SPIRULINA (ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS) PROTEIN AND NUCLEOTIDE WATER EXTRACT benefits

KEY BENEFITS OF SPIRULINA EXTRACT

        • Supports mental and physical health
        • Supports general immune health

ABOUT SPIRULINA WATER EXTRACT

Spirulina, or Arthrospira platensis, is a blue-green algae. It is considered a superfood due to its high concentration of nutrients, which include proteins, vitamins, and minerals.

 

In addition to containing bioactive compounds that are antioxidants and immunomodulators, spirulina has numerous other properties[1]. Several space programs (including NASA) have proposed that during long-term space missions it could be grown because it is such a concentrated source of nutrients.

 

In tropical and subtropical regions around the world, spirulina grows in lakes and ponds. Africa's Lake Chad region uses it as a source of food. As a food source, spirulina was also used by the Aztecs and other Mesoamericans historically -- the Aztecs called it tecuitlatl.

 

Since the late 1990s, dried spirulina has been a popular supplement sold in health food stores as a powder or pressed into tablets.

 

Using dried powder can have a drawback in that a dose of two grams or more is needed for adequate immune function based on human research.

 

Protein and Nucleotide Water Extract derived from Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) has the advantage that it has been concentrated so much that very small amounts are required to support immunity.


SPIRULINA WATER EXTRACT FULL BENEFITS

Immunity

 

  • Supports general immune health[2,3]
  • Supports post-exercise immunity[4]
  • Supports innate immunity[5–7]
  • Supports adaptive immunity[4,8–10]
  • Supports mucosal immunity[8,9,11,12]
  • Supports immune tolerance[4,8,9,13–16]
  • Supports cellular intrinsic immune defenses[10,17–19]
  • Supports healthy macrophage function[5,7,20]
  • Supports healthy microglia function[21–23]
  • Supports healthy natural killer (NK) cell function[5,24–26]
  • Supports healthy T cell function[4,10]
  • Supports healthy B Cell function[8,9,25,27–29]
  • Supports immune signaling[5,21]

 

Brain function

 

  • Supports resistance to mental fatigue[30]
  • Supports neuroprotection[31,32]
  • Supports brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)[33]
  • Supports auditory function[34–37]
  • Supports visual function[38]

 

General health

 

  • Supports healthy metabolic function[39–46]
  • Supports liver health[43,46,47]
  • Supports exercise performance[41,48]
  • Supports resistance to physical fatigue[30]

 

Gut microbiota

 

  • Supports a healthy gut microbiota[49–53]

 

Healthy aging

 

  • Supports antioxidant defenses[6,31,32,41,47,48,54]
  • Supports Nrf2[38,55]
  • Supports mitochondrial function[56–59]
  • Downregulates reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress[31,32,46–48]

 

Complementary ingredients

 

  • With curcumin and Boswellia for thyroid support[60]

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