Health Benefits Of Spirulina

Reduces LDL And Triglycerides

Spirulina has also been found as an alternative supplement for helping deter one of the world’s biggest killers: heart disease. Several factors are known to increase an individual's risk for heart disease and heart attack, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides. This supplement supports treatment of those risk factors in two important ways.

In a recent study, taking just two grams of spirulina was found to improve the most important markers of heart disease risk. The supplement reduces LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and it increases high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, otherwise known as the good cholesterol. Not only that, but another study of individuals living with high cholesterol found a one gram dose of the supplement each day reduced LDL cholesterol by just over ten percent and triglycerides by a little over sixteen percent. According to separate research, even higher doses of four and a half to eight grams per day may show even more favorable results.

Keep on reading to learn about yet another health benefit of spirulina.