BITS BLOG
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Does Spirulina Help With Anxiety and Mood?
Spirulina is a food, not a treatment for anxiety or depression, and direct human research on mood is limited. Here is the honest look at...
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Is Spirulina Good for Gut Health and the Microbiome?
Spirulina has almost no fiber, so it is not a bulking gut supplement. Research suggests it may act in a prebiotic-like way while being unusually...
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Does Chlorella Help You Sleep?
Chlorella contains no melatonin and nothing sedating, so it will not make you drowsy. The more interesting story runs through the gut, where the body...
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Does Chlorella Help With Anemia and Low Iron?
Chlorella supplies plant based iron, folate and B vitamins involved in red blood cell formation, but it is food, not a treatment for anemia. Here...
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Is Spirulina Good for Your Liver?
Spirulina is not a liver treatment, but small human trials suggest it may modestly support liver markers. Here is what the research shows, what it...
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Is Spirulina Safe for Seniors? Benefits After 60
Spirulina is generally safe for most healthy adults over 60 and offers complete protein, iron, and B vitamins in a very small serving. Here is...
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Is Spirulina Good for Your Eyes and Vision?
Spirulina is one of the richer natural sources of zeaxanthin and also supplies beta carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A. Here is what...
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Does Chlorella Lower Cholesterol? What Research Shows
Several small trials and a meta-analysis report modest lipid changes with chlorella. Here is what the research actually shows, plausible mechanisms, typical study doses, and...
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Does Chlorella Help With Hangovers?
Chlorella is not a hangover cure. One small Japanese study and some sensible nutrition science suggest it may support the body during and after drinking,...
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Does Spirulina Help With Stress and Cortisol?
Spirulina is not a classic adaptogen and the human research on cortisol is thin. Here is the honest version: what algae can offer a body...
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Can Spirulina Help You Sleep Better?
Spirulina will not knock you out, but it may support the nutritional basics behind restful sleep. Here is what it contains, when to take it,...
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Does Spirulina Help With Anemia and Low Iron?
Spirulina is a plant-based source of iron that may help support healthy iron intake. Here is how it compares to spinach, lentils, and iron pills,...
