an OCP newsletter article from December 2010
Chlorella Pyrensoida
As a blue-green algae, Chlorella is a whole food loaded with chlorophyll. It belongs to a very small yet powerful group of foods known as nutraceuticals. It’s a great food supplement to be taking during winter months and the holiday travel season, as it boosts the immune system and helps with detox.
Our Source
OCP’s Chlorella is grown in Taiwan by the world’s largest Chlorella manufacturer. They have no other business but that of cultivating and selling Chlorella, and are sincere in producing the highest quality, most revered product in adherence to their cultural heritage.
The Chlorella is scrutinized for purity and bacterial contamination by on-site laboratories. A highly regulated product, this is the only Chlorella in the world exported and allowed to be sold in Japan that is not produced in Japan. To achieve this, it had to be certified by the Japanese Ministry of Health, which is the only governmental health authority in the world to have adopted and standardized Chlorella quality and certification.
Our Chlorella is grown in spring water in closed tanks, and is outstandingly clean. The cell walls are broken with a pressure differential, resulting in 76-79% digestibility (as verified by the Japanese Ministry of Health), the highest on the market. The strain of Chlorella used is Chlorella Pyrensoida, the highest-regarded strain considered to be similar to a heirloom variety. No binders or fillers are used in the tablets; they’re 100% pure.
Our prices for this phenomenal product are so low because our distributor believes in making this extraordinarily healthful food as affordable as possible, as do we. Our distributor, Ultimate Superfoods, has many competitors selling product diluted with binders and fillers or that hasn’t met the stringent certifications of the Japanese government, for twice the price or greater.
We firmly believe our Chlorella and spirulina products to be among the best on the market, and our prices are the lowest you’ll find anywhere for something of this quality.
Nutritional Information
As nutritionist Andrea Nakayama notes, “The chemical structure of chlorophyll is very similar to the ‘heme’ of hemoglobin in human blood. The only difference in the two is that chlorophyll has the mineral magnesium at its center and heme has iron in its center. The cell wall material in chlorophyll stimulates peristalsis, the wave like contractions of the colon, and it promotes the growth of the good intestinal bacteria.”
Chlorella has been more thoroughly researched than perhaps any other food in history, with thousands of research papers on Chlorella from medical institutions, scientific journals and universities. Packed with nutrients (vitamins, minerals, nucleic acids, enzymes, dietary fiber, protein, and phytonutrients), of particular interest to scientists is Chlorella Growth Factor.
Chlorella has a number of properties which are beneficial to organs and tissues that have been injured by various causes. It has been demonstrated to promote liver health and has been called the “great normalizer” because of its ability to balance bodily functions. Although some positive effects of taking Chlorella may be felt immediately, such as correcting constipation and bad breath, Chlorella’s full nutritive and detoxifying abilities will take 3-6 months to be fully appreciated. Of particular note to members of OCP is chlorella’s beneficial effect on the growth of young people, and its strengthening effect on body cells through the improvement of metabolic pathways.
For more information: Ultimate Superfoods and Mike Adams