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My Experience with Chlorella




My latest health food supplement is Chlorella. I have heard of Chlorella for about a year now and started looking around for it and reading up about it for the last couple months. Finally a couple of weeks ago I picked up bottle of 150 tablet of 500mg of Chlorella.

If you know nothing about it, Chlorella is a single cell fresh water algae that is sold as tablets or just powder. There are a lot of reasons that people are taking it these days that I will point out below but most important probably is what Chlorella contains. Although popular as a supplement here in North America Chlorella is actually used as a food source in Japan.

What is in Chlorella?

chlorellaChlorella is It is an attractive potential food source because it is high in protein and other essential nutrients; when dried, it is about 45% protein, 20% fat, 20% carbohydrate, 5% fibre, and 10% minerals and vitamins.

Chorella contains vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E. as well as the minerals magnesium, potassium, iron and calcium. Also Chlorella has a balance of all the essential amino acids as well as being really rich in Chlorophyll.

For most people the initial dose of Chlorella as a supplement is about 1 and a half grams a day for the first week and then increasing that to about 3 grams a day after the initial week.

Why take Chlorella?

When I first heard about Chlorella I ws a little surprised at the lack of claims about this algae. It seeme that people would jut say that it was good, it gave them energy, it was a complete food, and that it was a vegetarian option for protein.

I guess all of this is true but there are also some great anecdotal and scientific evidence that this is indeed the newest popular superfood because it is linked to such great healing claims.  The main reason I have wanted to take this superfood is for the detoxification benefits. I figure always that the cleaner and more efficient your body is then the better it will work for you.

Here are some of the claims with links to them as to why Chlorella is really a great superfood to add to your diet.

Detoxification – Chlorella has an amazing ability to bind with toxins like chemicals and heavy metals, and move them swiftly out of the body.


Digestion – Chlorella promotes the production of healthy flora, bacteria and probiotics throughout the digestive system. This is essential for good digestion and overall health, and also makes chlorella effective for fighting candida and yeast

Cancer – Chlorella is known for its remarkable cancer-fighting benefits, possibly because it is rich in natural carotenoids, which can prevent oxidation

Fibromyalgia – Many have reported chlorella reduces pain associated with fibromyalgia. In one study

Heart Disease – Studies have demonstrated that chlorella can improve triglyceride and LDL cholesterol levels, and may also benefit those with high blood pressure

My Chlorella Experience So Far

I have now been taking Chlorella for about two weeks now and it seems to be fine. One of the problems that you run into in the first week are “Cleansing like symptoms” by that I mean some diarrhea, lots of gas and bloating, but no other real problems. No hot flushes or anything.

This week has been good. I feel like my energy is up but the trouble with any natural food supplement is that you hae no idea if it is the pill or the lifestyle changes that you are doing that are helping you or hurting you. I can not tell if I am losing any heavy metals out of my system but the fact is that I seem to feel quite good lately and I will have to wait a few weeks to see if there are any good effects from the Chlorella.

One thing that seems to be critically important when shopping for Chlorella is to make sure that it has broken cell walls. Chlorella is a single cell algae but the cell wall is very hard and is very hard for your body to break down and use so making sure that it is taken care of for you is important to get the health benefits.

So as far as whether you should be taking this superfood or not, I think the jury is still out in my house. I know that any kind of pure food is going to help anyone but the fact is that it is far better if you eat a non-clean diet to straighten that our first.

Eating lots of fruits and vegetables as well as drinking lots of water, and of course avoiding processed foods as much as possible are going to make a bigger difference to your health and lifestyle. But, if you are interested in trying Chlorella out I hae looked around and it seems to be about $30 for a months supply of Chlorella pills.

If you do end up trying Chlorella or if you have used it in the past then post a quick comment. I would love to hear what other people have to say about it.


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The Best Quit Smoking Aids


The best quit smoking aids will help you to stop smoking by reducing your withdrawal symptoms when you stop. Some work by replacing the nicotine that you get when you smoke, others address the psychological side of cigarette dependency, and some are prescription meds that you can get from a doctor. We’ll look at many of these in this article to help you figure out what would be the best quit smoking aids for you.

Nicotine Replacement

When we smoke cigarettes or cigars, the substance that we become physically addicted to is the nicotine in them. Nicotine is a poison, but in small quantities it gives us a mild ‘rush’ like many other drugs. Our body becomes accustomed to it and quickly begins to depend on it. Quitting can give us symptoms like irritability and cravings which can be reduced or even avoided completely by the use of nicotine replacement therapies.

The best quit smoking aids using nicotine replacement include nicotine patches, nasal spray, inhalers or tubes, gum and nasal spray. These all work but they may suit different people. Patches release nicotine in a slow, steady dose. The others give you a burst of nicotine when you most need it, more like having a cigarette. Gum and lozenges may be a good choice for somebody who is concerned about a tendency to overeat.

Prescription Meds

In consultation with your doctor you might decide to take medication to reduce the withdrawal symptoms and help you quit. There a now a couple of meds available that have been shown to be among the best quit smoking aids.

Buproprion hydrochloride is an anti-depressant that has been approved for use for people who are quitting smoking. It helps with the irritability and depression that are often associated with quitting. Buproprion hydrochloride is marketed under the names Zyban and Wellbutrin in the USA.


Varenicline tartrate is marketed as Chantix. It has been shown to mimic the effects of nicotine in the brain, reducing cravings. It also stops a person from getting a nicotine rush if they smoke while they are taking it, by blocking the nicotine receptors in the brain, so you are less likely to continue smoking.

Other Stop Smoking Aids

If you prefer to choose natural remedies, then acupuncture or hypnosis may be the best quit smoking aids for you. It is not known exactly how acupuncture works, but many people have found that it does. Hypnosis can help strengthen your determination to quit – which is probably the most important factor when you are trying to stop smoking.

You may also want to investigate herbal tobacco replacements including herbal cigarettes. These should not be used long term because any kind of smoke is thought to be bad for the lungs, but they can help you through those times in the early days of quitting when you feel that you must inhale something.


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There are many kinds of help that you can get when you have made the decision to stop smoking but the most important question is whether you are really determined to quit. It has to matter to you. So the first thing to do right now is to sit down and write a list of all the reasons that you want to quit. Think of at least 10-15, more if you can. The best quit smoking aids in the world cannot help somebody who is only quitting because somebody else wants them to.


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Make Little Bets, Failing Fast


If you have followed me for any length of time you will know that I am always experimenting. I find that the best way to learn how to get healthier and to live a better life is to be always changing and trying new things. I heard a couple of weeks ago about a concept that was explained to me as making little bets.

What Are Little Bets?

The idea of little bets is that we can take small chances that are a bit of an experiment every time. Most of the time we don’t like to make huge changes in our lives because normally we are worried about change, and we also don’t want to look foolish if we fail.

So a little bet is just a way to make a small change, or a change that is not too significant, just as a test. This opens up the idea of making changes in our life very often and to see what works for us and what doesn’t

Lets take running for an example. If running was the perfect pastime for everyone then we would all be running to work everyday. As we all know this is not the norm. If you have never been a runner you would be expected to go all in, buy expensive shoes, take a class, run everyday, maybe twice everyday. Of course you would also be reading books and watching documentaries about running and would have the perfect app for tracking your training schedule.

I don’t know about you but that sounds super unrealistic to me.

What you can do instead is decide that every morning you will get up 5 minutes early, get some shorts and a tshirt on and run around the block one time. Then you will come in and have your shower and get to work. Maybe this works out, maybe it doesn’t but the idea is that there is not much commitment and you don’t have to worry about the big lifestyle change. You are just trying it out.

Living a Lifestyle Of Little Bets

I didn’t really think of this myself but I have been trying these little bets for years. Just in the last year I have changed my sleeping times and patterns a few times, tried drinking apple cider vinegar in the morning, drinking lemon juice in the morning, taking Chlorella supplements right now, walking as a regular exercise, 5 different workout plans, changed my eating a dozen times.

I think my wife thinks of all the little changes that I make as being flighty but to me I know where I am today and how I want to be more healthy tomorrow. I know that as I learn more about diet, exercise, and psychology that I can get better and better at living a more fulfilled life and to this end these little bets have always been paying off for me. I have learned lots of things that work for me and just as many things that don’t. This does not take much of a commitment at anytime but just testing things out is a great way to make real and lasting change in your life.


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