Now
that golden milk is enjoying its moment in the sun, many
wellness influencers have moved on to another good-for-you beverage: blue
algae lattes. Heralded by many as a superfood, spirulina has taken
over cafe menus (hello, unicorn latte)
as the smoothie booster du jour. Other forms of algae, like chlorella or E3’s proprietary
strain Blue Majik, are riding the wave of spirulina’s popularity.
But
just as doctors were singing its praises, the buzzy ingredient was
making headlines for another reason: Algae was called out as the reason
why people became violently ill after eating Soylent bars. Um, yikes.
So
what’s the deal—is it safe to sip your oh-so-Instagrammable blue latte
with impunity? To find out, I tapped Global Healing Center founder Edward Group, DC and NP, who
spent five years researching and studying various types of algae.
