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The fact that St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner provides two great reasons to write about chlorella. 1. This superfood is the greenest of greens. 2. It’s a great detoxifer and thus, if you are into green beer, you might benefit from a dose of it the morning after St. Patrick’s Day.
Chlorella is a single-celled, fresh water algae that is sold in dried form as a powder you can add to water or a smoothie, or put into capsules to be taken as a supplement. And let me tell you, this is one food deserving of the name superfood.
Interest in chlorella first appeared in the late 1930’s when researchers were looking for a cheap, nutrient-dense whole food source to accommodate the expected massive population boom to follow in decades to come. Because of expected food shortages, chlorella looked like it could become a viable primary food source for the population since meat is costly and took up too much space. Why was chlorella such an attractive food in this context?
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