The makers of Spirulina claim today with few of us reaching our ‘five a day’ fruit and vegetable target, coupled with the proliferation of fast foods and fast lifestyles, it’s no wonder people reach for supplements in a bid to bring their daily diet back under control. 16-10-2009

 But so often these supplements offer isolated vitamins and minerals in synthetic capsules that the body doesn’t recognise and so doesn’t assimilate fully Spirulina is claimed to be the world’s most complete, natural food source with Dr Gillian McKeith raving about it as well as Carol Vorderman.  Zoë Ball famously puts it into her smoothies and Sophie Anderton swears it keeps her slim and cellulite at bay…
Spirulina is a microscopic blue-green algae.  It is a vegetable plankton whose cells form the shape of a coiled spring - thus the name `Spirulina', which means `little spiral'. It grows naturally in warm and highly alkaline lakes in tropical areas. MicrOrganics UK’s Hawaiian Spirulina range is available in powder and tablet form from independent health food stores, online at www.microrganics.-uk.com  or by calling 01342 888 098.