Spirulina - What it is And What it is Not

Spirulina - What it is And What it is Not

When the world is going through a health crisis it's important to understand what you can be doing to keep your body as best functioning as possible.

Even more so to understand what different supplements really are.

I will start with the bottom line:

Spirulina is like a natural multivitamin.

So there are so many food supplements out there that I'm sure it could get very confusing for most people to decide what to take or if to take anything at all.

The worst part of all of it is that the food supplement market has become so huge that you have all of these big companies trying to sell you their products.

I must have said it a thousand times but it's one of those things that need to always be repeated.

In a perfect world no one should need to take a pill to enjoy perfect health. We should be able to get everything that our body needs through our diet, but unfortunately so this is not the case.

You could blame it on our eating habits or the modern day food production, however you want to explain it does not change the fact. For the most part in western society we are not getting everything we need for optimal health from our daily diet.

Back to the spirulina

This stuff is a form of blue green algae that is known as superfood.

It is packed with vitamins and minerals that are not found in high concentrations in most regular diets. 

Spirulina is NOT FOR EVERYONE

There are certain people who should not take Spirulina, if you suffer from any chronic illness you should most definitely consult your healthcare provider before taking Spirulina, as well as any food supplement. 

For example you should not take Spirulina if:

• you take medication for blood clotting problems
• you take medication for immune system problems
• you suffer from Phenylketonuria

The fact is that like all food supplements Spirulina has its own triple face that I have just (this very moment while writing this) decided to call

I feel like it's being pawned out as a cure for many things that have no real clinical backing.

Don't get me wrong it is really great stuff, but...

Bottom line: Spirulina is like a natural multi-vitamin and that is why I take it.