Here are the quick facts on supergreens.

Need more dark-green vegetables in your diet but finding it hard to get enough? Consider convenient supergreens supplements sold as juices, pills, or powders that you mix into water or another drink.

Please see the bottom of this page to see the scientific research.

• Barley Grass
• Algae
• Alfalfa
• Chlorella
• Chlorophyll
• Horsetail
• Nettles
• Oat Straw
• Wheat Grass

Wheat and Barley Grasses

In studies, wheat and barley grasses have:

• Improved symptoms of fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis as part of a raw vegan diet
• Increased hemoglobin in children with blood disease (wheatgrass)
• Lowered LDL “bad” cholesterol (dried barley leaf extract)

Note: People with wheat or gluten allergies should be cautious: these grasses may cause a reaction.

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Algae

Spirulina and blue green algae contain protein, nutrients, and antioxidants. They have been shown to:

• Improve exercise performance and duration
• Reduce inflammation and cholesterol
• Support immune function

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Alfalfa

Alfalfa offers:

• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Plant estrogens, which support women’s hormonal health

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Chlorella

Chlorella, a green algae, has been shown in initial research to:

• Potentially be helpful to people with fibromyalgia
• Serve as a possible vegan source of vitamin B12
• Have antifungal properties

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Chlorophyll

Abundant in cereal grasses and algae, chlorophyll:

• Moves toxins from the body
• Boosts the functioning of detoxification pathways
• May assist with healthy blood circulation

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Other Herbs

• Nettles are a great source of bioavailable plant calcium
• Oat straw is dense in minerals
• Horsetail is high in silica

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