Spirulina - Pre Biotic

Do you know what pre-biotics are and that Spirulina is One?

Pre Biotics, what are these one may ask. Most people have heard about ProBiotics as there are regular advertising campaigns on TV hammering home the virtues of Pro Biotic based products.

These are bacteria labelled as “Friendly” and they form part of the intestinal flora. There actions help with digestion and also boost the immune system.

When a person has plenty of these friendly bacteria they are able avoid things like Candida,which can cause all sort s of problems.

Now what about the Prebiotics, what do they actually do? Well, they are responsible for establishing the healthy production of the intestinal flora in the gut. Health practitioners and some doctors often advise the use of ProBiotics alongside plenty of foods containing a lot of what is referred to as non-soluble fibre which acts as Pre-boitics.

Gum Arabic is a good Pre biotic because of this. Other foods thought to have Pre biotic effect on the gut are: raw chicory root, raw Jerusalem artichoke, all of the raw onion family (including garlic), and many more foods, including Spirulina which also assists with feeding beneficial intestinal flora, especially Lactobacillus and Bifidus. It is thought that this amazing tiny aquatic plant has been eaten by humans since prehistoric times. Today, Spirulina is grown worldwide and distributed as a health food. If there was a single vegetable containing more protein, vitamin A, and Iron than Soy, Carrots and Beef and a source of protective phytochemicals, naturally low in fat, source of the essential fatty acid GLA and easy to digest then this would be it.

Many good reasons to add Spirulina to your diet, Our Orbagreen Capsules are a very Convenient way of achieving this, not only do they contain Spirulina but are blended with five other beneficial foods, a summary as follows.

Spirulina contains a high concentration of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and other beneficial nutrients which include the essential fatty acids, GLA fatty acid, lipids, the nucleic acids (RNA and DNA), B complex, vitamin C and E and phytochemicals, such as carotenoids, chlorophyll, and phycocyanin.
Kelp, a seaweed containing marine minerals, potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron.
Wheat grass contains vitamins of the B group with A, C, E, and K. It also contains some of the same minerals as Kelp with the addition of zinc amongst others.
Barley Grass is a high potency, nutrient-rich Super food it has 11 times more calcium than cows milk, and many other beneficial nutrients.
Astragalus root is derived from a perennial plant that grows in northern China and Mongolia. The herb is a staple of Chinese medicine, where it has been used for centuries.