Description
One of the best superfoods, chlorella is packed with nearly ten times the healthy chlorophyll of similar greens like wheat grass, barley and alfalfa. In fact, chlorella’s name comes from its high amount of chlorophyll, an important nutrient for cleansing your body.
Benefits:
- Cleansing blood and carrying oxygen
Chlorella can carry away metabolic wastes from our blood because its fibrous material can bind with heavy metals and pesticides which can accumulate in our blood. A clean bloodstream with an abundance of red blood cells to carry oxygen is essential for our body to function properly. In addition, Chlorella is rich in Chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is very similar to hemoglobin, a protein found in the red blood cells. Hemoglobin can carry oxygen thus “fueling” all over our body. So, Chlorophyll can also carry oxygen in blood around our body and our brain. The only difference between Chlorophyll and hemoglobin is there is a magnesium molecule at Chlorophyll’s center; whereas there is an iron molecule at the center of hemoglobin. The magnesium content is important for our heart to properly beat every time. In addition Chlorophyll can help producing red blood cells, so some scientists have already suggested to use chlorophyll to treat anemia. - Improve digestion
Enzymes are important substances in our body. Chlorella contains chlorophyllase and pepsin that are digestive enzymes. Chlorella has many different types of enzymes that our bodies need. It has been found that using Chlorella can improve foul smelling stools. In addition, it also has been found that chlorophyll can help relieving constipation. - Balance PH value
Our body must maintain a balance between alkaline and acid, and such balance should be neutral, with PH values around 7.2-7.4. Unfortunately, most of us take overcooked, processed foods, fast food, and soft drinks (a pH of 2.7) every day, most of our PH values are not balanced. An acidic environment can lead to many diseases; however, such disease will not likely start in an alkaline environment. Chlorella is Alkaline. Therefore, eating Chlorella can help us to maintain a neutral PH value. - Normalize blood sugar and balance blood pressure
Research have revealed that chlorella can also help normalize our blood sugar in cases of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Right levels of blood sugar are essential to keep our brain, our heat, and our energy metabolism functioning properly. In addition, High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors in heart attack and stroke. Studies have shown that regular use of chlorella reduces high blood pressure and prevents strokes in rats.
