Fresh Spirulina for Brain Health, Improved Memory and Mental Performance

The natural way to boost brain health, memory and performance and protect your brain against ageing and disease.

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Spirulina is shown in independent research to promote brain performance, improve spatial and motor learning, counter mental fatigue, and keep your memory sharp.

According to the research below, daily spirulina treatment can slow ageing and neurodegeneration, reduce the risk of stroke, help prevent senility, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntingtons Disease, and ALS, and improve healthspan.

Fresh spirulina - never heated, never dried - provides up to 8 times more nutrients and up to 20 times more antioxidants, active enzymes, anti-inflammatories and bioactive molecules than found in dried spirulina powder or tablets.

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Independent Research: Spirulina for Brain Health, Memory and Mental Performance

In this research dried spirulina shows spectacular results in improving mental health and performance.

Remember that fresh spirulina provides up to 20 times more of the active substances than found in the dried spirulina powder or tablets used in these research studies.

Click on any research heading to see a summary + a link to the original research.

Research Review: Spirulina to Prevent and Treat Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis - 2022

This 2022 research review summarizes the latest findings on the brain health benefits of spirulina including its positive effects on glial cell activation, and its ability to prevent and treat Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis.

Spirulina’s peculiar neuroprotection mechanisms - including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in the brain parenchyma – lead the authors to conclude that spirulina be considered a potential natural drug for brain health and treatment.

Spirulina can be considered a natural drug to maintain brain health and for the prevention and treatment of Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, and multiple sclerosis.

See the research: Journal of Nutrients 2022

Research: Spirulina Counters Aging, Loss of Brain Performance, Improves Lifespan in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington, ALS - 2018

Inflammation and oxidative stress are the leading factors responsible for aging and loss of brain performance.

Aging and neurodegeneration cause a decline in human antioxidant and anti-inflammatory defense mechanisms that makes the brain more susceptible to the damaging effects of oxidative stress.

Most neurological disorders - AD, PD, HD, ALS, Inflammatory Injuries, and Senility - result from oxidation and/or inflammation. Spirulina protects the central nervous system reducing inflammation and oxidative stress. Spirulina treatment also improves life span, increases motor control, increases cerebellar glutathione levels, reduces malondialdehyde levels, decreases pro-inflammatory cytokines and improves spatial and motor learning.

See the research: Frontiers of Neuroscience 2018 (PubMed)

Research: Mental Performance: 8% Increase in IQ Test Score in Schoolgirls 7 to 9 Years Old After 2 months Spirulina Treatment

In a research study involving 60 schoolgirls aged 7 to 9 years old, students taking spirulina experienced an 8% increase in IQ test score, a 7% increase in hemoglobin, a 12% increase in serum protein, and a 58% increase in serum retinol after dried spirulina treatment on weekdays for 2 months.

The dramatic increase in serum retinol indicates better eye health and vision development.

See the research: The Journal of Human Ecology

Research: Student Academic Performance Increased by 12% after 60 Days Spirulina Treatment

The government of Senegal researched the impact of daily spirulina supplementation in 549 students average 7 years old in 6 public schools.

After 60 days the academic performance of students on spirulina treatment increased from 5.17 to 5.78 out of 10.

See the research: Journal of Public Health (PubMed - French)

Research: Spirulina Reduces Mental Fatigue and Risk of Stroke, and Improves Brain Development and Motor and Language Skills - 2021

A wide range of spirulina component compounds have been identified that work in different ways to improve brain health.

These include B Vitamins, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Manganese, Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs), other amino acids, GLA, Phytoderivates including Carotenoids Beta-carotene and Zeaxanthin, Phycocyanins (C-Phycocyanin), and Superoxide Dismutase.

Spirulina benefits identified to date through research include:

- Reduction of oxidative stress biomarkers and caspase-3

- Reduction of inflammation

- Improvement of neurological deficit

- Improvement in histopathological signs

- Improvement in memory dysfunctions and amyloid-β deposition

- Improvement in neuroprotection

- Reduction of microglial activation

- Improvement of cognitive dysfunctions

- Improvement of learning and memory and dysfunctions

- Improvement of locomotor activity

- Improvement in neurotrophic signaling in hippocampal injury

- Improvement of histological condition of brain and cerebellum

- Improvement of visual functions and retinal damages

- Protection from astrogliosis

- Maintenance of neuronal progenitor cells proliferation

- Detoxification from manganese-induced neurotoxicity

- Improvement of biochemical, molecular and morphological alterations in the amygdala

- Restoration of hippocampal cellular damage after protein malnutrition

Important beneficial results from direct and indirect clinical application of spirulina on brain health include have been shown through research to include:

- Reducing oxidative stress and inflammation to reduce ageing-related brain deterioration

- Reducing mental fatigue

- Reducing blood pressure in hypertensive individuals

- Improving motor, language and social skills development in infants

See the research: Journal of Marine Drugs 2021 (PubMed)

Research: Spirulina Reduces Mental Fatigue in Men after 4 hours. Results Persist after 8 Weeks - 2016

This randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study researched the impact of spirulina supplementation on mental and physical fatigue in men.

Participants showed improved mental performance 4 hours after the first spirulina treatment as well as 8 weeks later.

They also reported a sense of feeling less physical and mental fatigue 4 hours after the first spirulina treatment as well as 8 weeks later.

See the research: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 2016 (PubMed)

Research: Spirulina Prevents and Treats Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, ADD/ADHD, Eating and Anxiety Disorders, Autism, and Substance Abuse Disorder - 2018

Spirulina provides powerful nutrients including tryptophan that can help to prevent and control mental illness like depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating and anxiety disorders, ADD/ADHD, autism, and substance use disorder.

Tryptophan is a natural amino acid precursor in 5‐HT biosynthesis that increases 5‐HT synthesis in the brain and stimulates 5‐HT release and function.

Tryptophan depletion causes clinically significant depressive symptoms, and low brain serotonin (5‐HT) levels have been implicated in various types of psychopathology, including depression, suicide, aggression, anxiety, and bulimia.

Spirulina as a main source of tryptophan for mental illness improves serotonin levels through tryptophan supplementation.

See the research: Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health 2018

This is a small selection of hundreds of independent research studies on the benefits of spirulina for brain health, memory improvement, and mental performance.

Dosage: Fresh Spirulina for Better Memory and Improved Brain Health & Mental Performance

Analysis of the above research shows that higher doses of spirulina over longer periods provide better results.

As spirulina is a naturally grown functional food, there is no known dosage limit - In the United States 30-day fresh spirulina fasting is popular for detox and health improvement.

Fresh Spirulina vs. Dried Spirulina Powder or Tablets

Fresh spirulina provides up to 8 times more nutrients and 20 times more antioxidants and active substances than found in dried spirulina powder or tablets.

That makes it impractical to directly compare fresh spirulina dosage to that of the dried spirulina. Almost any dose of fresh spirulina will provide more benefits than shown in most of the above research studies that have been conducted with dried spirulina.

Fresh Spirulina Dosage Measure

We have created a fresh spirulina dosage measure based on how many live spirulina microalgae are in a portion.

This measure is called a Spirulina Portion, and it is noted at SP-1 (single portion), SP-2 (Double portion), SP-3 (Triple portion) and so on.

SPRU Shots contain SP-1.5 (One and a half Portions), while our frozen spirulina Stix are available in Sp-1, SP-2, and SP-3 strengths.

Fresh Spirulina Dosage for Brain Health, Memory Improvement & Mental Performance

Most people who consume SPRU for this purpose find that daily SP-1 to SP-2 portions provide excellent results for adults and children.

People living active and/or stressed lives, or going through illness or especially active/stressful times may wish to increase their dosage to SP-3 or higher.

Some people with health concerns find it useful to double or triple their dosage for a week or two when starting, then drop back to a regular dose and monitor their mental energy and performance to find the dose that's best for them.

There's no need to worry about taking too much - people on fresh spirulina fasts consume SP-15 to SP-30 every day for thirty days or longer and experience remarkable health benefits.