{"id":170,"date":"2020-09-16T22:09:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T22:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/?p=170"},"modified":"2020-09-16T22:09:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T22:09:27","slug":"algae-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/algae-for-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Algae for your health?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you heard of spirulina? Spiru…what? you may say.\u00a0 Spirulina is part of the cyanobacteria family, which is classified as a bacteria.\u00a0 However, because it grows in warm, preferably alkaline, water, spirulina is often referred to as a blue-green algae.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spirulina, like a plant, captures light for photosynthesis, contains chlorophyll, and grows into large colonies; biology recap: photosynthesis is a process by which some plants, algae, and bacteria use the suns energy, with carbon dioxide and water, to create energy for the cells, while oxygen is a by product.\u00a0 Spirulina, due to its photosynthesis and large quantities around the world, is responsible for a large amount of the worlds oxygen.\u00a0 Spirulina has been documented amongst ancient civilizations as a food source for centuries, but it wasn’t until the 1970’s that we saw commercial production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Health benefits of spirulina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like much of what we have discussed in this health blog in the past, this is an ever changing, or evolving, science.\u00a0 As of current there are not many studies done on humans to make solid recommendations beyond that of, spirulina is high in nutrients, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, full of plant based protein, and is low in calories.\u00a0 This makes spirulina a good healthy addition for many people.\u00a0 There are reports suggesting that spirulina has the following properties: <\/p>\n\n\n\n