How about taking Chlorella?

[NubianQueen]

Greetings ladies!

So, I have been on chlorella since March 16 and began slowly as I did not want to detox too quickly. It didn't take too long to go green and I have been up to 18 mgs. Still breaking out, so I am scaling back to find how many mgs work for me. No increased energy, no growth spurts in my hair, no glowing skin and my nails aren't growing faster. They finally are a bit stronger as I took acrylics off one year ago.

I was on auto-ship through amazon and luckily, (thank God) saw the price had more than doubled, prior to my next shipment. On the hunt for a better price, I saw a post regarding Jarrow's brand and ordered 11 pounds! I thought the poster said that Jarrow had a higher cgf, but AFTER I ordered, I checked myself and saw that it was only 380 vs 531 per teaspoon. I immediately canceled my order. While doing my comparisons I noticed that on one site it was half a teaspoon and on others, the stats for a full teaspoon. So, I contacted the site via email as it was after hours, but received no response. Called them today and the dude was explaining to me what cgf meant and the nucleic this and that.... I was just like, I realize all of that, what I need to know is the number. What is it?! He did not know and claimed he would contact production, if they knew he would call me back. No response.

At any rate, during this post, I hit a couple of other sites and not only does the chlorella come from the exact same place in Japan, but I did the math and per gram SN is 177 vs Jarrow's 190. What caused some confusion was one company wrote 2 gms in a teaspoon while another had 3gms. So, I should never have canceled my order because Lord knows when I will finally receive my shipment! I am running low on my SN and am lucky that I had an extra one shipped early before the price hike!

Okay, I am done rambling! I have to re-instate my order and continue my education in chlorella by finishing this thread some time this year! I'm only one page 42 out of 121 pages.

Mo' Hair!

 

[LovinLocks]

Greetings ladies!

So, I have been on chlorella since March 16 and began slowly as I did not want to detox too quickly. It didn't take too long to go green and I have been up to 18 mgs. Still breaking out, so I am scaling back to find how many mgs work for me. No increased energy, no growth spurts in my hair, no glowing skin and my nails aren't growing faster.

erplexed Hmmmmmmmm ! Not good, iMHO.

 

[LovinLocks]

I've been taking chlorella for 5 weeks now. my tooth pain came back when i stopped taking it, my fingernails always grow fast (genetics) but now they are growing too fast. those are all the benefits i notice so far.

I'm not noticing a thing (not complaining, ladies). Then again, I don't think I pay attention to detail very well and now I wish I had developed that trait. It would be nice to enumerate things like what I am reading here. Oh well, I'm still gonna take it.

 

[mariofmagdal]

I'm not noticing a thing (not complaining, ladies). Then again, I don't think I pay attention to detail very well and now I wish I had developed that trait. It would be nice to enumerate things like what I am reading here. Oh well, I'm still gonna take it.

Be encouraged, it will come. Keep taking them and increasing your dosage if necessary. You will enjoy the benefits. Green for life, and loving it!

 

[Nice Lady]

Greetings ladies!

So, I have been on chlorella since March 16 and began slowly as I did not want to detox too quickly. It didn't take too long to go green and I have been up to 18 mgs. Still breaking out, so I am scaling back to find how many mgs work for me. No increased energy, no growth spurts in my hair, no glowing skin and my nails aren't growing faster. They finally are a bit stronger as I took acrylics off one year ago.

I was on auto-ship through amazon and luckily, (thank God) saw the price had more than doubled, prior to my next shipment. On the hunt for a better price, I saw a post regarding Jarrow's brand and ordered 11 pounds! I thought the poster said that Jarrow had a higher cgf, but AFTER I ordered, I checked myself and saw that it was only 380 vs 531 per teaspoon. I immediately canceled my order. While doing my comparisons I noticed that on one site it was half a teaspoon and on others, the stats for a full teaspoon. So, I contacted the site via email as it was after hours, but received no response. Called them today and the dude was explaining to me what cgf meant and the nucleic this and that.... I was just like, I realize all of that, what I need to know is the number. What is it?! He did not know and claimed he would contact production, if they knew he would call me back. No response.

At any rate, during this post, I hit a couple of other sites and not only does the chlorella come from the exact same place in Japan, but I did the math and per gram SN is 177 vs Jarrow's 190. What caused some confusion was one company wrote 2 gms in a teaspoon while another had 3gms. So, I should never have canceled my order because Lord knows when I will finally receive my shipment! I am running low on my SN and am lucky that I had an extra one shipped early before the price hike!

Okay, I am done rambling! I have to re-instate my order and continue my education in chlorella by finishing this thread some time this year! I'm only one page 42 out of 121 pages.

Mo' Hair!

I think that you are talking about my posting about it. It was on vitacost.com that Jarrows offered more for the money than Source Naturals.

 

[SelahOco]

I'm on Atkins and taking Chlorella. I've looked up the nutritional values and they say this has no carbohydrates in it...but I find it so hard to believe. Anyone have any insight on this?

Here's what I was able to find so far...looks like Atkins and Chlorella go hand and hand:

Another item missing from the Atkins food pyramid is a category of foods I call superfoods. These are nutritionally dense foods that are typically taken in supplement form and that provide powerful health-supporting, disease-reversing phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals that are typically lacking in the diets of most people, even if they eat a large quantity of fruits and vegetables. Although it's understandable that these supplements are certainly considered optional by most people, in my book they are not optional for a person who wishes to achieve optimum health and accelerate the results of their Atkins diet.
The superfoods I recommend are micro-algae: chlorella and spirulina. When researching these superfoods, I was so downright impressed by their ability to reverse cancer, repair nerve damage, detoxify the liver and exhibit other stunning health effects that I ended up writing a 39-page report on them! When it comes to chlorella and spirulina, the good news just never ends. The more closely you examine these superfoods, the more impressive they get. They offer such powerful disease-fighting benefits that if they could be captured and patented by drug companies, chlorella would cost a hundred dollars a gram and be heralded as a "Miracle cure for cancer!" in the national news. It's that good.

I've arrived at the point where I eat 10 grams of spirulina each day and 5 grams of chlorella. I recommend these superfoods to everyone, and especially people who are suffering from chronic diseases like cancer. As an Atkins dieter, you simply must educate yourself about chlorella and spirulina. Read my free report entitled, Superfoods for Optimum Health: Chlorella and Spirulina to learn more. You'll be nothing short of astonished at what these superfoods can do.

Low-carb dieters have a heightened need for these superfoods, in my opinion, because the heavy consumption of proteins can certainly put your internal organs through a heavy workout. Your liver and kidneys, in particular, need support while on a low-carb diet, and taking chlorella and spirulina is the perfect way to provide that support. With these superfoods as part of your daily diet, you will experience a rapid acceleration of your Atkins diet results, and most people quickly begin to show improvements in various diseases or chronic conditions they've lived with for years.

This article is reprinted from Analysis: The Atkins Lifestyle Food Guide Pyramid, a public education ebook provided free of charge by the non-profit Consumer Wellness Research Center. http://www.naturalnews.com/001366.html

 

[SelahOco]

Here's the report, if anyone is interested: http://www.truthpublishing.com/chlorellaspirulina_p/pdf-cat21249.htm

 

[yaya24]

I am still going chlorella strong (started in January).. I did my BC this passed Friday after a 3 month stretch.. but my benefits so far:

Longer eyelashes
Digestive system health
Energy
Glowing skin
Shorter menstrual cycle (went from 6 days down to 4)


I am hooked for life.. ETA- I take between 3-6 grams daily I skipped a weekend last month and I felt sluggish and I was literally irritated with everything..

 

[deusa80]

I stopped taking chlorella 3 weeks ago because I was going to be doing a bit of traveling and didn't want to worry about taking the pills and all the bowel movments and what not... I also wanted to see if chlorella was the reason for my breakouts(which I believe it was). I kinda missed being green though! I was only up to 3 1/2 grams when I stopped...I think I started in February/March(I have to increase my dosage very slowly)...but I'm going to start again on Monday. I just have to figure out a way to handle the breakouts...

 

[covergirl01]

Here's what I was able to find so far...looks like Atkins and Chlorella go hand and hand:

Another item missing from the Atkins food pyramid is a category of foods I call superfoods. These are nutritionally dense foods that are typically taken in supplement form and that provide powerful health-supporting, disease-reversing phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals that are typically lacking in the diets of most people, even if they eat a large quantity of fruits and vegetables. Although it's understandable that these supplements are certainly considered optional by most people, in my book they are not optional for a person who wishes to achieve optimum health and accelerate the results of their Atkins diet.
The superfoods I recommend are micro-algae: chlorella and spirulina. When researching these superfoods, I was so downright impressed by their ability to reverse cancer, repair nerve damage, detoxify the liver and exhibit other stunning health effects that I ended up writing a 39-page report on them! When it comes to chlorella and spirulina, the good news just never ends. The more closely you examine these superfoods, the more impressive they get. They offer such powerful disease-fighting benefits that if they could be captured and patented by drug companies, chlorella would cost a hundred dollars a gram and be heralded as a "Miracle cure for cancer!" in the national news. It's that good.

I've arrived at the point where I eat 10 grams of spirulina each day and 5 grams of chlorella. I recommend these superfoods to everyone, and especially people who are suffering from chronic diseases like cancer. As an Atkins dieter, you simply must educate yourself about chlorella and spirulina. Read my free report entitled, Superfoods for Optimum Health: Chlorella and Spirulina to learn more. You'll be nothing short of astonished at what these superfoods can do.

Low-carb dieters have a heightened need for these superfoods, in my opinion, because the heavy consumption of proteins can certainly put your internal organs through a heavy workout. Your liver and kidneys, in particular, need support while on a low-carb diet, and taking chlorella and spirulina is the perfect way to provide that support. With these superfoods as part of your daily diet, you will experience a rapid acceleration of your Atkins diet results, and most people quickly begin to show improvements in various diseases or chronic conditions they've lived with for years.

This article is reprinted from Analysis: The Atkins Lifestyle Food Guide Pyramid, a public education ebook provided free of charge by the non-profit Consumer Wellness Research Center. http://www.naturalnews.com/001366.html

Very interesting... I have a South Beach lifestyle and tried Chlorella for a few weeks buts couldn't get past the side effects so I stopped. I like it as a supplement to my lifestyle and will add it back. Do you take the pills or the powder? And if you take the powder what do you use to mask the taste since most of the "green" drinks suggested contains tons of sugar?

Thanks

 

[january noir]

Very interesting... I have a South Beach lifestyle and tried Chlorella for a few weeks buts couldn't get past the side effects so I stopped. I like it as a supplement to my lifestyle and will add it back. Do you take the pills or the powder? And if you take the powder what do you use to mask the taste since most of the "green" drinks suggested contains tons of sugar?

Thanks

Dilute the juice (Green Goodness, Green Machine, etc.) with water.

I use 4oz of juice and then add 6-8oz of water. I add ice to my shaker cup, and then transfer it all to another cup and it makes a cool frosty, frothy drink

 

[F8THINHIM]

Just an update:

I had increased my dosage to 12g with great results initially. Then I noticed that I started to feel sluggish, look bloated and I gained 10lbs!
It turns out that the medication for my thyroid needed to be adjusted. I should've known that CHL would not let me down!!! After I stopped taking CHL for a week (I ran out) I started again 2 weeks ago at 6g. I've lost 4 lbs (w/o exercising - I will get there soon ) and my nails are growing in so strong!
I am green for life!!!

 

[Nyssa28]

How long did it take for some of you ladies to have odorless BM? How many grams were you taking?

 

[january noir]

How long did it take for some of you ladies to have odorless BM? How many grams were you taking?

On occasion I still have aromatic BMs, but that depends on what you've eaten. I am on my 11th week of Chlorella and at 8 weeks @ 12g.

 

[sunbubbles]

ok so Ive been taking my CHL faithfully for about 2 weeks now.

uummmmm............am I crazy or is my hair GROWING!?? Im thinkin its a combo of my summer growth spurt, CHL, and my eggletes shake! everybody keeps asking me why my hair all of a sudden looks "bigger"

Ive been green for these whole past 2 weeks! Its a beautiful thing...... regularity that is

 

[sunbubbles]

I stopped taking chlorella 3 weeks ago because I was going to be doing a bit of traveling and didn't want to worry about taking the pills and all the bowel movments and what not... I also wanted to see if chlorella was the reason for my breakouts(which I believe it was). I kinda missed being green though! I was only up to 3 1/2 grams when I stopped...I think I started in February/March(I have to increase my dosage very slowly)...but I'm going to start again on Monday. I just have to figure out a way to handle the breakouts...

Does anyone know if it might be the detoxing effect that CHL has on the body making ppl break out??
Ive been tryin to figure this out too. Im only taking 3 g/day.

 

[ttlayli]

Ugh, I am so jealous!

I haven't lost ANY weight!!!

I keep trying to figure out what I'm doing or not doing that's preventing this. I am currently at 15 grams; should I decrease?

 

[sqzbly1908]

On occasion I still have aromatic BMs, but that depends on what you've eaten. I am on my 11th week of Chlorella and at 8 weeks @ 12g.

Wow "aromatic" who would ever thought that "aromatic" and "bm" would be in the same sentence...must be a beautiful thang!

 

[tada1]

ive been on my Chlorella for about 10 days now. i didnt want to post any reviews for at least a month, but my fingers arent cooperating.
i'll start with the positives:
1. ive started getting 1 or 2 bms daily. nevertheless the skeptic in me is still holding out on giving chlorella all the credit for this
2. when i woke up from a nap 2 days ago, my SO went "you're glowing all over" i didnt bother asking him what he was talking about but i thought i'll throw that out there

the one HUGE negative:
My energy level has decreased to sub-zero levels because i basically have no appetite anymore. its weird because even on the rare occasions that I feel hungry, i still dont have appetite! this is bad news for me because my bmi is barely in the "normal" range. i just cant afford to lose any weight but i really want to increase my dose so that it can help improve my skin.

 

[luckiestdestiny]

ive been on my Chlorella for about 10 days now. i didnt want to post any reviews for at least a month, but my fingers arent cooperating.
i'll start with the positives:
1. ive started getting 1 or 2 bms daily. nevertheless the skeptic in me is still holding out on giving chlorella all the credit for this
2. when i woke up from a nap 2 days ago, my SO went "you're glowing all over" i didnt bother asking him what he was talking about but i thought i'll throw that out there

the one HUGE negative:
My energy level has decreased to sub-zero levels because i basically have no appetite anymore. its weird because even on the rare occasions that I feel hungry, i still dont have appetite! this is bad news for me because my bmi is barely in the "normal" range. i just cant afford to lose any weight but i really want to increase my dose so that it can help improve my skin.

Don't worry. Your low energy is also because of detox probably. If your appetite is low, force yourself to eat something anyways. Mine was like that at the beginning and now it's normal. Especially if you don't want to lose weight. What I did, since I want to, is just eat but eat a little less. In your case you just need to eat like normal even if you're not hungry.

Congrats on the glowy skin.

 

[luckiestdestiny]

ok so Ive been taking my CHL faithfully for about 2 weeks now.

uummmmm............am I crazy or is my hair GROWING!?? Im thinkin its a combo of my summer growth spurt, CHL, and my eggletes shake! everybody keeps asking me why my hair all of a sudden looks "bigger"

Ive been green for these whole past 2 weeks! Its a beautiful thing...... regularity that is

 

[SelahOco]

Very interesting... I have a South Beach lifestyle and tried Chlorella for a few weeks buts couldn't get past the side effects so I stopped. I like it as a supplement to my lifestyle and will add it back. Do you take the pills or the powder? And if you take the powder what do you use to mask the taste since most of the "green" drinks suggested contains tons of sugar?

Thanks

I take the pills simply because I can't have the sugary drinks. I might try the power with some water like the other ladies suggest.

 

[tada1]

Don't worry. Your low energy is also because of detox probably. If your appetite is low, force yourself to eat something anyways. Mine was like that at the beginning and now it's normal.

phew! thanks for the advice LD. I am definitely very relieved to hear that im not the only one that has gone through this stage.

cant wait to have more positives by the end of the month

 

[jerseygurl]

Hi ladies. I just added spirulina to my chlorella, so do I take it in equal proportions or more CHL to less SP. Help please!!!

 

[NubianQueen]

Hi ladies. I just added spirulina to my chlorella, so do I take it in equal proportions or more CHL to less SP. Help please!!!

Greetings!

From everything I have read, it is to be taken at a two to one ratio with spirulina being the higher dosage. If you're taking one teaspoon of chlorella, then take two teaspoons of spirulina.

HTH

Mo' Hair!

 

[NubianQueen]

I think that you are talking about my posting about it. It was on vitacost.com that Jarrows offered more for the money than Source Naturals.

Very well may have been, I was up way too late (like now) and got all confused! But, obviously after ordering and cancelling a couple of times, I figured it all out and everything's cool.

What is curious to me is that if this chlorella is from the same place in Japan and goes through the same process to break the cell walls, why would there be any difference in cgf or any of the other listed supplemental facts... :scratchch

 

[LoveLiLi]

Very well may have been, I was up way too late (like now) and got all confused! But, obviously after ordering and cancelling a couple of times, I figured it all out and everything's cool.

What is curious to me is that if this chlorella is from the same place in Japan and goes through the same process to break the cell walls, why would there be any difference in cgf or any of the other listed supplemental facts... :scratchch

I've been wondering the same thing, but I haven't been concerned enough to switch from Earthrise chlorella.

 

[LaidBak]

LD This thread has grown to monstrous proportions! LoL! Checking in for the first time in a long time. I have some chlorella powder mixed with a clay mask on my face. I still take 4grams a day.

 

[dplyrooted]

For the ladies that are having breakouts, cut back your dose, as my husband would say in his Jamaican accent, take time, I know we are all excited to see results, but we will get there. I had to cut back because I was having break outs as well, but I am now back up to 3g, and I think I am about ready for another increase, but I normally only increase 1/8th to 1/4th tsp at a time, because my face is still recoverng from my breakout episode, I had beautiful clear skin before chlorella. Also increase your water intake.

 

[Mena]

Never considered this...will look into it.