The Ben Greenfield Podcast Recap (#1)

Podcast Notes

• Catharine Arnston, Founder & CEO of ENERGYbits, joins Ben Greenfield to speak about spirulina and chlorella algae.
• Ben Greenfield is a New York Times bestselling author and was named one of the world’s 100 most influential leaders in health and fitness. He is the founder and CEO of Kion.
• Catharine and Ben explore what algae actually is.
• They discuss two types of algae (spirulina and chlorella) and when they should be taken if you’re working out.
• Catharine shares how one of the types of algae has a nutritional profile almost identical to mother’s milk.
• Catharine and Ben get into the science behind algae and discuss research on a pigment found in blue-green algae shown to help with muscle recovery, RNA and DNA, how chlorophyll allows the body to produce ATP, and how algae can help protect your skin from sun damage.