by | Jun 23, 2019
Absolutely! There are numerous testimonials of pet owners from dogs to horses who have experience dramatic health improvements in their animals. Dogs who are prone to arthritic problems do see dramatic improvements and decreased (even eliminated) pain in short periods of time. Race horse owners and trainers use spirulina on regular basis to regrow hooves of horses after races or extreme degradation.
The recommended serving amount of Royal Spirulina is .5 ounce per 50 pounds per day.
by | Jun 23, 2019
Analysis of β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in spirulina-containing supplements by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
…we have analyzed ten spirulina-containing samples for the presence of BMAA; six pure spirulina samples from two separate raw materials suppliers, and four commercially-available multi-ingredient products containing 1.45 g of spirulina per 8.5 g serving. BMAA was not detected at low limits of detection (80 ng/g dry weight) in any of these product samples.
As Dr. Gregor points out very clearly here is that the main source of this BMAA is fish, seafood, etc.
Our spiruina is grown in enclosed greenhouses. We begin with a single perfect cell and grow our culture in a lab under controlled conditions. Our water is about as good as it gets. (Our lab tests available). There are no fish, crabs, oysters, etc. growing along with our spirulina.
by | Jun 23, 2019
Rest assured contamination from the surrounding environment is not a problem. The way our Royal Spirulina is grown is specifically designed to keep potential pollution, wildlife and foreign algae out of the system and out of the product. Spirulina is unique in that it only grows in high alkalinity (10+) water which prevents other organisms from growing in the water. Our farm is grateful to have superior clean water from our deep aquifer well, used both in the growing and rinsing of the Royal Spirulina which has been tested by Kar Laboratories.
We are Hippocrates Health Educators and live a 100% plant based lifestyle which eliminates the cross contamination of animal based organisms on the farm. The final step we take to ensure the purity of our product is extensive testing using Kappa Laboratories to maintain the high level nutritional and USDA food safety standards.
by | Jun 23, 2019
Although you may see the term “Organic” on some Spirulina products on the internet and in stores, the truth is that Spirulina is a plant that grows in water, something a kin to hydroponics. So that being said, it is not the intention of the USDA to deem an aquatic plant Organic…it must grow is soil in order to fall under the guidelines of the definition.
There is still a debate on how the USDA will resolve the issue so until then we will continue to grow organically but not hold certification until a ruling has been made. Our Royal Spirulina is grown in fresh spring water that we maintain full control over. We use only natural and organic minerals in our growth medium.
It’s important to explain “organic standards” when it comes to spirulina. USDA organic standards were developing for dirt-and-soil farming. But spirulina is an “aquaculture” crop, meaning it’s grown in large pools of water, not dirt.
Spirulina requires an abundant source of nitrogen, and the USDA says that organic farmers need to use manure (or compost tea) as a source of nitrogen. But that would be gross in large pools of water, right? You wouldn’t dump cow manure into large pools of spirulina and call that “organic,” would you? That’s the kind of thing the USDA wants spirulina growers to do as part of being considered organic.
We use clean sources of nitrogen and phosphorous that have nothing to do with animal feces. We wouldn’t even think of dumping animal waste into our pools! That would increase the bacteria count and contaminate the entire crop with alarming levels of heavy metals.
So, that’s why our spirulina is not “certified organic”. In our view, it’s actually CLEANER than organic, and no animal feces is used in its production (thank goodness). We always choose organic when it comes to dirt-grown foods like berries, non-GMO corn, etc., but when it comes to aquaculture (i.e. foods grown in pools of water), the USDA organic standards just make no sense. (The USDA needs to radically update their organic standards for aquaculture.)
by | Jun 23, 2019
We have designed our own unique proprietary harvesting system that we feel marks our distinction between all others which allows us to produce such a high quality healthy & delicious product. Our system has been fine tuned over many years of trials and testing to now have the ability to capture the highest quality living spirulina cells from the greenhouse water.
Spirulina cells range in size and shape as well as where they are in their life cycle. Our system of delicately harvesting the Spirulina at the peak of their development as well as their quality is important to us. We verify this on a daily basis by looking at our water and cells under a microscope in our laboratory before and after each harvest.
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