T unheated honey or V? T stevia extract (liquid) 2 T raw carob powder 1/2 capful peppermint extract Blend in Blend-Tec or Vita-Mix until it is foamy like a soda. Serves 1. Super Smoothie This is the best breakfast ever! It really gets you going. Who needs a latte? This will get you through the most stressful job ever." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Even gentler is supplementing your juice fast with spirulina or chlorella throughout the day. The one thing you need to be careful of while fasting is the build up of ketones in the body. Make sure you drink large amounts of water to flush the ketones from your body. One final note on fasting. In Chapter 3, we discussed the herbal colon-activator formula that provides both cleansing and healing to the entire gastrointestinal system. It's highly recommended that you use such a formula while fasting to accelerate removal of toxins from the colon." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Foods rich in electrons are raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and sprouted or soaked grains. spirulina and flaxseed (also flaxseed oil) are especially high in the capacity to absorb solar electrons. Bioelectricity Our bodies have a bioelectric potential. Human tissues and cells are electrically charged, working much like an alkaline battery. Brian Clement explains, "Just as an alkaline battery has a positive and a negative pole, a cell has a nucleus and cytoplasm. . . ." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Tryptophan: an essential amino acid that is not synthesized by humans, but is essential as part of our diet and is obtained from dietary proteins such as red meat, eggs, fish, poultry, milk, yogurt, and cottage cheese, as well as chocolate, oats, bananas, spirulina, peanuts, dried dates, mangoes, sesame, chickpeas, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds. It is typically used as an effective sleep aid as well as an antidepressant." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"The standard factors you will find include probiotics (such as bifidus), chelated minerals, algae (such as spirulina and chlorella), and ionic minerals. Probiotics are effective, but as I mentioned in the last chapter, they are subject to a high die-off rate, which means practically no ptobiotic activity is left by the time you take your enzyme supplement. As for chelated minerals, they too are effective, but I have a fundamental problem with chelated minerals." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "Surprisingly, though, some of the best sources are actually vegetarian. spirulina and chlorella are both not only higher in actual percentage of protein (60-80% vs 20?5% for animal sources) but also in terms of bioavailablity. • Fats ate the ultimate energy storage system. Your body stores fat for long-term energy use. Think of bears who live off their fat for months at a time while they hibernate. On the other hand, if you're eating every day, your body doesn't really need to store fat for future use. Nevertheless, certain fats are essential for life and health." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "A third alternative is a superfood combination that contains things like rice bran, spirulina, chlorella, flower pollen, nutritional yeast, wheat grass, barley grass, powdered beets, etc. to provide a full complement of vitamins and minerals. • Watch out for fillers. Superfoods are expensive, and many manufacturers cheat their formulas down by adding large amounts of things such as low-grade rice bran and lecithin.' Also, it's important to make sure that your superfood provides good sources for the B vitamins and for vitamin D." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Spirulina—The blue-green microalgae spirulina sold in natural food stores in America, have been found to be a rich natural source of proteins, carotenoids, and other micronutrients. Experimental studies in animal models have demonstrated an inhibitory effect of spirulina algae on oral cancers. A study reported in Nutrition and Cancer (1995) that was conducted among tobacco chewers in India reported a complete regression of precancerous mouth lesions in 45 percent of subjects who were given extracts of spirulina for twelve months." - Earl Mindell, Earl Mindell's Secret Remedies (Get the book.)

"Therefore, make sure that your diet includes good sources of raw protein such as low-heat processed hemp, spirulina, chlorella, algae, and amino acid supplements made from vegetable sources. Essential fatty acids are contained in raw nuts and seeds, fish, fish oils, and cold pressed oils from flax and hemp seeds. These are the building blocks for the liver to make hormones and hormone precursors for the brain and glands of the endocrine system." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"However, I'm so convinced of the power of algae and seaweed that I now supplement my diet with capsules and tablets of Klamath Lake blue green algae, spirulina, chlorella, and red and brown marine algae, and other green supplements. But for those who do like their flavor, go for it! Whether you call them seaweed or sea vegetables, these greens (actually, they come in an array of greens as well as red, black, and brown) are wonderfully easy to prepare. Nori, the shiny black sheets used to wrap sushi, can also be used to wrap tuna or chicken salad, sliced avocado, or other "sandwich" fillings." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

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