• In some rare cases people may be allergic to spirulina; if you have a reaction stop taking immediately.

WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE?

In addition to the nutrient analysis and nutrition benefits of Spirulina, a moderate amount of human evidence exists to suggest spirulina can benefit lipid metabolism and heart health; two human studies suggest these benefits extend to glucose metabolism, and a few case studies suggest that reduction in liver fat exists. Animal studies are very promising, with spirulina being of similar potency to many commonly used reference drugs.

In animal studies of neurological disorders, spirulina appears to help via the standard anti-oxidative effects, yet is one of the only compounds to nearly abolish the disease state's measured symptoms (via bringing the group that ingests both spirulina and the toxin to similar levels of control); these potent effects also appear to extend to arthritis and immunology, where spirulina can aid adaptive immunity (this despite being anti-inflammatory, which is not a common combination of effects).

The neurological effects of spirulina need to be replicated in humans, but at this moment in time spirulina appears to be a remarkably potent anti-oxidant and potentially a very good metabolic Band-Aid.