protien? spirulina

[eggbat]

hi everyone i am after a little bit of advice and helpi had my bypass in jan09 and am doing ok the weight is comeing off quite well and i shoud be on top of the world but the truth is that i am constantly tired and fatigued i have brought this subject up before and had some good advice about protien etc. this is the question i want to know about has anyone heard of or can give me any advice about spirulina the woman in the health food shop said to me that it is quite revolting but it is 100% natural and a very high source of protien any help or ideas
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[fat-girl-slim08]

I have never heard of spirulina, so I can't help with that, but are you getting your B12 injections?
There was a thread on this the other day, and I didn't relise that we needed them and I went for my bloods to be tested, here is the link.
http://www.minimins.com/surgical-weight-loss/94783-b12-injections.html

 

[eggbat]

protien spirulina

hi i have had two blood tests now for b12 diffeciency but thay have come back fine .apparently spirulina is a dryed algae and is a very rich natural scource of protien i was hopeing that someone would have tryed it or knew a bit more about it

 

[BlueDiamond]

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hi i have had two blood tests now for b12 diffeciency but thay have come back fine .apparently spirulina is a dryed algae and is a very rich natural scource of protien i was hopeing that someone would have tryed it or knew a bit more about it

 

[shelbell]

Not heard of it before sorry egg

 

[phatgirl]

Hi Egg, I have heard of it and tasted it unfortunately. I lived in the San Francisco area for a bit and they are health food nuts there (where hippies originally came from, lol). Lots of juice bars/smoothie shops in America serve drinks with spirulina added for protein. It is vile tasting but it is supposed to be great for you, sort like wheat grass but I am not a cow or a fish so am not really interested in gross green stuff! It has been used for years in organic products and supplements in America so I know it is safe and does have health benefits if you can get past the smell (phew!!) and the foul taste.

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Nic