| Spirulina is the oldest food on Earth, | | | | confused with the synthetic poison in |
| being the first plant life, unchanged | | | | artificial sweeteners). It is 65 to 71 |
| for eons. It is arguably the most | | | | percent complete protein, with all |
| nutritious plant life on Earth as well. | | | | essential amino acids in perfect |
| A simple, one-cell organism - Green | | | | balance. In comparison, beef is only 22 |
| Algae - soaks up sunlight (solar energy) | | | | percent protein. Spirulina has a |
| and converts it to Chlorophyll, at twice | | | | photosynthetic conversion rate of 8 to |
| the strength found in Wheatgrass or | | | | 10 percent, compared to only 3 percent |
| Green Barley. It also contains very high | | | | in such land-growing plants as soybeans. |
| concentrations of minerals and trace | | | | In addition, Spirulina is one of the few |
| elements, notably Iron. It is 58 times | | | | plant sources of vitamin B12, usually |
| richer in Bio-available Iron than | | | | found only in animal tissues. A teaspoon |
| Spinach. Spirulina is high in essential | | | | of Spirulina supplies 2 1/2 times the |
| Amino Acids (an egg has all 8 Amino | | | | Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamin |
| Acids, but Spirulina is even better than | | | | B12 and contains over twice the amount |
| eggs). | | | | of this vitamin found in an equivalent |
| It is very rich in Vitamins, and in | | | | serving of liver. It is highly |
| Spirulina, they are all Bio-available, | | | | recommended for vegetarians. |
| i.e., the body can absorb them all, | | | | (This Article based mainly on a Lecture |
| unlike synthetic Vitamins. Bioflavenoids | | | | on Spirulina, by Dr Ranganath Nayak, |
| provide the Anti-oxidants, GLA and | | | | Leadership Seminar at Cidade de Goa |
| Arachidonic Acids - the Low Fats, and it | | | | Resort, Goa, India, October 2005. Dr |
| is rich in easily digestible | | | | Nayak is an Oral and Maxillofacial |
| Carbohydrates and Essential Fatty Acids. | | | | Surgeon, as well as an expert in |
| Its Proteins include Isoleucine (Growth, | | | | Nutrition, Acupuncture and Traditional |
| Intelligence, Nitrogen equilibrium) and | | | | Chinese Medicine). |
| natural Phenylalanine (not to be | | | | |