# Claim table — Inspira / spirulina Facebook Reels

| Claim / issue | Evidence label | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spirulina is a real edible cyanobacterium with high protein and micronutrient density. | Supported generally. | Reviews and NASA/space-food material describe spirulina as high in protein, B vitamins and antioxidants, and useful enough to study for space food. |
| Spirulina was historically eaten by Aztec/Mesoamerican people and by Kanembu people near Lake Chad. | Supported generally. | Historical summaries and reviews support Lake Texcoco/Aztec and Lake Chad/Kanembu use, though social-video wording can simplify the history. |
| NASA said 1 gram of spirulina equals 1,000 grams of fruits and vegetables. | Records-wanted / likely marketing shorthand. | NASA has studied spirulina for space-food/oxygen systems and says it is high in protein, B vitamins and antioxidants. This exact 1g=1000g quote appears widely in marketing, but this pass did not verify it as a NASA press-release quotation. |
| One Inspira pod gives “three servings of greens,” “50 blueberries worth of antioxidants,” and energy/immunity/recovery support. | Product-marketing claim. | Inspira's own site/FAQ makes greens, energy, immunity and recovery claims. Nutrient equivalence depends on product testing and serving definitions; it is not a disease-treatment claim by itself. |
| Inspira spirulina is tested for heavy metals/toxins. | Company claim; verification depends on batch test records. | The FAQ says customers can email for current heavy metal, BMAA and microcystin tests. PBC did not obtain batch certificates in this pass. |
| Spirulina products can contain heavy metals/cyanotoxins if grown or processed poorly. | Supported safety concern. | Published analyses show contamination monitoring matters; some tested products are within limits, but microalgae can bioaccumulate contaminants and supplement oversight is variable. |
| Spirulina helped the founder's mother with smoldering myeloma / early blood cancer. | Personal testimonial; not verified clinical evidence. | PBC preserved the claim. Smoldering multiple myeloma management is risk-stratified; observation remains common for lower-risk disease while high-risk early intervention is evolving. This does not prove spirulina treats myeloma. |
| Blue-green algae/spirulina treat or prevent cancer. | Not supported as clinical cancer treatment. | MSK states blue-green algae have not been shown to treat or prevent cancer. Older spirulina cancer-prevention evidence includes limited/non-randomized or preclinical material. |
| Spirulina reverses biological age. | Not established for spirulina specifically. | Biological-age/epigenetic-clock changes have been reported in small diet/lifestyle studies, but that is not evidence that this spirulina product reverses biological age. |
| Spirulina increases energy. | Mixed/limited. | A small sports-performance trial found improved time to fatigue in trained males; an N-of-1 chronic-fatigue trial did not improve fatigue versus placebo. Energy claims should be framed as possible individual experience, not proven treatment. |
| Cancer patients can freely use spirulina/supplements with treatment. | Needs clinician review. | NCI PDQ and MSK caution that supplements can interact with cancer drugs; MSK lists possible CYP interactions and contamination/adverse-reaction risks for blue-green algae. |