Super Foods For Complete Nutrition
Spirulina and Chlorella Have All the Nutrition Our Bodies Need
Feb 28, 2009
Supplements, even if “natural”, are derived synthetically and put into tablet, capsule, or other forms. Because they are isolated and taken out of food, then mixed with substances we don't normally eat, they are unbalanced. They lack the molecular food links and enzymes that nature provides to assimilate the nutrients completely,
So regardless of the amounts of minerals or vitamins displayed on the bottles, not so many are getting assimilated by your cells. Those companies that supply these supplements for the convenience of health seekers have to make enough to cover their expenses to get them to consumers and make a profit. Then consumers need to replace them monthly. Not very cost effective.
Super Food Main Nutrients
More and more health food advocates and medical practitioners are advocating super foods. Two of the oldest forms, in existence on earth for billions of years, are spirulina, and chlorella. They are both single cell micro-algae types of food that are cultivated commercially in secluded fresh water ponds or pools under ideal climate conditions. They are both higher in complete protein than the best beef, without the negative consequences that commercial beef bring.
They contain all the B vitamins, and vitamins A, C and E. They are more abundant in calcium than milk. There is plenty of magnesium, which is considered essential to synthesizing calcium and almost all other nutrients into your cells. The minerals of zinc, iron, and potassium are also available and easily assimilated. Chorella and Spirulina also contain an abundance of trace minerals that have disappeared from our regular diet. The solution for that has lead us to order and buy other additional supplements in a frantic effort to balance our bodies' needs. Bewildering and expensive to say the least.
Other Less Well Known Nutrients
Both Chlorella and Spirulina contain phytochemicals, which are plant based chemicals with healing properties for diseases, even cancer. They also contain massive amounts of essential fatty acids, important for good heart and circulatory health, which are hard to find in other foods. Those essential fatty acid supplements, which are actually assimilable, are usually very costly.
Many health experts are now recognizing what traditional eastern medicine has know and proclaimed for hundreds of years, that the key to great overall health is a good digestive system. Muchopolysaccharides, there's a mouthful, contained in spirulina and chlorella contribute mightily toward stimulating the probiotic, friendly bacteria and intestinal flora vital to a healthy digestion. This improvement in the digestive tract greatly enhances the immune system. Most health experts agree that over half of our immune system is dependent on a healthy digestive system.
Cellular damage, nerve damage, and even DNA damage are all repairable with steady and heavy use of either or both Spirulina and Chlorella. Again, you need not pop pills with all those other supplements if you are able to incorporate these super foods into your diet.
How to Consume These Super Foods
An amount of 5 grams per day, a tablespoon is closer to 8 grams, is recommended for Chlorella, while 10 grams per day covers your Spirulina intake. The powder form can be mixed with food or beverage, even mixing well with lime or lemon and water can work. Find what's best for your taste. If not, go for the pills and tablets, but you'll spend more that way.
Health Benefits
The health benefits are too numerous to list in this article. You can find out much more, including a special comparison of spirulina and chlorella according to individual health needs in this free information resource. To your health!
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