Spirulina
is the notanical name of a blue-green algae with barely half
a milimeter long. In Latin the word Spirulin ameans "a
little spiral", referring to its spiral structure. Spirulina
is one of the oldest forms of life. This primeval nutrition
has been growing on earth for 3.5 bilion years. Spirulina
with its tiny blue-green algae has astonished many nutrition
experts due to its diversity of essential nutrents. Of great
interest are the extraordinary concentrates of vegetable protein,
carotenes, chlorophyll and phycocyanin, bioactive vitamin
B12, gamma linolenic acid and minerals. The cellulose-free
cell wall of Spirulina is highly digestible and the nutrients
are readily absorbed.
Spirulina contains, in concentrated form, prractically everything
that you need for a healthy body and a clear mind. It is so
complete that you can live on Spirulina and water for weeks,
supplemented by some vegetables and fruit! |