I had HORRIFIC reactions from taking algae supplements. Both chlorella and spirulina and will not be touching them AGAIN. I was under the impression they were quite phenomenal in what they could do. But was obviously deluded.

In actually using these things I found my body was intolerant to them. Far from detox reactions, they simply made me ill, caused horrible cramping in my stomach, gave me heart palpitations and nausea.

I believe they can be very easily contaminated and it seems every company claims "we have the purest source". ON top of this, I wonder whether algae is really so fit for human consumption...? Is it "really" normal to eat this stuff? It is actually a type of fungus and I wonder if this is why so many people with candida find they cannot tolerate the stuff.

I believe that a more natural and safer option would be barley grass/ wheat grass or alfalfa, as these are at least a type of vegetation and would not have the contaminants that algae would have. They still contain a lot of nutrients and chlorophyll.

There are some who believe the algae promotion is not much more than a money making fad and how this "fad" appears to have become popular again. I dont know what to believe, I only know what effects they had on me and I do not wish to experience that again! Coincidence or not, I can't be sure but I'm scared to even risk another trial.