Subject: Algae Studies

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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 10:53:20 -0800

Studies on the Effect of Adding Algae to the Diets of Animals and Humans

Healing Effects:

Yamagushi (Japan Medical News. 1965) administered 2 grams of algae daily to
patients with gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, and chronic gastritis. Symptoms
such as stomach pain suppressive feelings in the stomach, heartburn, and
belching were eliminated. Saito and his associates (Medicationa and New Drugs,
1966) have used micro algae in treatment of cuts that resisted healing. They
reported fast healing and the almost immediate cessation of bleeding when micro
increased levels of body energy for a quick return to normal activities.

Growth Promotion Effects:

Animals which are fed a diet of whole dried algae have shown accelerated growth
rates when compare to those raised normal laboratory rations. Yamagushi and his
C0-workers observed greater weight increases and higher percentages of viable
offspring in mice, rats, swine, chickens, and silkworms. One study from a
sample of Japanese children who had been given 2 grams of algae every day for
112 days indicated that this dietary supplement produced weight and height
increase greater than the children who did not take the algae.

Elimination of Heavy Metals in the Human Body:

Professor S. Ichimaru and N. Ogino report the effectiveness of algae in
excreting cadminum accumulated in the bodies of "Itai itai" patients. They
comment that micro algae is one of the substances that discharges heavy metals
such as cadminum, lead, and mercury without the adverse side effects of
chelation therapy. Treatment of U.S. patients has shown that use of algae tends
to normalize eccessive and deficient conditions regarding all the minerals
necessary for a healthy body.

Mind-Brain Functions:

Dr. Gabriel Cousins, M.D., recently published a preliminary paper in the
Journal of Orthomoecular Society (Vol. III, No. 1 & 2, 1985) reporting that
certain blue green algaes partially reversed one case of Alzheimer's disease
and halted the progression of another. In about 70% to 80% of the people who
use it, it seems to particularly activate mind-brain functions. It has been a
boon to some people who do much mental work and want extra mental calarity and
concentration.

Life Extention:

Japanese biochemist have labelled the factor in blue-green algae responsible
for an increase in sustained physical and mental energy, and for rebalancing
cellular metabolism, the controlled growth factor (CFG). the CGF is not only a
general tonic which especially seems to affect the body's upper glands such as
the the thymus, but has specifically evidenced power as a tonic for life
extension, increasing the life of laboratory mice by 50%.

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae is preferred over other blue green algae because of
its rich source of natural nutrition. This algae contains no toxins or heavy
metals and is 95% assimilable in the digestive system due to the nature of the
glycogen cell wall and its subsequent rupturing during the freezing process..
Further the micro algae is frozen within minutes of harvesting & cleaning and
is maintained at zero degrees Celsius until it can be freeze-dried. The
freeze-dried pharmaceutical grade algae retains all of its heat sensitive
vitamins, enzymes and proteins.

References:

Cousens, Dr. Gabriel, "Conscious Eating", Santa Rosa, CA: Vision Books.

Kay, Bob, ""Microalgae as Food and Supplement," Critical Reviews in Food
Science and Nutrition, 30(6):555-573(1991).

Warren, Tom ."Beating Alzheimer's, New York: Avery Pub., 1991.

Gagne, Steve, "Energetics of Food", Santa Fe, NM: Spiral Sciences, 1990.

Christopher, Adam, "Lake Klamath Blue Green Algae." Body & Soul Magazine.

___________,"Green Giants." Delicious, July/August 1990, p34.