Catharine Arnston
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The fact that it's been around, used for thousands of years, documented in 100,000 scientific papers and is very well known in Asia, but not here because it's not grown here. I'm here to tell you that algae isn't new. It's just new to you.
The fact that it's been around, used for thousands of years, documented in 100,000 scientific papers and is very well known in Asia, but not here because it's not grown here. I'm here to tell you that algae isn't new. It's just new to you.
You know, a few years ago, you may not have known about bone broth or chia seed or kiwa or collagen powder until somebody in North America went down the path to educate you. And now it's everywhere. So that's more or less what I'm doing. And I've been doing it for almost 15 years. So I'm deep into this. I know a lot.
You know, a few years ago, you may not have known about bone broth or chia seed or kiwa or collagen powder until somebody in North America went down the path to educate you. And now it's everywhere. So that's more or less what I'm doing. And I've been doing it for almost 15 years. So I'm deep into this. I know a lot.
I don't think there's anybody else educating North Americans about the nutritional value and importance, particularly now. at this juncture in our lives where there's so many chronic diseases. We're in a nutrition crisis. We're in a health crisis. We're in an agricultural crisis. And I know it sounds funny, but algae will address all of those. And it does it effortlessly with food.
I don't think there's anybody else educating North Americans about the nutritional value and importance, particularly now. at this juncture in our lives where there's so many chronic diseases. We're in a nutrition crisis. We're in a health crisis. We're in an agricultural crisis. And I know it sounds funny, but algae will address all of those. And it does it effortlessly with food.
Because when you're lower, whatever, if you have something that's lower priced, you just have to sell more to make money. And I'm unusual. Well, a couple of things. First of all, I wasn't planning on building a company. I just wanted to help my sister.
Because when you're lower, whatever, if you have something that's lower priced, you just have to sell more to make money. And I'm unusual. Well, a couple of things. First of all, I wasn't planning on building a company. I just wanted to help my sister.
And then when I learned a certain amount about what this plant-based diet did, even before I got to algae in a big way, I felt responsible that I'd learned something. And for me, I've always been like this. I like to share what I know or what I have.
And then when I learned a certain amount about what this plant-based diet did, even before I got to algae in a big way, I felt responsible that I'd learned something. And for me, I've always been like this. I like to share what I know or what I have.
So as I started sharing more and then I discovered algae as the foundation for all of the things that we needed nutritionally and for our health, I just kept going. And in the early days, like I was by myself for five years and it took me that long because just like what you're going to learn today, I thought this is crazy that this This algae can do this. It helps with your brain.
So as I started sharing more and then I discovered algae as the foundation for all of the things that we needed nutritionally and for our health, I just kept going. And in the early days, like I was by myself for five years and it took me that long because just like what you're going to learn today, I thought this is crazy that this This algae can do this. It helps with your brain.
It helps with your heart. It helps with your skin. It helps with your hormones. It helps with your digestion, helps with your sleep. It's like having Einstein on your hands. It's like, you do that too? And I didn't believe it. I thought, this can't be possible. How can something so amazing not be known? And it's not known because it's not grown here.
It helps with your heart. It helps with your skin. It helps with your hormones. It helps with your digestion, helps with your sleep. It's like having Einstein on your hands. It's like, you do that too? And I didn't believe it. I thought, this can't be possible. How can something so amazing not be known? And it's not known because it's not grown here.
And there was no incentive for anybody to teach you this because the scientists know this, all the stuff I'm telling you. The agriculturists who grow algae know all this. But the reality is scientists like to talk to other scientists. They have jargon. They actually don't know how to speak to consumers. And when I first, remember, I didn't come from a science background.
And there was no incentive for anybody to teach you this because the scientists know this, all the stuff I'm telling you. The agriculturists who grow algae know all this. But the reality is scientists like to talk to other scientists. They have jargon. They actually don't know how to speak to consumers. And when I first, remember, I didn't come from a science background.
And I told the universe when I started this, you know, find somebody else, you know. Find somebody with a science background. I don't know any science, but the universe knew I would teach myself the science. And so it turns out I am the perfect person because I am a good communicator. I have taught myself the science. I've got the PhD.
And I told the universe when I started this, you know, find somebody else, you know. Find somebody with a science background. I don't know any science, but the universe knew I would teach myself the science. And so it turns out I am the perfect person because I am a good communicator. I have taught myself the science. I've got the PhD.
So I take great joy in taking complex scientific information, particularly related to algae and how it works. Helps with your mitochondria health and all the other things. And helping you, the listener, the consumer or practitioner, understand it. Because if you can't understand it, you won't believe it. And so there's no smoke and mirrors here.
So I take great joy in taking complex scientific information, particularly related to algae and how it works. Helps with your mitochondria health and all the other things. And helping you, the listener, the consumer or practitioner, understand it. Because if you can't understand it, you won't believe it. And so there's no smoke and mirrors here.