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  1. where can I find chlorela

    1. I've bought organic broken cell walled chlorella at Whole Foods.

  2. Has anyone had any negative effects taking Chlorella? I've tried Organic Spirulina before and every time I get serious chest/heart pain and shortness of breath…for a 37 year old healthy woman it's pretty scary to feel like I'm having a heart attack! After doing some internet research I figured out that I'm not alone–that others have suffered similar effects. Not sure if Chlorella would be considered the same–if I should try?

  3. CORRECTION: ‘Magnesium’ is in the nucleus instead of Iron, not chlorophyll. 😉

  4. To Isk: sorry to hear of your problems with Spirulina, I had no idea of those possible effects. I read recently that Spirulina, like Chlorella, can be hard to digest. An apparent solution is to ferment the Spirulina which breaks down the formerly indigestible portion. I include a teaspoon of Spirulina powder in with my raw milk plus kefir ferment. Makes for an interesting green kefir! Another thing is that Chlorella is an algae while Spirulina is actually a bacteria, a cyanobacteria. So the former is a plant source while the latter is an animal source. You might try the fermentation trick to see if that helps.

    1. hey Mike, cool, thanks for the comment…maybe fermenting would help?
      and Ken, thanks for the link about potential breathing problems with chlorella…
      just read a book where the author did a 3-week detox at hippocrates health institute…he described that they use chlorella as part of the regimen: http://www.hippocratesinst.org/life-transformatio
      the author saw great improvement in his toxicity levels after the 3-week stay…obviously more factors other than just chlorella caused the improvement but still i believe chlorella is part of what caused the positive results.
      i guess maybe I'll start small/slow with the dosage and see if i can tolerate chlorella better than spirulina.

  5. Ken, thanks for that post about possible allergic reactions to chlorella. I went to WebMD and read that it can HELP with asthma problems. Then under "side effects" it mentions it can CAUSE asthma problems. Rather confusing. People can react to just about anything, but I'm guessing very few will react to Chlorella, since it acts so positively for most people. The source of the product may need to be considered.

  6. blank Ken Ferguson says:

    Because MAGNESIUM is at the center of chlorophyll, differing hemoglobin, which has iron at its center.

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