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NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast

The Benefits and Dangers of Chlorella

NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health

4.8877 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

I explain why I no longer consume chlorella.

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0:00.0

Previously, I've talked about Chlora's potential benefits for preserving the immune function of athletes

0:12.0

and improving some cardiovascular risk factors, such as dropping blood pressures by a few points,

0:17.0

or lowering LDL cholesterol about eight points.

0:20.0

Remember that green eggs and ham study where taking

0:23.0

Chlorella with eggs appeared to blunt the rise in cholesterol?

0:26.6

It may help detoxify some dietary cholesterol, but what about the toxins found

0:30.7

contaminating many algae supplements?

0:33.4

Blue-green algae like AFA can make their own toxins, but even if the green algae chlorilla can't, when chloral is skimmed off the ponds,

0:41.3

the presence of other algae in microorganisms is unavoidable and can pose a hazard.

0:46.3

When you actually look at commercial algae supplements under a microscope,

0:50.3

the provided labels are usually inaccurate as factual contents usually do not match,

0:57.4

then may be contaminated with fungus, other algae, and bacteria.

1:01.0

And it seems that contamination was more frequent in the organic versus conventional products.

1:06.8

One product advertised as 100% organic chlorella contained both liver toxins and neurotoxins.

1:13.6

I've talked about a case report of apparent chlorale-induced psychosis.

1:17.6

There's also been a case of kidney damage reported, as well as an apparent

1:20.6

chlorale-induced drop in platelet count.

1:23.6

Some reactions are hard to miss, like a whole- rash or nausea, headache, dizziness,

1:29.0

fatigued abdominal pain and general weakness that rapidly resolved after stopping.

1:33.8

In these cases, though, it was a mixed algae product.

1:37.8

Even without contamination, if you cultivate pure clorella, it can still significantly induce

1:43.5

DNA damage in human cells.

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