I very rarely recommend doing something health or fitness wise that I haven’t tried myself. Most things I try to see if they work before I’d tell someone else to try it.
Right now I’m trying Wheatgrass. I’m sure most of us heard of it but might not know all the benefits that’s claimed. It’s actually incredible and some may be hard to believe. I haven’t read anything negative about it so I thought I’d give it a try.
I’ve listed below the health benefits. There is a couple different ways to can make and take wheatgrass. You can plant the seeds yourself and watch them grow or you can buy the plant at a health food store. If you choose either of these ways you have to buy an actual wheatgrass juicer (a regular juicer won’t work). They run from $110.00 and up. Or if you make shakes or want an easier method you can buy the powder. I paid $25 for 35 servings, more than worth it if you read the following:
Why Wheatgrass Juice?
- Two ounces of fresh wheatgrass juice is equivalent to the nutritional value of roughly 4 pounds of organic green vegetables in vitamin and mineral content.
- Wheatgrass rebuilds the blood stream.
- Helps prevent tooth decay.
- Improves the body’s ability to heal wounds. On an empty stomach, it is assimilated into the blood in about 20 minutes.
- Creates an unfavorable environment for unfriendly bacteria growth.
- The many detergent factors of wheatgrass juice can drain the lymph system, carrying away many toxins from all body cells.
- Has the ability to break down poisonous carbon dioxide and release free oxygen.
- Wheatgrass juice has been shown to build red blood cells quickly after ingestion. It normalizes high blood pressure and stimulates healthy tissue-cell growth.
- Keeps hair from graying.
- Wheatgrass juice is very high in enzymes and chlorophyll. It contains up to 70% chlorophyll, which helps to purifies the blood.
- Wheatgrass juice washes drug deposits from the body.
- Neutralizes toxins and carcinogens in the body.
- Helps purify the liver.
- Wheatgrass Improves blood sugar disorders.
- Improves digestion.
- Removes heavy metals from the body.
- Reduces high blood pressure.
- Aids in the prevention and curing of cancer.
- Wheatgrass Juice is a complete protein with about 30 enzymes (incredibly important for correct digestion) and about 20 amino acids which are the building blocks of protein.
- Increases hemoglobin production.
http://http://www.wheatgrass.ca/
There is also some good information on http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatgrass