It’s antioxidant, anti-bacterial, antiviral, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diabetic effects have been documented in clinical studies.1, 2 It also acts as a prebiotic, encouraging the growth of healthy gut bacteria.
Spirulina may play a significant role in preventing cardiovascular diseases. In a recent human trial, it lowered blood pressure and favorably altered blood lipid levels, particularly triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (LDL).3 According to double-blind, placebo-controlled research, spirulina can serve as an effective treatment for allergic rhinitis (hay fever), improving symptoms of nasal discharge, sneezing, nasal congestion, and itching.4
Spirulina shows promise as a tonic for the liver. A recent study of 60 people with various liver disorders revealed that it can protect the liver and prevent the progression of hepatitis into cirrhosis.5
A 1989 study put forth by researchers from Zhongkai Agriculture and Technology College in China found in tests that Spirulina significantly reduces the gamma radiation-induced micronucleus frequencies in the bone marrow of affected mice. Bone marrow, of course, is responsible for producing new blood cells and maintaining the lymphatic system. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2505406
A 2001 study conducted by researchers from the Medical and Pharmaceutical Academe of Yangzhou University in China found that Spirulina extracts effectively protect against both the damage caused by chemotherapy drugs and the damaging effects of gamma radiation exposure. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11749812.
Conclusively, Spirulina offers remarkable radioprotective benefits in addition to its many other health-promoting benefits. Regular consumption of Spirulina not only helps to boost immune function and normalize the systems in the body that regulate and maintain overall health, but the superfood also offers a surefire way to mitigate the damaging effects of harmful radiation. http://www.jpronline.info/article/viewFile/3180/1592
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