What Are The Health Benefits of Spirulina?
One of the benefits of spirulina, which of course comes with no surprise, is that it is used for nutritional support. It’s important to note that spirulina is said to be the world’s richest source of vitamin B12, (needed, especially by vegetarians, for healthy red blood cells). Unfortunately, the bioavailability of vitamin B12 in spirulina is in dispute and, as such, it cannot be counted on as a reliable source of active vitamin B12. Nevertheless, because of its rich source of protein as well as other valuable nutrients, spirulina has been used traditionally as a nutritional supplement by people who cannot obtain sufficient calories or protein through diet alone. In addition, it has been used by people whose nutritional requirements are higher than normal. In fact, while we are on the topic of nutritional support, many authorities have recommended that spirulina be used on a large scale to combat world hunger because of its excellent nutritional value as well as of its cost effectivene
