Health Benefits

FIGHTING CANCER WITH LIVING NUTRITION

Raw Living Spirulina is richly supplied with the blue pigment phycocyanin, a biliprotein that has been shown to inhibit cancer-colony formation.

Among the biggest raw living Spirulina benefits are the high levels of chlorophyll in Spirulina. This may explain its ability to stop cancer colonies from forming. Foods and herbs that contain high levels of chlorophyll show pharmacological evidence of cancer prevention. If cancer cells are stopped before they can form colonies, your body’s naturally occurring cancer cells won’t be able to run amok and develop into symptomatic cancer. Spirulina has been shown to treat a type of oral cancer called OSMF (oral submucous fibrosis).

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CHOLESTEROL BUSTER

Spirulina, as it turns out, is a cholesterol buster. Researchers in Clinical Nutritionsearched PubMed and Scopus, online databases of peer-reviewed studies, to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated the effect of spirulina supplements on cholesterol and triglycerides.
The seven RCTs in total showed quite an effect “in reducing plasma concentrations of total cholesterol and triglycerides while elevating those of HDL-C [good cholesterol]. This meta-analysis showed a significant effect of supplementation with spirulina in reducing plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, LDL-C, triglycerides, and elevating those of HDL-C.”

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NATURAL WEIGHT REDUCING AGENT

Looking for raw living Spirulina benefits when it comes to weight management? Two recent studies demonstrated that three months of regular consumption of Spirulina maxima not only improved BMI and weight but also results in improvements in blood pressure and endothelial function. The patients in the Spirulina group showed significant reductions in BMI.

Spirulina platensis works as a functional food for obese and diabetic individuals, a widely used natural weight-reducing agent. The treatment also enriched the abundance of beneficial gut bacteria.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30551559/?dopt=Abstract&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26813468/

MANAGING BLOOD SUGAR

Researchers have found evidence that spirulina can help type 2 diabetes patients manage their blood sugar levels, among other benefits. What the researchers found is that those with type 2 diabetes who took spirulina for two months had improved blood sugar and lipid profiles. The researchers concluded that “these findings suggest the beneficial effect of spirulina supplementation in controlling blood glucose levels and in improving the lipid profile of subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.” In some cases, it has outperformed popular diabetes drugs, including Metformin.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2788188/

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INCREASING MUSCLE STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE

Studies have found that Spirulina is effective in increasing isometric muscle strength and endurance. Spirulina provides a high concentration of protein in the form of essential amino acids for muscle, health, and cellular growth. It’s more than forty nutrients ensure complete nutritional health, and its natural nitric oxide provides immediate and enduring physical and mental energy. Iron is an essential part of our red blood cells, which transport oxygen around the body and helps produce energy in our muscles. Active people deplete iron stores quickly. Raw Living Spirulina dramatically helps restore healthy iron levels in the body.

TREATING ALLERGIES

With one out of every five Americans suffering from Allergic rhinitis, spirulina could be an important alternative for treatment. Allergic rhinitis is a reaction that happens when your immune system overreacts to substances that you have inhaled, such as pollen. The two types of allergic rhinitis are seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and perennial allergic rhinitis, which occurs year-round. Hay fever is caused by outdoor allergens. Perennial allergic rhinitis is caused by indoor allergens such as dust mites, pet dander, and mold. Preliminary test tube and animal studies suggest that spirulina may help protect against harmful allergic reactions. Spirulina stops the release of histamine, which contributes to symptoms of allergic rhinitis making it an important alternative for treatment.

TREATING ANEMIA

Anemia happens when blood does not have enough red blood cells to properly carry oxygen to your organs and tissues. Because your body does not get enough oxygen, you feel tired. Feeling tired is one of the primary symptoms of anemia.

Our blood contains three types of cells: white blood cells, which fight off infection; platelets, which help the blood to clot; and red blood cells, which carry oxygen from your lungs throughout your body. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, an iron-based protein that helps blood cells carry oxygen. With anemia, our body either does not make enough red blood cells or loses them faster than they can be replaced. Spirulina daily supplementation, regardless of other dietary intakes, may prove beneficial for major variables associated with anemia.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012879/

PROTECTING YOUR LIVER

The accumulation of fats in your liver is closely associated with metabolic syndrome and strongly raises your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in North America.

Animal studies suggest spirulina can protect your liver, probably as a result of its high antioxidant properties and its ability to synthesize or release nitric oxide. Studies show that Spirulina prevents the buildup of triglycerides in your liver, inhibits lipid peroxidation, reduces liver inflammation, and protects your liver from damage by heavy metals, like lead and mercury.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5490612/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2861069/

LOWERING RISK OF STROKE

The third leading cause of death in the U.S. is stroke. Diets high in antioxidants have been shown to lower your risk for stroke. Studies have shown that Spirulina reduces platelet aggregation, which plays an important role in vascular diseases by reducing the risk of thromboembolism.
In another study, three antioxidant-rich diets (blueberries, spinach, and spirulina) were compared for their neuroprotective effects. Spirulina was found to have the highest neuroprotective effect, possibly due to its ability to squelch free radicals and reduce inflammation. And in an Oregon State University study of rats that had induced strokes, the group fed spirulina showed brain lesions that were 75 percent smaller than those in control groups.

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PREVENTING BLINDNESS

As the population ages, the prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) is on the rise. ARMD is the deterioration of your macula (the region in your eye that controls acute vision), which typically occurs later in life. ARMD is the leading cause of blindness today.

Zeaxanthin is a predominant xanthophyll in human eyes and may reduce the risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Spirulina is an algal food that contains a high concentration of zeaxanthin.

Your eyes’ macular membranes contain several carotenoid pigments called xanthophylls – lutein, zeaxanthin, and possibly astaxanthin if you’re getting it as part of your diet. These special pigments help protect your eyes from damage by slowing down ultraviolet-induced oxidation of lipid membranes, thereby helping prevent degeneration of your macula. Additionally, xanthophylls may be effective in preventing cataracts. Spirulina provides 3,750 to 6,000 mcg zeaxanthin per serving size (3 grams).

References: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22313576/

SLOWS AGING

By Activating Adult Stem Cells And Reducing Oxidative Damage

Adult stem cells, needed for tissue repair, are usually quiescent (non-dividing). But they can be activated by the body’s need for more cells to maintain tissues, disease, or tissue injury. As their stores decline, however, the body’s repair and regeneration processes come to a standstill.

Neuro-Inflammation

In PLoS One, scientists say that adult stem cells are present in many tissues including skin, muscle, adipose, bone marrow, and brain. But their ability to stay viable and proliferate is hampered by inflammation. The condition of high inflammation in the body leads specifically to neuro-inflammation “shown to be a potent negative regulator of stem cell and progenitor cell proliferation in the… brain.”

In this study, to determine if spirulina could protect the proliferative potential of neural stem cells from acute systemic inflammatory insult caused by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a controlled diet or one supplemented with spirulina was provided for 30 days. All groups were exposed to LPS. Whereas the group without the spirulina experienced fewer stem/ progenitor cells “the diet supplemented with spirulina was able to negate the LPS-induced decrease in stem/ progenitor cell proliferation.”

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20463965/

WIDE SPECTRUM ANTI-TOXIC

Spirulina (Arthrospira) exerts a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities which are mainly attributed to its antioxidant effect. However, Spirulina has also been reported (both in preclinical and in clinical scenarios) to exhibit other bioactive effects, including an antitoxic potential.

Cadmium, mercury, lead, iron, and arsenic (metalloid) are the metals frequently involved in health problems Toxic effects of metals. Among their most common toxic effects are carcinogenesis, teratogenesis, inhibition of immune function, injury to organs including liver and kidney; nervous and respiratory systems, endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, vascular disease, and damage to the intestinal mucosa.

We performed a systematic review of the literature, conducted in TOXNET, PubMed/MEDLINE, and Science Direct-Scopus; all available years were included. Searching criteria included the effects of Spirulina on experimental poisonings from arsenic, cadmium, carbon tetrachloride, deltamethrin, fluoride, hexachlorocyclohexane, iron, lead, lindane, and mercury.

In all cases, it was established that the blue-green alga, and its isolated compounds, effectively counteracted these pollutants toxic effects on the exposed organisms. Spirulina showed a protective effect against arsenic, hexachlorohexane, and carbon tetrachloride, regardless of its dose, route of administration, and animal model.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26439611/

https://www.tandfonline.com/

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ARTHRITIS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

The present study concluded that Spirulina is able to restrain the changes produced through adjuvant-induced arthritis. The suppressing effect of Spirulina could be attributed, at least in part, to anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-angiogenic properties. Beta-glucuronidase was measured in the synovial fluid. Each knee joint was totally removed for histopathological studies. Spirulina significantly reduced the levels of beta-glucuronidase that had been increased by zymosan. Histopathological and ultrastructural studies showed inhibition of the inflammatory reaction, whereas no destruction of cartilage, well-preserved chondrocytes, and normal rough endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria were seen.

Spirulina triggered a significant protective effect by reducing TBARS content and increasing the level of GSH in a dose-depended manner.

Spirulina reduced all previous markers compared to the AIA group.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4390336/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1781650/

DERMATOLOGY AND BEYOND SKIN BEAUTY

The search for natural products with benefits for health in general and of potential for treating human disease has gained wider interest world-wide. Here, we analyze current data on the microalga Spirulina Arthrospira platensis (AP), which has been used in nutrition since ancient times in Fare East and African communities, for medical purposes with a focus on dermatology. Extracts of AP have been investigated in vitro and in vivo. The alga is rich in proteins, lipopolysaccharide, and gamma-linolenic acid. AP extracts, phycocyanin compounds, and polysaccharide calcium spirulina (Ca-SP) have been evaluated in various models. It could be demonstrated, that AP has significant antioxidant activity, prevents viruses from entry into target cells, and inhibits the colonization of wounds by multi-resistant bacteria. Furthermore, anti-cancer activity was documented in models of oral cancer, melanoma, and UV-induced non-melanoma skin cancer.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5816296/

IMPROVES SEXUAL PERFORMANCE

Blood flow is the key to sexual performance. Studies have determined that Spirulina increases exercise performance, possibly through an increase in β-oxidation pathway rate and increases in reduced glutathione levels. Furthermore, it is already known that exercise increases LPL activity, and in our study, we propose that changes seen in lipemia could be associated with an increase in LPL activity, previously increased by the effect of exercise. On the other hand, we have seen that S. maxima is a good food source with a high nutritional value and has hypolipidemic and anti-inflammatory activities, factors that have a positive impact on exercise and sexual performance.

SUPPORTS HEART HEALTH

There are several reports suggesting that Spirulina (Arthrospira) may have a beneficial effect in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Results on the effects of Spirulina intake on plasma lipids and blood pressure in humans. The results of the former studies strongly suggest that Spirulina induces a tone-related increase in the synthesis/release of nitric oxide by the endothelium as well as an increase in the synthesis/release of a vasodilating cyclooxygenase-dependent metabolite of arachidonic acid and/or a decrease in the synthesis/release of a vasoconstricting eicosanoid by the endothelium. In humans, Spirulina maxima intake decreases blood pressure and plasma lipid concentrations, especially triacylglycerols and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and indirectly modifies the total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol values.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19298191/

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IMPROVES MEMORY & LEARNING IMPAIRMENTS

Spirulina maxima reduced hippocampal Aβ1-42 levels and inhibited amyloid – aggregates of proteins that become folded into a shape that allows many copies of that protein to stick together, forming fibrils. In the human body, amyloids have been linked to the development of various diseases that are crucially involved in Alzheimer’s disease as the main component of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer patients.

Spirulina Maxima increased the levels of glutathione and its associated factors that were reduced by the amyloid. Spirulina Maxima also promoted activation of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor/phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/serine/threonine-protein kinase signaling pathway and inhibited glycogen synthase kinase-3β phosphorylation.

These findings suggested that Spirulina Maxima ameliorated Aβ1-42-induced cognitive impairments by inhibiting the increased phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase-3β.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29137190/

CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS

Scaling and Root Planning plus locally delivered Spirulina gel proved the efficacy of the product as a local drug delivery system in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. Among those done on antioxidative agents, this was the first study of its kind which used green algae as local drug delivery for non-surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis.

It was found that at baseline, the mean PPD was 3.36 mm and CAL level was 4.52 mm, which reduced to 1.79 mm and 3.39 mm respectively [Table/Fig-3]. This was statistically significant (p ≤0.05).

Spirulina exerts strong anti-inflammatory effects which are closely connected with its antioxidative activity, low toxicity, and lack of adverse effects. This study showed a significant impact on the treatment procedures of periodontitis. These observations may give new direction in the field of periodontal regeneration, to achieve the goal of regeneration without any invasive procedures, thereby causing less discomfort to the patients.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843431/

OBESITY

Spirulina maxima supplementation synergistically improves the effects of systematic exercise on body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness parameters in overweight, but mostly in individuals with obesity.

Excess weight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases, and weight-loss interventions often include systematic exercise and nutritional supplements. The purpose of this study was to determine the independent/synergistic effects of Arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima supplementation and a systematic physical exercise program on the body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness of overweight and obese subjects.

Spirulina maxima intake, together with a systematic physical exercise program, as an individual and synergistic beneficial effect on body composition (decrease of BW and %BF) and cardiorespiratory parameters (an increase of TF, VO2max, OBLA, and a reduction of RHR) in overweight, but mostly in obese, male adults.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6213464/