Health Buzz: The Surprising Benefits of Spirulina Platensis

Spirulina platensis refers to a cyanobacterium that is rich in protein and has good nutritional value. Many cultures across ages have used Spirulina platensis. The Mayas and the Aztecs used it as an important part of their food. The Kanembu races, which reside along the Lake Chad, use it even today.

The cultivation of Spirulina platensis can be done both as a solid and a liquid culture. When it is cultivated as a liquid culture the optical density helps in the determination of the aqueous cultivation. And when it is produced by solid culture the growth of it can be known indirectly, by determining the protein content that is present in the fermenting solids.

It is very easy to grow and yields a great deal of nutrition for your body. Spirulina platensis is also a high-energy food. It comprises the entire range of B vitamins that pack in a lot of energy that you need.

Spirulina platensis is a whole food and is not an extract or a concentrate. It helps in detoxification for your body. It comprises more bio-chelated organic iron than can be found in another whole food. The iron present in Spirulina platensis is 58 times more than is present in raw spinach and is 28 times more than can be found in raw beef liver. It is easily assimilated in your body, which means your body can use it faster.

Spirulina platensis also comprises of much more beta-carotene than is available in any whole food. It is beta-carotene that decided how your cells communicate with one another. Foods that are rich in beta-carotene are thus important in the prevention as well as reversal of cancer. Beta-carotene is also useful to treat wounds, lower cholesterol, and also decrease the size of tumors. Also, natural beta-carotene is more superior to the synthetic ones. It is assimilated in your body quickly and does not cause toxic build-up. Spirulina platensis has not been shown to have any kind of toxic side effects that can be found with other algae like AFA.

Furthermore, it is a good source of phenylalanine-slimmers that enables it to be used to suppress appetite. It allows you to have low-calorie dieting without causing any loss of energy that is generally caused by their weight loss pills. Spirulina platensis helps to bring down weight while at the same time meeting the nutritional needs of your body.

Another aspect of Spirulina platensis is that it has a lot of natural antioxidants. It comprises a lot of natural antioxidants including manganese, zinc, copper, selenium, methionine, vitamins B-1 and B-6, vitamin E, the amino acid methionine and beta-carotene. Spirulina platensis is also high in chlorophyll than is found in wheat grass and alfalfa.

Spirulina platensis comprises a high amount of Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) than can be found in other whole-food sources. Another pigment Phycocyanin can be found only in Spirulina platensis Glycolipid, is used to treat AIDS. 

As you can see, spirulina platensis is something that you should look in to including in your supplement regiment. Packed with protein and nutrients your body needs, definitely something you might have not heard of but worth further research.