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Whenever we talk about supplements like moringa, chlorophyll, or ashwagandha, we tend to talk about them as if they're singular entities. In reality, however, these supplements are plants, and plants tend to have a variety of subspecies or different processing methods that can change their properties. For example, take moringa. Moringa is a whole plant, and a moringa supplement can refer to the leaves, the seed pods, the oil, the bark, or a mixture of them.   The same holds true for ashwagandha. Historical Ashwagandha Ashwagandha has been used for centuries, if not millennia, as part of traditional ayurvedic medicine. It's a...

Any time you're looking for a green superfood to take as a supplement or dietary additive, you're going to run into a few of the common names.   Chlorella Spirulina Chlorophyll Moringa Wheatgrass Barley Grass Among these, three of the most common are chlorella, spirulina, and chlorophyll. So what are they, and what is the difference between them? What is Chlorophyll? First up, let's start with chlorophyll. Why start with chlorophyll? It's unlike the other ingredients on the list. Chlorophyll, if you remember your grade school biology lessons, is a molecule and pigment found in plants. It's responsible for giving plants...

Anyone who has spent any time in health circles has no doubt encountered at least one supplement, usually a superfood or green infusion, that tastes terrible. No matter how healthy it is, it's difficult to bring yourself to drink a bitter, dark, green, or earthy supplement day after day. This is part of why chlorophyll is such a good healthy green supplement. It doesn't actually have a very strong taste. However, the majority of chlorophyll supplements you'll find on the market have at least one other ingredient that adds to the flavor, either to mask the undertone of chlorophyll or...

One of the hottest health trends on the market right now is chlorophyll supplements. Yes, that's right; the green pigment present in everything from the grass underfoot to the leaves of the trees above has been isolated and reduced down into a supplement, and it's available for purchase at nearly any health food store. The potential benefits of chlorophyll are numerous, but that's not what this post is about. If you want to read more about them and why you should consider chlorophyll as a supplement, take a look at some of our other posts on the subject. Today, we're assuming...