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Spirulina, natural nutrition that benefits your health Spirulina is a single-celled, spiral-shaped blue green microalgae grown in tropical salt lakes. This microalgae is discovered by Dr. Clement of France in 1962. Dr. Clement found that the Ganimou people living around Lake Chades in Africa had stronger bodies than other civilized people at that time, despite poor living conditions and few resources. Vitamin K: The Anti-Aging Vitamin Most of us may have some vague sense of having heard about something called vitamin K. But it's unlikely that we have any idea of what vitamin K is or what it does. Zinc - Benefits of Zinc The mineral zinc is needed for more than 300 enzymes used by the body. These enzymes are responsible for such diverse functions as wound repair, fertility, protein synthesis, cellular reproduction, vision, immunity, and free radical protection. Calcium - Benefits of Calcium Calcium is the most common mineral in the body, responsible for 3 pounds or more of total body weight. Most calcium is found in teeth and bones, but it also is needed for blood clotting, nerve cell communication, and muscle movement. Vitamin A - Benefits of Vitamin A Vitamin A is needed for cell reproduction. It helps cells to maintain healthy cell membranes, which prevent disease-causing organisms from entering them. It also stimulates immunity and helps the body in the formation of bone, protein, and growth hormones. Calcium - Benefits of Calcium Calcium has the symbol Ca in the periodic table and atomic number 20. It is an alkaline, soft grey earth metal and is abundant in earth's crust. In our bodies, Biotin - Benefits of Biotin Biotin is also known as vitamin B7 or H and is a type of water-soluble type of B-complex vitamin. It is an important vitamin because it helps with the synthesis of important metabolic reactions in the body. It speeds up the process of turning fatty acids to gluconeogenesis and to help metabolize leucine. Amino acids - Benefits of Amino acids Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. When an amino acid forms into something that can be absorbed into the body, it is called protein synthesis. There are twenty standard amino acids. Other amino acids that are found in proteins are formed through a different process.