How about taking Chlorella?

[Duff]

what kind are you taking now, and what's your dose? Any benefits show that it's kicking in. My nails kicked in first.

I'm taking the Source Natural Yaeyama. I love it. I dont think I will do the powder. Im sure I'll stop with the powder but the pills are so small.
as far as my hair, I was 6 months post yesterday so, I'm not sure I will be able to tell about the hair growth. but my nails are never this hard! how about you? oh and I take 8 per day so far....

 

[luckiestdestiny]

If you have the same source naturals I have (I know there's one with double) then 10 pills equal 2 grams so you're under 2 grams right now. As you adjust I'm sure you'll see other changes. Babydollhair is at 3 grms and got great results. I'm way above that now. Which is why you'll probably give in and get the powder...as it's cheaper the higher your dose. If not, you'll probably take a couple hand fulls a day when you get to four grams (or more). You should see more changes soon.... please re read the articles I posted about amounts to see major changes in your body.

 

[luckiestdestiny]

I'm taking the Source Natural Yaeyama. I love it. I dont think I will do the powder. Im sure I'll stop with the powder but the pills are so small.
as far as my hair, I was 6 months post yesterday so, I'm not sure I will be able to tell about the hair growth. but my nails are never this hard! how about you? oh and I take 8 per day so far....

Forgot to add, hair growth is definitely happening. As I'm a natural in braids (cornrows) I can only say they are loose. I think the projected amount of hair growth is possible with higher doses of chlorella because the nutrients are better absorbed into the body, and it also has CGF which encourages rapid cell turnover: renewing the body, and encouraging growth.

 

[Duff]

If you have the same source naturals I have (I know there's one with double) then 10 pills equal 2 grams so you're under 2 grams right now. As you adjust I'm sure you'll see other changes. Babydollhair is at 3 grms and got great results. I'm way above that now. Which is why you'll probably give in and get the powder...as it's cheaper the higher your dose. If not, you'll probably take a couple hand fulls a day when you get to four grams (or more). You should see more changes soon.... please re read the articles I posted about amounts to see major changes in your body.

so be honest...how nasty is the powder. how do you mix it?

 

[luckiestdestiny]

so be honest...how nasty is the powder. how do you mix it?

Okay so I just ordered the powder. As I take the source natural pills, I have had to take a hand ful. So even though they're really tiny I thought it's a pain, and I don't want to spend that much money. So I just ordered the powder yesterday from Vitacost.com for $28 dollars. I don't know. I have a green drink with chlorella in it and it's okay when you add juice. I was planning on doing a trick I read somewhere on this forum where you take apple sauce, put some powder in the middle, add more apple sauce, and then swallow. So it covers the taste. I thought this was way better than taking a whole glass of juice, and I'd just follow it with water to dissolve it. I know that it can be taken with food, so that should be a good thing. I'll let you know how it goes. I asked for my order to be sped up to 2 day service for only 3 dollars more, so I should get it early next week as they usually ship that day or the next. I'll keep you informed.

 

[mariofmagdal]

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I'm thinking it's maybe something you drank too, after reading the above. Your not taking much chlorella yet. Are you planning on adding just a little more chlorella into your diet like extra powder?

No I am not going for more chlorella right now, waiting to see how my body responds. I got rid of the indegestion and all is well. I will continue to post my progress and any changes as they occur....

 

[yodie]

No I am not going for more chlorella right now, waiting to see how my body responds. I got rid of the indegestion and all is well. I will continue to post my progress and any changes as they occur....

Today I had a little bubbling in my stomach. Maybe something is working down there. I hope so.

 

[LaidBak]

Well, I increased my dosage to 2grams. No bad side effects. Will up it to 3 on Monday.

 

[peppers01]

Well ladies, I told myself that I would not be jumping on more bandwagons, but this one is just too tempting to pass up. I just had to drop all the soy from my shake because of adverse effects, one of which being my multi-vitamin powder. So while I was in the vitamin shoppe today, I got the liquid multi (minus the soy) and the super chlorella. Yesterday in walmart, I saw the spirulina, so I scooped that up for like $5. Okay that it's it for me. I will surely be subscribing and checking back in with updates concerning both new super foods. Peace and hair grease!

 

[Essensual]

My Chlorella arrived last evening via UPS @ 6:44pm. Wow, that was fast!
A full dose is considered to be 5 capsules...but after the gastro issues I read about on the thread I decided to start with 3 and ramp up. So far so good. No adverse effects. I'm taking it more so for the health benefits that have been stated, but of course I won't be mad about it's effect of heatlhy growth.

 

[mariofmagdal]

Everything is regular today. I am satisfied with my results.

 

[Lebiya]

My darn order is on hold because supposedly someone came but nobody answered so they sent it back…whatever!!!!

I had to pay $25.00 for international fee’s to Canada- I tried to ignore that - but I just found out that I have to pay an additional 16.88 for a COD international fee….my order was about $45-but in total with all the ***** fee’s I’ll have to pay 86.88!! this better give me at least 1" or more per month, I'll also add spirulina just for that extra kick

 

[Muse]

My darn order is on hold because supposedly someone came but nobody answered so they sent it back…whatever!!!!

I had to pay $25.00 for international fee’s to Canada- I tried to ignore that - but I just found out that I have to pay an additional 16.88 for a COD international fee….my order was about $45-but in total with all the ***** fee’s I’ll have to pay 86.88!! this better give me at least 1" or more per month, I'll also add spirulina just for that extra kick

What?! That's insane! I can't believe they didn't try to resend it the next day. You don't have a local health food store in Canada where you can just go and pick it up?

 

[Lebiya]

What?! That's insane! I can't believe they didn't try to resend it the next day. You don't have a local health food store in Canada where you can just go and pick it up?

Your tellin me!! I think I’m more insane for continuing with the order.
Next time going to try to look around before I buy, I went to 2 close -by GNC but they didn’t have it. And comparing in store prices to those online, it’s expensive! I only ordered the Jarrow’s because it has over 900 CGF in it.

The post office is closed for the week-end so I’ll have to get it on Monday, even more great news

I just have a bad case of EXTREME excitement when I hear about things that can accelerate my growth rate, that’s my problem, but this wont happen again

 

[Muse]

I found this on http://www.diagnose-me.com/treat/T63897.html

About 30% of people can not tolerate chlorella. This may be due to a cellulase insufficiency: if you are unable to tolerate chlorella, it would be wise to consider adding a digestive enzyme supplement with cellulase in it to help digest the chlorella.

I don't no what they mean by 'can not tolerate' but maybe this would explain why some people get sick. I read on a site (http://www.raysahelian.com/chlorella.html) about chlorella that people were getting sick and violently vomiting from chlorella. It could be because they don't have enough cellulase. I hope I am not apart of that 30%. I'm not posting this to scare anyone but there are always those who will have a bad reaction to anything no matter how good it is. So if anyone gets sick from it and doesn't know why perhaps this could be it.

Also I just found out that my Joico Moisture Recovery conditioners have chlorella in them! Yay! Don't know exactly what, if anything, it does topically but every bit helps.

 

[AtlantaJJ]

Your tellin me!! I think I’m more insane for continuing with the order.
Next time going to try to look around before I buy, I went to 2 close -by GNC but they didn’t have it. And comparing in store prices to those online, it’s expensive! I only ordered the Jarrow’s because it has over 900 CGF in it.

The post office is closed for the week-end so I’ll have to get it on Monday, even more great news

I just have a bad case of EXTREME excitement when I hear about things that can accelerate my growth rate, that’s my problem, but this wont happen again

This is almost triple the CFG's that the other product I was looking at has. It may be more expensive but it may be more cost effective in the long run due to the high concentration of CFG's....I'll do the math before I place my order. I'm leaning toward Jarrow, they make good supplements.

 

[MsElise]

I decided to give it a try and I purchased The Chinese Chlorella from Vitamin World. It was $9.99 for 120 500mg tablets and I also got the Vitamin World Spirulina and Alpha Lipoic Acid.

 

[Zay-neey]

I don't understand how people's nails are getting stronger at the ends? It just doesn't make sense. I thought nails are just like hair, Once they come out and are visible it's just dead stuff. If you break a nail how is it gonna MEND back together? You take chlorella for a week and all of a sudden your nail are EXTREMELY strong? That just doesn't make any sense. Someone help me to understand.

Yea my nail mended back together because my nail was already cut low where there was no nail visible before. So it started growing together, like when i broke the nail i just cut the whole thing offf. When people say there nails are strong they mean that it started growing strong. not the nail u already have

 

[Muse]

Your tellin me!! I think I’m more insane for continuing with the order.
Next time going to try to look around before I buy, I went to 2 close -by GNC but they didn’t have it. And comparing in store prices to those online, it’s expensive! I only ordered the Jarrow’s because it has over 900 CGF in it.

The post office is closed for the week-end so I’ll have to get it on Monday, even more great news

I just have a bad case of EXTREME excitement when I hear about things that can accelerate my growth rate, that’s my problem, but this wont happen again

Wait what?! I missed this when I first read your post. 900! You absolutely have to let us know how this one works for you. That's an amazing amount

ETA: Ok I just looked up the Jarrow's brand on Vitacost and it looks REALLY good! One teaspoon gives you 5g and there's 200 serving plus the 950 CGF for $43.87, to me it's worth it. It also has great reviews and plenty of them.

 

[Muse]

Ok I guess I'm really excited about this stuff! More info:

However, because of Chlorella's natural ability to remove toxins from our cells and tissues, some temporary reactions may occur in individuals with a high level of intestinal toxic build-up, including bloating, nausea and slight fever. Because the skin is also an excretory organ of cleansing, some individuals may initially experience acne, pimples, rashes, boils or eczema. This is a sign of the body's attempts to regain internal balance as it actively works to expel toxins.
These cleansing symptoms may occur in a small number of people for 2-3 days. These reactions are most prevalent in those who need Chlorella's cleansing powers the most.


So if you are experiencing this in the begining you may be detoxing. If it's not resolved in a few days then perhaps you cannot tolerate it. The same site has some things to look out for when purchasing chlorella: http://www.chloressence.com/howtochoose.htm

Sorry if this is a repeat of any info LD may have posted earlier.

 

[CurlyMoo]

This is the one i have now. I just wish it listed how much chlorella growth factor it had in it. I picked it up at the vitaminshoppe.

Isn't Earthwise the brand that Jade said she got 2" per month?

 

[luckiestdestiny]

Your tellin me!! I think I’m more insane for continuing with the order.
Next time going to try to look around before I buy, I went to 2 close -by GNC but they didn’t have it. And comparing in store prices to those online, it’s expensive! I only ordered the Jarrow’s because it has over 900 CGF in it.

The post office is closed for the week-end so I’ll have to get it on Monday, even more great news

I just have a bad case of EXTREME excitement when I hear about things that can accelerate my growth rate, that’s my problem, but this wont happen again

Go to wholefoods if they have one and get theirs they have the source one that babydollhair got. If you bought the powder, it's still going to be worth it if it's the 16oz as you'll have five months worth at 3g or a couple months if you go up from there. Sorry about that! Hope it's the powder

 

[luckiestdestiny]

I found this on http://www.diagnose-me.com/treat/T63897.html

About 30% of people can not tolerate chlorella. This may be due to a cellulase insufficiency: if you are unable to tolerate chlorella, it would be wise to consider adding a digestive enzyme supplement with cellulase in it to help digest the chlorella.

I don't no what they mean by 'can not tolerate' but maybe this would explain why some people get sick. I read on a site (http://www.raysahelian.com/chlorella.html) about chlorella that people were getting sick and violently vomiting from chlorella. It could be because they don't have enough cellulase. I hope I am not apart of that 30%. I'm not posting this to scare anyone but there are always those who will have a bad reaction to anything no matter how good it is. So if anyone gets sick from it and doesn't know why perhaps this could be it.

Also I just found out that my Joico Moisture Recovery conditioners have chlorella in them! Yay! Don't know exactly what, if anything, it does topically but every bit helps.

Wow this is the only place I've found that. Other places say it's a small amount that may have a problem. Maybe the figures vary. If so, then digestive enzymes...that's it to feel better? Wow! You can go to gnc and get a papaya enzyme for like 3-5 bucks depending on the size to last the month. That is such a relief that everyone can take it. I was using the papaya enzymes before I took chlorella. As chlorella has digestive enzymes, I stopped using them.

 

[luckiestdestiny]

I decided to give it a try and I purchased The Chinese Chlorella from Vitamin World. It was $9.99 for 120 500mg tablets and I also got the Vitamin World Spirulina and Alpha Lipoic Acid.

TAKE IT BACK. USE YOUR RECIEPT! CHECK earlier in the thread where babydollhair says that chinese chlorella is not good. I have also read many articles that say that the way they harvest it is insufficient.

No one buy Chinese Chlorella.

You want yaeyama or sun chorella. Yaeyama is Japanese, and sun chorella is good too!!!!!

Maybe that's another reason people could have digestive problems.

 

[soonergirl]

Ok I guess I'm really excited about this stuff! More info:

However, because of Chlorella's natural ability to remove toxins from our cells and tissues, some temporary reactions may occur in individuals with a high level of intestinal toxic build-up, including bloating, nausea and slight fever. Because the skin is also an excretory organ of cleansing, some individuals may initially experience acne, pimples, rashes, boils or eczema. This is a sign of the body's attempts to regain internal balance as it actively works to expel toxins.
These cleansing symptoms may occur in a small number of people for 2-3 days. These reactions are most prevalent in those who need Chlorella's cleansing powers the most.


So if you are experiencing this in the begining you may be detoxing. If it's not resolved in a few days then perhaps you cannot tolerate it. The same site has some things to look out for when purchasing chlorella: http://www.chloressence.com/howtochoose.htm

Sorry if this is a repeat of any info LD may have posted earlier.

okay this explains why I got a rash on the 3rd or so day.. I mean like I was allergic to something!! Its going away, I guess I was detoxing through the skin.. It was itchy too!!!

 

[luckiestdestiny]

Ok I guess I'm really excited about this stuff! More info:

However, because of Chlorella's natural ability to remove toxins from our cells and tissues, some temporary reactions may occur in individuals with a high level of intestinal toxic build-up, including bloating, nausea and slight fever. Because the skin is also an excretory organ of cleansing, some individuals may initially experience acne, pimples, rashes, boils or eczema. This is a sign of the body's attempts to regain internal balance as it actively works to expel toxins.
These cleansing symptoms may occur in a small number of people for 2-3 days. These reactions are most prevalent in those who need Chlorella's cleansing powers the most.


So if you are experiencing this in the begining you may be detoxing. If it's not resolved in a few days then perhaps you cannot tolerate it. The same site has some things to look out for when purchasing chlorella: http://www.chloressence.com/howtochoose.htm

Sorry if this is a repeat of any info LD may have posted earlier.

Good stuff. This is more what I was reading where your body is detoxing from the chlorella because eventually your skin should look amazing. It took a week, but my skin glows now. So I guess a few side effects for some for a couple days isn't too bad. Of course if you can't tolerate it, drop it, though. I'd try the enzymes (papaya) first, though as it just has too many benefits.

 

[luckiestdestiny]

Isn't Earthwise the brand that Jade said she got 2" per month?

I'm going to have to look that up...hmmmm!

 

[Kimbosheart]

The Chlorella did give me a few bumps, I havent seen any new ones so I think things are going back to normal. All's good and I will try to go to 5g tomorrow.

 

[AtlantaJJ]

Ok I guess I'm really excited about this stuff! More info:

However, because of Chlorella's natural ability to remove toxins from our cells and tissues, some temporary reactions may occur in individuals with a high level of intestinal toxic build-up, including bloating, nausea and slight fever. Because the skin is also an excretory organ of cleansing, some individuals may initially experience acne, pimples, rashes, boils or eczema. This is a sign of the body's attempts to regain internal balance as it actively works to expel toxins.
These cleansing symptoms may occur in a small number of people for 2-3 days. These reactions are most prevalent in those who need Chlorella's cleansing powers the most.


So if you are experiencing this in the begining you may be detoxing. If it's not resolved in a few days then perhaps you cannot tolerate it. The same site has some things to look out for when purchasing chlorella: http://www.chloressence.com/howtochoose.htm

Sorry if this is a repeat of any info LD may have posted earlier.

I have to remember to stay on top of my water intake as I increase my dose...that will help flush that stuff out of you, I will also keep my fiber pretty high, I'll be eating oat meal, flax seeds, and high fiber cereal...that will help "keep it moving" if you know what I mean

 

[AtlantaJJ]

TAKE IT BACK. USE YOUR RECIEPT! CHECK earlier in the thread where babydollhair says that chinese chlorella is not good. I have also read many articles that say that the way they harvest it is insufficient.

No one buy Chinese Chlorella.

You want yaeyama or sun chorella. Yaeyama is Japanese, and sun chorella is good too!!!!!

Maybe that's another reason people could have digestive problems.

I don't want anything to do with Food from China!!