Spirulina the Superior Superfood

With our modern lifestyle, more than ever before, the inclusion of additional green vegetables in our diet is becoming vital. Leafy greens like Spinach, lettuce the Asian greens, celery and parsley etc.

Eating a green salad once a day with our meal is certainly not enough even to receive the smallest amount of vital nutrients. Greens like lettuce for example, contain mainly water, about 96% with very little nutritional value. I believe it is imperative to compliment our daily food with a green supplement like Spirulina, wheat and barley grass, chlorella and alfalfa. All of them have similar and overlapping health properties, and all of them possess healing powers.

The ability of green plants in healing has been recognized throughout history. Many indigenous people live primarily on grasses and green plants in times of disease. In colour therapy green is called the master colour, benefiting all conditions. Spring time and the colour green represents renewal as seen in the new young green shoots that appear after a long cold winter. Chinese medicine value greens for liver health and in Vedic teachings correlates with the heart chakra at the center of the chest.

Unfortunately, our liver is over-burdened with our western diet and lifestyle. Statistics shows that our population at large suffer from circulatory and heart problems these days. For this reason alone it would make sense following the foot steps of ancient beliefs and get a good portion of greens every day.

What makes greens so important not only for our heart and liver but for our health and wellbeing in general?

Firstly, Greens contain over one hundred important nutrients vital to health. Its content of chlorophyll has the highest value to any other vegetable. Chlorophyll is the substance that makes plants appear green.

Green foods can be used in all imbalances, from reducing and sedating excess or strengthening weaknesses and has alkalizing properties, counteracting the highly acidic diet many of us eat every day.

One of my favorites is Spirulina. Spirulina like Chlorella is a micro algae grown in fresh water. A high-quality Spirulina powder has a deep blue/green colour.

It has been proposed that we could provide nutrition and feed the hungry and undernourished population of this world, by supplying them a cheap and nutritional food like Spirulina. Astronauts apparently took Spirulina with them into space to supplement their diet. Let's have a look at Spirulina

• Spirulina and other micro-algae were one of the first life-forms on earth. Three and one half billion years on this planet can be found encoded in their nucleic acid (part of the DNA). Micro-algae and spirulina exist on the edge between plant and animal kingdom.
• More chlorophyll than any other food, except for chlorella and wild blue green algea. Higher sources of pure protein, beta carotene, and nucleic acid (for repairing DNA) than any animal or plant food.
• Nurturing, tonifying, useful in overcoming deficiencies
• Used by those with weakness and poor assimilation, easy to digest and absorb.
• The protein is predigested, especially good for people with digestive problems
• It benefits those with problems resulting from excessive consumption of animal protein
• Good for over weight, diabetes, hypoglycemia, cancer, arthritis or similar degenerative problems.
• 10 to 15 grams/day reduces cravings for animal protein.
• 20 grams of Spirulina might be equivalent to several ounces of meat due to superior assimilation
• ½ gram is often effective in controlling sugar cravings.
• Protects kidneys from prescription medication.
• Slightly salty flavor, cooling.
• The blue colour in Spirulina (phycocyanin) promotes astringent, a drawing together. In the brain it draws together amino acids for neurotransmitter formation, increasing mental capacity.
• One of the richest sources of GLA (Gamma linolenic acid) also contains omega 3
• The cell walls are composed entirely of mucopolysaccharides and contain complete digestible nutrients, instead of indigestible cellulose.
• Good for fast energy needs of the exercising person and athlete.