mariofmagdal
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I take them in pill form. Water or Juice to wash it down, followed by at least 16oz of water.
How about taking Chlorella?
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panamoni
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I've never posted in this thread, but it's because of you guys that I started taking Chlorella about 5 months ago. Anyway, I'm so sad...my blender died, so I've been without my daily green smoothies for almost a week. I'm trying to research a very powerful (and economical) blender, so that I can hop back on the band wagon.
MizzCoco
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Hello ladies! I just started taking NOW brand chlorella 3 weeks ago and I'm still at 2grams. I've noticed clearer skin and a tad bit more energy! I'm also already green!
I tried to up my dose to 3 and it constipated me, so I backed off. I'm so glad I finally jumped in, I hope I start really reaping the health benefits soon!
I tried to up my dose to 3 and it constipated me, so I backed off. I'm so glad I finally jumped in, I hope I start really reaping the health benefits soon!
Prosperity711
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Can chlorella make your bones hurt? For some reason my left thigh has been hurting, probably not related but I didn't take any this week so I can see if that makes a difference just wanted to see if anyone else had any experience like this. I plan to start back though because I know it has so many good benefits.
Prosperity711
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Thanks, I'm going to monitor it, I haven't taken any this week and I had recently just started taking for a few weeks, I plan to start back.
cairopiper
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Hi ladies,
I've been taking chlorella for two weeks now and was doing ok with it till today when I was violently ill and now I'm worried I may not be able to take chlorella.
I really wanted to be fine with it and to have all the benefits everyone else has been having. I started the first week with 2/8 tsp (which is about 1g), and everything seemed fine. This week I increased it to 3/8 tsp whereby every morning I've felt nauseous culminating in being ill today about an hour after consuming.
I've gone back and read posts 1 & 2 and will lower my dose back to 2/8th and increase my water intake as I don't want to give up on this just yet but I do have a couple of questions for the seasoned chlorella users:
* It's recommended to drink lots of water but how much water is that exactly?
* Currently my eating is not very good so I assume I probably have a lot of toxins in my system. Is it better to eat healthily (fruit and veg etc) first and detox before restarting with chlorella so the symptoms aren't so severe?
I'd really love for this to work for me and to have all the wonderful benefits so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
Cairo
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I've been taking chlorella for two weeks now and was doing ok with it till today when I was violently ill and now I'm worried I may not be able to take chlorella.
I really wanted to be fine with it and to have all the benefits everyone else has been having. I started the first week with 2/8 tsp (which is about 1g), and everything seemed fine. This week I increased it to 3/8 tsp whereby every morning I've felt nauseous culminating in being ill today about an hour after consuming.
I've gone back and read posts 1 & 2 and will lower my dose back to 2/8th and increase my water intake as I don't want to give up on this just yet but I do have a couple of questions for the seasoned chlorella users:
* It's recommended to drink lots of water but how much water is that exactly?
* Currently my eating is not very good so I assume I probably have a lot of toxins in my system. Is it better to eat healthily (fruit and veg etc) first and detox before restarting with chlorella so the symptoms aren't so severe?
I'd really love for this to work for me and to have all the wonderful benefits so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
Cairo
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mariofmagdal
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@ Cairo, you have the right idea. I would scale back to where you were more tolerant. I would incorporate more water, fruit, and raw vegetables and let your body begin to detox that way. Healthy eating is what Chl/Spr like.
With regards to the water, what I did to train myself was to put back whenever I put out and carry water with me everywhere I go, even in the car....I had to train myself to drink more. If you take it with your favorite juice, that is fine but wash it down with at least 8oz of water.
I hope this helps.
With regards to the water, what I did to train myself was to put back whenever I put out and carry water with me everywhere I go, even in the car....I had to train myself to drink more. If you take it with your favorite juice, that is fine but wash it down with at least 8oz of water.
I hope this helps.
Chameleonchick
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I just bought some chlorella today. I use spirulina already so should I take this in the morning also?
mariofmagdal
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I take mine together, I am sure you will be fine.
Chameleonchick
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Senin
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Ladies,
Hopefully this has is not a repeat as I did a search. I need advice regarding Chlorella. I recently purchased Source Naturals Yaeyama Powder and I can not stomach the smell, taste, anything about it. I have tried to put it in juices, soups, etc. My last resort was trying to take a spoonful of it and chase it down with juice/water to just get it over with and I vomited. Is this something that any of you have experienced? I know the benefits of chlorella in just the short period that I have used it I have experienced more energy and have been sleeping better. Please give me some suggestions to mask this horrible taste. I would also like to know if tablets would be better? Thanks in advance.
Hopefully this has is not a repeat as I did a search. I need advice regarding Chlorella. I recently purchased Source Naturals Yaeyama Powder and I can not stomach the smell, taste, anything about it. I have tried to put it in juices, soups, etc. My last resort was trying to take a spoonful of it and chase it down with juice/water to just get it over with and I vomited. Is this something that any of you have experienced? I know the benefits of chlorella in just the short period that I have used it I have experienced more energy and have been sleeping better. Please give me some suggestions to mask this horrible taste. I would also like to know if tablets would be better? Thanks in advance.
mariofmagdal
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Stiletto_Diva
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I had the same issue as you. My powder sat in the kitchen for about 9 months because I couldn't stand the taste. I finally decided to make my own capsules with the powder and now I can take it with no issues.
Prosperity711
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I take the tablets with no problem, I knew the powder wouldn't work for me
cairopiper
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Mariofmagdal, thank you so much for your response. It's Monday afternoon and I haven't had any chlorella since my episode on Saturday afternoon. I'm thinking I'll do as you said and stay away from it for a few days while I get my eating right then start back again at a lower dosage.
Until Saturday I was taking it with some juice first thing in the morning and waiting a while till I ate, on Saturday I took it in the afternoon as I'd been busy in the morning, and ate pretty much straight away so that could also have been my mistake.
I think I'll start to change my eating habits for the rest of this month (how does fruit, veg, lean meats, fish, no processed foods sound?) and when my body is used to this I'll start back again from 1st March with the lower dosage and maybe stay on that for a month rather than trying to increase after a week.
I guess I was just so eager for the benefits everyone has mentioned. In regards to the water, I usually follow my chlorella in juice with some water (again something I didn't do on Saturday) so I'll go back to doing that again, and will try to consume a minimum of a litre and a half of water daily.
Thanks again for taking the time to help me with this, I really appreciate it
Cairo
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Prosperity711
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Please do let us know how it works for you. Where did you get them from and how much they cost what milligram?
Senin
New Member
Hi There,
I bought mine from
http://www.vitacost.com/Source-Naturals-Yaeyama-Chlorella
It's 10 tablets from per serving CGF is 354mg. I will let you know how this works.
Chameleonchick
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Okay so I bought the Kyoto Chlorella from swanson, it was buy 1 get one free would you buy another set now should this be okay?
NorthernCalGal
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Were you mixing it with the green juices like odwalla. I used to mix it with odwalla juice, my protein powder, fat free milk and some vanilla extract. Eventually I grew to enjoy the taste of chlorella and now I just take it straight.
On a side note, I get great benefits from chlorella, glowing skin & regular BM. I don't seem to get fast growth like I once did when I initially started, but I remembered I was also taking spirulina in combo at that time. I plan on starting back on the spirulina again. Now, spirulina taste totally disgusting, so I will definately be putting that in some odwalla.
Wild Tresses
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I'll behopping on the Chlorella bandwagon, too.
I just got mine from ordering online.
I just got mine from ordering online.
MsCounsel
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I tried to skip the Spirulina for a short bit and I definitely see a difference in how quickly my body responds. Last night I purchased the pills because I really CAN NOT stand the powder. I'm hoping that I will see some sort of noticeable change. However, when I tried it before (Chlorella powder/Spirulina pills), it seemed to not be as effective. I think I will try a dose and a half of Spirulina and see if that helps.
guudhair
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I'm about to buy Chlorella/Spirulina pills....I think I'll take Chlorella only for 1-2 months maybe twice a year if my body responds well with it...most detox methods are usually no more than 30 days and I've seen a few that are longer...but since Chlorella is used to detox, why are some people taking it for months/years?...or does the dosage play a big part in detoxing?
yaya24
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Hello Ladies!!
I have been off of the chlorella lifestyle since October 2009. Before then, I took Source Naturals Yaeyama Chlorella powder from January 2009- October 2009.
Well....
I'm back on! My order of 16 0z Source Naturals Yaeyama Chlorella just arrived and today is day 1.
I only took 3 grams, and plan on sticking with 3 grams until March and then I will move to (and stick with) 6 grams.
ETA- I mix the powder in about 2 oz of water.. drink and follow with more water
I have been off of the chlorella lifestyle since October 2009. Before then, I took Source Naturals Yaeyama Chlorella powder from January 2009- October 2009.
Well....
I'm back on! My order of 16 0z Source Naturals Yaeyama Chlorella just arrived and today is day 1.
I only took 3 grams, and plan on sticking with 3 grams until March and then I will move to (and stick with) 6 grams.
ETA- I mix the powder in about 2 oz of water.. drink and follow with more water
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Chameleonchick
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I haven't read through all of this but I am getting headaches. I have only been taking for the past two days and I have had headaches since yesterday. I drink plenty of water, a minimum of 4- 22 oz bottles of water a day. I am active I just don't understand The first day I took 15 200mg tabs, and today I took 10 200mg tabs just incase I started with too much, but yeah I still have the headaches. Is this normal?
Prosperity711
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Still hanging in at 4 grams Vitamin Shoppe brand.
Thats good! I'm doing 2 to 3 a day, vitamin shoppe brand, I missed a couple of days this weekend, still taking my spirullina.
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mariofmagdal
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Yes, it's detox. You can take something for the headaches, or scale back a little and work your way up. Initial detox symptoms will also make you feel like you are coming down with the flu. Drinking plenty of water does help. Hope you feel better soon.
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