Enerex Botanicals Ltd.'s SuperPhytoplankton Rx represents the first time a food like this has been available to the public. Now this miracle nutrient can be used by everyone to experience the remarkable restorative powersof the planet's 'first food'.

WHAT IS PHYTOPLANKTON?

Plankton can be broadly divided into phytoplankton (plants or photosynthetic organisms), zooplankton (animals) and bacteria. Phytoplankton carries out photosynthesis and is the base of the food chain in the ocean. Zooplanktons are heterotrophic consumers. Bacteria decompose organic matter into its non-living constituents.

Phytoplankton, often called the grasses of the sea, is microscopic marine plants. The fact that they are called "plankton" refers to the drifting life-style. If they were swimming, then the term "nekton" would be used. "Phyto" refers to "plants", which are autotrophic. Autotrophs generate organic matter using external energy. This represents the first step in the food-chain, and the autotrophic organisms are therefore called "primary producers". This contrasts with heterotrophs, which gain energy by breaking down, organic matter (secondary producers and higher trophic levels).

Phytoplankton, collectively known as micro-algae, is a designation given to all algae that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. (The special strains of phytoplankton in Super Phytoplankton contain 108 billion cells per ml as measured by a special microscope called a hemocytometer. This is equivalent to 3.6 billion cells per single capsule). The other groups of algae that inhabit the seas are the macro-algae, the kelps and fucoids. Phytoplankton provides the origin of life and nourishment along with sea vegetation in the world's oceans. Through the process of photosynthesis (photo=light; synthesis=build), these microscopic, single-celled plants nourish the entire food web of the oceans. The lives of all animals that live in the sea depend on phytoplankton for energy and minerals. Phytoplankton supplies our atmosphere with 90 percent of its oxygen. Phytoplankton has the unique ability to transform sunlight, inorganic minerals and carbon dioxide into protein, carbohydrates, essential fats and countless other phytonutrients into 'Natures Perfect Food'.