24/01/2020
Spirulina is a source of Vitamin B complex, Vitamin 6, Vitamin 9, and has micro nutrients the body needs, you should take only four grams of spirulina a day, whether tablets or powder, you can add one tea spoon of spirulina in your food, or tea, or make juice out of it,
Rwigema Kayitare, a nutritionist at Spirulina Corporation Limited Masaka, says mothers who breastfeed need to take spirulina in order to stimulate breast milk.
spirulina is rich in Vitamin A (it is important for normal vision); iron (helps in making and maintaining healthy red blood cells, and promoting the transfer of oxygen around the body).
Spirulina should be a daily food for diabetic patients, and those with hypertension, as it boosts the immune system.
Spirulina contains ingredients that boost the brain, it is also a natural antioxidant — the natural molecules that help neutralise harmful radicals in our bodies.
Spirulina improves the digestive system and gastrointestinal tract; but also balances the body’s PH level, lowers blood cholesterol level, reduces food craving and insulin intakes, Kayitare says.
Spirulina absorbs contaminants, so taking it daily may be helpful in detoxifying the body of harmful pollutants such as arsenic. It has 70 per cent proteins, five to eight per cent lipid, five to ten per cent carbohydrates, five to 12 per cent of dietary fibre.
Spirulina is rich in linoleic acids and Vitamin B12 (supports energy, protects the heart, prevents nerve damage, improves mood and outlook, contains abundant natural pigments like green chlorophyll (controls body odour, protects DNA against fried food, promising potential for cancer therapy, relieves systemic redness and swelling, encourages healing) and contains yellow phycocyanin and orange yellow carotenoid helpful for protecting vision and combating cellular damage.
Spirulina contains a healthy profusion of vitamin and minerals but it may be effective as a natural allergy treatment. It is especially recommended for athletes, the elderly, patients, women, children, during slimming diets or nutritional deficiencies.
According to early research, spirulina helps in lowering blood pressure, reduces overall cholesterol levels while protecting HDL cholesterol, boosts energy almost immediately and is a natural detoxifier as it helps cleanse your body of toxins and impurities.
Spirulina is equivalent to 25 grams of carrots,30 grams of fish, 27.5 apples, 1/4 kilograms of green peas, 1/2 bananas, 150grams of tomatoes,1/2 strawberries, 300 grams of chicken, 2 cabbages, 300mls of milk or eggs, 150 grams of rice, 20grams of potato,10 grams of grapes, and one lemon.
Spirulina supplementation lowered intimal aorta surface by 33 per cent to 48 per cent, which suggests that it can prevent atherosclerosis and subsequent stroke. It also promotes the growth of healthy bacterial flora in the intestines, which in turn hinders Candida from thriving.
Spirulina reduces fatigue, provides exceptional support for the heart, liver, and kidneys, helps in oxygenating blood, and it is also a natural appetite suppressant.
