Benefits of Wheatgrass
Wheatgrass juice is nature’s finest medicine. It is a
powerful concentrated liquid nutrient. Two
ounces of wheatgrass juice has the nutritional
equivalent of five pounds of the best raw organic
vegetables. For example, wheatgrass has twice
the amount of Vitamin A as carrots and is higher
in Vitamin C than oranges! It contains the full
spectrum of B vitamins, as well as calcium,
phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and potassium
in a balanced ratio. Wheatgrass is a complete
source of protein, supplying all of the essential
amino acids, and more. It has about 20% of total
calories coming from protein. This protein is in
the form of poly peptides, simpler and shorter
chains of amino acids that the body uses more
efficiently in the blood stream and tissues.
In addition to flooding the body with therapeutic
dosages of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants,
enzymes, and phytonutrients, wheatgrass is also a
powerful detoxifier, especially of the liver and
blood. It helps neutralize toxins and
environmental pollutants in the body. This is
because Wheatgrass contains beneficial enzymes
that help protect us from carcinogens, including
Superoxide Disumates (SOD), that lessens the
effects of radiation and digest toxins in the body.
It cleanses the body from head to toe of any
heavy metals, pollutants and other toxins that
may be stored in the body's tissues and organs.
Wheatgrass juice must be consumed fresh -
within fifteen minutes of juicing for the best
results. The juice should always be taken
undiluted and on an empty stomach so the
nutrients can be absorbed more efficiently.
Powdered and freeze dried wheatgrass
supplements are nowhere near as effective as
fresh wheatgrass juice. Hippocrates did a study in
conjunction with MIT. The study revealed that
wheatgrass supplements and freeze dried
powders are only two percent as effective as fresh
juiced wheatgrass when it is consumed within
fifteen minutes. These nutrients quickly begin to
oxidize (break down) shortly after juicing.
When it is consumed fresh it is a living food and
has bio-electricity. This high vibration energy is
literally the life force within the living juice. This
resource of life-force energy can potentially
unleash powerful renewing vibrations and greater
connectivity to one’s inner being. These powerful
nutrients can also prevent DNA destruction and
help protect us from the ongoing effects of pre-
mature aging and cellular breakdown. Recent
research shows that only living foods and juices
can restore the electrical charge between the
capillaries and the cell walls which boosts the
immune system. When it is fresh, wheatgrass
juice is the king of living juices.
Among other things wheatgrass juice is
particularly high in chlorophyll. Wheatgrass
cleanses and builds the blood due to its high
content of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is the first
product of light and therefore contains more
healing properties than any other element. All life
on this planet comes from the sun. Only green
plants can transform the sun’s energy into
chlorophyll through the process of
photosynthesis. . Chlorophyll is known as the ‘life-
blood’ of the plants. This important phytonutrient
is what your cells need to heal and to thrive.
Drinking wheatgrass juice is like drinking liquid
sunshine.
Chlorophyll carries high levels of oxygen (among
other things) which is especially powerful in
assisting the body to restore abnormalities. The
high content of oxygen in chlorophyll helps
deliver more oxygen to the blood. We see red
blood cell counts rise and blood oxygen levels rise
very quickly with the regular drinking of
wheatgrass juice and using wheatgrass juice
implants. This marker is a key indicator of health
recovery for abnormalities, ailments and disease.
Oxygen is vital to many body processes, especially
for the brain which uses 25% of the oxygen
supply. This high oxygen helps support a healthy
body.
-Hippocrates Health Institute