# Source note — Inspira / spirulina Facebook Reels

Date captured: 2026-09-02

## Social sources preserved

1. Original share URL: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1bxaY39eqM/?mibextid=wwXIfr
   - Captured title: 1.1K views · 11K reactions | Why I started growing algae in middle school! | Inspira Nutrition
   - Uploader: Inspira Nutrition
   - Resolved URL: https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=1800741070947200&_rdr
   - Duration: 28.838 seconds
   - Preserved files: `sources/origin-story-facebook-reel-h264.mp4`, transcript, metadata, thumbnail, contact sheet.

2. Original share URL: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Bj7X7mUaM/?mibextid=wwXIfr
   - Captured title: 122K views · 3.3K reactions | History called this manna. We just call it spirulina🌀 | Evan Eversole
   - Uploader: Evan Eversole
   - Resolved URL: https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=1079537014559139&_rdr
   - Duration: 29.186 seconds
   - Preserved files: `sources/manna-history-facebook-reel-h264.mp4`, transcript, metadata, thumbnail, contact sheet.

## Why this is a source-check

The Reels mix a real-food/nutrition story with stronger marketing claims: spirulina helped the founder's mother after smoldering myeloma, low heavy metals/toxins, biological-age reversal, NASA/ancient-food framing, three servings of greens, antioxidants, energy, immunity and recovery. PBC Health treats these as claims to check, not as medical advice or proof of cancer benefit.

## Evidence sources used

- Inspira Nutrition Our Story: https://inspiranutrition.com/pages/our-story
- Inspira Nutrition FAQs/testing claims: https://inspiranutrition.com/pages/faqs
- MSK About Herbs — Blue-green algae: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/blue-green-algae
- NCI/PDQ — Cancer Therapy Interactions With Foods and Dietary Supplements: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563071/
- Spirulina in Clinical Practice review: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3136577/
- Heavy metal analysis in commercial Spirulina products: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3824145/
- Spirulina/Chlorella supplement contamination review/study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12609422/
- Smoldering multiple myeloma systematic review/meta-analysis: https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12106713
- Potential reversal of epigenetic age pilot RCT: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8064200/
- Spirulina and immune/anemia study in senior citizens: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4012879/
- NASA / Space Surface Spirulina article: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research/nutrition-research-arrives-aboard-space-station/
- NASA technical report on spirulina biomass CELSS potential: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19890016190/downloads/19890016190.pdf