How about taking Chlorella?

[xyra]

Are you taking it with food? I take mine with a meal (as the directions say on the Source Naturals) and I haven't had any nausea at all. Try taking it with food if you haven't already. Food like...well...a whole meal and not just a piece of fruit

Yes, I take both doses with a meal. I also take Spirulina, and the directions for the brand of Spirulina that I have is to take it 1/2 hour before a meal. I usually take that around lunch (not a morning person), wait 1/2 hour, eat and the drink Chlorella with juice. At dinner time I'll eat and also take Chlorella then. I also take other multivitamins along with Chlorella, and I have to take those with a meal.

I don't think I can stomach taking it tonight because of how sick I feel. But right now I'm pretty stressed out due to a situation at work. It's one of those things where you know you did the right thing, but also know that there's going to be an extreme amount of tension afterwards. That combined with how I was already feeling is pushing me over the edge.

But anyway, hopefully this will pass.

 

[MrsMe]

Okay then. Do you take them with food? If so I guess it's just one of your detox symptoms. If not, please try it with food to see if it helps. I don't want anyone to have restless nights. I do, but that's just the way my life has always been since grave's came along. I'm sure it will eventually settle either way.

I take it with food and it doesn't bother my stomach. Now, I'm too tired...Go figure. It's like I get a new symptom everyday!
I still have the same amount of BM (1 per day) and no sign of green yet. I raised my dosage to 3g/day instead of two so we'll see how it goes.

Okay so I just got off the phone with my mom (speaker phone. I was actually typing while she talked). Anyways I have to report that my mom lost 9 pounds total (she was just weighed at the doctor's office...she's had to go once a month lately as her test results aren't so great right now and they want to keep an eye on her). That's in about five weeks. But if you realize that my mom has lupus , and that she takes steroids it's nearly IMPOSSIBLE for her to lose weight (and she needs to, those steroids and stuff really made her gain and that's just not good for her joints as she's in pain anyways). I am really happy for her! She credits the chlorella because that's the only thing she's doing differently.

I'm happy for your mom!

So I'm delivering as promised.. Here are some pics of my CHL face mask. I just mixed 1/2 g of CHL with a dollop of mask (any kind will work) and applied it to my face... Of course I had to make these pics comical. I'm single, we have to entertain ourselves!

I also mixed 1g of CHL with some Jergen's and use that nightly. I added some peppermint oil to it because it does have the faint smell of CHL. My advice is this is something you'd want to wear when you're home for the evening. I worked out and had it on the other day and there was a faint smell of fresh seaweed! LOL! A girl can't smell like nothing from the ocean and keep her rep, knowhutImean! So do this at night when you're sure to shower in the AM.

So this is me Hulkin' it out for beauty! Lawd help me!

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Going Green can be cute and smart! LOL

I love your "green" pics. Keep us updated on the effects of topical application.

Good for you! I have a goal of weight to lose too. When I was given radioactive iodine and my thyroid was destroyed, I also ended up in the hospital because they gave me waaay to much so it caused other problems: heart, etc. My thyroid is now .0001 percent active because of the amount that I was given. It was highly unusual as rai usually just lowers the thyroid and you have to take synthroid, but in my case it completely destroyed it and caused other problems because I was walking around with zero hormone in my body for over a month. I almost had a heart attack and had other heart complications happen because of it (cardiac enzymes were off the chart) We're talking lawyers it was so much. Unfortunately as it was a teaching hospital through my school at the time, there was no way to sue for the damage, but they did try as I had to take a medical leave from school for years. That month that I was in the hospital I gained about 30 pounds eating dietician food! So my metabolism was shot to heck. In addition, the medicines I was given (not just synthroid but stuff to help with other functions that were thrown off) caused more weight gain. I had never been over 123 in all my life at 5'5 and all in all in 3 months I went to 229. They say it's impossible but it most certainly is. By the time I recovered I had to learn how to adjust to a new body and a doc who said my metabolism was so shot I'd never lose the weight. Fast forward to the way I've been eating since Sept (and before that on and off diet for a year), I've managed to get myself down to 166.. And now let's talk about chlorella, I was averaging 8 pounds a month weight loss just eating right before chlorella but now I'm down from 166 in January to 149 1/2! This stuff really works wonders! Yes I already found the keys to balancing my body by eating right, but chlorella kicked it up another notch. I'm quite certain I can get to the 130's by the end of march or early April with chlorella! I've never tried the acai berry or Spirulina but I just may try. I think there's some spirulina in my green drinks that I take sometimes but I've never tried for more. I don't work out as often as I'd like, but I do walk around a lot and try to walk up and down stairs instead of taking elevators. I also started yoga but it's only once a week.

I think we're all going to see some really good visible changes from taking chlorella.

Wow! You've been to hell and back and you still stay positive! You're a true inspiration! Thank you for sharing your story and the keys to a healthier lifestyle. Chlorella is a keeper for me!

Im going green tonight!!
All the oil pulling has made my face crazy so I'm going to put straight chlorella powder/water paste on my face and try to sleep with it on. I will report back in the morning. My guess is either, my skin will be flawless in the morning or... it will look like pizza just depends on whats going on.

I'll be keeping an eye out for your post!

 

[luckiestdestiny]

Hey Everyone the first two posts have the quick start guide. Much thanks to
Belle reveuse28 for pming me with her info. All I had to do was add to it. You did a wonderful job Belle! Please PM everyone if you think it's missing anything important that I may have forgotten and I'll add it. I know you were looking for pdfs when you get them Muse please pm them to me and I will add them to the first two posts in the thread.

Thanks everyone and I look forward to our journey together!

 

[Blaque*Angel]

i was looking up spirulina and chlorella for topical use and hair growth there was a lot of information. this sounds interesting:

Hair loss pack
This hair pack is rich in vitamin E, protein, lecithin and essential fatty acids. It feeds the follicles with nutrients required for healthy hair growth.
Avocado oil 2 tbsp, wheat germ oil 1 tbsp, whole egg 1, Spirulina powder 11/2 g, rosemary essential oil 5 drops.

 

[Blaque*Angel]

yuk spirulina powder is just nasty it took me an hour to drink it, i may have to just sprinkle it on top of my vegetables yesterday it tasted better??? i think i'll use it on my hair and face and get the tabs!

 

[mariofmagdal]

i was looking up spirulina and chlorella for topical use and hair growth there was a lot of information. this sounds interesting:

Hair loss pack
This hair pack is rich in vitamin E, protein, lecithin and essential fatty acids. It feeds the follicles with nutrients required for healthy hair growth.
Avocado oil 2 tbsp, wheat germ oil 1 tbsp, whole egg 1, Spirulina powder 11/2 g, rosemary essential oil 5 drops.

Certainly does make sense with all those proteins found in Spirulina. Happy Green Hair Growing ;0)

 

[PGirl]

I take it with food and it doesn't bother my stomach. Now, I'm too tired...Go figure. It's like I get a new symptom everyday!
!

I was tired too until I added Spirulina. Better than coffee! You should try it if you haven't yet. I like it.

 

[PGirl]

Does anyone notice more "eye boogers" in the morning????? For lack of a better term! LOL

 

[MrsMe]

Does anyone notice more "eye boogers" in the morning????? For lack of a better term! LOL

I do too. I thought it was my imagination...
ETA: Even though my BMs aren't green they are SCENTLESS!!

 

[Pooks]

Coming to an end of 2 weeks on CHL. I have officially 'gone green' and my sweating has dramatically reduced, like to nothing! I had symptoms of a cold and extreme fatigue yesterday which disappeared as quickly as they came so I think they were detox symptoms. I am sticking at 6g for a little while longer - I may up it should I feel the need. My wishlist:

- increased metabolism, slight decrease in weight
- whiter nails
- clearer skin
- more hair!

 

[VincyLongLocksWanted]

Hey gals, I am checking in. I see that a lot of women on here are losing weight, but I am scared. I am 5'3" and weigh about 120lbs and I already am one of those people who can eat whatever and not gain any weight. (not a brag, my grocery bill is extremely high) My metabolism has seemed to have sped up way too much. I mean I am starving all of the time. To the point where it seems like I haven't eaten in days and it has only been an hour or two. I thought I was going to pass out almost everyday this last couple of weeks. What to do?

That happened to me, too, and lasted just over 2 weeks. Just eat what you would like. I ate whenever, whatever and everything.

 

[belle_reveuse28]

No way, you just keep going and you'll get there. I know when I was at that weight, I felt the same way. But 8 pounds a month times 12=96 pounds, and I know you don't need to lose that much , but I just had to do that with mysefl. For instance if you want to be 130-140 we're talking 7-8 months. One day it clicked. I thought to myself where will I be a year from now if I don't do anything, wishing I had at least lost something even 4 pounds a month in a year is 48 pounds! You're going to get there. I also think each person's body is different and you may be dropping fat first, and not pounds. You said you're toning up. It's going to get there, I know you'll make it if you don't give in. If we're motivated to eat right and take our chlorella, I know we'll keep chugging along to our goal. FYI I lost 50 pounds before I was even cleared to exercise from my Doc because of the heart stuff, from changing my diet just a little. I wasn't even eating organic then I just slowly cut down sodas, then other items, until my body weight dropped. Then finally in Sept, OCT I completely overhauled my diet. So I KNOW it can be done even with a change of diet and zero exercise (although everyone should exercise if they can). It seems like forever, but months from now you'll be grinning away at all you've accomplished.

BTW I agree with your accessment about the store. Chlorella's a wholefood, you can take as much as you want. No one says stop eating salads. It's just about the amounts that makes you comfortable when you and also increasing so that you detox properly. In addition, there's the guidelines provided in that article earlier depending on what's going on to help people decide how much to take.

Thanks, LD! I really needed to hear this because I got sooo discouraged yesterday.. I was like what am I doing wrong??? I"m loosing these measely pounds so slowly and to see someone loosing it that fast, I was like man, maybe I'm still eating too much or this stuff isn't working right. I am exercising as well and doing light weights... BUt I will remember what u r saying here so that I will keep going... (sighs)

 

[VincyLongLocksWanted]

i was looking up spirulina and chlorella for topical use and hair growth there was a lot of information. this sounds interesting:

Hair loss pack
This hair pack is rich in vitamin E, protein, lecithin and essential fatty acids. It feeds the follicles with nutrients required for healthy hair growth.
Avocado oil 2 tbsp, wheat germ oil 1 tbsp, whole egg 1, Spirulina powder 11/2 g, rosemary essential oil 5 drops.

Do you eat this or put it in your hair?...not sure about ingesting rosemary essential oil.

 

[VincyLongLocksWanted]

I relaxed my hair last Wednesday night. This morning as I was brushing my hair I noticed my new growth. This is the most new growth I've had in 8 days and I can't comb through the crown of my head. The Chlorella and weekly Nettle Tea rinses are working for me.

By the way, DO NOT use the nettle capsules for the tea rinse unless you are able to strain the tea well. Flakes of the nettle were falling from my hair after I tried it. Using the tea bags is MUCH better.

 

[Jaxhair]

please post the ebay link

Ooops, thought I did. Here it is girl... He's posted my order already - how fast!
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/greenorigins_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ

 

[mariofmagdal]

Coming to an end of 2 weeks on CHL. I have officially 'gone green' and my sweating has dramatically reduced, like to nothing! I had symptoms of a cold and extreme fatigue yesterday which disappeared as quickly as they came so I think they were detox symptoms. I am sticking at 6g for a little while longer - I may up it should I feel the need. My wishlist:

- increased metabolism, slight decrease in weight
- whiter nails
- clearer skin
- more hair!

Per your wishlist, add an equal dose of Spirulina for that metabolism boost, you may not have to increase your CHL. Spirulina / Chl combo is awesome! As you read many others are finding this out as well. I am a day sleeper, my desire was to have more energy during the day so I am not just sleeping my life away, and it works! Since I take my last combo late at night, about 10pm, it gives me the energy I need to get through my shift. I am so excited about it. I feel totally brand new! Go Green!

 

[mariofmagdal]

Do you eat this or put it in your hair?...not sure about ingestion rosemary essential oil.

Upon first reading I thought hair paste to be applied to the scalp, you raise a good question. However, the OP does say she was looking up topical uses. My sis is trying to grow her hair long, but I have not been able to get her to Grow Green yet. :0(

 

[yodie]

I'm at 6 g's now and here's what I've noticed:

I'm more tired and its hard to get out of the bed in the mornings.

My bm's have decreased and they're still brown. They turned brown while I was taking 10 g's.

I feel like I'm catching a cold, skin is breaking out again and I lost 3 lbs since last week.

 

[mariofmagdal]

Thanks, LD! I really needed to hear this because I got sooo discouraged yesterday.. I was like what am I doing wrong??? I"m loosing these measely pounds so slowly and to see someone loosing it that fast, I was like man, maybe I'm still eating too much or this stuff isn't working right. I am exercising as well and doing light weights... BUt I will remember what u r saying here so that I will keep going... (sighs)

Hey Belle - not that you are doing anything wrong, but you might want to consider adding an equal dose of Spirulina. Spirulina can provide the body with all the nutrients it needs while acting as an appetite suppressant at the same time. The pure type of Protein found in Spirulina satiates the body's need for protein, therefore animal proteins are not craved as frequently. Spirulina is considered a complete whole food. Because Chl has a much higher lipid content than Spirulina, it is generally not used for weight management.(It does aid in weight loss)

Spirulina the Metabolism Booster: The Thyroxine Factor.
Thyroxine is normally produced in the thyroid gland and is intrinsically linked to metabolic rates. Body metabolism determines to a great extent whether we burn calories or store them. Clinical studies conducted have discovered that Spirulina contains some thyroxin factors which explain why it promotes weight loss/management. This is an excerpt from a study entitled: "Thyroxine-An Active Principle of Spirulina", Uzb. Biol. Zh. by T.A. Babaev

 

[HairHustla]

Hey Belle - not that you are doing anything wrong, but you might want to consider adding an equal dose of Spirulina. Spirulina can provide the body with all the nutrients it needs while acting as an appetite suppressant at the same time. The pure type of Protein found in Spirulina satiates the body's need for protein, therefore animal proteins are not craved as frequently. Spirulina is considered a complete whole food. Because Chl has a much higher lipid content than Spirulina, it is generally not used for weight management.(It does aid in weight loss)

Spirulina the Metabolism Booster: The Thyroxine Factor.
Thyroxine is normally produced in the thyroid gland and is intrinsically linked to metabolic rates. Body metabolism determines to a great extent whether we burn calories or store them. Clinical studies conducted have discovered that Spirulina contains some thyroxin factors which explain why it promotes weight loss/management. This is an excerpt from a study entitled: "Thyroxine-An Active Principle of Spirulina", Uzb. Biol. Zh. by T.A. Babaev

Very informative post! I don't know what it is but I am experiencing massive hunger as well about every 2 hours like I have not eaten in days and I am only taking a nettle tincture...makes me wonder what will happen to me when I start on the CHL and spirulina???

 

[mariofmagdal]

Does anyone notice more "eye boogers" in the morning????? For lack of a better term! LOL

I noticed this too. I am an allergy sufferer, Spirulina/Chl have helped tremendously.

I notice you also take the Spirulina/Chl combo. Both have a number of therapeutic and nutritive functions. They both are excellent sources of Chlorophyll and each emphasizes different nutrients. Best of all Spirulina is a complete whole food, it can and has been used as a meal replacement. I am grateful to know they can be taken together without any side effects. This is awesome! Yeah Green. ;0)

 

[mariofmagdal]

Very informative post! I don't know what it is but I am experiencing massive hunger as well about every 2 hours like I have not eaten in days and I am only taking a nettle tincture...makes me wonder what will happen to me when I start on the CHL and spirulina???

In my extensive reading on Blue-Green Algae, which includes both Spirulina and Chl, I have read many times that the two when taken together balance each other out. Let us know when you get started. Gone Green. ;0)

 

[deusa80]

Hey Belle - not that you are doing anything wrong, but you might want to consider adding an equal dose of Spirulina. Spirulina can provide the body with all the nutrients it needs while acting as an appetite suppressant at the same time. The pure type of Protein found in Spirulina satiates the body's need for protein, therefore animal proteins are not craved as frequently. Spirulina is considered a complete whole food. Because Chl has a much higher lipid content than Spirulina, it is generally not used for weight management.(It does aid in weight loss)

Spirulina the Metabolism Booster: The Thyroxine Factor.
Thyroxine is normally produced in the thyroid gland and is intrinsically linked to metabolic rates. Body metabolism determines to a great extent whether we burn calories or store them. Clinical studies conducted have discovered that Spirulina contains some thyroxin factors which explain why it promotes weight loss/management. This is an excerpt from a study entitled: "Thyroxine-An Active Principle of Spirulina", Uzb. Biol. Zh. by T.A. Babaev

Thanks for this info. I've been taking CHL for less than a week, but I wanted to start taking Sprirulina by the time I increased my dose this week and I wasn't sure how to incorporate it or what dosage to start at. I've only been taking 600mg daily of CHL(source naturals pills) and I mentioned in a previous post that I wasn't feeling good at ALL that first day. Since then I haven't felt like that...I started Sunday and the following days I just had a headache and increased BM's...actually yesterday and today I haven't had a headache at all. I feel like my appetite has increased and I've actually gained weight(about 2 pounds) since last week....hopefully that won't continue.

The one thing I did want to mention is hair growth. Now, I've been using MT on my scalp daily for the past 3 or 4 weeks and I've mainly noticed thickness and a little growth. Well the other night it seems like my hair grew over night. I mean the NG was really noticable and thick. I don't know if this was from the MT finally kicking in or from the CHL...or just a combo from both of them... but either way I like it.

 

[Blaque*Angel]

Do you eat this or put it in your hair?...not sure about ingesting rosemary essential oil.

put it in your hair

 

[mariofmagdal]

Thanks for this info. I've been taking CHL for less than a week, but I wanted to start taking Sprirulina by the time I increased my dose this week and I wasn't sure how to incorporate it or what dosage to start at. I've only been taking 600mg daily of CHL(source naturals pills) and I mentioned in a previous post that I wasn't feeling good at ALL that first day. Since then I haven't felt like that...I started Sunday and the following days I just had a headache and increased BM's...actually yesterday and today I haven't had a headache at all. I feel like my appetite has increased and I've actually gained weight(about 2 pounds) since last week....hopefully that won't continue.

The one thing I did want to mention is hair growth. Now, I've been using MT on my scalp daily for the past 3 or 4 weeks and I've mainly noticed thickness and a little growth. Well the other night it seems like my hair grew over night. I mean the NG was really noticable and thick. I don't know if this was from the MT finally kicking in or from the CHL...or just a combo from both of them... but either way I like it.

The good news is adding Spirulina just might give you balance. I take it in equal doses, although the suggested use is a ratio of 2:1. That means twice the amount of Spirulina than CHL. I am steadily increasing my Spirulina intake.

You mentioned hair growth, I know my hair has grown as well. My natural curl/wave pattern appears to be getting looser, as my hair appears straighter after I moisturize, generally I can't judge my true length without stretching due to excessive shrinkage. I can't wait to post hair pics, I am gonna wait another month before I do. So happy I am GREEN!

 

[VincyLongLocksWanted]

The one thing I did want to mention is hair growth. Now, I've been using MT on my scalp daily for the past 3 or 4 weeks and I've mainly noticed thickness and a little growth. Well the other night it seems like my hair grew over night. I mean the NG was really noticable and thick. I don't know if this was from the MT finally kicking in or from the CHL...or just a combo from both of them... but either way I like it.

I think its the Chlorella. I've been using Megatek for many months in different ways and the only thing I noticed is that it helps with breakage and thickness. The Chlorella boosted my growth rate. I'm excited!

 

[Kimbosheart]

The straight chlorella and water on your face works!!! its the truth!!

 

[lacying]

The good news is adding Spirulina just might give you balance. I take it in equal doses, although the suggested use is a ratio of 2:1. That means twice the amount of Spirulina than CHL. I am steadily increasing my Spirulina intake.

You mentioned hair growth, I know my hair has grown as well. My natural curl/wave pattern appears to be getting looser, as my hair appears straighter after I moisturize, generally I can't judge my true length without stretching due to excessive shrinkage. I can't wait to post hair pics, I am gonna wait another month before I do. So happy I am GREEN!

You are so right about the spirulina. Before I started taking it a couple of days ago I would eat everything and anything in sight(this was me on 6g of chlorella). But since have incorporated spirulina into my diet am not as ravenous. It really does balance you out. I knew I just couldnt keep on eating the way I did when i was only on chlorella. thanks for the info.

 

[MrsMe]

The straight chlorella and water on your face works!!! its the truth!!

Really? Did it help diminish those breakouts you were talking about?

 

[mariofmagdal]

You are so right about the spirulina. Before I started taking it a couple of days ago I would eat everything and anything in sight(this was me on 6g of chlorella). But since have incorporated spirulina into my diet am not as ravenous. It really does balance you out. I knew I just couldnt keep on eating the way I did when i was only on chlorella. thanks for the info.

This is great news, yeah GREEN!