Degenerative diseases affect the central nervous system. They attack the brain, marrow, higher functions, motor skills, neurons as well as myelin.
Spirulina nutrition can improve neuronal functions, suppress inflammatory substances in the brain and decrease oxidative stress. Spirulina-enriched diets protect and optimize cognitive function after strokes, according to researchers from Umea University in Sweden..
The brain stimulates motor functions, digestion, growth, interprets sensory experiences and decides on appropriate physical and emotional responses. The functioning of the brain involves billions of neurons. It is on the capacity of connections between neurons, and on their speed of interconnections that the intelligence, the creative power, the plasticity of a brain depends. To function optimally, the brain needs a lot of energy: a quarter of the total body energy! The role of food is essential to build, stimulate and maintain neurons.
A. SPIRULINA AND ATTENTION DEFICIENCY DISORDER
A study indicates that people with "attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity are most often deficient in L-glutamine. Deficiency in vitamins can also result in antisocial behaviors such as vandalism or attacks.
For their doctoral thesis, two researchers studied the effects of a daily intake of 1 gram of spirulina on 1567 schoolchildren. They found a dramatic improvement in academic performance of 81%. Their conclusion is that such an improvement is due to the essential nutrients for optimal brain function including GLA and phycocyanin contained in spirulina and their very high assimilability. Other children who followed a specific reading program were divided into three groups: without algae, with 1.5 g/day and with 3 g/day for 3 months. Researchers found a 40% improvement in memory and 20% in concentration. The groups that took spirulina also benefited from a reduction in toxic levels of aluminum – levels correlated with problems with learning and concentration.
B. SPIRULINA AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Alzheimer's disease is one of the neurodegenerative diseases. The lesions attack the hippocampus, the cerebral cog essential for memorizing information before destroying several million neurons and the synapses that ensure their communication.
Studies have shown that the antioxidants, essential fatty acids, more particularly Omega 3 and GLA contained in interesting quantities in spirulina have beneficial effects on patients. Researchers at the ETH Laboratory for Organic Chemistry and the University of Zurich have isolated a potentially active substance against Alzheimer's disease from spirulina. They found that this active substance neutralized the enzyme cholinesterase, partly responsible for Alzheimer's disease. However, by neutralizing the chlolinesterase, it is possible to slow down the progression of the disease.
C. SPIRULINA AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Alzheimer's disease "steals memory", Parkinson's disease "steals motor skills". This disease is characterized by the premature death of nerve cells located in the substantia nigra of the brain. This tiny area is involved in the control of movements, control which is carried out via the neurotransmitter dopamine produced by its cells. When about 2/3 of the cells producing dopamine are dead, the first clinical signs appear.
Researchers have demonstrated the protective effects of flavonoids against oxidative stress and cell death of dopamine-producing neurons. Spirulina is particularly rich in flavonoids, nutrients that stimulate the production of dopamine. The protective role of spirulina against neurotoxins and oxidative stress involved in Parkinson's disease has been confirmed.
The long refuted hypothesis that pesticides are incriminated in Parkinson's disease has been proven. Various studies have shown that spirulina absorbs heavy metals like a magnet and can rid the body of these toxins.
D. SPIRULINA AND WILLIS-EKBOM DISEASE
The "restless legs syndrome" affects 8.5% of the population and is manifested by feelings of "annoyance", tingling, even burning, accompanied by an imperious need to move the legs in certain situations. immobility, and particularly at night, considerably disturbing - qualitatively and quantitatively - sleep. In addition to family predisposition, we find among.
