How about taking Chlorella?

[Yoshi3329]

I started on Wednesday, and I started to get a sore throat, now, I starting to cough flem. I pretty sure that this is a detox sign. I've only been taking 1 gram for until today, Saturday. I've up it to 2 grams.

 

[VirtuousBeauty]

Wow I'm glad I decided to check LHCF when I did. I would have really missed out on this great thread. I take greens+ which is a supplement but I think i'll switch since chlorella is a food and has so many great benefits.

 

[Curlykale]

I'm so afraid of the heavy metals. This stuff seems to suck mercury from wherever it finds it, from what I read around on the internet. I hope to find some brand that reassures me, as I'm dying to try this stuff.

 

[Curlykale]

(subscribing)

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

No not at all :/

but i did have...diarreha .. all night.. and was dizzy, stomach pain..

dont know if that was detox?

Nah, maybe your body is getting used to it though. Keep it up, and make sure you're drinking water too.

I'm so afraid of the heavy metals. This stuff seems to suck mercury from wherever it finds it, from what I read around on the internet. I hope to find some brand that reassures me, as I'm dying to try this stuff.

Yeah, it is a detoxify of the heavy metals. The removal of that is a good thing though. Why are you afraid?

 

[Yoshi3329]

How long did it take y'all to feel detoxing? I'm already up to 2 grams (Friday), one more than suggested on the bottle and nothing. I felt a sore throat on Thursday and I coughed a bit on Friday (w/ flem), but for the most part, nothing. BTW, I started taking these on April 21, 2010 (Wednesday).

Am I being too impatient?erplexed

 

[pureebony]

ok i need help i want to start taking chlorella and spirulina again, this is the ones i have:

optimum source 500 mg chlorella

and nature complete organic spirulina (made in an island from china....)

i took it a while ago with no probs, then out of nowhere i began vomiting badly, what happened? i started with 2 of each a day then went up to 6 each a day but a few weeks ago i took 2 each and vomited again, violently.... please help ladies? whats going on with it and me?

thanks.

 

[Tangles]

ok i need help i want to start taking chlorella and spirulina again, this is the ones i have:

optimum source 500 mg chlorella

and nature complete organic spirulina (made in an island from china....)

i took it a while ago with no probs, then out of nowhere i began vomiting badly, what happened? i started with 2 of each a day then went up to 6 each a day but a few weeks ago i took 2 each and vomited again, violently.... please help ladies? whats going on with it and me?

thanks.

That's the exact thing that happened to me...I have yet to figure out what is going on. erplexed I've tried just as you have to incorporate them again at a lower dosage...no dice I still got nauseous.

 

[WaistLengthDreams]

ok i need help i want to start taking chlorella and spirulina again, this is the ones i have:

optimum source 500 mg chlorella

and nature complete organic spirulina (made in an island from china....)

i took it a while ago with no probs, then out of nowhere i began vomiting badly, what happened? i started with 2 of each a day then went up to 6 each a day but a few weeks ago i took 2 each and vomited again, violently.... please help ladies? whats going on with it and me?

thanks.

I thought that you weren't supposed to take the chlorella/spirulina supplements that were made in china because they are not regulated and you are more likely to come across bootlegged versions. Staying with the supplements from Japan were your best bet. I'm no expert on this but hopefully, some one else will chime in with more concrete information on this.

HTH

 

[babydollhair]

It is my understanding that chinese chlorella is usually of lesser quality in comparison to japanese.

 

[Curlykale]

Nah, maybe your body is getting used to it though. Keep it up, and make sure you're drinking water too.


Yeah, it is a detoxify of the heavy metals. The removal of that is a good thing though. Why are you afraid?

I will post some things found of the internet and their sources: I have no idea whatsoever about who's right and who's wrong (I'm pretty confused) but I hope you find the following information useful for when you choose your brand:

The main advisor against Chlorella seems to be a doctor called Andy Cutler (I found many documents by him). It's very difficult to understand this kind of information for me. Anyway, here are a couple of things:

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from http://onibasu.com/archives/am/27457.html :

"All reputable companies keep in refrigerated inventory a sample of every batch. If anyone has a problem, the company can submit the sample of a particular batch for independent analysis for microbial count as well as heavy metal ppm.
[...]
Problem with a certificate of analysis. Which batch are they testing? Did
they submit a chosen batch to be analyzed? Just because they have this
certificate means little because you can easily stack the deck and make sure that the batch you submit is clean. What is needed is when someone verifies the purity without the manuafacturer knowing that the analysis is being done.

In health,
Mark Schauss
www.cellmatewellness.com

[...]
One of the specific ones I saw was a woman whose hair bismuth went
from not detected to more than +2 standard deviations in a few months
while taking chlorella. That particular chlorella was grown in the
area of germany where they mine bismuth. She otherwise had no
exposure. The lot analysis said the chlorella was fine, but there was
no other possible source and she got a LOT of it in her (and got a lot
worse taking the chlorella)."

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from http://curezone.com/fm.asp?i=105290#i

Some people really swear by chlorella, but it has caused major problems for others. Cutler doesn't recommend it as it's sulphur food which can cause mercury to move about a lot, ie in and out of the cells and drop the mercury without actually excreting it. It's not a true chelator as it contains just one thiol (a molecule that binds to mercury). A true chelator should contain two thiols (so bind to mercury much more tightly and escort it out of the body) so alpha lipoic acid, dmsa and dmps (all contain two) are the only true and thus safe chelators to use according to Cutler.

In the chelation groups on yahoo there are some people who have suffered very bad effects from taking chlorella. It didn't agree with me, made me feel very wired on very low doses.

Another reason is that some brands of chlorella are supposed to be contaminated with mercury as no doubt if it does absorb/bind to mercury to some degree it will have done this already from within its own environment.

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[Okay]

I will post some things found of the internet and their sources: I have no idea whatsoever about who's right and who's wrong (I'm pretty confused) but I hope you find the following information useful for when you choose your brand:

The main advisor against Chlorella seems to be a doctor called Andy Cutler (I found many documents by him). It's very difficult to understand this kind of information for me. Anyway, here are a couple of things:

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from http://onibasu.com/archives/am/27457.html :

"All reputable companies keep in refrigerated inventory a sample of every batch. If anyone has a problem, the company can submit the sample of a particular batch for independent analysis for microbial count as well as heavy metal ppm.
[...]
Problem with a certificate of analysis. Which batch are they testing? Did
they submit a chosen batch to be analyzed? Just because they have this
certificate means little because you can easily stack the deck and make sure that the batch you submit is clean. What is needed is when someone verifies the purity without the manuafacturer knowing that the analysis is being done.

In health,
Mark Schauss
www.cellmatewellness.com

[...]
One of the specific ones I saw was a woman whose hair bismuth went
from not detected to more than +2 standard deviations in a few months
while taking chlorella. That particular chlorella was grown in the
area of germany where they mine bismuth. She otherwise had no
exposure. The lot analysis said the chlorella was fine, but there was
no other possible source and she got a LOT of it in her (and got a lot
worse taking the chlorella)."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

from http://curezone.com/fm.asp?i=105290#i

Some people really swear by chlorella, but it has caused major problems for others. Cutler doesn't recommend it as it's sulphur food which can cause mercury to move about a lot, ie in and out of the cells and drop the mercury without actually excreting it. It's not a true chelator as it contains just one thiol (a molecule that binds to mercury). A true chelator should contain two thiols (so bind to mercury much more tightly and escort it out of the body) so alpha lipoic acid, dmsa and dmps (all contain two) are the only true and thus safe chelators to use according to Cutler.

In the chelation groups on yahoo there are some people who have suffered very bad effects from taking chlorella. It didn't agree with me, made me feel very wired on very low doses.

Another reason is that some brands of chlorella are supposed to be contaminated with mercury as no doubt if it does absorb/bind to mercury to some degree it will have done this already from within its own environment.

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WOW! now im scared

 

[pureebony]

ok so im chucking my soirulina out then, its from china- bugger,

are there any external uses for chlorella and spirulina?

im going to try taking chlorella alone and see what happens xx

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

I will post some things found of the internet and their sources: I have no idea whatsoever about who's right and who's wrong (I'm pretty confused) but I hope you find the following information useful for when you choose your brand:

The main advisor against Chlorella seems to be a doctor called Andy Cutler (I found many documents by him). It's very difficult to understand this kind of information for me. Anyway, here are a couple of things:

I respect the fact that he is a PH.D chemist but I've read far more positives about chlorella than negatives. For me, I purchase Source Naturals chlorella and it's been nothing but positive results for me. I only use chlorella/spirulina from fresh water sources.One of the snipits you posted a woman took it from some source in Germany?

That doesn't even sound right to me. I mean, with anything in this world, not everything will be made from the most healthy source. If it's grown around an area that has a higher pollution rate, then yes it would be safe to assume that your chlorella would be contaminated. But, so far with mine I've had nothing but positives to say about it.


Choosing chlorella

Not all chlorella is created equally. Quality, purity and potency vary depending on cultivation procedures and on growing techniques. There can be quite a difference between one brand to another. Here are some tips to consider:

• Look for chlorella that has been grown outdoors in natural sunlight, and clean, mineral rich water.
• Make sure the cell wall has been broken down by milling or jet-spraying to enhance digestibility.
• Try to find products made from 100 percent chlorella without the use of binders, fillers, or other unnatural additives.
• Most importantly, look for brands with high levels of CGF, chlorophyll and protein.

http://www.vistamagonline.com/vista...ella_-_the_perfect_green_food_for_your_health

 

[Curlykale]

Thanks NasdaQ Diva... very useful information. That's true, when you want to try something there is ALWAYS somebody against it that spoils the whole fun. LOL I didn't know there were brands that grow it outdoors... That makes a lot of sense as you don't get the contamination (mercury) from sea water.

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

Thanks NasdaQ Diva... very useful information. That's true, when you want to try something there is ALWAYS somebody against it that spoils the whole fun. LOL I didn't know there were brands that grow it outdoors... That makes a lot of sense as you don't get the contamination (mercury) from sea water.

No problem. Thats what I love about the internet. There is a wealth of information. Some more biased then others, but still so much info for you to learn from.

Have you ever read: www.chlorellafactor.com <--- Read it. It's a awesome e-book that is free. I've read it maybe 2-3x already. I'm bored, so I may go ahead and read it again now

 

[MsRR]

I thought chlorella only made you loose weight if you were over weight. well at first a little lost was ok but enough already. I am 5"9 and I went from wearing a size 8 to a 6 to a 4 and it really show in my face to wear its making me look older. I don't have a appetite and now I want to stop taking it. I started Feb.3rd with Source Naturals. Any suggestions I really don't want to stop but the weight loss I don't need.

 

[WaistLengthDreams]

I started taking Nature's Way (410mg Chlorella) today. I only took 2 capsules (not 3). I don't feel an different yet.

Has anyone taken this type of Chlorella?

 

[Yoshi3329]

How long was it until ya'll started to feel detoxifying affects?

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

I thought chlorella only made you loose weight if you were over weight. well at first a little lost was ok but enough already. I am 5"9 and I went from wearing a size 8 to a 6 to a 4 and it really show in my face to wear its making me look older. I don't have a appetite and now I want to stop taking it. I started Feb.3rd with Source Naturals. Any suggestions I really don't want to stop but the weight loss I don't need.

How much are you taking per day? Have you thought about cutting back/decreasing dosage?

How long was it until ya'll started to feel detoxifying affects?

I think it depends on what your lifestyle is like. If you're a drinker, smoker, fast food eater, etc then you just may have an unpleasant detox.

I never really experience detox symptoms (only once with a mild headache) because I have a pretty clean diet.

 

[MsRR]

I'm taking 6 grams

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

I'm taking 6 grams

I'm taking the same. I've dropped a teeny tiny bit of weight (not really looking for too much weight loss) Have you thought about dropping it back down to maybe 4g instead? How long have you been on the 6g? I've been on 6g maybe 3-4 weeks now.

 

[MsRR]

I started chlorella Feb 3rd and increased gradually within 3 weeks maybe.

 

[Yoshi3329]

I think it depends on what your lifestyle is like. If you're a drinker, smoker, fast food eater, etc then you just may have an unpleasant detox.

I never really experience detox symptoms (only once with a mild headache) because I have a pretty clean diet.

That's the thing, I have pretty decent diet (it not the best, but not the worse), and I haven't experience anything but a few coughs and a sore throat for one day. I'm not regular, but I'm green. Hmmm.

What's your thoughts?

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

That's the thing, I have pretty decent diet (it not the best, but not the worse), and I haven't experience anything but a few coughs and a sore throat for one day. I'm not regular, but I'm green. Hmmm.

What's your thoughts?

That probably was your detox. My first couple times (stopping/starting) chlorella and spirulina I had no detox symptoms. This last time I got a very mild headache for a day. First and only 'detox' ever.

Are you drinking alot of water? Eventhough Im green too, if I' dont drink water (small amounts/none at all) I'm still green but I dont have nearly as much ummm 'waste' as usual (sorry TMI - trying to think of a nice word to use lol)

 

[yodie]

Yay, I found it!!!!!!

 

[luckiestdestiny]

I see you found it yodie, I was just about to pm you!

Still green and loving it.

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

I haven't had any of my powders in like 4-5 days now. Kinda out of sight, out of mind. i'll make a glass tomorrow!

 

[WaistLengthDreams]

I've been taking Chlorella for almost two months now and my dosage is 6g (2 tsp). I think I'll keep it here. I want to make sure that I do it for at least 6 months. Within the first month, I had about a week or two of breakouts along my chin but that has since cleared up and I haven't had anything new pop up since then. I took a pic of my NG at 12 weeks without chlorella and I plan to compare it to a NG with chlorella. I can't wait to see if there's a difference.

 

[Successfulmiss]

I use Greenmax by Swanson's health. Amazing stuff