What Is Spirulina and Where Does It Come From Anyway?
spi·ru·li·na/ˌspīrəˈlīnə/
Noun: Filamentous cyanobacteria (genus Spirulina) that form tangled masses in warm alkaline lakes in Africa and Central and South America.
The substance of such growths dried and prepared as a food or food additive, which is a rich source of many vitamins and minerals.
Those pictures are there to remind us that going green involves more than just the community and the environment; going green also involves what you put into your body, where diets that include high levels of vegetables and supplements like spirulina tend to rank on the far end of the super healthy living continuum. And what could be better for the planet than a healthy, long-living, vital, energetic and conscious human walking the planet trying to do her part to make things better? Don’t answer that. Let’s discuss spirulina.
This powdery green substance is all natural and high in nutrition levels. It’s also considered a micro salt water plant which derives its name at least in part from the spiral shape that the plant assumes in nature. And in nature, it’s basically an algae — not so great when it comes to keeping the swimming pool clean, but money in the belly. Read on for even more on this wonder supplement, hand delivered to us from nature herself. Continue reading
