People aren't buying this to cure diseases or for the protein. They buy it for the vitamins and antioxidants, which absolutely will help the body in many ways.
Yeah, this guy didn't seem like much of a doctor to me. He didn't seem to cover this in an informed nor in an unbiased manner. He only skimmed the surface of the points I know of spirulina.
Drs don't know much about health. They're the official 3rd leading cause of death. But more like the 1st leading cause of death if think about it. Also the cvd scam. pHarma is poison. I've avoided Allopathic Drs for over 30 years.
You are a smart man Charlie Brown. Funny how doctors try to discourage us with the price while charging $5,000 for the meds to give us our last rites with when we are in the 4th stage of cancer. $25 seems a small price to pay in comparision.
Yep. They only get kickbacks from big Pharma. I was almost killed by bloodpressure meds and now I use organic greens and I am great again. Not ONE DOCTOR asked about my diet bud... not one. You are what you eat. 👍
For years my nails kept breaking due to my medication. After a couple of months of taking only 2 caps of Gandalf Spirulina/day, my nails grew again. I don't know about other effects, but this works for me.
your nails grew back in only a couple months with spirulina!? That's awesome and very interesting! mind if I mention you and this fact in an article I'm writing? it's about Spirulina, and this would be cool to add your account from it.
As soon as he said there is nothing wrong with artificial additives it was game over for me. Chlorella, Spirulina and Wheatgrass are some of the best and safest supplements a person can have,
you're falling victim to the naturalistic fallacy. You shoulda kept listening because he said something very wise just after " it is not the ancestry of a molecule that determines its safety."
I think he means that there's all types of videos, articles, etc that say "help the immune system" for different foods and products where it's almost like another cliche thing to say for health benefit claims.
he's refering to the fact that there is no proven way to "boost the immune system", that when you see that on a product it is pure marketing. If you know of any legit research that says otherwise I would love to know about it.
Wow, you really do get lost when you have an opinion about something you did not investigate thoroughly. Spirulina is one of the best researched superfoods. And although there are some issues with side-effects, especially from low quality products, there are many clinical trials that clearly show a lot of potential health benefits. Our channel features one spirulina video that highlights the top 6 spirulina benefits based on clinical studies, and more will come as we continue to research this incredible superfood (and others).
And don't forget, spirulina contains all 13 vitamins in the correct ionic colloidal form, this means that the body utilizes these nutrients immediately giving you of general well being.
He's not a medical professional or biologist. He's a chemistry professor with no research responsibilities. I'd say he's probably been out of the game for a while.
They say that because they understand how the immune system works, unlike you. The immune system is not like a car you can boost with different fuel additives etc., it's a very complicated, dynamic system that has evolved to work the best as it is. All you can do to it is make it worse, but not better
The truth about spirulina? All he has said is it's expensive and used to colour blue smarties! Oh and that it's not that useful as a food/supplement either...Well this came up right behind a Dr Berg video title 'Why do astronauts take spirulina?' Because NASA concluded that the nutrient value of 1Kg of the stuff equates to 1000Kg of fruits & vegetables....
I think we are supposed to take spirulina in the AM, chlorella in the PM? To balance things out, so we can detox anything that might be "building up" in our systems. Saw this by the inventor of Energy Bits, Catherine Something 😊
In 2018, he didn't say the quantity of the bag at 26 bucks. But I get it for 21 bucks a pound and make our household powdered veggies from it and other good stuff. It's a big part of my pre workout drink too.
Are you taking the powder or tablet form? And it's very confusing, there are reviews that spirulina is not healthy. I've been taking spirulina in tablet for a year now.
Doctor Berg the Chiropractor Scientologist who is not a doctor in the field he influences in? that pseudo parrot quack who outed his own son on behalf of the cult? You must be daft as a block of wood.
He said himself that spirulina is very high in chlorophyll. But says that it's only good for hay fever to a small degree. Though if you search chlorophyll you will see that it is excellent at removing toxins from the body. Toxins in the body are the cause of many diseases and why people feel bad.
I take both spirulina and chlorella but this comment has a few problems the main one being the sentence "if you search you will see". Medical professionals do not base their comments of Google searches of health vlogs. They are giving a professional opinion and unless their comment can be backed up by large scale random controlled trials or meta-analysis then you shouldn't be making a comment as a professional. By research studies I do not mean some trial that studied 10-50 people, it is the breadth of research and the overall consensus. Hunting a picking does not count.
@@Stephend005 Just because you may only use google to search does not mean that is what I meant when I said search. Though google pulls up some good articles as well. I search medical journals, pubmed and ncbi. There are many articles there that speak of the studied benefits of spirulina. This doctor said in so many words that spirulina is basically useless, and I don't think any study shows that to be true. So whether or not there are many studies that meet all of your requirements, he was still talking out of place. He could have said it is Unknown as to whether or not it has these benefits. But even if he did have a study meeting your requirements proving it is useless, large studies are often funded by pharmaceutical companies, which have no interest proving a cheap(relative to their meds) herb can heal or greatly benefit people. I don't fault him for not claiming spirulina has wonderful benefits, rather for suggesting that does not have much of any benefit.
@@artisticmike the trouble you’re going to run into here with the assumptions you have made about me is you do not know anything about me. You don’t know that I am a qualified and registered health care professional who reads peer reviewed journals everyday since my work has subscriptions to basically all of them. We also have weekly journal club meetings where we all discuss as a group different research we have found and critique it for conflicts of interest and methodologies. I personally like these supplements and take both spirulina and chlorella, but more broadly I have a huge problem with people cherry picking their research. Just being able to find something that supports your view isn’t good enough. It’s the consensus across that board that is important across all the research that meets a good standard. EDIT- not saying you are doing that, but the wording in your original comment implied it. Either way cheers to good health friend.
I always cringe when someone mentions "toxins". You act like there's bad particles floating around your body and things you eat will go and target them and specifically carry them through your excretion channels.
My mom is a retired doctor and says the problem with doctors is that they don't have ANY education on natural herbs, naturopathic medicine so they brush off the claims as quackery, but it's actually a front for anxiety about not knowing the truth. They hide behind their textbooks and big pharma
@@flutistmom Many GPs in The UK are like this, hugely ignorant and cannot venture outside of their bubble of medical knowledge which in the real world is far from enough
Suffering RA for 19 years now, a year ago i tried taking spirulina and chlorella along with a combo tablet of vit b1, b6 and b12 and my energy went up, nerve pain went away but the nerve damage on my hands is hard to restore, they look like crab legs. Believe me hatural/herbal meds has help me more than prescribe drugs. Biologic drugs made me more sick. Its your body, take charge, do your research, change your eating habits no gluten after all its only you that can feel pain.
The truth is that it only has a miniscule amount of the b12 to begin with. One tablespoon (7)grams only contains 0.1 pg. So I doubt that it's going to interfere much in blocking a huge dose of true b12 suppliment called Methylcabalamin. Most B12 suppliments are not the real deal. Its just Cabalamin.
Spirulina is not expensive if you make it yourself. There are plenty of videos of how to grow your own using a 10 gallon fish tank and a few accessories.
@@tigger7988 Agree. He forgot to mention this is a capitalistic country, You can make money anyway you want, legally. The government supports business to make money!!
@Françoise J The onus is on the one making spurious scientific claims to back it up with citations of supporting research. Otherwise it’s just speculation.
In a community in Africa, poverty was severe and people resorted to eating the "pond scum". The children were healthy and no sign of any malnutrition. Well, well, they were eating spirulina out of necessity... Very nourishing and healthy supplement.🎉🎉🎉
He promotes a pharmaceutical anti-Histamine over a natural supplement Spiralina indicating one is more expensive? If you look at overall cost in the long term by far Spiralina wins hands down, by improving overall health. We do not want to suppress Histamine production, we want to know why it is high and treat the underlying problem. Who is paying this person and where did he get his education?
NO. HE SO NOT TALK ABOUT THAT. HE IS ON THE GIVING SING OF THE 'FUTURE' for to be repeated BUT ONLY WHAT SHOULD BEEN WIPED OUT ALLREADY and not what it make sense. too visible with the NAVY
I find a lot of similarities with 'P' Eugenie's (husband) in the face... Yes. it is a lot of 'duckies' NOT JUST ONE it is published which was born... SICK OF YOUR SO CALLED SICKREET and the 'R' Yorks TOO
There is one thing to consider, B12--which spirulina has pseudo B12 which blocks the receptors in cells from absorbing REAL B12. Chlorella only has trace amounts of these useless pseudo B12 molecules and therefore is a better option.
dr j iv'e been drinking hawaiian spirulina powder for 4 months now. my body, my joints feel great, but i started experiencing some aches at the top of my spine, base not my neck about 2 month ago. not pain but a present ache/soreness. it's new to me, so i know it's not just incorrect posture when sitting or lying down. what could be happening here?
Challenger just looked it up to send a link but I think it was on sale when I got it because the same item is listed at $26 now. But I got it for $10 🤷🏼♀️
Neither here nor there. I had 2 big bottles of California gold 500 tables spirullina since last year. As I started to take it again to comfort my guts, a lady friend asked for some and took 3 tables every day. After a week her severe pimples started to reduce .
The doctor told me to eat 30 grams in thirty days but I did not ten times in ten days and if I eat again now then what will work and no herm to the body please say a little.
Check into nutrition medicine don’t stop at the first thing you read research for yourself what is your supposed ailment, Learn about that part of the body and what other part of the body works with it, is this a nutrient deficiency, your ailment could be coming from another part of the body and manifesting in the area that you feel is giving you the symptoms, find out how that body works and how to restore it there are many nutrients out there and the body uses certain nutrients for certain things
I will look this up as I suffer from constant sinus congestion along with many complaints related to that. thank you for standing up for people who believe in the benefits of spirulina
🙄 Holy...this isn’t biased at all. 👀 who is funding his “expert” advice? 😏 If anyone is researching spirulina don’t let this be your only source of information!! Keep looking!
Kim Elle just make an argument creating a fake controversy and people will believe it . There’s tons of CZcams channels where they just go against science on purpose and people love it .
Anthony Fernandez As much as it makes me sad about human nature, you’re right. People gobble it up. There are people out there who want to know, to learn, without all the controversy. Me, for example. It makes me discouraged to realize all the misinformation you have to shovel through to find the truth...if that’s even possible.
@Mersal 13 My recommendation is to read many different resources. Pay attention to any that seem extreme to you or biased, like this one. If you decide to purchase some find a knowledgeable health food store or go by reviews (cited by different sources) as to quality. Also, if you do decide to buy some, go by what your body tells you. That’s the biggest resource of all. I can definitely tell a positive difference, someone else may not. Good luck and happy researching!
isnt it weird when you take it the 1st time in powder form? i added 1tsp to a glass of water, and it seemed to not want to be stirred completely. So i drank the 1st glass, and then refilled the same glass to wash away what was left in the glass. Its got imo a kind of lettuce/celery taste.
Thanks!!! 1) 2nd generation antihistamines do not cross the blood-brain barrier. Look for ones from the 1980's and later if concerned, 2) phenylpropanolamine (PPA) has a risk of hemorrhagic stroke- FDA. 3) Side effects are symptoms of what may be a more serious problem. Correlation is not causation but be careful.
if i allergic to prawns should i take this? I dont understand what u telling us pls explain in a baby language way so i can undersatnd.u sound too educated. I need to know what u saying pls help I have pcos as well as hypothyroid and is that good for me what else is good?
listen to what he said just after... its spot on the truth. "the ancestry of a molecule does not determine its safety" . A chemical is a chemical is a chemical, it does not matter one iota whether or not that chemical is natural or artificial, it matters only how it interacts with our biology.
This guy makes twists the arm of science. It's true it doesn't matter the origin of a compound but here he is comparing different compounds, phycocyanin is actually a protein, which we can digest and break down and has a lot of potential beneficial effects. There is no synthetic phycocyanin, we don't make proteins in a lab such a thing is very very difficult to do, we rely on biological systems to make phycocyanin. Most blue food dyes are smaller organic molecules (organic meaning containing carbon) these compounds are man made and therefore no biological system in history has ever had to deal with them. We don't know what effects these compounds will have on human health in the long term, these small compounds are more akin to the signalling compounds in our bodies like hormones, which who know what receptors they are binding to and interacting with.
First check you T4 levels thioryd before taking it. Coused me to have hypotheroid meaning that now my glans doesnt produce thiroxyne and can cause to gain weight. There is spirulina without iodine for these cases. Other from that its a great help to many things
Would iodine stimulate you thyroid? This is well known. Or are you guessing because you became Hypothyroid because of your thyroid not putting out enough hormone
@@mariakalaitzi4650 Stress related? Lack of sleep? Hormone imbalance? Did you see an Endocrinologist or Normal doctor, a specialist can see what stress hormone ie: Hormones etc are/were effecting you etc
Thank you for creating this informative video. I have been considering growing spirulina on my own, but have been worried about the purity of the culture (which I have no way to verify on my own). My second concern is the nutrients that need to be added to the solution regularly. Specifically the list below. NaCl CaCl2.2H2O KNO3 NaNO3 FeSO4 EDTA (Na) K2SO4 MgSO4・7H2O NaHCO3 K2HPO4 A5 micronutrient (H3BO3, MnCl2.4H2O, ZnSO4.4H2O Na2MoO4,CuSO4.5H2O)
What concerns you about table salt, amonium sulfate, baking soda, urea, potassium nitrate, iron sulfate, epsom salt, citric acid, and calcium chloride? Why use chemical elements instead of explaining what they are and why they concern you?
Thanks Joe for getting back to me. How would one verify if a culture is free of heavy metals? Would I need to send it to a lab for testing before growing it?
Hmm I wonder “where” he got that bag for that price? I found a pretty good deal for it, and it’s organic. I wonder how much big pharma paid him for this video promoting antihistamines!? 🤔
It never ceases to amaze me of the young people promulgating anti aging. They are not "aged", by default. They need to shut their pie hole. Ask older people, not them! lol
I finally quiet spirulina after continuously taking for 2 years. I lack vitamin B12 seriously in my body due to which wounds began to appear on my tongue & lips became critically worse. Plus, ear is experiencing Tsss sound continuously. Doctor gave me vitamin B complex tablets & now all fine.
It's also possible that you were deficient in vitamin B12 before you started taking spirulina if you had poor nutrient absorption due to gastrointestinal issues or if you were not eating enough animal products like eggs, meat, dairy products, etc. which are all good sources of B12.
I get mine at home goods. I can’t remember the price but I’m sure it was somewhere around 7.99 for a bag like what you’re holding. I get all my super powders there and save a lot of money.
Probably from China, thus the low price. Be very cautious of China derived foods/nutritional products. Their manufacturing processes are wildly unregulated & environmental factors highly susceptible to toxicity. You basically pay higher prices for greater purity, look at it that way...
A rubber duck collector? Good information though. I have been taking spirulina since the 70s. And there are many places to get certified organic spirulina a lot cheaper than the good Dr was hoodwinked into paying for his.
@@VictorGonzalez-vb1gt this alopathic doc didn't give good advice but why am I surprised they're all about handing out drugs that our bodies don't need or recognize...the spirulina I buy is "Gandalf Hawaiian Spirulina"...high quality and grown under controlled conditions and is organic..take it with fruit...you get what you pay for... you can also buy Prairie Naturals Spirulina in powder form...it's still good and not as pricey...can't go wrong with these super foods...and don't listen to regular docs...most of them have no nutritional knowledge..they're great if you break a leg but otherwise stay closer to naturopaths...our bodies are not made from plastic and drugs mimic what's natural...God Bless
I get mine from Antler Farms. To me this place offers great Wheatgrass and Spirulina, Chlorella Wheatgrass blend. I put it in to pineapple coconut water but you might want it in a smoothie.
I consumed it in smoothie form twice (1 tsp). The first time, I was nauseous. The second time, I was puking until I had nothing left except bile. Then, later that night I had really bad cramps, diarrhea and fecal incontinence. So horrible. NEVER. NEVER AGAIN. I don't understand people saying they had it for years and swear by it. Different strokes for different folks. 🤷🏽♀️
Your body is detoxing. Can't blame a product that is flushing waste out of the body, change your diet instead. Eat a fruit only diet and if you get the same results then your lymphatic system is congested and you need a detox.
@@JamesSmith-qy3eu you got it...they go together hand in glove...if you break a leg they can set it but as far as nutrition goes, except for the odd alopathic doctor forget about it...they know nothing about nutrition...we are like biological machines...we NEED minerals (we are made up of the exact same minerals found in the ground) vitamins, enzymes etc etc etc etc ....drugs mimic what's real...our bodies look at them like plastic....that's why so many side effects from them...how many people die from supplements versus pharmaceuticals ??? this guy doesn't seem to think chemicals are bad...imagine what he tells his patients
I'm goning to be lazy (since the Doctor himself was so lazy he even failed to mention it) and not post you a link to them, but there are multiple science papers about positive health benefits of spirulina. High price is unfortunate but it comes from a difficulty of growing it at large scales - it is however extremly easy and cheap to grow for own use in a fishtank but I never did it myself so no details here.
Spirulina, per 1 Tbsp serving has 4 grams of protein, 0 Cholesterol, is high in vitamin A like 400%, and 11% Iron. Whey protein per 1 cup serving has 2.1 grams of protein, 5mg cholesterol, 0 vitamin A, 0 iron. Spirulina $12 on the low end $25 on the high end for 32 servings. Whey protein $ 22 low end $89 high end for 30 servings. Spirulina wins. More protein per serving, plus more goods in every serving. Actual cost for spirulina and whey protein are about the same. And, Spirulina is the only vegetable source of B12. “Spirulina is the only vegetable source of vitamin B12 having two and half times more than meat” ~ Mathur M. (2018) Bioactive Molecules of Spirulina: A Food Supplement. In: Mérillon JM., Ramawat K. (eds) Bioactive Molecules in Food. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham
@@rickcastillo9466 Whey protein doesn't have 2.1 grams per cup. It has 13 grams of protein per serving, and 208g of protein in a cup. The nutrition label that pops up on a google search uses data automatically collected from websites to try and fill out the nutrition forms. Their script got confused between a scoop of unknown size and a cup, and went with a cup.
People aren't buying this to cure diseases or for the protein. They buy it for the vitamins and antioxidants, which absolutely will help the body in many ways.
Yeah, this guy didn't seem like much of a doctor to me. He didn't seem to cover this in an informed nor in an unbiased manner. He only skimmed the surface of the points I know of spirulina.
Drs don't know much about health. They're the official 3rd leading cause of death. But more like the 1st leading cause of death if think about it. Also the cvd scam. pHarma is poison. I've avoided Allopathic Drs for over 30 years.
Medical Doctors are 'not' taught about nutrition in medical school.
is diarrhea after taking it for first time common?
Shall I buy it?
If a doctor is sceptical about the benefits of something, than it must be super good for us.
ha.
Yep.
You are a smart man Charlie Brown. Funny how doctors try to discourage us with the price while charging $5,000 for the meds to give us our last rites with when we are in the 4th stage of cancer. $25 seems a small price to pay in comparision.
I absolutely agree
Yep. They only get kickbacks from big Pharma. I was almost killed by bloodpressure meds and now I use organic greens and I am great again. Not ONE DOCTOR asked about my diet bud... not one. You are what you eat. 👍
Nothing like giving a lecture surrounded by all those yellow rubber ducks lol
You looked so charming
Take spirulina and go crazy
Omg .. i now noticed .. maybe he is a quack !🦆
🤣🤣🤣
CLAW DIAMONT 🤣cute as anything
For years my nails kept breaking due to my medication. After a couple of months of taking only 2 caps of Gandalf Spirulina/day, my nails grew again. I don't know about other effects, but this works for me.
Collagen is helpful too
gandalf spirulina lol 😄😄
That’s awesome!
your nails grew back in only a couple months with spirulina!? That's awesome and very interesting! mind if I mention you and this fact in an article I'm writing? it's about Spirulina, and this would be cool to add your account from it.
@@original9775 Sure, no problem.
As soon as he said there is nothing wrong with artificial additives it was game over for me. Chlorella, Spirulina and Wheatgrass are some of the best and safest supplements a person can have,
This is a kwak doctor.
He did say in comparison to the fact that you're eating all that sugar so he scores a point where you're right nothing artificial should be eaten
Will it help to lose weight?
@@wildcatslife686 no
you're falling victim to the naturalistic fallacy. You shoulda kept listening because he said something very wise just after " it is not the ancestry of a molecule that determines its safety."
Boosting your immune system is meaningless???? Say that to people with a weak immune system
I think he means that there's all types of videos, articles, etc that say "help the immune system" for different foods and products where it's almost like another cliche thing to say for health benefit claims.
just another human, hold on a second pal, don’t tell me you’re an antivaxer
People who need it now
PrettyGoood uh ok
he's refering to the fact that there is no proven way to "boost the immune system", that when you see that on a product it is pure marketing. If you know of any legit research that says otherwise I would love to know about it.
Wow, you really do get lost when you have an opinion about something you did not investigate thoroughly. Spirulina is one of the best researched superfoods. And although there are some issues with side-effects, especially from low quality products, there are many clinical trials that clearly show a lot of potential health benefits. Our channel features one spirulina video that highlights the top 6 spirulina benefits based on clinical studies, and more will come as we continue to research this incredible superfood (and others).
And don't forget, spirulina contains all 13 vitamins in the correct ionic colloidal form, this means that the body utilizes these nutrients immediately giving you of general well being.
My sex appetite went through the roof, is it because of this stuff?
@@lamrof For sure, I am the same haha
I love it, I put it in smoothies every morning
You would have to eat a ton of spirulina daily to achieve the minimum effects of any trace minerals/vitamins 😭
How can anyone trust a doctor who recommends antihistamines over real food, and who says that artificial colors are no big deal, lol.
He is an allopathic dr working for big pharma!
You can’t. He won’t profit unless he pushes his “medication”
“No such thing as boosting the immune system “
Medical professionals doing what they do best 😝
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Agree with you on that one lol OcieHand ❤️😙
He's not a medical professional or biologist. He's a chemistry professor with no research responsibilities. I'd say he's probably been out of the game for a while.
They say that because they understand how the immune system works, unlike you. The immune system is not like a car you can boost with different fuel additives etc., it's a very complicated, dynamic system that has evolved to work the best as it is. All you can do to it is make it worse, but not better
@@jonijokunen3542 Keep believing what the doctors and media says and keep taking their pills👍
I noticed that spirulina reduced my cravings for sugar..
Could this help with dissociation? The nervous system and being stuck in fight or flight?
The truth about spirulina? All he has said is it's expensive and used to colour blue smarties! Oh and that it's not that useful as a food/supplement either...Well this came up right behind a Dr Berg video title 'Why do astronauts take spirulina?' Because NASA concluded that the nutrient value of 1Kg of the stuff equates to 1000Kg of fruits & vegetables....
My wife’s iron level went up in a month after drinking spirulina In smoothies
Yeah my little sisters hair stopped falling out after 2 weeks of using chlorella daily. Good stuff! But it is a bit overpriced I agree.
Because spirulina detoxes heavy metals and heavy metals cause anemia by not allowing iron to absorb.... hope your wife's doing well!
I think we are supposed to take spirulina in the AM, chlorella in the PM? To balance things out, so we can detox anything that might be "building up" in our systems. Saw this by the inventor of Energy Bits, Catherine Something 😊
In 2018, he didn't say the quantity of the bag at 26 bucks. But I get it for 21 bucks a pound and make our household powdered veggies from it and other good stuff. It's a big part of my pre workout drink too.
The web is flooded with self-appointed experts. Consult any two and you'll get three opinions! 😳
I used this when I had stroke and it work and cure me
Are you taking the powder or tablet form? And it's very confusing, there are reviews that spirulina is not healthy. I've been taking spirulina in tablet for a year now.
Sperulina is good
@@rgm6595 hi do u take it regularly??I heard u should rake it for 3 months and then take a break. Is that true??thanks
Dr. Berg is my favorite, and he recommends it a lot.he scientifically explains it
Doctor Berg the Chiropractor Scientologist who is not a doctor in the field he influences in? that pseudo parrot quack who outed his own son on behalf of the cult? You must be daft as a block of wood.
@@BJbass Add to that fact he has 10 MILLION followers. Must make a pretty penny from YT. That sets my trust factor alarms off!
Can you address the pseudo B12 aspect of spirulina? Thanks
No one ever does :/ but even kelp has it. So I would either eat food high in b12 or supplement it since the psuedo may effect the uptake of b12
Is this good for weight loss and speeding metabolism ?
You lost me at "boosting the immune system is a meaningless claim". This guys a quack, must be why he has all the ducks.
LOL, you nailed it........
LMAOO
ROFL :D
He is actually right there is no such thing as boost the immunity look at ted talks they discuss this in depth
Yup!! you got it right!!!
He said himself that spirulina is very high in chlorophyll. But says that it's only good for hay fever to a small degree. Though if you search chlorophyll you will see that it is excellent at removing toxins from the body. Toxins in the body are the cause of many diseases and why people feel bad.
I take both spirulina and chlorella but this comment has a few problems the main one being the sentence "if you search you will see". Medical professionals do not base their comments of Google searches of health vlogs. They are giving a professional opinion and unless their comment can be backed up by large scale random controlled trials or meta-analysis then you shouldn't be making a comment as a professional. By research studies I do not mean some trial that studied 10-50 people, it is the breadth of research and the overall consensus. Hunting a picking does not count.
@@Stephend005 Just because you may only use google to search does not mean that is what I meant when I said search. Though google pulls up some good articles as well. I search medical journals, pubmed and ncbi. There are many articles there that speak of the studied benefits of spirulina. This doctor said in so many words that spirulina is basically useless, and I don't think any study shows that to be true. So whether or not there are many studies that meet all of your requirements, he was still talking out of place. He could have said it is Unknown as to whether or not it has these benefits. But even if he did have a study meeting your requirements proving it is useless, large studies are often funded by pharmaceutical companies, which have no interest proving a cheap(relative to their meds) herb can heal or greatly benefit people. I don't fault him for not claiming spirulina has wonderful benefits, rather for suggesting that does not have much of any benefit.
@@artisticmike the trouble you’re going to run into here with the assumptions you have made about me is you do not know anything about me. You don’t know that I am a qualified and registered health care professional who reads peer reviewed journals everyday since my work has subscriptions to basically all of them. We also have weekly journal club meetings where we all discuss as a group different research we have found and critique it for conflicts of interest and methodologies. I personally like these supplements and take both spirulina and chlorella, but more broadly I have a huge problem with people cherry picking their research. Just being able to find something that supports your view isn’t good enough. It’s the consensus across that board that is important across all the research that meets a good standard.
EDIT- not saying you are doing that, but the wording in your original comment implied it. Either way cheers to good health friend.
@@Stephend005 He said "that you may", he didn't say you did, so he assumed nothing.
I always cringe when someone mentions "toxins". You act like there's bad particles floating around your body and things you eat will go and target them and specifically carry them through your excretion channels.
i use it and it has helped my immune system drastically i dont think you no what your talking about sir
Max how do you know it helped your immune system?
My mom is a retired doctor and says the problem with doctors is that they don't have ANY education on natural herbs, naturopathic medicine so they brush off the claims as quackery, but it's actually a front for anxiety about not knowing the truth. They hide behind their textbooks and big pharma
Excatly lol. Tryna discourage herb secrets lol
@@flutistmom Many GPs in The UK are like this, hugely ignorant and cannot venture outside of their bubble of medical knowledge which in the real world is far from enough
Suffering RA for 19 years now, a year ago i tried taking spirulina and chlorella along with a combo tablet of vit b1, b6 and b12 and my energy went up, nerve pain went away but the nerve damage on my hands is hard to restore, they look like crab legs. Believe me hatural/herbal meds has help me more than prescribe drugs. Biologic drugs made me more sick. Its your body, take charge, do your research, change your eating habits no gluten after all its only you that can feel pain.
The truth is that it only has a miniscule amount of the b12 to begin with. One tablespoon (7)grams only contains 0.1 pg. So I doubt that it's going to interfere much in blocking a huge dose of true b12 suppliment called Methylcabalamin. Most B12 suppliments are not the real deal. Its just Cabalamin.
I been taking spirulina since I was 18 I'm 46 I would never listen to this guy these doctors are wicked. I feel amazing when I take it.
I want to give spirulina to my mom she has become week.... Can i give her please 🙏recomend
Start juicing every morning
1 FRUIT AND 2 VEGGIES
With chlorella?
Still r u using spirulina? What about vitamin B12? Is it safe using long period of time. Please reply I want to know about it. Because of my mother.
You seem to be paid by big conglomerates.
By smarties
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I've seen a video where he says eating processed wheat has nothing to do with health issue and that it's good for us..
Of ducks
Rewarded with plastic ducks?
Which is better spirulina or amazing pure organic barley?
Spirulina is not expensive if you make it yourself. There are plenty of videos of how to grow your own using a 10 gallon fish tank and a few accessories.
Spirulina works for me. Helps me run much better even after longs periods of not running.
Sir, seems like you may need to do quite a bit more research regarding the historical benefits of Spirulina. Mildly submitted..
You use spirulina
@@m.caballero1830 so, spotted the kind of sheep that trusts authority. Antidepressants are also better than Golden Teacher, huh? lol
@@stadtjer689 you seem like the kind of person that doesn't wear a mask
Youssef stay sheepish 🐑
@@stadtjer689 if being a sheep keeps me safe then I'm a sheep
Where do we get this spirulina, pharmacies or supermarkets?
it's an absolutely wonderful source of vitamins, antioxidants and minerals,though kind of costly here in USA but worth giving it a try.
Much less costly than chemo and pharmaceuticals
@@tigger7988 Agree. He forgot to mention this is a capitalistic country, You can make money anyway you want, legally. The government supports business to make money!!
over here in Jamaica
They have a great one at grocery outlet for only 8.99 and it’s like 2 lbs
Buy at Costco. Sometimes they go on sale
This is a great series. A big wish is that you would provide any relevant links to peer reviewed science papers. Thanks.
@Françoise J that's why he's asking for links to studies... so he can review those studies for himself... that's what research is
@shackhouse right lol
@Françoise J The onus is on the one making spurious scientific claims to back it up with citations of supporting research. Otherwise it’s just speculation.
@@kipling1957 the people backing spirulina should also cite their research by this claim
@@kipling1957 sounds like you are unfamiliar w keywords
In a community in Africa, poverty was severe and people resorted to eating the "pond scum". The children were healthy and no sign of any malnutrition. Well, well, they were eating spirulina out of necessity...
Very nourishing and healthy supplement.🎉🎉🎉
He promotes a pharmaceutical anti-Histamine over a natural supplement Spiralina indicating one is more expensive? If you look at overall cost in the long term by far Spiralina wins hands down, by improving overall health. We do not want to suppress Histamine production, we want to know why it is high and treat the underlying problem. Who is paying this person and where did he get his education?
This video is brought to you by Pharmaceuticals who want your money for their drugs
Definitely helped clear my sinus after covid smell a lot better after taken tablets everyday
That man has been swallawing too much smarties and never did one week of spirulina before talking about it 🙂
Please let me know the dose/type to take to reverse/detox the radiation from doing a CT scan/CT colonography. Thanks.
What's the dose?
Look into b17
Price has come down drastically here in U.K. and is very popular
Would've been great to have heard antihistaminic side effects, if any.
I love that this guy seems to understand skepticism. I heard him more than one thing that makes me want to see if he's got other videos out ther.
Where cant i geth this
Could you extract benefits from combining Phycocyanin & Methylene blue?
I use it and love it I order new one :)
Came here to learn about spirulina. Learnt about Smarties instead. 🤦♂️
Technically, it's a bacteria, not algae.
How can I able to order that product?
Nice duck collection sir, they really suit your QUACKery.
Hahah I see what you did there! ^_^v
nice.
I saw that
Lol
but what you’re saying is that, spirulina isn’t inherently bad for you, it’s just not proven to be 100% good for you
NO. HE SO NOT TALK ABOUT THAT. HE IS ON THE GIVING SING OF THE 'FUTURE' for to be repeated BUT ONLY WHAT SHOULD BEEN WIPED OUT ALLREADY and not what it make sense. too visible with the NAVY
I find a lot of similarities with 'P' Eugenie's (husband) in the face... Yes. it is a lot of 'duckies' NOT JUST ONE it is published which was born...
SICK OF YOUR SO CALLED SICKREET and the 'R' Yorks TOO
There is one thing to consider, B12--which spirulina has pseudo B12 which blocks the receptors in cells from absorbing REAL B12. Chlorella only has trace amounts of these useless pseudo B12 molecules and therefore is a better option.
@@joydavis9264 Thanks Joy, Ill look into that
@@erzsebetnilsson580 I think you need to lay off the "supplements".
dr j iv'e been drinking hawaiian spirulina powder for 4 months now.
my body, my joints feel great, but i started experiencing some aches at the top of my spine, base not my neck about 2 month ago. not pain but a present ache/soreness. it's new to me, so i know it's not just incorrect posture when sitting or lying down.
what could be happening here?
Can we use spirulina for swollen lymph nodes?
It’s not expensive everywhere lol I just got 750 capsules for $10
That’s rather cheap. Are you sure it was legit? I got a bottle of 90 for about $13
Challenger just looked it up to send a link but I think it was on sale when I got it because the same item is listed at $26 now. But I got it for $10 🤷🏼♀️
brooke elle make sure it’s organic because a lot of them are pool grown meaning they grow it in pools inorganically
@@Iwasherepodcast, bizarre comment. It is still organic even if grown in a lab.
He just made a commercial for Spirulina, the all-natural non-synthetic superfood that doubles as an antihistamine!!
Where you buy spirulina at.thank for your support today and you stay warm lol OcieHand ❤️💢💯👍
@@ociehand1480 organic spirulina from Atomy Korea
Is there a link between Als- and spirulina
Neither here nor there. I had 2 big bottles of California gold 500 tables spirullina since last year. As I started to take it again to comfort my guts, a lady friend asked for some and took 3 tables every day. After a week her severe pimples started to reduce .
Tell her to complete avoid flour, bread, pastas, white rice, noodles
The doctor told me to eat 30 grams in thirty days but I did not ten times in ten days and if I eat again now then what will work and no herm to the body please say a little.
Plesse learn English first and he will say a little for you.
@@saal9935 XDD
Check into nutrition medicine don’t stop at the first thing you read research for yourself what is your supposed ailment, Learn about that part of the body and what other part of the body works with it, is this a nutrient deficiency, your ailment could be coming from another part of the body and manifesting in the area that you feel is giving you the symptoms, find out how that body works and how to restore it there are many nutrients out there and the body uses certain nutrients for certain things
@@saal9935 🤣🤣🤣
The effect wasn’t modest in the allergic rhinitis studies. It was highly significant.
I will look this up as I suffer from constant sinus congestion along with many complaints related to that. thank you for standing up for people who believe in the benefits of spirulina
It was Mars brothers ( M&M ) who did the challenge. My mentor was part of this challenge where PC was used from spirulina.
Does it help reverse greys and encourage hair growth
It is easy to grow it yourself, and cheap. I miss the deeper analsysis, this seems to be more personal than scientific.
What about Phytoplankton, like Oceans Alive, is it better than Spriulina, or equal, what`s the difference?
Thanks for the information!!
🙄 Holy...this isn’t biased at all. 👀 who is funding his “expert” advice? 😏 If anyone is researching spirulina don’t let this be your only source of information!! Keep looking!
Kim Elle just make an argument creating a fake controversy and people will believe it . There’s tons of CZcams channels where they just go against science on purpose and people love it .
Anthony Fernandez As much as it makes me sad about human nature, you’re right. People gobble it up. There are people out there who want to know, to learn, without all the controversy. Me, for example. It makes me discouraged to realize all the misinformation you have to shovel through to find the truth...if that’s even possible.
Can you suggest me a good view?
@Mersal 13 My recommendation is to read many different resources. Pay attention to any that seem extreme to you or biased, like this one. If you decide to purchase some find a knowledgeable health food store or go by reviews (cited by different sources) as to quality. Also, if you do decide to buy some, go by what your body tells you. That’s the biggest resource of all. I can definitely tell a positive difference, someone else may not. Good luck and happy researching!
Ok your info is very interesting, but how can I take you seriously with all the ducks!
Mary Aguilar ducks are awesome
What ducks ?
He maybe a serial killer 🤔🤔🤔🤔
if u alergic toprawns can u have it?also hypothyroid?what about PCOS?
isnt it weird when you take it the 1st time in powder form? i added 1tsp to a glass of water, and it seemed to not want to be stirred completely. So i drank the 1st glass, and then refilled the same glass to wash away what was left in the glass. Its got imo a kind of lettuce/celery taste.
Thanks!!!
1) 2nd generation antihistamines do not cross the blood-brain barrier. Look for ones from the 1980's and later if concerned,
2) phenylpropanolamine (PPA) has a risk of hemorrhagic stroke- FDA.
3) Side effects are symptoms of what may be a more serious problem. Correlation is not causation but be careful.
if i allergic to prawns should i take this?
I dont understand what u telling us pls explain in a baby language way so i can undersatnd.u sound too educated.
I need to know what u saying pls help
I have pcos as well as hypothyroid and is that good for me what else is good?
Thanks for the information. I really like how you presented it. And I love your ducks. :)
I like his presentation too! Awesome
Thanks so much for sharing details about spirulina
I took the first 5mg powder this morning and afternoon I can see my urine colour changed. Is that normal?
We have chlorella and spirulina combined tablets. Take 6 morning, 6 at bedtime.
Kit Cat 10*
How does chlorella raste like?
It's good for the pineal gland.
I make a spirulina and moringa smoothie every morning just need one teaspoon of each for the day.
This man said their is no difference between synthetic and natural 😂‼️
I think those ducks behind him at making noise. I kept hearing “Quack! Quack! Quack!”
Thankyou Doctor for such good and valuable information,God bless you
I had bad breath that I could literally taste in my mouth ... disgusting. Spirlina helped so much to combat this!
He said theres no difference between synthetic and natural lol... your soooo wicked
I agreed with you
There isn’t
technically he's correct.. both are equally as capable to making you severely ill or helping you.
listen to what he said just after... its spot on the truth. "the ancestry of a molecule does not determine its safety" . A chemical is a chemical is a chemical, it does not matter one iota whether or not that chemical is natural or artificial, it matters only how it interacts with our biology.
This guy makes twists the arm of science. It's true it doesn't matter the origin of a compound but here he is comparing different compounds, phycocyanin is actually a protein, which we can digest and break down and has a lot of potential beneficial effects. There is no synthetic phycocyanin, we don't make proteins in a lab such a thing is very very difficult to do, we rely on biological systems to make phycocyanin. Most blue food dyes are smaller organic molecules (organic meaning containing carbon) these compounds are man made and therefore no biological system in history has ever had to deal with them. We don't know what effects these compounds will have on human health in the long term, these small compounds are more akin to the signalling compounds in our bodies like hormones, which who know what receptors they are binding to and interacting with.
First check you T4 levels thioryd before taking it. Coused me to have hypotheroid meaning that now my glans doesnt produce thiroxyne and can cause to gain weight. There is spirulina without iodine for these cases. Other from that its a great help to many things
Would iodine stimulate you thyroid? This is well known. Or are you guessing because you became Hypothyroid because of your thyroid not putting out enough hormone
@@DG-EditsYT No...iodine was forbidden for me from my doctor.
@@mariakalaitzi4650 Spirulina didnt make you hypothyroid.
@@DG-EditsYT Stress related he said...
@@mariakalaitzi4650 Stress related? Lack of sleep? Hormone imbalance?
Did you see an Endocrinologist or Normal doctor, a specialist can see what stress hormone ie: Hormones etc are/were effecting you etc
More concerning is spirulina causing B12 deficiency because of a substance that will occupy B12 receptor sites without actually being the needed B12
Benefits or negative of Oaths
Thank you for creating this informative video. I have been considering growing spirulina on my own, but have been worried about the purity of the culture (which I have no way to verify on my own). My second concern is the nutrients that need to be added to the solution regularly. Specifically the list below.
NaCl
CaCl2.2H2O
KNO3
NaNO3
FeSO4
EDTA (Na)
K2SO4
MgSO4・7H2O
NaHCO3
K2HPO4
A5 micronutrient (H3BO3, MnCl2.4H2O, ZnSO4.4H2O Na2MoO4,CuSO4.5H2O)
What concerns you about table salt, amonium sulfate, baking soda, urea, potassium nitrate, iron sulfate, epsom salt, citric acid, and calcium chloride? Why use chemical elements instead of explaining what they are and why they concern you?
Thanks Joe for getting back to me. How would one verify if a culture is free of heavy metals? Would I need to send it to a lab for testing before growing it?
Hmm I wonder “where” he got that bag for that price? I found a pretty good deal for it, and it’s organic. I wonder how much big pharma paid him for this video promoting antihistamines!? 🤔
It never ceases to amaze me of the young people promulgating anti aging. They are not "aged", by default. They need to shut their pie hole. Ask older people, not them! lol
Can I take Chlorella for detox after replacement for a white filing?
What about the ducks?! Thank You. I got the message. You are honest in a way. Never trust a professional surounded by toys.
thank you doc for explaining about Spirulina ..
I finally quiet spirulina after continuously taking for 2 years. I lack vitamin B12 seriously in my body due to which wounds began to appear on my tongue & lips became critically worse. Plus, ear is experiencing Tsss sound continuously. Doctor gave me vitamin B complex tablets & now all fine.
It's also possible that you were deficient in vitamin B12 before you started taking spirulina if you had poor nutrient absorption due to gastrointestinal issues or if you were not eating enough animal products like eggs, meat, dairy products, etc. which are all good sources of B12.
Actually, the B12 that it contains isn't the type that humans can absorb well. It's a pseudo B12.
Thank you for your information. What about Chlorella?
I love spirulina. I use it when I make soap to get a pretty green colour. I can't emagine anyone consuming it though, it smells gross !
It killed my goldfish.
@@suprememasteroftheuniverse well that was ignorant...
Mine doesn't smell.
I used the mint flavor
I get mine at home goods. I can’t remember the price but I’m sure it was somewhere around 7.99 for a bag like what you’re holding. I get all my super powders there and save a lot of money.
Probably from China, thus the low price. Be very cautious of China derived foods/nutritional products. Their manufacturing processes are wildly unregulated & environmental factors highly susceptible to toxicity. You basically pay higher prices for greater purity, look at it that way...
Im searching about spirulina. Thank you
I feel sooo good after consuming spirulina.
A rubber duck collector? Good information though. I have been taking spirulina since the 70s. And there are many places to get certified organic spirulina a lot cheaper than the good Dr was hoodwinked into paying for his.
bad information...the ducks "quack"...pill pushing instead of eating healing foods from nature
So spirulina clearly has worked for you. Is there a specific brand you recommend?
@@VictorGonzalez-vb1gt this alopathic doc didn't give good advice but why am I surprised they're all about handing out drugs that our bodies don't need or recognize...the spirulina I buy is "Gandalf Hawaiian Spirulina"...high quality and grown under controlled conditions and is organic..take it with fruit...you get what you pay for...
you can also buy Prairie Naturals Spirulina in powder form...it's still good and not as pricey...can't go wrong with these super foods...and don't listen to regular docs...most of them have no nutritional knowledge..they're great if you break a leg but otherwise stay closer to naturopaths...our bodies are not made from plastic and drugs mimic what's natural...God Bless
Rubber duck collector 😭😭😭😂😂🤣
Did these commenters watch a different video? This seemed like very sound, balanced advice.
Just for a start...do you believe natural colors are the same as those made in a chemistry lab? Just. For. A. Start.
From where I can buy organic spirulina ..Pls any one know ..I'm in Toronto
I get mine from Antler Farms. To me this place offers great Wheatgrass and Spirulina, Chlorella Wheatgrass blend. I put it in to pineapple coconut water but you might want it in a smoothie.
Amazon
I have spiriluna here in Nigeria
Healthy Planet.
Is it good for a person with hyperthyroidism?
Look into iodine iodide, and do your own research.
I consumed it in smoothie form twice (1 tsp). The first time, I was nauseous. The second time, I was puking until I had nothing left except bile. Then, later that night I had really bad cramps, diarrhea and fecal incontinence. So horrible. NEVER. NEVER AGAIN.
I don't understand people saying they had it for years and swear by it. Different strokes for different folks. 🤷🏽♀️
Your body is detoxing. Can't blame a product that is flushing waste out of the body, change your diet instead. Eat a fruit only diet and if you get the same results then your lymphatic system is congested and you need a detox.
Sounds like food poisoning
Why I don't trust doctors
Ping Medina why because they use studies and tests to get their information or because some push propoganda for certain agendas ?
@@7_Lee nope.. its because thier dogmatic
yup me too...lets push more pills and forget about healing foods...
Big Pharma pushers.
@@JamesSmith-qy3eu you got it...they go together hand in glove...if you break a leg they can set it but as far as nutrition goes, except for the odd alopathic doctor forget about it...they know nothing about nutrition...we are like biological machines...we NEED minerals (we are made up of the exact same minerals found in the ground) vitamins, enzymes etc etc etc etc ....drugs mimic what's real...our bodies look at them like plastic....that's why so many side effects from them...how many people die from supplements versus pharmaceuticals ??? this guy doesn't seem to think chemicals are bad...imagine what he tells his patients
Does it help kidney infection (excess protein)
It does help your body fight disease with a good diet..That's what natural powerful substances do.
I'm goning to be lazy (since the Doctor himself was so lazy he even failed to mention it) and not post you a link to them, but there are multiple science papers about positive health benefits of spirulina.
High price is unfortunate but it comes from a difficulty of growing it at large scales - it is however extremly easy and cheap to grow for own use in a fishtank but I never did it myself so no details here.
Spirulina, per 1 Tbsp serving has 4 grams of protein, 0 Cholesterol, is high in vitamin A like 400%, and 11% Iron. Whey protein per 1 cup serving has 2.1 grams of protein, 5mg cholesterol, 0 vitamin A, 0 iron. Spirulina $12 on the low end $25 on the high end for 32 servings. Whey protein $ 22 low end $89 high end for 30 servings. Spirulina wins. More protein per serving, plus more goods in every serving. Actual cost for spirulina and whey protein are about the same. And, Spirulina is the only vegetable source of B12. “Spirulina is the only vegetable source of vitamin B12 having two and half times more than meat” ~ Mathur M. (2018) Bioactive Molecules of Spirulina: A Food Supplement. In: Mérillon JM., Ramawat K. (eds) Bioactive Molecules in Food. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham
Read more. Theres cons too. But you dont mention that i assume
@@rickcastillo9466 Whey protein doesn't have 2.1 grams per cup. It has 13 grams of protein per serving, and 208g of protein in a cup.
The nutrition label that pops up on a google search uses data automatically collected from websites to try and fill out the nutrition forms. Their script got confused between a scoop of unknown size and a cup, and went with a cup.
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