Are you looking for clearer skin or a natural boost of energy without the harmful effects of sugar, caffeine and other harsh chemicals? We are excited to introduce you to BEAUTYbits®, 100% spirulina, an organic natural superfood loaded with protein, nutrients and minerals in our November Box. We sat down with Founder, Catherine Arnston and learned so much about blue-green algae and all the many benefits this superfood has to offer. Read all about how BEAUTYbits® can optimize your beauty and wellness nutrition.
How did ENERGYbits® get its start?
Catharine started ENERGYbits® after her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer and advised by her oncologist that an alkaline diet would help her heal. Catharine immediately sprang into action to help her sister research alkaline foods and in the process, she discovered algae. Catharine learned that algae was the most alkaline, plant-based, nutrient-dense food in the world and had been used for fifty years in Asia to improve health, beauty, wellness and longevity. She knew she had discovered something big that could be a game changer for the world if she could just convince people it wasn't weird. And so ENERGYbits® was born (and yes, her sister fully recovered, thanks for asking).What’s the inspiration behind the name BEAUTYbits®?
Catharine started our company almost 10 years ago as a result of her younger sister developing breast cancer, so women’s health is very important to the company. But during our first few years, she noticed women simply weren’t purchasing our spirulina algae called ENERGYbits®– it was all men. When she asked her female friends why they weren’t customers, their honest reply was that they didn’t like the name ENERGYbits® or its blue packaging. Since Catharine wants women to enjoy all the amazing health and beauty benefits of spirulina, she decided to create a second brand of spirulina that was packaged in pink and had a fun, girly name. And so BEAUTYbits® were born! Just these two small changes helped women feel comfortable buying our algae and now we sell to as many women as men!Why Spirulina?
Spirulina is a type of algae is recognized along with chlorella algae as the world’s healthiest, most nutrient dense food. Spirulina (and chlorella) algae contains over 60% protein, forty vitamins and minerals. They have 48 times more iron than spinach, 1,000 times more chlorophyll than greens, three times more protein than steak, more calcium than milk, more beta-carotene than carrots, more antioxidants than cherries…. and that’s just for starters! No wonder the United Nations and NASA have proclaimed algae the answer to world hunger. The list of research-backed benefits from algae is extensive (100,000 scientific studies) and includes improved energy, focus, health, skin, hair, athletic performance, longevity, weight loss and more. Most of these benefits are unknown outside of the scientific community. We’re trying to change that so consumers can enjoy the same longevity, health and beauty benefits from algae that have been enjoyed in Asia for decades. Algae tablets are the perfect, easy, quick and safe way to nourish your body, health and beauty all naturally and all from within (but only if it is from a high quality, high integrity algae company like ENERGYbits®.How important is it to take organic spirulina?
Ensuring that your algae comes from a clean, reputable source like ENERGYbits® is critical. Clean, pure algae like ours will help you. Sadly, the algae sold my many companies contain chemicals, toxins, binders or fillers and are stripped of nutritional value (due to their high volume production processes). We are different. We grow our algae organically, carefully and with integrity. This preserves our algae’s nutrients and ensure it is toxin free. That’s why our algae is grown in triple-purified fresh spring water (in Taiwan) that is tested daily for purity. Taiwan is known for setting the “gold standard” for algae and since our goal has always been to make a difference in the world, we go above and beyond what any other company does to ensure quality and purity. To guarantee this, we test our algae tablets at a third-party, FDA-approved lab in the USA and our high purity, quality, integrity and nutritional density is why we are the only algae that doctors, nutritionists and wellness professionals endorse.
What are the benefits of this algae?
Because spirulina is so nutrient dense, its nutrients are in higher quantities per gram than any other food. The list of health and beauty benefits from spirulina algae BEAUTYbits® and ENERGYbits® is extensive. Spirulina is an energizing algae. It helps to energize and improve your energy, focus, skin, hair, athletic/work performance, reduces hunger and aids in weight loss or intermittent fasting. The list of benefits from chlorella algae RECOVERYbits® is equally extensive. Chlorella is a wellness algae. It boosts your immune system, digestion, cells, liver, blood, heart, brain, bones and skin, cleanses your cells, removes toxins (including heavy metals like mercury or lead) and reduces inflammation (which can cause chronic illness). Both algae contain so many nutrients they are a food-based replacement for vitamins or greens.Who is this for?
Algae is for everyone! Our algae tablets are “bits of food” that contain so much nutrition, everyone, of any age or lifestyle benefits from them! It doesn’t matter if you are a mom, dad, kid, teen, grandparent or pet. Everyone benefits from algae! Algae is great for you if you are a fashionista, student, fitness enthusiast, professional athlete, working professional, bio-hacker, traveler, hiker or anything in between. You will benefit from algae. Our algae is also keto, vegan, raw, low calorie, kosher, organically grown Non-GMO, gluten-free, sugar-free, caffeine-free, toxin-free and has ONE ingredient. That’s why our algae is for everyone (and it’s safe).The suggested serving size is 30 tablets a day. Can the serving size be altered and will the benefits be the same?
When it comes to our serving size, we like to compare our algae tablets to any other food. It’s an individual preference. Some people need a lot to be satisfied some need only a little. Let’s use an example and compare our algae tablets to nuts. Most people wouldn’t eat just one nut, they would have a handful to be satisfied. Right? Well our algae tablets (bits) are the same! You wouldn’t have just one tablet to satisfy your hunger or boost your energy, you would have a small or large handful. That being said, we find that most people are so nutrient deprived, that even 5-10 tablets will make a difference and if so, that’s perfect. But you can always have more (or less). We suggest 30 tablets because we tested this quantity with professional athletes and that was what they needed to feel an energy or recovery boost. You can swallow or chew our tablets or add them to smoothies! Most people prefer to SWALLOW our spirulina tablets (ENERGYbits®/BEAUTYbits®) because of their “earthy/chewy” flavor. We chew them! On the other hand, most like to CHEW our chlorella tablets RECOVERYbits which taste great with sea salt, almonds, macadamia nuts, banana chips or heck anything! The choice is up to you!