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Spirulina for Women Taking Birth Control Pills featured on Dr. Oz TV Show

In January, Astaxanthin was highlighted by Dr. Joseph Mercola on the immensely popular Dr. Oz show as being "the number one supplement you've never heard of that you should be taking." The level of consumer and retailer interest in Astaxanthin increased dramatically overnight due to this segment. On Monday, Cyanotech's other product, Spirulina, appeared on the Dr. Oz show when "America's Most Trusted Pharmacist" Suzy Cohen said that women taking birth control pills should take Spirulina. She pointed out that birth control pills can deplete mineral levels in the body and recommended 3 - 4 grams of Spirulina daily as a natural way to restore minerals to optimum levels. To view this segment, please click here (Please note: Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica has significantly higher levels of minerals compared to other brands, and in fact, is the only Spirulina in the world produced with deep sea water added which contains all 94 trace minerals and elements.)

New Independent Lab Testing of Spirulina Products Shows Hawaiian Spirulina is Highest in Levels of Key Nutrients and Purity

Cyanotech consistently strives to produce the highest quality products, and we invest heavily to do so in research & development and in our culturing and processing methods. This investment is proven valuable when we test our product against other Spirulina producers. Samples of Spirulina powder raw materials of Chinese origin as well as bottled product sold on the US market were recently tested with notable results:

Hawaiian Spirulina tested higher across the board in levels of all key nutrients
Carotenoid levels were double in Hawaiian Spirulina on average compared to other products
In particular, levels of nutrients often lacking in vegetarian diets showed dramatic differences
o Hawaiian Spirulina averaged 140% more Vitamin B12
o Hawaiian Spirulina averaged over 4 times more Iron
Levels of Lead in Hawaiian Spirulina averaged 7 times less than others tested
25% of competitive samples tested positive for irradiation, one of which is a commonly sold bottled product in the US Market

"For over 25 years, we have stayed true to our mission to provide the highest quality, most healthful products made from microalgae," said Dr. Gerald Cysewski, Cyanotech's Founder and Chief Scientific Officer. "This testing validates our success in maintaining a huge quality advantage over off-shore competitors."

Health Benefits from Hawaiian Spirulina
Last month, new research done at the University of California Davis showed excellent results on immunity and anemia for subjects over 50 years of age taking Hawaiian Spirulina from Cyanotech. Would the results have been the same with other brands of Spirulina? Probably not. "Hawaiian Spirulina is the only Spirulina in the world that has been continuously cultivated for over 25 years. Other farms have to stop growing for a few months each year for weather related issues-heat, cold or rain-meanwhile, Hawaiian Spirulina has been continuously evolving into a superior strain" commented Dr. Cysewski. "Continuous cultivation, along with our patented Ocean Chill Drying which protects all the fragile nutrients, are what make Hawaiian Spirulina so nutrient-rich. For example, Hawaiian Spirulina has three or more times the iron compared to all other Spirulina products we've tested. It's really a completely different, superior product compared to other brands. I don't think that people suffering from anemia would have anywhere near the same result the University of California study found taking other brands of Spirulina that have such low levels of iron. And with our superior levels of carotenoids, enzymes, vitamins and minerals, people probably wouldn't see the same level of benefits for their immune systems either."