Health Benefits of Wheat Grass

Health Benefits of Wheat Grass

Wheatgrass is a plant that is grown from the Red Wheatberry,a special strain of wheat\ that produces high concentrations of chlorophyll,active enzymes,vitamins and other nutrients.Chlorophyll,which makes up over 70% of the solid content of wheatgrass juice is the basis of all plant life.Chlorophyll is often referred to as "the blood of plant life”It closely resembles the molecules of human red blood cells.Since Chlorophyll and Haemoglobin are so much alike in atom structure allows it to be absorbed quickly and begin to build the blood stream.wheatgrass has live  minerals, live vitamins, and live trace elements at a pH very close to that of human blood.

30 grams of Wheatgrass is equivalent in vitamins,minerals and amino acids to 1.5 Kilo of fresh green leaf vegetables.Wheatgrass is one of the richest natural sources of  vitamins A,complete B complex,B-17,C,E,and K.In addition,Wheatgrass is an excellent source of Calcium,Potassium,Iron,Magnesium,Sodium,Sulfur,Cobalt,Zinc,17 forms of  amino acids and enzymes. 

Cut bundles of this wheatgrass, rinse it well, and juice it in a slow, manual wheatgrass juicer. If you use a blender or highspeed juicer, you can oxidize important lifegiving elements. Drink two ounces night and morning by swishing each mouthful to mix the saliva with the wheatgrass juice. You may experience a “gag reflex” because the wheatgrass juice is so concentrated, but persevere, and you'll begin to see a miraculous increase in energy and vitality from taking daily wheatgrass juice. 

#1. As a body cleanser - Wheatgrass is a powerful cleanser and may start an immediate reaction with toxins or mucus in the stomach,possibly causing nausea.Chlorophyll brings toxins into the bloodstream that have been stored in cells or in fatty tissue.Start with 30 to 60 grams and work up to more slowly.Drink it on an empty stomach.

#2. As a body builder - Wheatgrass is very high in enzymes & chlorophyll It contains up to 70% chlorophyll,which is an important blood builder.The chlorophyll molecule closely resembles that of the haemin molecule,the pigment that combines with protein to form haemoglobin.The major difference is that the chlorophyll molecule contains magnesium as its central atom,and the haemin molecule contains iron.The molecular structure of these two substances is almost identical in every other respect.

#3. As an energizer & appetite suppressant - The starch of the wheat berry is stored energy that when converted to simpler sugar is a quick energy source.It is especially good for athletes because it is absorbed in 20 minutes.Wheat picks up 92 of the 102 minerals in the soil and contains all vitamins that science has isolated.

#4. As an antibiotic - Science has proven that chlorophyll will arrest growth and  development of unfriendly bacteria.It acts to produce an unfavorable environment for bacteria growth,rather than by any direct action upon bacteria themselves.Rapp and Gurney at Loyola University established that water-soluble chlorophyll inhibits the action of proteolitic bacteria (which break down protein into simpler substances) and enzymes hence,taken internally via mouth or rectum,it inhibits putrefication of protein by some bacteria that are commonly found in the digestive tract of meat eaters.

#5. Carcinogens - Dr.Chiu-nan Lai,Ph.D.,(University of Texas System Cancer Center, Department of Biology Houston,Texas) has determined through using the Ames Bacterial Mutagenicity Test that chlorophyll is the active factor in wheat sprout extract that inhibits the metabolic activity of carcinogens.A twenty year study of 2000 telephone company workers has found that a natural ingredient in carrots and leafy green vegetables significantiy reduced the risk of lung cancer in cigarette smokers.They determined that a diet high in beta-carotene negated the bad effects of 30 years of smoking.The National Cancer Institute reports that 19 of 21 studies over the years have indicated diets high in belta-carotene contribute to at least 40% risk reduction in developing some kinds of cancer.

#6. For anemia - Chlorophyll aids in rebuilding the bloodstream.Studies on various animals have shown chlorophyll to be free of any toxic reaction.The red cell count has returned to normal within 4 to 5 days of the administration of chlorophyll,even in those animals that were known to be extremely anemic or low in red blood cell count.

#7. As a deodorizer - Dr.F.Howard Wescott reported that when chlorophyll is taken  internally in adequate quantities,it reduces or eliminates offensive body and breath odors.His studies showed it effective in neutralizing obnoxious odors in the body from food,beverages,tobacco,and metabolic changes (halitosis),and from perspiration due to physical exercise,nervousness and menstrual cycle.

#8. Skin disorders - The  soothing effect of chlorophyll ointments are very beneficial in treating various skin diseases including weeping & dry eczema,insect bites and infection.