Is Spirulina Safe?

Personally I've been taking spirulina for years and have never had an issue with it, until a few nights ago. I took several tablets of a popular brand of organic spirulina and, to make a long story short, spent the night in the emergency room. I experienced shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, in and out of awareness, weakness and shaking. It was absolutely horrific.

It's been a few days since then. I've been feeling significantly better since then and haven't touched spirulina, until a few hours ago. I decided to try just one tablet, and have been feeling the exact same symptoms, albeit to a far lesser extent (since my dose was far lower). Needless to say I've thrown out all of my spirulina on hand and canceled my order for more. I've decided that my spirulina days are OVER, and I'm moving on to chlorella.

My guess is that this was simply a bad batch of spirulina, since I've had great luck preciously with spirulina, and have been taking it for years with zero problems. Yet, I'm not willing to risk a bad batch sending me to the emergency room - or worse - again.

An Amazing Supplement for Heavy Metal Detox

Spirulina and green tea have probably saved my life, to some extent, after living in China for almost five years now. A significant percentage of Chinese farmers still use illegal pesticides and some of their vegetables may contain arsenic (Link). I developed a severe, chronic cough in China and even anxiety and agitation as a result. I noticed one day that green tea helped me stop coughing and even cleared my sinuses. So, I bought a spirulina and green tea supplement. This supplement has practically cured my cough, and I feel amazingly better after having taken it for just a month. I'm very thankful for this detox supplement, especially after having been so filled with toxins while living in China for the past 5 years.