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The other day I was at my friend Anna’s house and I picked up a brand new bag of her spirulina… and proceeded to dump a quarter of it straight onto the floor.

So I think it is a good time to celebrate this most vibrant of cancer fighting super foods.

I was reading a book recently which talked about the fact that the majority of our planet is made up of water, yet there are very few super foods that we eat from the water. We normally talk about fruits vegetables, seeds, and nuts, but rarely about the super foods created in our seas.

You probably all know about the potential benefits of eating fish, especially, for example, salmon. The salmon gets its beautiful pink color from the algae that it eats (and of course the dyes that are often injected into it). We are in a sense getting the benefits of the algae through the fish. Eating spirulina directly helps us cut out the middle man and go straight to the source.

The other great thing that I love about spirulina is that it offers an easy way to get a range of vitamins and minerals without having to take supplements…which bore me to tears.

It contains a remarkable concentration of nutrients known in any food, plant, grain, or herb. It is a highly digestible protein, and contains the highest concentration of beta carotene, vitamin B-12, iron and trace minerals, and the rare essential fatty acid GLA so missing in people who weren’t breast fed (which always appeals to me because I wasn’t breast fed.)

• Spirulina is a high powered immune system booster.

• Studies continually show that spirulina is extremely high in antioxidants, which makes it one of the best cancer fighting super foods.

• Spirulina is great for the cardiovascular system. Scientists around the world have been confirming spirulina’s cholesterol lowering benefits and its ability to lower blood pressure naturally.

• Spirulina has a positive effect on digestion. Many people notice an almost immediate change in their regularity and elimination. It suppresses unfriendly invaders such as e-coli bacteria and Candida (yeast) overgrowth, while promoting healthy intestinal flora. Healthy flora increase absorption of nutrients from the foods we eat, and protect against infection. Studies with malnourished children in Mexico, India, Rwanda and Zaire have shown spirulina to be beneficial when intestines are unable to absorb nutrients effectively.

• Spirulina helps us detoxify our bodies. Researchers in Japan have found spirulina to significantly reduce kidney toxicity caused by heavy metals including mercury, and pharmaceutical drugs….another reason that it is one of the best cancer fighting super foods.

My friend Ida has broken her back, so I am currently in Munich helping her recover by running around getting things for her and making her delectable healing super foods.

Yesterday I made us a quinoa salad with broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, carrots, chives, pepper and cucumber. I put on a delicious dressing of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, and spirulina. It turned our salad bright green and it tasted incredible.

Today I plan to add this potent super food to a flaxseed, hempseed, banana, peach and blueberry smoothie…my mouth is beginning to water just thinking about it. Read more about my favorite healthy smoothie recipes.
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This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 at 9:00 am and is filed under superfoods.

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