Spirulina is one of the oldest life forms on Earth known as the “root of life”. In fact, this blue-green microalgae is partly responsible for producing the oxygen in the planet’s atmosphere that billions of years ago allowed the planet’s originating life forms to develop. Spirulina is the world’s first superfood, and one of the most nutrient-rich foods on Earth.

The blue-green algae evolved into creatures able to assimilate the carbon dioxide dissolved in water, which led to the formation of the ozone layer around the Earth, and gradually they began releasing great amounts of oxygen. This led to a decrease in the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth’s surface, forming an Earth environment suited for plants and animals to thrive. Then, the birth of various kinds of life forms was triggered.

Spirulina (Athrospira Maxima) is a microscopic blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria. The important thing about cyanobacteria is that they photosynthesize. That is, just like trees, they capture the sun’s light energy into their bodies and use it to make carbohydrates from CO2. In so doing, they release oxygen. In primordial epochs, when life was just beginning, it was the actions of Spirulina, and other cyanobacteria, that put oxygen in the atmosphere. This allowed life on earth to explode, thrive, and diversify into all its wondrous forms including you and me.