Studies showed that obese individuals who took 12 g/ day of Spirulina for three months showed body weight, BMI, and waist size reductions (DiNicolantonio et al
Side Effects and Precautions: Dizziness, increased body temperature, water retention (edema), headache, injection site reactions (e.g., redness, itching), increased hunger, lower blood sugar levels
Current trials are investigating whether these beneficial properties of LA make it an appropriate treatment not just for diabetes, but also for the prevention of vascular disease, hypertension, and inflammation
42% of stroke physicians and 36% of cardiac radiologists believed that transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) is insufficient for detection of cardioembolic sources in stroke, and radiologists saw discrepancies between TTE and cCTA in 1/3 of cases in clinical practice