Fresh Spirulina for Detox and Cleansing
Spirulina is shown by research to counter poisoning by heavy metals, pollutants, cleaners, cosmetics, pesticides, chemotherapy and prescription medications.
Spirulina is shown by research (explore research studies below) to counter poisoning by heavy metals, pollutants, cleaners, cosmetics, pesticides, chemotherapy and prescription medications.
Toxic Heavy Metals - the Greatest Danger to Health
We are exposed to ever-increasing quantities of toxic heavy metals including mercury, cadmium, arsenic, chromium, nickel, copper, and lead in the air we breathe, the food we eat, our drinking water, toys and products we handle, and many other sources.
The human body is not designed to cope with these toxins and has no way to eliminate them - they accumulate and disrupt our body and health through direct poisoning and interference with organs, causing oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, disruption of healthy body processes and driving chronic unhealth and serious diseases including cancer.
Hundreds of research studies confirm that spirulina compounds are uniquely able to absorb toxins - even heavy metals - and convert them for our body to eliminate.
Fresh spirulina - never heated, never dried - provides up to 8 times more nutrients and up to 20 times more antioxidants, anti-inflammatory compounds, active enzymes and bioactive molecules than found in dried spirulina powder or tablets.
Research Confirms Spirulina Detox and Cleansing Abilities
Toxin and heavy metal exposure can start before birth — toxins are absorbed and rapidly accumulate in our body as we have no way to eliminate them.
Increasing concentrations of toxins and heavy metals in our bodies wreak havoc on our health.
Protect yourself and your family from toxin accumulation with a daily dose of fresh spirulina.
TOXINS & TOCIS HEAVY METALS IN FOOD, WATER & COSMETICS
In addition to toxic substances in pesticides and fertilizers, leafy and root vegetables, cereals, legumes, beans and fruit are now found to contain increasing levels of toxic heavy metals.
A 2023 global study found dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals in red meat - especially in fatty meat, sausages, and deli meats in Africa and Asia. Other studies show toxic heavy metals in drinking water, coffee, chocolate, rice, oats, wheat and rye flour. Cosmetics are another dangerous source of heavy metals. See the research below.
FOREVER TOXINS
Toxic heavy metals are forever - increasing levels are released into ecosystem air, water, soil and foods. They accumulate in our body and never disappear.
FIVE WAYS THAT HEAVY METALS DESTROY YOUR HEALTH
Five ways that toxic heavy metals poison our body. >>CLICK HERE<<
(1) They are systemic toxicants - they cause adverse health effects throughout our body and remain for a long time
(2) They replace essential metals from binding into our proteins and enzymes, reducing our ability to absorb healthy metals and disturbing our enzymatic pathways
(3) Cadmium, mercury, lead, and arsenic are extremely and chronically toxic even in tiny amounts
(4) Human exposure has risen dramatically as a result of ecosystem pollution and their use in domestic, agricultural, industrial, technological applications – even in cosmetics
(5) Toxic metals interact with nuclear proteins and DNA, causing site-specific damage and the production of reactive oxygen species that drive chronic inflammation and most major diseases including cancer
If you really want to understand how toxic heavy metals enter our body and damage our health we recommend this recent research overview.
SYMPTOMS OF HEAVY METAL POISONING
It's impossible to live without toxic heavy metal exposure in today's world.
Lists of heavy metals symptoms are long and symptoms overlap, making diagnosis difficult: (CLICK HEADING FOR SYMPTOMS)
MERCURY POISONING SYMPTOMS
Fatigue, depression, sluggishness (lethargy), irritability, headaches, mental confusion, excitability and quick-tempered behavior, lack of concentration, loss of memory, lack of coordination, muscle weakness, hearing and speech difficulties, nerve damage to hands and face, vision changes, trouble walking, stomach and intestinal disturbances, inflammation of the gums (gingivitis), severe local irritation of the mouth and pharynx accompanied by vomiting, abdominal cramps with bloody diarrhea, dehydration, painful swelling and pink coloration of the fingers and toes (acrodynia), persistent redness or inflammation of the skin (erythema), extreme sensitivity (hyperesthesia) of the affected areas; tingling and sensory disturbances.
Additional symptoms include non-inflammatory degenerative disease of the nerves (polyneuropathy), impaired ability to coordinate voluntary movements (cerebellar ataxia), tremors of the legs and arms and in some cases of the tongue and lips, seizures, and slurred speech (dysarthria).
Impaired ability to coordinate voluntary movements (ataxia) of the arms may also be present, abnormal involuntary movements of the body such as uncontrolled jerky movements combined with slow, writhing movements (choreoathetosis) are common.
Inhalation of mercury vapors may cause coughing, breathlessness (dyspnea), tightness or burning pain in the chest, and/or respiratory distress, abnormal buildup of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), pneumonia, and abnormal formation of fibrous tissue (fibrosis).
In some cases a personality disorder known as erethism or mad hatter syndrome may occur, with memory loss, excessive shyness, abnormal excitability, and/or insomnia. Some people experience sensory impairments such as visual problems (e.g. constriction of visual fields, tunnel vision, and blindness) as well as hearing loss.
In some cases a personality disorder known as erethism or mad hatter syndrome may occur, with memory loss, excessive shyness, abnormal excitability, and/or insomnia. Some people experience sensory impairments such as visual problems (e.g. constriction of visual fields, tunnel vision, and blindness) as well as hearing loss.
LEAD POISONING SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN
Children may be less playful, clumsier, irritable, and sluggish (lethargic).
They may experience headaches, vomiting, abdominal pain, lack of appetite (anorexia), constipation, slurred speech (dysarthria), unusually pale skin (pallor) resulting from a low level of iron in the red blood cells (anemia), an impaired ability to coordinate voluntary movements (ataxia), brain damage (encephalopathy), seizures, convulsions, swelling of the optic nerve (papilledema), learning or behavioral problems such as mental retardation and selective deficits in language, cognitive function, balance, behavior, and school performance.
LEAD POISONING SYMPTOMS IN ADULTS
Constipation, aggressive behavior, irritability, hostility, depression, and/or anxiety, sleep problems, fever, headaches, fatigue, memory loss, sluggishness (lethargy), vomiting, loss of appetite (anorexia), abdominal pain, constipation, joint pain, loss of recently acquired skills, incoordination, listlessness, high blood pressure and damage to the reproductive organs, altered consciousness, hallucinations, and/or seizures.
ARSENIC POISONING SYMPTOMS
Headaches, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, red or swollen skin, spots on your skin (like warts or lesions), transverse white bands on the fingernails (mees’ lines), unusual heart rhythm, muscle cramps, confusion, seizures, and life-threatening complications, low blood pressure, a garlic-like odor on the breath.
CADMIUM POISONING SYMPTOMS
Fever, breathing problems, muscle pain, fatigue, headaches, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, loss of lung function (emphysema), buildup of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), breathlessness (dyspnea), increased salivation, yellowing of the teeth, rapid heart beat (tachycardia), an impaired sense of smell (anosmia) and softening of certain bones (osteomalacia).
CHROME POISONING SYMPTOMS
Diarrhea and vomiting, often with blood, severe water-electrolyte disorders, increased acidity of blood and body tissues (acidosis), and inadequate blood flow to tissues resulting in shock.
COBALT POISONING SYMPTOMS
Nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite (anorexia), ear ringing (tinnitus), nerve damage, respiratory diseases, an unusually large thyroid gland (goiter), and heart and/or kidney damage.
MANGANESE POISONING SYMPTOMS
Weakness, fatigue, confusion, hallucinations, odd or awkward manner of walking (gait), muscle spasms (dystonia), rigidity of the trunk, stiffness, awkwardness of the limbs, tremors of the hands, pneumonia, damage to the central nervous system, and psychiatric abnormalities.
PHOSPHORUS POISONING SYMPTOMS
Weakness, headaches, vomiting, sweating, abdominal cramps, salivation, wheezing secondary to bronchial spasm, drooping of the upper eyelids (ptosis), contraction of the pupil (miosis), and/or muscular weakness and twitching.
SELENIUM POISONING SYMPTOMS
Irritation of the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract and eyes, inflammation of the liver, loss of hair (alopecia), loss of skin color (depigmentation), and peripheral nerve damage.
WHY TOXIN LEVELS ARE SO HIGH IN SOUTH AFRICA
A long history of mining and industrial activity together with poor effluent disposal and management has released waste materials containing high levels of heavy metals and other toxins into the environment.
These have steadily accumulated in the air, water, soil, plants, livestock and the South African people through direct contact and the food chain.
This is an ever-increasing problem - these are forever toxins that accumulate and never go away.
Very high levels of toxic metals are found in most parts of South Africa - in soils, plants, animals and water bodies. Toxic metals - zinc, lead, aluminum, cadmium, nickel, iron, manganese and arsenic in mining effluents from tailings have contaminated surface and underground water, soil and food.
Continuing poorly regulated mining, coal and diesel power plants, industrial activity, sewage processing and motor vehicle emissions continue to increase levels of toxic heavy metal exposure from air, water, food, ocean, and the soil and earth our children play in. (Learn more)
Is Toxic Heavy Metal Poisoning a Threat to Me and My Family?
Yes. Heavy Metals are accumulating in your body continuously.
It is no longer possible to live without significant exposure to toxic heavy metals:
Research Review: Dangerous Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals Found in Red Meat - Especially in Africa and Asia - 2023
An international review of recent research studies found that toxic heavy metal concentrations in red meat - especially in fatty meat, sausages, and deli meats - exceeded safety standards for cadmium and lead globally.
The risk assessment results showed that red meat consumption carries health risks due to excessive heavy metals content - particularly for heavy consumers.Read the research: The Science of the Total Environment (PubMed) 2023
Trusted Source: Eskom Soot Pollution Hits 31-Year High - Spews Tons of Mercury, Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, Nickel, and Selenium Every Day - 2023
Eskom last week said in the six months through September 2023 particulate matter emissions rose to 0.92 Kg Mwh - the highest since 1992.
That compares with 0.022 Kg for Chinese power plants.
The worst performing power plants were Kendal, (2.39 Kg of particulate matter per megawatt hour) and Matla at 2.49 Kg - more than 11 times the Chinese levels.
Coal soot is rich in toxic heavy metals including mercury, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, nickel, and selenium.
These killer substances are delivered in microparticles small enough to be inhaled directly into our lungs and enter into our bloodstream.
Read more: Bloomberg Dec 2023
Also: Heavy Metals in Coal
Research Review: Dangerous Cadmium, Lead, and Arsenic Level Found in Vegetables, Roots and Tubers, and Cereals Around the World - 2022
An international review of 152 research studies found that heavy metal concentrations in unprocessed or minimally processed agricultural foods exceeded safety standards for cadmium, lead, and arsenic globally in all food groups, mainly in vegetables, followed by the roots and tubers, and cereals.
Our study highlights the presence of heavy metals in the most natural forms of food around the world, in concentrations that exceed the maximum levels, which affects food safety and could represent a human health risk.
Read the research: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (PubMed) 2022
Trusted Source: 95 Percent of Baby Foods Contain Toxic Chemicals that Lower Babies' IQ and Damage Nervous System
The study, commissioned by Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF), shows that of the 168 baby foods from major manufacturers in the U.S., 95 percent contained lead, 73 percent contained arsenic, 75 percent contained cadmium, and 32 percent contained mercury.
Link to Research: What’s in my baby’s food?
Research Review: Toxic Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, Nickel, Copper, Iron, Chromium, Cobalt, Aluminium Common in Cosmetics
Cosmetics are repeatedly applied directly to the human skin, mucous membranes, hair and nails – all surfaces that allow the ingress of heavy metals directly into the body.
The intentional or the accidental presence of toxic heavy metals is not unusual.
Lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic and nickel, copper, iron, chromium, cobalt and aluminium are commonly detected in various types of cosmetics.
Metals occurring in cosmetics act directly in the skin or are absorbed through the skin into the blood where they accumulate in the body and exert toxic effects in various organs.
Data clearly shows that toxic metals are often present in all types of cosmetics in amounts creating a danger to human health.
Link to Research: Journal of Applied Toxicology (PubMed)
Trusted Source: Toxicologists Warn of Cancer Risk From Arsenic and Other Heavy Metals in Foods - 2023
Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the presence of arsenic and other heavy metals in our food.
Research has consistently linked exposure to these metals with increased cancer risk and other serious health conditions, with young children being particularly vulnerable.
Heavy metals occur naturally in our environment but can also build up in soil, water and the air as a result of industrial processes and pollution. These metals then become absorbed by plants, including food crops.
Read more: Newsweek Dec 2023
Consumer Reports: Toxic Heavy Metals Lead and Cadmium Found in All 48 Chocolate Products Tested - 2023
Consumer Reports’ scientific food testing made headlines: Most of the samples of 28 dark chocolate bars it tested contained concerning levels of cadmium or lead—both toxic heavy metals.
Now CR has expanded its tests to 48 additional products in seven categories: dark chocolate bars, milk chocolate bars, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, hot chocolate mixes, and brownie and cake mixes.
As expected, dark chocolates tended to have higher levels of heavy metals than milk chocolate.
Every product tested had detectable amounts of lead and cadmium.
Consumer Reports: Toxic Heavy Metals Found in Chocolates
Textbook Chapter: Heavy Metals and Their Effects on Human Health
LEAD causes intestinal cancer, lung cancer, and central nervous system damage.
Medical textbook: Heavy Metal Sources and Their Effects on Human Health 2020
CADMIUM affects the gastric system and leads to gastric cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer. It also damages the excretory system and leads to renal cancer.
MERCURY affects the rectal system and leads to colorectal cancer. It shows significant effects on the central nervous system, leading to brain cancer and lung cancer.
ARSENIC has a toxic carcinogenic effect on prostate glands and causes prostate cancer and leukemia. It causes lesions in hepatic regions, leading to cancer of the liver.
Medical textbook: Heavy Metal Sources and Their Effects on Human Health 2020
Research: Toxic Metals Cadmium, Lead and Mercury Found in Rice, Oats, Wheat and Rye Flours
Cereals and cereal-based foods are basic foods known for their high nutritional value; but they can also contain hazardous contaminants such as toxic metals.
See the research: Biological Trace Element Research (PubMed) 2023
Research: High Mercury Levels in Canned Tuna, Also Lead and Cadmium
Among tested metals, mercury had the highest concentrations, followed by lead and cadmium both in fresh and canned tuna. 8.9% of the tuna cans and 20% of fresh tuna samples exceeded WHO safety standards for mercury.
Read the research: Food and Chemical Toxicology (PubMed)
Research: Heavy Metals Found in Popular Brands of Dark Chocolate - 2023
Researchers found that for 23 of the 28 chocolate bars they tested, eating just 28g per day would put an adult over the maximum dose for at least one of the heavy metals.
They used California’s maximum allowable dose levels for lead (0.5 mcg) and cadmium (4.1 mcg) to gauge the risk posed by dark chocolate.
Read more: Harvard Medical School 2023
Research: Heavy Metals Found in South African Rooibos Tea - 2021
80 rooibos tea samples were tested for heavy metals including chromium, iron, arsenic, cadmium and lead.
High levels of chrome, and lesser levels of iron, arsenic, cadmium and lead were found.
While levels for one cup were under health guidelines, drinking rooibos frequently or in large quantities may be best avoided to avoid toxic heavy metal buildup in the body.
Read more: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International (PubMed) 2021
Research Review: Heavy Metals Found in Cows Milk Around the World - 2021
This systematic review of 60 international research studies presents the toxicity of heavy metals including lead, mercury, cadmium, iron, nickel, aluminum, and copper in cows milk and on the related human health risk.
Iron values were above the WHO maximum limit, with potentially harmful levels of lead, copper, nickel, cadmium and mercury were reported in some areas.
Frequent consumption or drinking large quantities of milk and derived products could lead to a dangerous accumulation of heavy metals in the body.
Read more: The Science of the Total Environment (PubMed) 2021
Research: Toxic Levels of Heavy Metals Found in Mothers Milk in Kenya - 2017
This study determined the levels of arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead in mothers milk and in the hair and urine of each mother and breastfed baby at 3 months postpartum.
The amounts of most of the toxic metals in breast milk were higher than the WHO set limits, and for 46.4%, 33.3% and 4.4% of the babies, their intake of arsenic, mercury and lead respectively were above the WHO tolerable daily intake values - this may have serious health implications for these babies' future health.
Read more: BMC Public Health Journal (PubMed) 2017
Research: Dangerously High Arsenic Levels in Fish Found in KZN South Durban Basin- 2021
This study investigated the concentrations of toxic heavy metals in fish and seawater.
The results showed arsenic and chrome to be above the maximum permissible limits of the World Health Organization (WHO) for all fish species.
Due to target hazard quotients and carcinogenic risks, fish from the South Durban Industrial Basin (from Athlone Park to Durban Harbour) should be consumed in moderation or not consumed to prevent long-term toxic effects of arsenic poisoning.
Read more: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (PubMed) 2021
Research: Toxic Levels of Heavy Metals Chrome and Lead Measured in Limpopo Borehole Water - 2018
Groundwater from eight boreholes in Limpopo was assessed for heavy metal concentrations.
Values were found to exceed the risk limit, with the highest estimated carcinogenic exposure risk from chrome and lead.
This could pose potential health risk to both adults and children in the investigated area.
People in Muledane area, especially children, should not drink the borehole water.
Read more: Chemistry Central Journal (PubMed)
Research: Toxic Levels of Heavy Metals Cadmium, Lead and Zinc Measured in Cape Town Vegetables - 2105
This study measured concentrations of heavy metals in the soils and vegetables produced in Philippi in Cape Town.
Copper, lead and zinc levels in the soils and the vegetables exceeded the maximum permissible concentrations, making the produce toxic to humans.
Read more: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (PubMed)
Trusted Source: Toxic Heavy Metal Manganese Additive Banned in West Added to Lead-Free SA Petrol Since 2016
Ten years after conforming with international standards to ban the heavy metal lead in petrol, the SA government quietly changed the law to add the toxic heavy metal manganese back into SA vehicle fuel.
The use of this manganese toxic heavy metal additive is banned in western countries for public health reasons.
Trusted Source: 6000 Derelict SA Mines Not Remediated - Poisoning Millions with Toxic Heavy Metals
“Collectively, the dust problem poses a significant health risk and reduces the quality of life for a large number of citizens.
Furthermore, this undermines the credibility of the mining industry as a responsible corporate citizen,” the report found.
The government has a list of 6 000 officially derelict and ownerless mines around the country, a list it is currently unwilling to make public.
Read more: Mail & Guardian
Independent Research: How Spirulina Helps Reduce and Remove Toxins
In this research dried spirulina shows spectacular results in reducing toxic heavy metal and other poisons.
Remember that fresh spirulina provides up to 20 times more bioactive compounds than 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.
Trusted Source: Spirulina Effective Against Arsenic, Flouride, Iron, Lead and Mercury Poisoning - 2023
Many people are at risk of poisoning from contaminated drinking water and pollutants.
A review of research papers found that antitoxic properties in spirulina could make it useful for treating poisoning from pollutants including
- Arsenic
- Mercury
- Iron
- Lead, and
- Fluoride
Trusted Source: Medical News Today 2023
Research Review: Spirulina Better Treatment for Cadmium, Mercury, Lead, Iron, and Arsenic Poisoning - No Side Effects - 2016
Cadmium, mercury, lead, iron, and arsenic are the metals frequently involved in health problems.
Their most common toxic effects are carcinogenesis, teratogenesis, inhibition of
immune function, injury to organs including liver and kidneys, nervous and respiratory systems, endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, vascular disease, and damage to the intestinal mucosa.
Their systemic/oral administration, as well as that of carbon tetrachloride or hexachlorocyclohexane, produces oxidative stress that cause body-wide damage to cells and DNA.
Spirulina showed a protective effect against arsenic, hexachlorohexane, and carbon tetrachloride, regardless of its dose or route of administration.
C-phycocyanin, a spirulina antioxidant, is 16 and 20 times more effective than trolox and ascorbic acid, respectively.
Spirulina also exerts a modulatory effect on metabolism, detoxification, and antioxidant enzymes and has been shown to increase the activity of key antioxidant enzymes such as SOD, CAT, GR, GPx, and GST.
Poisoning by environmental and occupational pollutants or other compounds is, nowadays, treated with drugs or antidotes that may eventually lead to undesirable effects.
Antidotes currently used in the treatment of poisoning cause a variety of adverse effects affecting the central nervous, cardiovascular, neuromuscular, skeletal, and respiratory systems and may also result in liver, kidney, optic, and otic injury.
Unlike current antidotes, Spirulina is not toxic and has been proven through different preclinical studies, even in doses much higher than humans can consume.
Spirulina, due to its high antioxidant content, its activities on metabolism and detoxification, and virtually no toxicity, has advantages over other products.
Read the research: Journal of Pharmaceutical Biology 2016
Trusted Source: Spirulina’s Unique Ability to Detox Heavy Metals Including Cadmium and Mercury - 2023
“Spirulina is one of the few molecules in existence that has a body of evidence to support 'detoxifying' actions as it pertains to heavy metals, and has demonstrated this efficacy against a wide variety of minerals, including cadmium and mercury.”
Spirulina is a unique accumulator (biosorbent) of heavy minerals due to ion-exchange binding and when applied directly to tissues with heavy metal accumulation can significantly reduce heavy metal toxicity – for example removing 89.7% of arsenic in one study.
Relative to other agents that may reduce the biochemical harms of excess heavy metals, spirulina appears to be either greater or comparable to the other drugs.
See the research: Examine 2023
Research: Spirulina Uniquely Effective in Removing Mercury from the Body - 2022
Apart from its nutritional value, spirulina is also used for the decontamination of toxic metal ions.
The present study evaluated the adsorption and removal efficiency of Spirulina for mercury.
The adsorption efficiency of Spirulina was evaluated in terms of weight of adsorbent, contact time, simulated gastric (SGF) and intestinal (SIF) fluid, and mercury concentration.
Conclusion: Spirulina can adsorb and remove mercury from the body.
See the research: Archives of Microbiology (PubMed) 2022
Research: How Spirulina Binds to Copper and Cadmium in Bio-Remediation
Spirulina is a recognized biosorbent for heavy metals in bioremediation.
Although sequestration of metals by spirulina is known, the actual mechanisms and ligands involved are not very well understood.
This research studied the binding characteristics of Cu(II) and Cd(II) by the cyanobacterium Spirulina using a combination of chemical modifications, batch adsorption experiments, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy.
See the research: Journal of Hazardous Materials (PubMed)
Trusted Source: Spirulina Mitigates Toxic Effects of Pollutants, Cleaners, Pesticides, Chemotherapy and Prescription Drugs – 2023
Spirulina can protect the body against toxicity induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), by metals (arsenic, mercury, chromium, cadmium, and fluoride), by the insecticide deltamethrin, and by the drugs tilmicosin, gentamicin, and erythromycin.
Spirulina can protect the body from the toxic effects of chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin and doxorubicin.
Spirulina has been shown to protect against the toxic effects of immunosuppressants like cyclosporine.
Spirulina is also able to help chelate the body of certain heavy metals.
Read the article: My Biohacks 2023
Research: Spirulina Treatment Removes Arsenic from Patients with Chronic Arsenic Poisoning
There is no medical treatment for chronic arsenic poisoning.
Millions of people in Bangladesh, India, Taiwan, Chile and other countries are consuming high concentrations of arsenic through drinking water and developing chronic arsenic poisoning.
This placebo-controlled double-blind study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of spirulina extract plus zinc in the treatment of chronic arsenic poisoning.
Patients with chronic arsenic poisoning with melanosis and keratosis were treated with spirulina plus zinc twice daily.
There was a sharp increase in urinary excretion of arsenic at 4 weeks following spirulina treatment and the effect was continued for a further 2 weeks.
The treatment also removed 47.1% of arsenic from scalp hair.
See the research: Journal of Clinical Toxicologyundefined
Research: Spirulina Shown to Absorb Cadmium
Cadmium is a dangerous and increasingly common environmental and foodborne pollutant with potent toxic effects.
This research confirms the use of live and dead Spirulina to absorb cadmium, and works to understand the absorption mechanism.
The research confirms that spirulina absorbs substantial amount of Cd+2 ions.
IR spectroscopic study, kinetics models, Langmuir & Freundlich adsorption isotherms, and scanning electron microscopic analysis of Spirulina sp. have been employed.
See the research: Journal of Current Microbiology (PubMed)
Research: Spirulina Treats the Effects of Radiation
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan and continuing radiation releases from Chernobyl have raised concerns about radiation exposure.
Researchers in Belarus treated children affected by Chernobyl radiation. Daily treatment reduced Cesium-137 in urine by 50%.
Chinese researchers demonstrated spirulina’s protective effect against gamma radiation. Spirulina enhanced reproduction of bone marrow and cellular immunity.
The Belarus Ministry of Health concluded that spirulina promotes the evacuation of radionucleides from the human body with no side effects.
In Beryozova 49 kindergarten children aged 3 to 7 years old were treated with spirulina for 45 days. Doctors found T-cell suppressors and beneficial hormones rose, and in 83% of the children, radioactivity of the urine decreased.
Trusted Source: Robert Henrikson
See the research: Journal of Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences 2022
This is a small selection of hundreds of independent research studies and articles confirming spirulina benefits for protecting our body from damage by pollutants, toxic heavy metals, cleaners, pesticides, radiation, and chemotherapy and prescription drugs.
Dosage: Fresh Spirulina for Detox and Cleansing
Analysis of spirulina studies research confirms that larger spirulina doses over longer periods consistently provide the best 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 Dosage for Detox and Cleansing
Most people find that one to two portions (SP-1 to SP-2) of frsh spirulina daily provide excellent results for maintaining lower toxin levels in adults and children.
People with active or stressed lives, those exposed to toxins or pollution, and people with illness, or health or age-related concerns may wish to increase their daily dosage (SP-3 or more).
After serious toxin exposure considerably larger doses or fresh spirulina fasts may help to clear the body before permanent damage occurs.
Every body is different - listen to your body and learn what SPRU dosages and times are best for you.
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.
Comprehensive Fresh Spirulina Dosage Guide
Visit our fresh spirulina dosage guide page to discover:
- How we measure fresh spirulina dosage
- A table with recommended doses
- SPRU products and their portion sizes
- Why you should stop your supplements
- How to get started with fresh spirulina
- Getting started with a fresh spirulina fast
- Can you take too much SPRU?
- When to vary your dosage
- Dosage for illness and speicla cases
- What times to SPRU
- Comparing fresh spirulina to supplements
- Comparing fresh to dried spirulina
Fresh Spirulina for Detox and Cleansing