Chlorella- One of the greatest food substances for cleansing the bowel and other elimination systems, the liver and the blood is chlorophyll, as found in all green vegetables, especially the green, leafy vegetables.
3-4 grams or 12 - 20 tablets, per day is a good maintenance dosage of Chlorella for a person to take. With this amount, you will not notice dramatic changes, and your body will get many of the nutrients it must have to function properly such amino acids (protein), vital minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates and enzymes. However, a person taking 5-7 grams per day is quite common and at this level you will notice significant changes in digestion, energy and overall health. At higher dosages such as 10-12 grams per day, a person could stop eating meat and feel confident that they were getting an adequate amount of protein and other necessary nutrients that meat provides. Dosages for the whole family vary and yes children can also benefit from it.
Adult Tablet Dosages:
Maintenance Dosage: 6 - 10 tablets/day
Protein Substitute: 10 - 15 tablets/day
Should I take a daily dosage of Chlorella all at once?
Chlorella should ideally be consumed throughout the day rather than all at once. This gives the body a better opportunity to absorb the nutrients and uses them as they are required. Protein is a good example of this since it cannot be stored in the body
What results should I expect when I begin taking Chlorella?
Better digestion, with benefits for bad breath or constipation. Both of these are readily handled by taking small doses of Chlorella. However, many of the benefits of Chlorella are subtle and not easily determined by how a person feels. For instance, Chlorella has been demonstrated to remove heavy metals and other synthetics from the body by actually binding with them so they may be pulled from the bloodstream. However, this result can only be measured if the level of heavy metals in the bloodstream is known before and after a person starts taking Chlorella. It takes approximately 3 – 6 months for heavy metals to begin to be removed from the blood depending on the amount of Chlorella that is being taken. If it has been determined that a person does have heavy metals in their body, they should begin by taking 15 – 20 grams per day depending on the level of heavy metals that are present.
What time of day or night should I take it?
Chlorella can be taken at any time of the day. It can be taken all at once or it can be taken in small dosages throughout the day, which is preferable. It is best taken 20 – 30 minutes before mealtime so it can help with digestion and intake of nutrients. Morning is also prime time to take Chlorella, never just before or after drinking coffee or soft drinks since caffeine is extremely detrimental to the digestive process.
Why should I take it around mealtime?
Chlorella causes the bacteria in our stomachs, the Lactobacilli, to multiply at 4 times the rate of normal. This helps provide very good digestion and more importantly, better assimilation of nutrients.
What is a Nutraceutical? -
It is a food that provides the body with the proper nutrition so it can heal itself. The self-healing capabilities of the human body are astounding, however, we often do not given it the proper amino acids, enzymes, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates that it needs.
Can I take too much Chlorella?
A person cannot take too much Chlorella because it is naturally detoxifying. Therefore the fear of Chlorella accumulating and becoming toxic to the body is not present. However, there is a "comfort level" with every person where he or she knows how much Chlorella to take per day. In general, that level will be about 5-8 grams per day.
Has Chlorella been pasteurized or freeze-dried?
If it had it would no longer contain any enzymes, one of the most powerful and important aspects of Chlorella and Spirulina. Any food that has been cooked, processed, pasteurized or freeze-dried has lost its enzymes, which are of vital importance to good health regardless of our age.
Why are enzymes so important?
As we get older, our bodies eventually lose the ability to manufacture enzymes and we need thousands of different enzymes for our bodies to function properly! Of all the things missing from our diet, enzymes are at the top of the list because of our tendency to eat only cooked, pasteurized, processed or preserved foods. The only place to get enzymes is from fresh fruit and vegetables, foods such as Chlorella and Spirulina.
The intake of nutrients is hindered greatly as we age because of this depletion of digestive enzymes and the lack of Hydrochloric Acid in our stomachs which breaks down the food we eat so the nutrients may be assimilated by the body. This chronic lack of nutrients in the body over many years along with the buildup of toxins in the body and brain is one of the major factors relating to the health problems that all of us, especially the elderly, face today. For instance, autopsies of Alzheimer's patients have all been found to have high levels of aluminum in the brain. Toxins are replete throughout our environment, in the air we breathe and the food we eat. They are simply a part of nature that we cannot avoid. By taking Chlorella and Spirulina, we help eliminate these problems because of the nutrition and enzymes they provide and powerful detoxification properties they possess.
How much Chlorella should children take? -
1 to 1 1/2 grams per day (4 – 6 tablets per day - 250 mg each tablet). Spirulina can be given in the same amounts daily as well.
What nutrients are in Chlorella? Amino acids (protein), enzymes (including pepsin for digestion), vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. One could easily live on nothing else. Along with Spirulina, it is one of the world's most perfect and powerful foods.
How much protein does it have?
Chlorella is 60% of protein, which is in the form of amino acids. Chlorella contains 18 of 22 known amino acids and is considered a complete protein, meaning that it has the essential 8 amino acids. It is a far superior protein source to animal protein because these are secondary protein, meaning that the amino acids have already been formed into protein to become the flesh of an egg or another animal. When we eat a food such as meat, our bodies must first break down the protein into amino acids then reform them into the proteins that our body needs. This is inefficient and not nearly as effective as simply taking pure amino acids to begin with.
The human body wants to form long complex chains of amino acids into the tens of thousands of different protein structures the body needs to perform functions all over the body. However, if one amino acid is missing, then an incomplete protein will form that will not function as effectively as a complete protein. There is no other natural source of protein available that provides such a complete and balanced array of amino acids than Chlorella and Spirulina.
Will Chlorella give me energy?
Yes. As the body begins to get these pure nutrients that it must have to function properly, increased vitality and energy will certainly follow. Spirulina is also a very potent source of energy. A gram or two of Chlorella or Spirulina in the morning will provide the body with lots of energy. However, unlike sugar, caffeine or other "energy pick-me-ups", Chlorella and Spirulina do not lift you up then let you down soon after because they are not drugs of any sort. They are pure nutrients. They last much longer and since they are pure nutrients, there is never a let-me-down or "low feeling" afterward. This is also true of Ionized Water.
Isn't Chlorella just another form of vitamins and should we take mulitvitamins with it?
In my opinion multivitamins are not needed. Chlorella and Spirulina contain a wide array of vital vitamins, minerals and enzymes and yet are much more economical than most vitamins. Chlorella is a whole-food, very much unlike most commercial vitamins. While it contains a wide array of vitamins, minerals and enzymes, Chlorella is superior to vitamin supplements in many ways, one being that it is natural and the vitamins and minerals in Chlorella are bio-chelated, which means they are naturally wrapped in amino acids so the body will more readily take them in. Vitamins are nothing more than an amalgam of concentrates and extracts that have been artificially stitched together because on paper they look like they should provide balanced nutrition. A whole food such as Chlorella provides the body with a stunning amount of nutrients that are naturally balanced and can NEVER accumulate in the body and become toxic and therefore are far superior to any man-made nutritional formula.
Chlorella has an indigestible outer fibrous shell that must be broken open in order to get at the nutrients and CGF. It is this fibrous outer shell that actually binds with heavy metals in the blood to pull them out of the tissue and bloodstream. This detoxification of heavy metals and other chemical toxins in the blood will take 3-6 months to build up enough to begin this process depending on the dosage of NatureBuilt Chlorella a person is taking. It is also this fibrous material that greatly augments healthy digestion and overall digestive tract health.
As previously discussed, many of the health problems that face the elderly today, including dementia to Alzheimer’s disease can be traced in part to the accumulation of toxins and heavy metals in the body and brain, as well as chronic lack of the assimilation of nutrients because of the depletion of digestive enzymes and bacteria. These must be removed by detoxification on a continuous basis throughout a person's life if they expect to remain healthy.
The level of acidity or alkalinity in the body is critical. A soft drink such as a cola has a pH 2.5. Our bodies should maintain a pH in the neighborhood of 7.0. This means the cola is literally thousands of time more acidic than our bodies. It also means that an extremely acid liquid such as a soft drink is sitting in an aluminum container that has a neutral pH. Since nature always strives to remain balances in every sense, it can be assumed that the cola with a pH 2.5 is trying to leach the aluminum from the neutral can in order to balance itself. If you must drink soda, never drink it from a can. Never cook in aluminum pots or pans, or use antiperspirants with aluminum in them. They may slowly accumulate in your body and brain through years of continuous use.
