Organic Spirulina Powder by Health Elements - 200g

Powder Start-up: 1-2 grams per day for one week Maintenance: 3 grams per day Optimum: 3 grams, 3 times daily As used in the 7lbs in 7 Days diet. Available in 100g size click here

Health Elements Spirulina

Spirulina is the botanical name of a blue-green algae that is barely half a millimetre long. Latin, the word Spirulina means 'little spiral', referring to the algae's spiral structure. Often referred to as the worlds most nutritious natural super food, Spirulina contains the most remarkable concentration of nutrients known in any food, plant, grain or herb. It's the highest protein food - over 60% all digestible vegetable protein. It has the highest concentration of beta carotene, vitamin B12, iron and trace minerals and the rare essential fatty acid GLA.

100% UK Certified Organic Spirulina

Cultivated in South India in Oonaiyur

100% Vegetarian

58 times richer in iron than spinach

25 times richer in beta carotene than carrots

2 times richer in chlorophyll than wheatgrass or barleygrass

Gelatin free

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Bring a little sunshine into your life

Scientists have discovered that energy from the sun is extremely important for our health and is found mainly in fresh vegetables and sun-ripened fruit. Fresh Spirulina is a powerhouse that stores and converts enormous quantities of solar power into precious vitamins, minerals and energy.

Widely used as a food supplement for maintaining health, energy, weight loss and cleansing programmes spirulina is especially suitable for:

Athletes - to improve performance, stamina and endurance and boost their high energy lifestyle. For the bodybuilder, Spirulina's most significant attribute is its high 65% easy to digest protein content.

Seniors for better digestion, increasing good health in the colon and relieving symptoms of constipation. As a high nutrient and easily digested food, Spirulina also has a beneficial effect on malabsorption, a common problem for seniors.

Pregnant and nursing mothers providing extra protein and iron, without the additional fats and carbohydrates.

Those following a weight loss plan to support a healthy balanced diet, Spirulina is a highly concentrated natural food that helps to restore natural body weight by satisfying the body's real hunger for nutrition.

Increases energy levels and builds endurance for athletes and bodybuilders - containing large quantities of chlorophyll, which traps sunlight to create energy and gives that energy back to you. It also contains GLA which is known to stimulate prostaglandins necessary for good health and performance.

A natural aid for weight control - helping to satisfy the body's appetite naturally, Spirulina is concentrated easily digested nutrition. Satisfying the body's real hunger for nutrition.

Total body cleanse - supports the kidneys function in cleansing the body and aiding the detoxification of this vital organ. Spirulina is also a 'metabolic activator', which acts directly on the body tissues at the cellular level to promote increased activity to 'burn up' mucoforming substances in the colon.

Strengthens the immune system and vital organs - the natural blue protein pigment phycocyanin found in Spirulina acts to strengthen the body's resistance against cancers and other degenerative organ diseases through the lymph system.

Reduces Cholesterol - due to Spirulina's very high level GLA. GLA is the precursor to the body's prostaglandins - master hormones that control many functions including cholesterol synthesis.

Aids digestion and absorption - increasing healthy lactobacillus in the intestines for better digestion and increased efficient absorption of B1 and other vitamins from the entire diet. Helps to reduce potential problems from opportunistic pathogens like E. coli and Candida albicans.