Evidence Supporting Spirulina

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Spirulina has been widely supported as a dietary supplement, but when it comes to its healing power there are not much scientific evidence from research. Even all uses of Spirulina are not well documented. In spite of these facts there are many supporters of Spirulina. Three of them are:

Supporters of Spirulina:

1. NASA under Controlled Ecological Life Support System),
   
   
2. European Space Agency under Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative, and third is
   
   
3. United Nations World Food Conference (favored Spirulina by saying its 'Best Super Food for the Future')
   

Evidence of Health and Healing Effects:
Despite existing research supporting Spirulina's health and healing properties, detractors claim that these are frequently overstated by Spirulina advocates. There are opposing views in and against Spirulina.

Views Against Spirulina
UC Berkely's Wellness Guide to Dietary Supplement has published in Wellness Letter.com under 'Blue-Green Algae" there views against Spirulina and other dietary supplements in market. They have even published a complete report 'Wellness Report on Dietary Supplements 2008'. You can read more by visiting there site Blue Green Algae.

Views Favoring Spirulina
There is another site chlorellafactor.com which strongly supports Spirulina and Chlorella. They have published a whole book online titled 'Superfoods for Optimum Health: Chlorella and Spirulina'. Here one can read a number of arguments favoring Spirulina like:

• A highly digestive protein
  
  
• A rebuilder of nerve tissues across the body
  
  
• A complete killer of cancer tumor
  
  
• An improver of Cardiovascular health
  
  
• Reduces possibility of osteoporosis
  
  
• Regulates level of sugar in blood
  
  
• Help in removing carceogenic heavy metals from body
  
  
• How Spirulina protects against asthma and arthritis
  
  
• Helps in repairing DNA
  
  
• Provides a Calcium which is better in quality

These are just few points that are discussed in 39 page book and one of the most important argument of common interest is that if these Superfoods are patented and classified as drug then a single pill can cost $100.

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