Spirulina Powder by Bio-Alternatives

Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae found in most lakes and ponds. It has been consumed for thousands of years by Mexican (Aztecs, Mayans), African, and Asian peoples. Spirulina is considered a complete protein because well over half of it consists of amino acids -- the building blocks of protein. It is also a rich source of other nutrients including B complex vitamins, beta-carotene, vitamin E, carotenoids, manganese, zinc, copper, iron, selenium, and gamma linolenic acid (an essential fatty acid). In fact, at least one laboratory study has demonstrated that the iron level in spirulina is equivalent to that contained in beef. Because of its apparent ability to stimulate the immune system, spirulina may have antiviral and anticancer effects. Test tube and animal studies suggest that spirulina may also help protect against harmful allergic reactions. More research is needed to fully understand how spirulina truly benefits people.

Interestingly, spirulina has been used in Russia to treat the victims, especially children, of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. In these children, whose bone marrow had been damaged from radiation exposure, spirulina seemed to boost the immune system.

-UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER

Spirulina is a microalgae that thrives in hot, sunny climates and in alkaline waters around the world, and produces twenty times as much protein as soybeans growing on an equal-sized area of land. It contains concentrations of nutrients unlike any other single grain, herb, or plant. Among it's valuable components are gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), linoleic and arachidonic acids, vitamin B₁₂ (needed, especially for vegetarians, for healthy red blood cells), iron, a high level of protein (60 to 70 percent), essential amino acids, the nucleic acids RNA and DNA, chlorophyll, and phycocyanin, a blue pigment that is found only in blue-green algae and that has increased the survival rate of mice with liver cancer in laboratory experiments.

Spirulina is a naturally digestible food that aids in protecting the immune system, in cholesterol reduction, and in mineral absorption. Because it supplies nutrients needed to help cleanse and heal, while also curbing the appetite, it is beneficial for people who are fasting. A person hypoglycemia may benefit from using this food supplement between meals because its high protein content helps stabilize blood sugar levels.

-PRESCRIPTION FOR NUTRITIONAL HEALING, Phyllis A. Balch CNC and James F. Balch MD

Don't let our LOW PRICES fool you, this is a HIGH QUALITY product organically cultivated in controlled environment ponds. This method of production allows us to provide you with an organic product free of pesticides, herbicides, pollutants and impurities. Not all spirulina suppliers can make these claims and certainly not at this price! Other companies charge FAR MORE for similar or inferior products. Why pay more for your Spirulina? When it comes to PRICE & QUALITY Bio-Alternatives is the best value available!



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