Question:
Hello I am 19 and I want to know how can spirulina/spirogyra be anticancer? They are a kind of functional food.
Answer:
Spirulina is species of blue green algae. It grows on the surface of the lakes. Ancients took spirulina for many centuries.
Spirulina Benefits
Spirulina provides all the necessary nutrients required by the body, such as vitamins, proteins, minerals, antioxidants, and fatty acids. Spirulina is added to juices, to increase their nutritional values.
Spirulina for Cancer Treatment
Many researchers have found that spirulina can help in combating cancer and age related diseases of the brain.
Health claims by the researchers:
Spirulina contains certain carbohydrate, which trigger the immune system of the body to destroy the cancer cells. Calcium spirulan is a carbohydrate which does not allow the tumor cells to get attached to the tissues of the body. The antioxidant pigment which gives spirulina blue green color engulfs the cancer triggering cells.
Spirulina helps to increase the immunity of the body; it is a rich source of beta- carotene.
Spirulina can be consumed in powder form, tablets, and capsules.
The studies regarding cancer fighting ability of spirulina are in preliminary state, and more research is needed.
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