There have been many studies about the anti-cancer effects of spirulina. These are mostly cell-based studies because it is very difficult to perform clinical trials for cancer. One such study concluded that the tetrapyrrolic components in spirulina substantially decreased the…
Spring Reads
Spirulina’s anti-inflammatory properties
Spirulina has been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties that can help the human body live a longer and healthier life. For example, spirulina has been found to help against colitis, arthritis, and allergic rhinitis according to a study done by…
Spirulina’s Positive Effect for Anemia
Anemia is a disease in which one has a low number of red blood cells to carry oxygen to the body. This can cause extreme fatigue and weakness. Anemia is caused by a lack of iron in the diet. Spirulina…
How Spirulina Promotes Heart Health
Several research studies show that spirulina can lower one’s LDL (bad cholesterol levels) and improve heart health, which is important because if a person has high cholesterol it can lead to a higher chance of heart disease. This is because…
The United Nations agree that Spirulina cultivation is good!
Spirulina is affordable, easy to farm and incredibly nutritious, making it the ideal food to fight hunger and malnutrition at home and across the globe! Two branches of the United Nations —the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health…
Spirulina: an ancient superfood!
Spirulina is the name for a strain of colorful algae whose culinary appeal shot up in recent decades after NASA commended its abundant nutritional strength and revealed their intentions to cultivate it in space. But let’s back up first. The…
Our Impact
Bangladesh – EnerGaia announced today that it is a winner of a Grand Challenges Explorations grant – an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. EnerGaia will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled “Creating…
Spirulina Nutritional Highlights
Exceptionally high protein content ~ 50-70% of its dry weight is protein ~ contains all 8 essential amino acids making it a complete protein ~ highly digestible protein compared to meat sources High in provitamin A (beta-carotene) 1 gram of…
Nutritional Benefits
Spirulina is a blue-green algae offering exceptionally high protein content and a remarkably complete composition of vitamins and minerals essential for healthy living. Unlike other potent sources of nutrients and protein Spirulina is low in calories and cholesterol. Below are a few of the…
What is Spirulina?
Spirulina is a 3.5 billion year old blue-green algae that converts greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into usable nutrition, protein, and oxygen. It is a single celled organism that grows in bodies of water that are highly alkaline, that receives…