Not so long ago, an American doctor attested that women had physiological limits. His thesis claimed in particular that a woman, due to her anatomy and emotions, would be unfit to drive a vehicle! Today, this doctor's thesis has fortunately been more than refuted. Since there are very few disciplines, including those considered difficult on a physical and mental level, that are not practiced by women. Obviously, spirulina is good for both athletes and sportswomen, but the following essentially presents the benefits of spirulina for sportswomen. Indeed, in women, the iron and vitamin B9 status is undermined by a specificity and a habit, unknown to men: menstruation and oral contraceptives.
THE EFFECT OF ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
We are of course not going to enter into the debate around oral contraceptives here. We will simply point out that their consumption tends to deplete vitamin B9 reserves. This vitamin allows, among other things, cell multiplication as well as the production of red blood cells, two vital and particularly important actions during sports practice.
AN IRON STATUS PUT IN DANGER EVERY MONTH
Menstrual losses, for their part, expose women to iron deficits or even deficiencies. Indeed, the blood is the largest iron reservoir in the body and blood loss means iron loss. However, when you are sporty, to these losses are added those induced by the practice itself, in particular, micro trauma causing micro bleeding at the digestive level or simply the increased use of iron in exercise metabolism. Thus, athletes and women, and therefore even more so athletic women, are more easily subject to iron deficiency. However, iron is essential for the formation of red blood cells that carry oxygen to the muscles. Thus, one of the main signs of iron deficiency is a lack of energy, which is not compatible with the practice of sport!
The consumption of 100% natural spirulina , naturally rich in iron and vitamin B9, is therefore particularly indicated for sportswomen in order to maintain an intake in line with their needs. If a proven iron deficiency is diagnosed, the consumption of spirulina enriched with iron from the culture can also be a good alternative to the treatments usually offered.
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