A evaluation of latest scientific trials of the dietary complement Chlorella pyrenoidosa within the therapy of fibromyalgia, hypertension, and ulcerative colitis.
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Altern Ther Well being Med. 2001 ;7(3):79-91. PMID: 11347287
Summary Title:
A evaluation of latest scientific trials of the dietary complement Chlorella pyrenoidosa within the therapy of fibromyalgia, hypertension, and ulcerative colitis.
Summary:
CONTEXT: It has been advised that the consumption of pure "whole foods" wealthy in macronutrients has many healthful advantages for individuals who in any other case ingest a standard, nonvegetarian food regimen. One instance is dietary dietary supplements derived from Chlorella pyrenoidosa, a unicellular recent water inexperienced alga wealthy in proteins, nutritional vitamins, and minerals.OBJECTIVE: To seek out proof of the potential of chlorella dietary dietary supplements to alleviate indicators and signs, enhance high quality of life, and normalize physique capabilities in folks with power sicknesses, particularly fibromyalgia, hypertension, and ulcerative colitis.DESIGN: Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized scientific trials.SETTING: Virginia Commonwealth College’s Medical Faculty of Virginia.PATIENTS: Fifty-five topics with fibromyalgia, 33 with hypertension, and 9 with ulcerative colitis.INTERVENTION: Topics consumed 10 g of pure chlorella in pill kind and 100 mL of a liquid containing an extract of chlorella every day for two or 3 months.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: For fibromyalgia sufferers, assessments of ache and total high quality of life. For hypertensive sufferers, measurements of sitting diastolic blood strain and serum lipid ranges. For sufferers with ulcerative colitis, willpower of state of illness utilizing the Illness Exercise Index.RESULTS: Each day dietary supplementation with chlorella could cut back hypertension, decrease serum levels of cholesterol, speed up wound therapeutic, and improve immune capabilities.CONCLUSIONS: The potential of chlorella to alleviate signs, enhance high quality of life, and normalize physique capabilities in sufferers with fibromyalgia, hypertension, or ulcerative colitis means that bigger, extra complete scientific trials of chlorella are warranted.
