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Green algae are the highest sources of chlorophyll
in the plant world; and, of all the green algae studied so far,
chlorella is the highest, often ranging from 3 to 5% chlorophyll.'
Chlorella supplements can speed up the rate of cleansing of the
bowel, bloodstream and liver, by supplying plenty of chlorophyll. In
addition, the mysterious Chlorella Growth Factor (CGF) speeds up the
healing rate of any damaged tissue.
Chlorella and the
Liver
There are many conditions and toxins that
contribute to liver necrosis or fatty liver, and one of the most
common is malnutrition, especially diets lacking in quality protein
(specifically the sulphur-containing amino acids). Diabetes can
cause one type of fatty liver degeneration, and excessive
consumption of refined carbohydrates causes another. Experiments
have been done in the Republic of China, Japan, and Germany to see
what effects chlorella would have in preventing or reversing various
liver conditions, and the results are promising and exciting.
One of the first comparative studies of the effects of alga and
other foods (skim milk powder and cooked egg white) on the liver was
done in the early 1950s in Germany at the universities of Bonn and
Cologne. Dr. Hermann Fink fed groups of rats single-food diets to
see how alga compared with known food substances. On a diet of only
skim milk, most of the rats died of liver necrosis, while one rat on
the egg white diet showed signs of necrosis. All rats on the alga
diet remained healthy. Dr. Fink concluded that further research
should be done to find out if green alga had therapeutic value for
the liver.
Several experiments have shown that chlorella stimulates a
protective effect on the liver, as shown by its resistance to damage
by toxins such as ethionine. In one German study, the liver was
protected from the kind of damage caused by malnutrition. Chlorella
lowers blood cholesterol and triglycerides, the levels of which are
associated with liver metabolism as well as fat intake. We can see
how the protective and cleansing effects of chlorella on the liver
support the natural defenses of the body.
Since the 1930s, experiments with ethionine, a chemical toxic to
the liver, had been done on laboratory animals, because ethionine
caused liver malfunctions similar to those caused in humans from
malnutrition, alcoholism, disturbed sugar storage, interference with
protein and fat metabolism and so forth. In the 1970s, a group of
Chinese scientists at Taipei Medical College and National Taiwan
University decided to see if chlorella added to the diet would
protect the liver from ethionine damage.
In their first experiments, Wang, Lin and Tung found that feeding
chlorella to rats before giving them the ethionine helped protect
the liver from damage and produced faster recovery times. Following
up on these studies, the Formosan scientists designed another
experiment to see how 5% chlorella supplementation of the diet would
affect more specific liver functions. Rats fed the chlorella
supplement had lower levels of total liver fats, triglycerides and
glycogen (stored sugar), and less liver damage, than rats fed the
same diet without chlorella, after ethionine was given to both
groups. The chlorella fed rats also recovered more rapidly. Earlier
experiments showed that malnutrition caused abnormally high levels
of glycogen in the liver and high levels of triglycerides due to
liver malfunction. The authors of the study concluded that chlorella
protects the liver from damage due to malnutrition or toxins when
used at a relatively low level (5%) of supplementation.
In 1975, Japanese researchers published an article in the
Japanese Journal of Nutrition, showing that chlorella in the
diet lowered both the blood cholesterol and liver cholesterol. There
was a definite effect by chlorella on liver function.
Chlorella and Elimination
One of the first things we
find out about chlorella is that it stimulates and normalizes an
under-active bowel. Dr. Motomichi Kobayashi, director of a hospital
in Takamatsu, Japan, prescribes chlorella for all his patients who
are troubled with constipation. A US Army medical facility in
Colorado found that scenedesmus, an alga similar to chlorella,
combined with chlorella and fed to volunteers, increased the amount
of waste eliminated by the bowel.' Secondly, in 1957, Dr. Takechi
and his associates in Japan found out that chlorella promoted rapid
growth of lactobacillus, one of the bacteria that promotes colon
health. The chlorophyll in chlorella helps keep the bowel clean,
while the tough cellulose membrane of chlorella (which is not
digested) binds to cadmium, lead and other heavy metals and carries
them out of the body. The CGF stimulates repair of tissue damage. To
summarize, chlorella restores bowel regularity, normalizes
beneficial bowel flora, assists in detoxifying the bowel and
stimulates repair of damaged tissue.
Numerous testimonies from Japan are available, showing how
chlorella has taken care of lung and bronchial problems, kidney
troubles, bowel problems and skin conditions. Some of these will be
presented in a later chapter of the book. The main point is,
chlorella improves elimination in all four elimination channels,
which is the key to detoxification of the body. This allows the
rebuilding and rejuvenation of the natural defense system as a whole
and the immune system, in particular.
Chlorella and the
Bloodstream
A clean bloodstream, with an abundance of red
blood cells to carry oxygen, is necessary to a strong natural
defense system. Chlorella's cleansing action on the bowel and other
elimination channels, as well as its protection of the liver, helps
keep the blood clean. Clean blood assures that metabolic wastes are
efficiently carried away from the tissues. My experience has shown
that the buildup of metabolic wastes in the body is probably as
serious a problem as the accumulation of toxic materials from
undesirable foods, pollution and exposure to chemicals on the job.
Chlorella
Balances Blood Sugar
Experiments have shown that
chlorella tends to normalize blood sugar in cases of hypoglycemia
while numerous personal testimonies show that it also helps take
care of diabetes. In hypoglycemia, blood sugar is too low, while in
diabetes, blood sugar is too high. Proper levels of blood sugar are
necessary for normal brain function, heart function and energy
metabolism, all of which are crucial in sustaining good health and
preventing disease. The liver and pancreas are involved in the
regulation of blood sugar, particularly the Islands of Langerhans in
the pancreas. So, we find that chlorella supports and balances
pancreatic functions as well as the other organs we have discussed.
Chlorella
Strengthens the Immune System A large-scale experiment,
mentioned earlier, with chlorella was conducted on nearly a thousand
Japanese sailors on a training cruise from Japan to Australia and
back, over a period of 95 days. Two grams of chlorella per day was
given to 458 randomly selected crew members, while 513 others served
as a comparison group and did not take the chlorella. About 30%
fewer cases of colds and flu were experienced by those who took
chlorella. A substance called "chlon A", extracted from the nucleic
material of chlorella, stimulates interferon production and helps
protect cells against viruses.
Chlorella Helps
Heal Wounds
Another important aspect of chlorella is
evident when we look at hospital cases in which ulcers and wounds
that refused to heal were treated with chlorella and Chlorella
Growth Factor (CGF). Japanese doctors found that ulcers healed
rapidly and that wounds which were unresponsive to various
medications and treatments finally healed when the patients took
oral doses of chlorella and Chlorella Growth Factor. Experiments
have shown that a substance in CGF stimulates both plant and animal
cells to reproduce at a faster rate, which stimulates healing. For
many years, I have emphasized that only foods can build new tissue,
and this is the ultimate secret of true healing.
Chlorella Helps Abnormal Blood Pressure
For many years now, chlorella
has been known to normalize blood pressure in many documented cases, High
blood pressure is one of the major risk factors in heart attack and stroke,
which account for more fatalities in the US than any other disease.
Laboratory experiments have shown that regular use of chlorella reduces high
blood pressure and prevents strokes in rats. Cases of low blood pressure are
not as numerous, but when chlorella has been used consistently over a period
of months, the low blood pressure often increases to normal.
Chlorella and Cancer
Some of the most recent scientific experiments
in Japan and the Republic of China concern the effects of chlorella on the
immune system in cases of degenerative disease. Several years ago, Japanese
doctors discovered that giving chlorella to cancer patients going through
radiation therapy or chemotherapy helped prevent leucopenia, the sudden drop
in white blood cell count which usually accompanied those therapies.
Leucopenia is characterized by fatigue, low energy and low resistance to
infections and catarrhal conditions. Doctors found that if chlorella was
given in advance of the treatment, the white blood cell count would not drop
as low, and it would bounce up again more quickly than usual.
Research at the Kitazato Institute indicated that chemical
substances in chlorella stimulated the production of interferon, a
chemical natural to the body which protects cells against viruses
and which is believed to slow the growth rate of cancer cells.
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