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CDC quietly changes testing guidelines to exclude people with no symptoms

by Marina Fang

New COVID-19 testing guidelines released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that people without symptoms do not need to be tested even if they have been in close contact with someone who tested positive, quietly reversing previous guidance that recommended testing “for all close contacts of confirmed or probable COVID-19 patients.”

The agency’s revised guidelines go against public health experts’ consensus that people with COVID-19 tend to be most contagious before they begin to show symptoms, as well as the fact that some people will never show symptoms at all but can still spread the virus. That is why experts have recommended widespread testing as a crucial element in containing the disease.

The new guidelines state that pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic people “do not necessarily need a test unless you are a vulnerable individual or your health care provider or State or local public health officials recommend you take one.” This applies even to people who have been in close contact with someone infected with COVID-19 — which the agency defines as within 6 feet for at least 15 minutes — but are not showing symptoms, and those “in a high COVID-19 transmission area and have attended a public or private gathering of more than 10 people (without widespread mask wearing or physical distancing).”

Yet further down in the guidelines, the agency still stresses that “it is important to realize that you can be infected and spread the virus but feel well and have no symptoms.”

It’s unclear what prompted the revision. In many states, officials have reported testing delays and backlogs. But a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson told The New York Times Tuesday that the altered guidelines were not due to testing shortages, but “to reflect current evidence and the best public health interventions.” Huffpost.

Public Notice – Peralta College Request for Qualifications – Professional Architectural Services District-Wide

Request for Qualifications

 

The Peralta Community College District is calling for sealed qualification packages from qualified firms to provide Professional Architectural Services District-Wide (RFQ No. 20-21/05) to be delivered to the Purchasing Department, electronically (via Vender Registry), until 4:00 PM, on September 7, 2020.

 

The RFQ process is designed to select a pool of qualified architects and design professionals to assist with various modernization projects on existing facilities District Wide.

 

A Mandatory Pre-proposal video conference will be held on August 26, 2020 at 11 AM via Zoom: Conference Meeting ID 995 6027 3644.

 

Copies of the pre-qualification documents may be obtained by clicking on the following link: https://web.peralta.edu/purchasing/documents-list-of-current-bids-rfps-and-rfqs/  or, by contacting the Peralta Community College District, Office of Purchasing, 501 5th Avenue, Oakland, California, 94606, Phone (510) 466-7225, Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

 

Publication Dates: August 14, 2020 and August 21, 2020

Public Notice – SF Transportation Authority – REQUEST FOR SUB-QUOTES FROM CERTIFIED DISADVANTAGED

REQUEST FOR SUB-QUOTES FROM CERTIFIED DISADVANTAGED

BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, ALL OTHER SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS FOR:

Golden State Bridge, Inc./Obayashi JV

Yerba Buena Island West-Side Bridge Structures Project

At Treasure Island Road Between I-80 and South of Macalla Road

 

Subcontractor Proposals Due: Monday, August 31, 2020 at 3:00pm

 

Quotes needed, but not limited to: Lead Compliance Plan, Develop Water Supply, Construction Area Signs, Traffic Control System, Type III Barricade, Temporary Traffic Stripe (Paint), Plastic Traffic Drums, Temporary Pavement Marker, Portable Changeable Message Sign, Temporary Railing (Type K), Temporary Alt Crash Cushion, Prepare Water Pollution Control Program, Move-In/Move-Out (Temporary Erosion Control), Temporary Hydraulic Mulch, Temporary Drainage Inlet Protection, Temporary Fiber Roll, Temporary Reinforced Silt Fence and Construction Entrance, Street Sweeping, Temporary Concrete Washout, Remove Yellow Thermoplastic Traffic Stripe (Hazardous Waste), Treated Wood Waste, Contractor-Supplied Biologist, Vibration Monitoring, Clearing and Grubbing, Roadway Excavation, Structure Excavation and Backfill, Lightweight Backfill Material , Subgrade Enhancement Geotextile, Concrete Backfill, Lean Concrete Backfill, Move-In/Move-Out (Erosion Control), Erosion Control, Hydromulch, Fiber Rolls, Straw, Hydroseed, Compost, Permanent Erosion Control Establishment Work, Concrete Base, Slurry Seal, Hot Mix Asphalt (Type A), Cold Plane Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Ground Anchor, Soil Nail, Steel Soldier Pile, 24” and 30” Drilled Hole, Permanent Steel Casing, Cast-In-Drilled-Hole Concrete Piling, Structural Concrete, Minor Concrete, Architectural Treatment, Drill and Bond Dowel, Joint Seal, Rebar, Structural Shotcrete, Structural Steel, Furnish & Install Sign Structure, Timber Lagging, Clean and Paint Structural Steel, Spot Blast Clean, Bridge Removal (Portion), Remove Retaining Wall, Cap Beam, Crib Wall, Retaining Wall, Tree and Structure, Composite Column Casings, Plastic Pipe, Imported Biofiltration Soil, 6” Perforated Plastic Pipe Underdrain, Class 3 Permeable Material, Geomembrane, Drainage Inlet Marker, Grated Line Drain, Alternative Flared End Section, Trash Capture Device, Inlet Depression, Abandon Culvert, Remove Culvert, Inlet And Manhole, Cleanout, Rock Slope Protection, Minor Concrete, Remove Concrete Curb, Misc Iron and Steel, City Manhole, Misc Metal, Bridge Deck Drainage System, Joint Utility Trench, Lighting, Tunnel Lighting, Electronic Toll Systems, Survey Monument, Relocate Caltrans Controller Box, Remove Conduit and Cable, Utility Box (AT&T), Chain Link Fence, Remove Pavement Marker, Delineator, Guard Railing Delineator, Pavement Marker, Object Marker, Remove Roadside Sign, Install Sign Panel On Existing Frame, Remove Roadside Sign And Sign Panel, Furnish Laminated Sign Panel, Furnish Single Sheet Aluminum Sign, Metal (Barrier Mounted Sign), Roadside Sign – One Post, Install Sign and Sign Panel On Existing Frame, Midwest Guardrail System, Vegetation Control (Minor Concrete), Tubular Bicycle Railing, Cable Railing, Transitional Railing, Alt Inline Terminal System, Crash Cushion, Concrete Barrier, Remove and Reconstruct Barrier and Railing, Remove Guardrail, Thermoplastic Traffic Stripe, Remove Thermoplastic Traffic Stripe and Pavement Marking, Contrast Stripe Paint, Temp Lighting Systems, Remove Electrolier and Lighting Systems.

 

ALL ITEMS CAN BE BID IN FULL OR PARTIAL QUANTITIES

Plans & Specs can be obtained by emailing your request to Miquela Fox at mfox@gsbridge.com.

Bonding and Insurance Assistance is available.

 

Golden State Bridge, Inc./Obayashi JV

3701 Mallard Drive, Benicia, CA 94510

Phone: (925) 372-8000 Fax (925) 372-8001

PLEASE SEND YOUR QUOTE VIA EMAIL TO YBI.Estimating@Obayashi-usa.com

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Public Notice – School District Act Initiatives

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following bills will be submitted to qualified voters
County of San Mateo to vote on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in the General Election
Presidential.
School District Act Initiatives
JEFFERSON UNITED HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Bond Law Initiative
Measure ___ (55% Approval Required)
To improve student and campus safety including communication systems
and notification and renovate and construct classrooms and facilities in Jefferson, Oceana, Terra Nova,
Thornton, Westmoor and Adult High Schools will the District measure need to be passed?
of Jefferson United High Schools that will authorize $ 163 million in interest rate bonds
legal, which would raise an average of $ 10.2 million per year until they are amortized, with
annual tax liens of an estimated average of less than $ 0.03 per $ 100 of tax assessment,
annual audits, citizen oversight, and no increase in current estimated tax rates?
Bonds Yes ________ Bonds No _________
SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Bond Law Initiative
Measure ___ (55% Approval Required)
To update science, technology, engineering, math, art, and music instructional classrooms; repair
bathrooms, roofs, plumbing, sewer, electrical, heating and air conditioning systems
deteriorating; provide computers and technology for distance learning, learning environments
healthy and safe, including hand washing stations; acquire, construct, repair sites, facilities,
equipment; Should the San Mateo-Foster City School District measure be adopted that
authorize $ 409,000,000 in locally controlled bonds at legal rates, raising an average of ȼ3
per $ 100 of tax valuation ($ 26,600,000 annually) while the bonds are in circulation, with supervision
and independent audits by citizens?
Bonds Yes ________ Bonds No ________
Initiatives of Law of Special Districts
BOARD OF JOINT POWERS OF THE PENINSULA CORRIDOR (“CALTRAIN”)
SALES TAX LAW INITIATIVE
Measure RR (2/3 Voter Approval Required)
To preserve Caltrain service and support regional economic recovery, avoid congestion
traffic, make Caltrain more affordable and accessible, reduce air pollution with trains
cleaner and quieter electrics, make trips faster, and increase the frequency and
Caltrain capacity between Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties, should
the resolution of the Joint Powers Board of the Peninsula Corridor that levies a tax on
the sale of an eighth of a cent for 30 years with supervision and audits, which will provide approximately
$ 100 million annually for Caltrain that the State cannot withdraw?
IT IS ALSO NOTIFIED that the main arguments for or against the legislative initiatives
above may be submitted in writing to the Registration and Elections Division.
& Elections Division), 40 Tower Road, San Mateo, CA 94402, for printing and distribution to voters,
pursuant to the provisions of the California Elections Code, until 5:00 P.M. August 14
2020. The refutation arguments of the authors of said main arguments can be presented
in the same way until 5:00 P.M. August 24, 2020.
Printed arguments submitted to the voters will be titled either “Argument in Favor of Initiative
of Law ___ ”or“ Argument Against Initiative of Law ___ ”, and“ Rebuttal to the Argument in Favor of
Measure ___ ”or“ Rebuttal to the Argument Against Measure ___ ”respectively.
All arguments referring to the aforementioned bills must include the following
model declaration, which must be signed by each author and proponent, if they are different, of the
argument:
The undersigned proponent (s) or author (s) of the argument ___________ (main or rebuttal)
___________ (for or against) Initiative ___ on the Electoral Ballot of the
_____________________________ (name of election) for the _____________________________
(name of jurisdiction) to be held on _______________ (date of election), hereby
declare (s) that such argument is true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief.
Signed Date
____________________________ ______________________________
____________________________ ______________________________
The main arguments should not be more than 300 words. Only one argument will be selected
for and an argument against each measure to be printed

Public Notice – Notice about electoral arguments

Public notice
City and County of San Francisco
Elections Department
Notice about electoral arguments
Arguments may be presented for or against the local bills that will be voted on in the Consolidated General Elections to be held on November 3, 2020 in the City and County of San Francisco. The arguments will be published in the San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlet.
For local City and County, school district, or community college district measures, the deadlines for submitting arguments are as follows:
Arguments of the proponent or opponent – 12 p.m. Thursday, August 13
Rebuttal arguments of the proponent or opponent – 12 p.m. Monday, August 17
Paid arguments (for City and County initiatives only) – 12 p.m. Monday, August 17
For more information, visit sfelections.org or contact the Elections Department at City Hall, Room 48, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102. Phone: (415) 554-4366.
John arntz
Elections Director
City and County of San Francisco
August 3, 2020 CNSB REPORTER # 3369816

Peralta College Request for Proposals

The Peralta Community College District (PCCD) is seeking proposals from experienced firms to provide CEQA Consulting Services, 2118 Milvia Street, Berkeley City College (RFP No. 20-21/03).  Proposals are to be delivered to the Purchasing Department, 501 5th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606 or electronically (via Vendor Registry), until 2:00 P.M. on August 20, 2020.

 

The project involves demolition of the existing three story building (roughly 25,000 sq. ft.) and its replacement with a new six story 60,000 sq. ft. building.

 

A Mandatory Pre-proposal video conference meeting will be held on August 11, 2020 at 10:00A.M. via Zoom: Conference Meeting ID 927 0288 9341. Register in advance for this meeting:

 https://cccconfer.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqd-ugpjIpHtU60-gcVHfkmGWQwodl9Ukp

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

Copies of the pre-proposal documents may be obtained by clicking on the following link: https://vrapp.vendorregistry.com/Bids/View/BidsList?BuyerId=4d041f6c-7568-4c8a-8878-c82684292a3c  or, by contacting the Peralta Community College District, Purchasing Department, 501 5th Avenue, Oakland, California, 94606, Phone (510) 466-7225, Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

Governing Codes:

GC 53068

EC 81641

 

Publication Dates: July 31, 2020 and August 7, 2020

Palo Alto Reads: One Book, One Community Initiative

Compiled by the El Reportero‘s staff

 

To support our ongoing Race & Equity conversations, the Palo Alto City Library is launching its first “Palo Alto Reads” virtual event. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein tells the history of the segregation of American communities along racial lines.

The Color of Law explores today’s ongoing inequities in housing, education, income, and health. Starting Monday, Aug. 17, free copies of The Color of Law will be available at Mitchell Park and Rinconada Libraries during Sidewalk Service hours (while supplies last) and then join us for a virtual conversation with “Color of Law” author Richard Rothstein on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m.

This author event is sponsored and hosted by The Bill Lane Center for the American West of Stanford University. In addition, the Palo Alto Library is offering a series of companion events focused on race and equity for all ages.

Supporting our Seniors: Our Library’s Book to Action program continues this month! Here are some resources for reaching out to local seniors who may be suffering from isolation and ways to connect with them. The Library’s Letters of Love program is going on through Aug. 24. For more information on this program, visit here and click the Service Project Guide link. You can drop off your letters at the Rinconada and or Mitchell Park Libraries during Sidewalk Service hours Monday through Friday.

 

SF JAZZ: Joshua Redman, Ambrose Akinmusire, Danilo Pérez and more

Legendary saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter had been scheduled to perform with his quartet over four nights in Miner Auditorium in January of 2019, but an illness that precluded travel prevented Wayne from appearing that week. Masterminded by piano legend and Wayne’s best friend Herbie Hancock as a tribute and benefit for Wayne’s medical expenses, an all-star roster of jazz greats assembled over those four nights to perform classic material written by the 11-time GRAMMY winner, 1998 NEA Jazz Master, and Kennedy Center Honoree, anchored by Wayne’s longtime quartet including pianist Danilo Pérez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade.

This final night of the Wayne Shorter Celebration features two generations of exploratory musicians, saxophonist Joshua Redman and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, each a Bay Area native and alumnus of the remarkable Berkeley High School jazz program.

Wayne Shorter Benefit Boasts Streams From Herbie Hancock, Kamasi Washington (Rolling Stone)

Celebrating Wayne Shorter (San Francisco Classical Voice) Recorded Jan 6, 2019

For this special broadcast, 100 percent of Tip Jar proceeds will go directly to Wayne Shorter for his ongoing medical needs.

Online Concert Series, every Friday, Aug. 28 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time

Get Access to ‘Fridays at Five’

Become a Digital Member

Starting at just $5 a month ($60 annually), you can sign up for or gift a digital membership and tune in with friends each Friday at 5 p.m. (PT) for the latest concert. Proceeds will help the SFJAZZ team prepare to reopen the SFJAZZ Center and bring you the same breadth of live concert and educational programming you’re used to. The music will outlive the virus.

https://www.sfjazz.org/membership/digital-memberships/

Rest in peace Arcelio “Malo” García

by the El Reportero news services

 

Arcelio Garcia, lead singer of the pioneering Latin rock outfit Malo, gave his soul to the Lord this past Monday, Aug. 10. He was 74.

Born in Puerto Rico, Arcelio moved to San Francisco with his family when he was 3 years old.

When he was a teenager, some friends of his had a singing group and asked him to sing with them because their baritone had gone into the army.

Arcelio didn’t know if he could sing, but said he’d give it a shot.  He found that he liked it and started to learn from his more experienced friends.

One day a car drove by while Arcelio was singing on the sidewalk with his group.  The driver told Arcelio he liked his voice and asked him if he would join his band.  Arcelio checked it out and joined the band, the Malibus, named after the sporty Chevrolet.  They went on to become a very well-known and popular band in the Bay area in the mid-60s.  At first they played mainly R&B, but later started to add Latin music to the mix.

Three or four years into the career of the Malibus, a guitarist was brought in by the name of Jorge Santana, the brother of the already famous Carlos Santana.  In 1970, The Malibus changed their name to Malo and things started happening.  By 1971, they were signed to Warner Brothers Records and recorded their first album, which was simply entitled “Malo,”, as Mark Guerrero’s blog, tells the story.

Malo is recorded in the history of Latin music in the Bay Area, as an American musical group known for its blend of Latino, rock, jazz and blues. The San Francisco-based ensemble was led by Richard Bean, Arcelio Garcia, and Jorge Santana, the brother of Latin-rock guitarist Carlos Santana.

Malo continued to play as today’s day, but due to the unexpected occurrence of the covid-19 virus, it had not been able to tour since the beginning of the year.

If you ever heard songs like Nena, Cafe, Pana, Lady I Love and Latin Bugaloo then you’ve heard the unique electrifying voice of Arcelio “Malo” García.

For the past 40 years Arcelio had led and toured the band, performing at sold-out concerts throughout the nation. Through the years Malo has featured many gifted musicians including (recently deceased) Jorge Santana on guitar, and Richard Bean who sang and co-wrote their hit song “Suavecito.”

https://youtu.be/73FP-iZXSuk

Malo’s sound–a complex brew of salsa, pop and soul–is much the same as it ever was, with an edge of contemporary R&B; now spicing up the mixture, reads a Los Angeles Times intervidwe. “I call it the California sound,” said Garcia in a recent phone interview from his San Francisco home.

If you’ve ever enjoyed any of Malo’s music, then you’ve been fortunate to experience first-hand, the true and authentic sound of Latin Rock!

Friends have requested Malo’s fans and musicians who’ve enjoyed and even played Malo’s music, to join to rally together to bless Arcelio with an awesome Malo type farewell. One that would place a smile on his face and make him feel “Suavecito.”

Thank you for sharing the many years of legendary music and for the awesome memories that will live on for generations to come. Per Arcelio’s request, may the music go on to bless many generations to come.

Malo was Arcelio’s main source of income and due to this unexpected circumstance and medical expenses, it has left his family with a financial challenge.

People are asked to contribute in a Go-Fund-Me campaign currently going, to help alleviate the burden of medical bills and funeral expenses.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/arcelio-malo-garcia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR0B6lUEgHO2Nmt_0qrp619u194Z9VtGp1R_T4Y_1Hm98e-iBlNalYF7E60

 

In the Bible, 2Corinthians 5:8 says: Absent from the body present with The Lord. We love you brother Arcelio.

He is survived by his wife Elsa.

https://youtu.be/HgYibzL6qCE

Love to the country – my beautiful Bolivia

by Enrique Bachinelo

 

On Aug. 6, 2020, dedicated to paying tribute to the forgers of the Republic of Bolivia, passed without major significance for the first time in its history. It is a shame that a date of great significance for Bolivian citizens is tarnished by the presence of the coronavirus pandemic that settled throughout the country’s territorial extension, with its inevitable burden of deaths infected by that pandemic, dulling it. This is a symbolism that for 195 years was fulfilled with ceremonies where pride and patriotism reigned.

The National Congress paid its homage to the men of the country with a simple act and without major projections with speeches dedicated to the national date and to pay homage of respect and admiration to the men who sacrificed their lives, their fortune and family integrity.

Mrs. President Jeanine Añez expressed her tribute from her office in the Government Palace, given that, for reasons that we do not know, she did not attend the National Congress to read her speech there. The act was completed with a deranged ceremony to save with a protocol without much lights.

The president stated: “The unrest that reigns in the country is the product of opposition politicians who try to put stones in the way of their government. The people recognize and value the work accomplished by their authority and it will be the story that will record the progress achieved so far. Now she is trying to control the coronavirus with the team of advisers who know about the matter, the president said.

For his part, former President Evo Morales, gave his message of greeting from the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, highlighting that during his government the economic situation of the country has improved notably due to the entry of fresh resources to the Budget National from the companies that exploit hydrocarbons and that were nationalized, as well as other institutions integrated into the national economic order, adding that “The second economic and social independence of Bolivia is underway” thanks to the efforts made by his government.

According to the Millennium Foundation report on the state and behavior of the economy, presented by the Federation of Private Business Entities of Cochabamba (FEPC): it stated that during the administration of President Morales “The first six months of his administration the national economy registered several positive indicators that translate into regular growth of 6.1 percent and repressed inflation of 8.85 percent.”

For its part, the Central Obrera Boliviana led by the search for a Pensions Law in accordance with the needs of Labor that would take retirement and therefore should deserve an income that means their peaceful experience for the years that remain of their lives. The struggle has that cause, avoid hunger and drag an old age that forces them to wander in the streets. The current pension system that governs the country expresses the workforce, “does not match the current economic situation and the purpose is to update the income of retirees in order to alleviate the economic reality that the country is going through.”

Recalling snippets of the past, historians say that, after 16 years of struggle for the independence of the republic and the creation of a country of its own, the Marshal of Ayacucho, Antonio José de Sucre issued the Decree of Feb. 9, 1825 calling for a Deliberative Assembly that meets in that city. José Mariano Serrano, raising Potosí as president, in the vice-presidency José María Mendizábal of La Paz, together 48 representatives of the Alto Peruvian provinces begin the sessions.

The presence of the only veterans of the struggle for independence who attended the meeting were José Miguel Lanza, José Ballivián and Juana Azurduy de Padilla, who witnessed how the deliberations lasted until July 28 and later, in August to decide if the provinces of Upper Peru join Argentina or if they declare themselves autonomous from all the nations of both the new and the old world. The die was cast, Upper Peru decided to become a Bolivar Republic and forge a new nation that joins the concert of countries that were born in the heat of the struggles of the Alto Peruvian patriots and whose epilogue was initialed by Simón Bolívar.

It only remains to ask the Supreme Maker that peace and tranquility prevail in this country that, now more than ever, needs to work to overcome its everlasting poverty. God bless Bolivia.

“The love for the country is more evident than human reason.”

Superfood showdown: The health benefits of chlorella and spirulina

by Rose Lidell

 

Chlorella and spirulina are two superfoods popular among health-conscious consumers because of the many benefits they offer. Both are derived from algae, and they contain many vitamins and minerals that can help boost your overall health.

Chlorella is a single-celled green freshwater alga. There are more than 30 different species of chlorella, but two types, namely Chlorella vulgaris and Chlorella pyrenoidosa, are often used in studies.

Chlorella has a hard cell wall that humans can’t digest, so it is often consumed as a supplement. The superfood is sold as capsules and tablets, but chlorella is also available in powder and extract form.

Spirulina is a type of cyanobacteria with many benefits. Often referred to as a blue-green alga and originally classified as a plant, spirulina has now been reclassified as bacteria. There are also different species of spirulina, but these three are often used in studies: Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira platensis), S. maxima (A. maxima), and S. fusiformis (A. fusiformis).

Health benefits of chlorella and spirulina

If you’re undecided on which one to try, here are some notable differences between these superfoods, along with the health benefits associated with each.

  • Chlorella is higher in calories. It also contains more iron, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, provitamin A, riboflavin and zinc.
  • Spirulina is lower in calories, but it’s still a great source of copper, iron, riboflavin and thiamine.
  • Chlorella contains higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids.

Chlorella and spirulina contain similar amounts of fat.

  • Both are rich in polyunsaturated fats, particularly omega-3s that are essential for proper cell growth and brain function. Studies have found that polyunsaturated fats are linked to a lower risk of heart disease. Omega-3s help minimize inflammation and promote bone health.

Antioxidant-rich chlorella

Chlorella is full of antioxidants, which are compounds that help fight free radical damage to your cells and tissues. In fact, studies show that chlorella supplement contains significant amounts of antioxidant vitamins C and E.

Protein-rich spirulina

Spirulina is a natural source of protein. It is even used by NASA as a dietary supplement for astronauts on space missions.

Both chlorella and spirulina are full of protein, but research suggests that certain strains of Spirulina can contain at least 10 percent more protein than chlorella.

Additionally, the protein in spirulina is highly bioavailable, meaning it can be easily absorbed by your body.

Aside from protein, spirulina is full of beta carotene, folate and iron.

Chlorella and spirulina can improve heart health, blood sugar control

Research also indicates that both chlorella and spirulina can help boost cardiovascular health by improving your blood fat composition, blood pressure and cholesterol profile.

What’s more, chlorella and spirulina offer benefits for blood sugar control. While experts have yet to determine the exact nature of these benefits, animal studies suggest that spirulina can help boost insulin sensitivity.

Insulin sensitivity measures how well your body uses blood sugar for energy. Findings from human studies reveal that taking chlorella improves blood sugar control and insulin sensitivity, which can benefit patients diagnosed with diabetes or those who have insulin resistance.

Is one healthier than the other?

Both chlorella and spirulina are full of various nutrients. However, chlorella is higher in iron, magnesium, omega-3s, riboflavin, vitamin A and zinc.

While spirulina contains more protein, research indicates that chlorella’s protein content is comparable to the former.

Overall, chlorella is the better choice because it has high levels of antioxidants, polyunsaturated fats and other vitamins.

It’s worth noting that the bulk of studies on spirulina’s health benefits have centered on animal subjects. On the other hand, scientific data on the benefits of chlorella is more extensive, involving both animal and human studies.

Before purchasing supplements, make sure you are buying from a trusted manufacturer to avoid any adverse effects.

Whether you prefer chlorella or spirulina, both these superfoods are an excellent addition to your daily routine to support your overall health.

Sources:

Healthline.com 1

Healthline.com 2

MindBodyGreen.com

NCBI.NLM.NIH.gov

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