Hi friends! After a couple of days of feeling icky and taking it a bit easy, I'm feeling more like myself today. Having more of my normal energy levels, my Thursday was a nicely active day, with half hour walks with my dog first thing this morning and also tonight, and squeezing in a quick hour of volunteering at the Humane Society walking dogs before heading to the gym for a sweaty workout this evening. On my way to volunteer, I slugged down a bottle of Well Well Wow! - a liquid blend of chlorella growth factor and eleuthero that's meant to energize you without the jittery side effects of caffeine. As I've talked about before, I'm a fan of consuming algae. Chlorella is a superfood algae that is thought to detoxify the body. So when the makers of Well Well Wow!, Sun Chlorella, asked ... [Read More]
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The Lowdown on Eating Algae
While traveling to Amsterdam last month (I talked about my trip here), I watched an interesting documentary about microalgae and its health benefits. Algae is an extremely popular food in Asia, and the TV show centered around doctors toting its benefits and people talking about how eating the superfood has had a positive impact on their bodies and lives. Two types of algae that people eat are chlorella (green algae) and spirulina (blue-green algae), which are similar but have different nutritional profiles to tailor to different needs. Chlorella, for instance, is supposedly more detoxifying for the body. After watching this documentary, I decided that I wanted to try taking algae pills - mostly for its antioxidant boost and to see if I felt any increases in my energy levels. A few years ... [Read More]