Showing posts with label blue-green algae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blue-green algae. Show all posts

January 03, 2010

Sources of Spirulina, the Good and the Bad

spirulinaThe health benefits of spirulina were not discovered at Klamath Lake in Oregon, but some of the first companies to offer spirulina products, under the name of “Blue Green Algae” came from this unique location. That was back in the late 70s and early 80s. Since then, companies have been raided by the FDA for “false claims” and other companies have sprouted up around the edge of the lake. Now there are four or five companies wild harvesting the algae from the lake for sale directly to consumers, through health food stores, or through network marketing structures.

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