I think I'm done taking vitamin supplements from now on. No more spending $30-$40 for liquid vits. I can take chlorella and or another green superfood and get all the vits I need.
My wallet thanks all of you.
Yep I havent taken any flax seed oil, cod liver oil, or my multi in 3 weeks...
For those of you that are constipated here's a review of a lady who had the same problem. Scaling back is the only thing that will get things going:
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I want to thank you for having such wonderful products on line. I am pleased to be able to rely on your company for a great quality health food supplement, available at a much more affordable price than in France. I could not leave without them now, but to tell you the truth, at first, two years ago, I hated your chlorella.
Constipation has always been my biggest challenge. I have been using laxative suppository on a daily basis since almost ever. When I first received your chlorella, I thought “the more, the better”, so I started with 15 tablets and continued with 20 for a while. I felt awful, drained, bloated and super constipated! Instead of feeling better, I felt worst. Furious, I decided to finally call your company long distance. I was explained to cut back my dosage until detoxification symptoms would ease up, or more specifically in my case, until I would start to have more bowel movements, instead of feeling more constipated. It took me a little time to figure out what would work best for me. Incredibly enough, at the beginning, 3 tablets per day were perfect! For the very first time in my life, I have been regular without extra help, except when I abuse starch foods. Already very energetic for my age, I now have even more energy! To my amazement I have not been sick or caught a single cold ever since I have been taking your product!
I even noticed that my arthritis and my menopause symptoms are somehow alleviated. I couldn’t imagine living without taking my chlorella!
One day, I went to see my homeopath in Nice and I brought him the different products I was taking at the time. I was surprised when he went straight to the bottle of Bio+ Chlorella, took a few tablets in his hand and said “this product is highly energetic”.
I will continue to faithfully consume my green tablets, I love them! And thank you, you are always helpful and gracious.
L. Lee (Nice, France) (translated from French)"
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Yeah I would have to agree: http://chlorella-europe.com/chlorellainfo3.html
[FONT=Verdana,Helvetica,Arial]Peristalsis is the muscular contraction that moves material through the bowels. This normal movement prevents constipation and also plays a part in preventing toxic material in the stool from being reabsorbed into the bloodstream.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Helvetica,Arial]Ladies that have been constipated for days please don't let it go on any longer. Decrease, increase, get on a laxative. Whatever you have to do to get that stuff out of you. There are even MORE toxins sitting in your bowels because the chlorella has pulled them there and they are waiting to be released or they could get reabsorbed if not. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Helvetica,Arial]Don't think constipation is what chlorella does infact it does the the opposite. It's all about finding the right does for you to get things moving.[/FONT]
thanks for looking further into this, I use the NOW brand. Its the only decent one i can get locallyUpdate. A while ago someone asked about the CGF in Now Chlorella. Well I emailed the Now catalogue for an answer. They finally emailed me today with....
yet another email to the manufacturer.
So I just emailed the manufacturer and hope to have an answer for you soon.
I'm curious myself as I'm wondering if this product has any at all,
stay tuned.
I must say I love Now brand's nettle tea bags, but I don't know why their chlorella doesn't list the amout of CGF
Awesome thread
I have been a super food junkie for over 6 years now. I LOVE them! I underwent surgery twice to remove tumors at age 18 and 20 and I suffer from a chronic medical condition. These miracle healing foods have healed me and helped me tremendously - God is so great.
My favorite green super foods are; Alfalfa, Barley Grass, Wild Blue-Green Algae and then of course, Chlorella and Spirulina
Alfalfa contains chlorophyll, amino acids, digestive enzymes, phytoestrogens, flavonoids, ALL known vitamins (with 4 times the amount of vit c than oranges) and minerals (extremely rich in calcium). I add a handful to my green smoothies.
Barley Grass is similar to wheat grass but easier to digest and contains virtually every vitamin and mineral req. by the human body (except vit d). It contains as much protein as a serving of meat, 11x more calcium than cows milk, 5x more iron than spinach and 7x more vit c than orange. A 5g tablespoon is equiv to 100g of RAW green veg like broccoli, spinach, kale etc.
Blue-Green Algae, again contains most vitamins and minerals required by the human body. It also contains live enzymes, protein (very high protein content, something like 60%) and has a more complete amino acid profile than red meat or soy. Apparently it is the best food source of chlorophyll.
Chlorella and Spirulina are also power-packed super foods, which you guys have all ready discussed here.
Btw I ref to them as “green” super foods because there are many different categories…. Herb super foods (I love nettle tea), Bee super foods (royal jelly, propolis et.), Sea weed/veg, Oils and so forth….
All chorella is 60 percent protein. Probably isn't listed but that's the makeup of the chlorella.Ok so how much Protein is supposed to be in our Chlorella? My source naturals doesn't seem like it has a lot maybe I wasn't paying attention
All chorella is 60 percent protein. Probably isn't listed but that's the makeup of the chlorella.
You would just calculate 60 percent of the grams you're taking. So for instance if your goal is the maintanence at 6 grams that would equal 3.6 grams of protein and the digestability rate would be 2.88 almost 3 grams of protein.WOW seriously? How many grams is that?
I was in the supermarket this evening and ran across the Naked Juice Green Machine, so I decided to pick up a bottle. OMG!!!! Ladies this stuff is great with the chlorella. I was so amped up about the taste of it I decided to put in 2 teaspoons instead of the 1 I put in the applesauce.
So far its been almost an hour since I took it and I don't feel any different.
I was in the supermarket this evening and ran across the Naked Juice Green Machine, so I decided to pick up a bottle. OMG!!!! Ladies this stuff is great with the chlorella. I was so amped up about the taste of it I decided to put in 2 teaspoons instead of the 1 I put in the applesauce.
So far its been almost an hour since I took it and I don't feel any different.
You would just calculate 60 percent of the grams you're taking. So for instance if your goal is the maintanence at 6 grams that would equal 3.6 grams of protein and the digestability rate would be 2.88 almost 3 grams of protein.
Before anyone balks check this out.
You would need 15 grams of meat protein to do the same as it's digestability is only 20 percetn and means that your body would process 3 grams.
So For example:
6 grams of chlorella equals about 15 grams of meat protein (one protein shake). More would equal even more. And that's not counting the amino acids in them. Which I'm sure we can all calculate without the amount of grams we are taking. Don't forget the CGF. FOr instance Source naturals has: 1062 for 6 grams and that's what causes rapid cell turnover which in turn will help regeneration (which in turn helps nail growth and hair growth). Then there's the additional vitamins, minerals, and omegas that will help to nourish the body and cause hair growth and health.
Yeah I've seen it at wholefoods, I'm not sure if trader joe has it or not. But I've also seen it at a few tiny (non chain) health food stores too.^^The green machine is usually in the refrigerate section with the juices. Not all stores have it so, you may do better checking the health food store first.
Yeah I've seen it at wholefoods, I'm not sure if trader joe has it or not. But I've also seen it at a few tiny (non chain) health food stores too.
I know I might sound like a broken record BUT, if you are having trouble taking your chlorella PLEASE go out and buy flavored applesauce. I am so excited to take my chlorella every night because not only does it taste good but I haven't really had many symptoms and it goes down easy and fast. No gag no nothing. I'm tempted to double my intake to 6 grams tomorrow which is 2 teaspoons and it hasn't even beena week yet
I am about to start taking the powder again today. I decided to give the earthwise tablets to one of my brothers right now that is alittle under the weather. I think i will be putting it in orange juice and chugging, just like i used too!