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The Benefits and Side Effects of Spirulina
Blue-green algae, chlorella, and spirulina are all advertised as being beneficial, but they could be harmful because they are often contaminated with algal toxins.
This is the third in a three-video series. If you missed the previous videos, check out Toxins in Blue-Green Algae, Like Klamath Lake AFA (Aphanizomenon flos-aquae) (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/toxi...
) and The Benefits and Dangers of Chlorella (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-...
.
I mentioned the videos The Risks of Shark Cartilage Supplements (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-...
) and Infant Seizures Linked to Mother’s Spirulina Use (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/infa...
, as well as the link to ALS. See ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease): Fishing for Answers (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/als-...
) and Diet and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/diet...
.
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