Health Benefits of Wheatgrass

I have not tried Wheatgrass juice and I am about to do this soon. I've been reading up on it's benefits and just amazed at the wealth of nutrients a shot of wheatgrass juice can give to our bodies. According to recent articles I've seen: 

"Wheatgrass, as the name suggests, is the grass of young wheat plants.  It is also a powerful health food supplement that is packed with highly concentrated vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll and enzymes.  Nutritionally, wheatgrass is a complete food that contains 98 of the 102 earth elements.

Wheatgrass and wheatgrass juice are excellent ways to get dark greens in the diet.  Pound for pound, wheatgrass is more than twenty times denser in nutrients than other choice vegetables.  Since it is considered a vegetable in the grass stage, wheatgrass is safe for people with wheat allergies.  Juicing unlocks even more nutrients from wheatgrass, making them more concentrated and usable to the cells of the body.

Dr. Ann Wigmore, proponent of a "living foods diet", has embraced the benefits of wheatgrass in her teachings and writing.  According to Dr. Wigmore, wheatgrass has an exceptional ability to both nourish and detoxify the body.  

One of the ingredients with major benefit in wheatgrass is chlorophyll, which has the ability to draw toxins from the body like a magnet.  Considered the "blood of plants", chlorophyll can soothe and heal tissues internally.  The chlorophyll in wheatgrass is high in oxygen and light energy, which can provide the brain and body tissues with an optimal environment in which to function.  The chlorophyll in wheatgrass also has antibacterial properties, which can stop the development of harmful bacteria in the body.

Wheatgrass juice has external benefits as well.  It can be used as a scalp treatment to restore luster to hair, as a skin cleanser and astringent, and as a sinus treatment.

Wheatgrass juice can also be added to bath water to stimulate circulation, and it can be applied topically to help heal cuts and bruises.  In addition, gargling with wheatgrass juice can ease a sore throat.

A major benefit of taking wheatgrass juice is that it is easily digested with little energy.  Wheatgrass provides crude chlorophyll from a living plant, which is the most effective way to gain the full therapeutic benefits of chlorophyll.  Just an ounce of wheatgrass juice per day provides a host of benefits, while a therapeutic program to treat a specific condition or illness may include two or three ounces.  It is a complete food with no side effects.  Many people grow their own organic wheatgrass and use juicers to make their own juice."

One Shot of Wheatgrass Juice

-One ounce contains 103 vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

-One ounce of wheatgrass juice represents as much nutritional value as approximately 2.5 pounds of fresh green vegetables.

-Wheatgrass juice is high in chlorophyll.

-It is very high in vitamins A, B-Complex, C, E and K.

-Wheatgrass juice is a natural source of laetrile (B-17).

-It contains beta-carotene, which is found in red, green and yellow pigmented fruits and vegetables.  Beta-carotene acts as a scavenger against harmful molecules flowing naturally through the body or through toxins inhaled from cigarette smoke, air pollution and other damaging sources.

-Wheatgrass cleanses, purifies and feeds the body by activating the white blood cells, which boost the body's immune system.

Wheatgrass juice is also beneficial for people who need to lose weight or cleanse their bodies.

Some of the more superior qualities of wheatgrass and the juice that can be extracted from its blades include the following:

• Increases red blood-cell count and lowers blood pressure. It cleanses the blood, organs and gastrointestinal tract of debris. Wheatgrass also stimulates metabolism and the body’s enzyme systems by enriching the blood. It also aids in reducing blood pressure by dilating the blood pathways throughout the body.

• Stimulates the thyroid gland, correcting obesity, indigestion, and a host of other complaints.

• Restores alkalinity to the blood. The juice’s abundance of alkaline minerals helps reduce over-acidity in the blood. It can be used to relieve many internal pains, and has been used successfully to treat peptic ulcers, ulcerative colitis, constipation, diarrhea, and other complaints of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Is a powerful detoxifier, and liver and blood protector. The enzymes and amino acids found in wheatgrass can protect us from carcinogens like no other food or medicine. It strengthens our cells, detoxifies the liver and bloodstream, and chemically neutralizes environmental pollutants.

• Fights tumors and neutralizes toxins. Recent studies show that wheatgrass juice has a powerful ability to fight tumors without the usual toxicity of drugs that also inhibit cell-destroying agents. The many active compounds found in grass juice cleanse the blood and neutralize and digest toxins in our cells.

• Contains beneficial enzymes. Whether you have a cut finger you want to heal or you desire to lose five pounds…enzymes must do the actual work. The life and abilities of the enzymes found naturally in our bodies can be extended if we help them from the outside by adding exogenous enzymes, like the ones found in wheatgrass juice. Don’t cook it. We can only get the benefits of the many enzymes found in grass by eating it uncooked. Cooking destroys 100 percent of the enzymes in food.

• Has remarkable similarity to our own blood. The second important nutritional aspect of chlorophyll is its remarkable similarity to hemoglobin, the compound that carries oxygen in the blood. Dr. Yoshihide Hagiwara, president of the Hagiwara Institute of Health in Japan, is a leading advocate for the use of grass as food and medicine. He reasons that since chlorophyll is soluble in fat particles, and fat particles are absorbed directly into the blood via the lymphatic system, that chlorophyll can also be absorbed in this way. In other words, when the “blood” of plants is absorbed in humans it is transformed into human blood, which transports nutrients to every cell of the body.

• When used as a rectal implant, reverses damage from inside the lower bowel. An implant is a small amount of juice held in the lower bowel for about 20 minutes. In the case of illness, wheatgrass implants stimulate a rapid cleansing of the lower bowel and draw out accumulations of debris.

• Externally applied to the skin can help eliminate itching almost immediately.

• Will soothe sunburned skin and act as a disinfectant. Rubbed into the scalp before a shampoo, it will help mend damaged hair and alleviate itchy, scaly, scalp conditions.

• Is soothing and healing for cuts, burns, scrapes, rashes, poison ivy, athlete’s foot, insect bites, boils, sores, open ulcers, tumors, and so on. Use as a poultice and replace every two to four hours.

• Works as a sleep aide. Merely place a tray of living wheatgrass near the head of your bed. It will enhance the oxygen in the air and generate healthful negative ions to help you sleep more soundly.

• Enhances your bath. Add some to your bath water and settle in for a nice, long soak.

• Sweetens the breath and firms up and tightens gums. Just gargle with the juice.

• Neutralizes toxic substances like cadmium, nicotine, strontium, mercury, and polyvinyl chloride.

• Offers the benefits of a liquid oxygen transfusion since the juice contains liquid oxygen. Oxygen is vital to many body processes: it stimulates digestion (the oxidation of food), promotes clearer thinking (the brain utilizes 25% of the body’s oxygen supply), and protects the blood against anaerobic bacteria. Cancer cells cannot exist in the presence of oxygen.
• Turns gray hair to its natural color again and greatly increases energy levels when consumed daily.

• Is a beauty treatment that slows down the aging process when the juice is consumed. Wheatgrass will cleanse your blood and help rejuvenate aging cells, slowing the aging process way down, making you feel more alive right away. It will help tighten loose and sagging skin.

• Lessens the effects of radiation. One enzyme found in wheatgrass, SOD, lessens the effects of radiation and acts as an anti-inflammatory compound that may prevent cellular damage following heart attacks or exposure to irritants.

• Restores fertility and promotes youthfulness.

• Can double your red blood cell count just by soaking in it. Renowned nutritionist Dr. Bernard Jensen found that no other blood builders are superior to green juices and wheatgrass. In his book “Health Magic Through "Chlorophyll” he mentions several cases where he was able to double the red blood cell count in a matter of days merely by having patients soak in a chlorophyll-water bath. Blood building results occur even more rapidly when patients drink green juices and wheatgrass regularly.

Article Source/s:

http://www.hippocratesinst.org/wheatgrass/benefits-of-wheatgrass

http://www.greenhealthcanada.com/Benefits_of_Wheatgrass.html

QUINOA SALAD

I eat this almost everyday and it has replaced white rice for almost a year now. I have not gained a pound even lost excess weight. It's packed with protein, iron, lysine, magnesium and manganese. So yummy to the tummy, and a very energizing meal!

QUINOA SALAD

INGREDIENTS:
1.5 cups quinoa
1 cucumber chopped
1 tomato (take out seeds) chopped
1/2 red onion minced
2 tsp cilantro chopped
1 green bellpepper chopped
1/2 carrot chopped
1 lemon squeezed
3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp salt
pepper

- Cook quinoa as you would cook rice (quinoa requires LESS water) Let it cool down
- Mix the rest of the ingredients in a salad bowl
- Add quinoa to the mix

Health Benefits of QUINOA http://www.naturalnews.com/039528_quinoa_gluten-free_breakfast.html

FIXING HEALTH THE NATURAL WAY : Rika Stelcik Talks About Getting Off Her Diabetis, High Blood Pressure and Hyperthyrodism Medications By Eating The Right Food

For as long as I can remember, I have always been a chubby kid. Growing up, I ate the standard American diet (also known, appropriately, as SAD!), with a traditional Japanese twist. My dad spoiled me rotten, with candy and sweets. My mom, on the other hand, was always critical with sharp words, in an attempt to make me lose weight. I starved myself through high school senior year to fit into my prom dress.

College was stress in a growing snowball. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes, and hypothyroidism. I pushed through to figure out what the “silver bullet” was to cure my weight. My frustration finally turned to alternative methods because western medicine with its pills and side effects wasn’t working. I spent thousands of dollars to “fix” my health, but nothing seemed to work. I finally went to see a naturopath who told me I needed to stay off gluten, soy, corn, and dairy. Within 3 weeks, I got off 90% of my medications and gradually tapered off the rest. I finally understood The POWER OF FOOD.

I graduated with my masters degrees in holistic nutrition and clinical nutrition. I knew what things helped me, but the weight was not coming off on its own. With hope, I experimented on numerous methods. I learned muscle testing and applied kinesiology. Using different techniques, I learned that I have an autoimmune issue and heavy metal toxicity. My hypothalamus was a wreck because citrus caused my body major distress. Having eaten a lemon every morning with my green smoothie, I tried an experiment to see how my body would handle it. Within ten days, I released 25 pounds very quickly. My body deflated, once the stressors were gone. I realized that not every “healthy” food is really meant to be healthy for me.

I have always struggled with weight. No matter how much I exercised, starved, tried dozens of diets, and considered surgery, I was also heavier than I wanted to be. I went on this quest to find “the holy grail” of weight loss and it went farther than I thought possible!

Bottom line, here are things that I hope you will walk away with inspired:

1) Your body truly is a temple. Call it sacred. Treat yourself with the best possible quality you can afford. Organic, grass-fed, no anti-biotics or chemicals, etc… Breathe and move. Consider yourself loving and kindness through mind, body, and soul!

2) Listen to your body. Do you listen? Carefully watch your thoughts.

Rika Stelcik
Irvine, California
http://havehealthtoday.com/

"CANCER IN ITS EARLY STAGES CAN BE COMPLETELY REVERSED" : Eilish De Avalon On Healing CIN3 The All Natural Way

I just wanted to let people know that cancer in it's early stages can be completely reversed.

I was diagnosed with CIN3 (Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia) and my Gynecologist recommended a hysterectomy at the age of 31.

I told him I'd have his balls first as a fair swap and picked up my medical files and left his surgery in disgust. I then went and studied Chinese energetic medicine, nutrition, homeopathy and other energetic practices and healed myself.

Early on in my research I discovered the benefits of apricot kernels, with kinesiology muscle testing I was able to prescribe how many apricot kernels my body needed a day. I also switched to a completely alkaline diet and drank lemon juice in filtered water with maple syrup and cayenne pepper, known as the Master Cleanse diet. I also used to juice the following carrot, celery, beetroot, garlic, ginger, parsley, apple. I also collected my menstrual fluid in a keeper and fed a wysteria plant in my garden that then gave me it's essence via a homeopathic tincture I made up.

I used the medical profession for biopsies to gauge how my own cancer treatment was going rather than just rely on them to fix me completely. I could have used just muscle testing but I wanted something tangible as a double-check.

I'm 43 now, healthy, still follow an alkaline diet, still drinking master cleanse, eating well and I've lost weight too! I also ditched the toxic boyfriend and rested more and stressed less.

Eilish De Avalon
Geelong Victoria Australia

MEDICATION FREE SINCE 1998: Paradise Hill Farm's Matthew Goodman Talks About Reversing His Nerve Damage With Raw Foods

It started in 1986 when in 9th grade I suffered and nearly died from appendicitis after 10 days of hell before it was diagnosed and operated upon.

Sadly, I would find in hindsight that they left me with a low-level leaky gut that eventually surely led to an auto-immune diagnosis of MS at UPenn and Jefferson hospitals, by world-renowned neurologists years later, in 1997.

All of the classic, nightmare, 'irreversible' neurological symptoms would ensue with the lesions on my brain: numb arms and legs, skipping and double vision, bladder control problems, vertigo and severe exhaustion.

I refused the medication at first, but eventually succumbed to injections, and the nasty side-effects of interferon once a week. I only shot it for 5 months before going it alone however. I was a successful personal trainer with an insatiable desire to learn about healing modalities, supplements, nutrition and ways of being. I even began to manage it to a degree with unsustainable amounts of supplements and a strict diet of low-fat foods (Dr Swank diet), until I had a horrible flare-up in 1999.

Then, most of my nutritional knowledge came together, after out of desperation, I watched a video of Rev George Malkmus from Hallalujah Acres that was previously collecting dust near my TV. He spoke clearly about the raw-food diet, and for whatever reason, it made complete sense.

I went 100% raw, felt like crap for 3 weeks with faith that I was cleansing, then great thereafter, but did not reverse the nerve damage for nearly 6 months of strict diligence. Then, I felt stronger and clearer than ever, despite being accustomed to top physical condition most of my life. I was climbing mountains, running, and leaping boulders in NY in ecstasy soon later.

Soon I'd learn about fasting, my most powerful tool. I would implement a schedule of raw foods, fasting, and daily yoga that I learned from classes and a Kundalini guru in national forests while traveling the country. My travels would take me to all but 6 US states.

In 2003, I hiked from Maine to Tennessee with my dog and raw foods on my back on the Appalachian Trail to prove an 'impossible' healing. I would pass nearly everyone, hiking 25 miles a day, six days a week my last month out, to prove the healing power of nature.

Now, I hardly have the enthusiasm and strict lifestyle of my youth, but still live medication-free since 1998, eat mostly raw, fast as frequently as life allows, and am a very active manager of a 1200 acre cranberry farm and a 2 million dollar/year health store. I am confident with my knowledge that I can turn up the heat and perform feats, but live a pretty normal, magical life on a huge farm, married with a bunch of pets.

My memoir is being considered for major publication and will be available whether published or not, as soon as I print it again.

Matthew G Goodman
Paradise Hill Farm
paradisehillfarm@gmail.com
facebook.com/paradisehillfarm

mattg95@gmail.com
facebook.com/mattgoodman99

SAYING NO TO ASPARTAME AND YES TO LIFE! : How Cassie Smith Got Rid of Dizzy Spells, Nausea and Falling Episodes Through Eliminating Diet Sodas

I began several years ago having incidences of stumbling and falling for no apparent reason. I also had dizzy spells and nausea. My husband insisted I have a brain MRI, which I did. We discovered from those images that I had the first indications and symptoms of multiple sclerosis. I refused to believe there was nothing I could do, as the doctors insisted.

Soon after that diagnosis, I came upon some articles by researchers and medical professionals about others who had the same indicators and all from an inordinant amount of "sugar free" foods and beverages containing aspartame. I realized I drank numerous diet sodas per day and was also eating numerous kinds of "sugar free" and reduced calorie products that also contained aspartame.

That was all I needed. I gave up the diet soda and began reading the ingredients on all the "diet" products and refused to buy or eat anything containing this "poison".

Within four weeks, the dizzy spells and nausea stopped. Within six weeks, I stopped having stumbling and falling episodes. And now, 5 years later, ALL symptoms are gone, I have lost 30 pounds and I feel better than I have in years!

Aspartame is a dangerous chemical and I would urge any and all who are consuming it in any food or beverage to STOP! It can and will change your life and it may just SAVE your life.

Cassie Smith

FROM JUNK FOOD TO REAL FOOD: Jia Ni Teo Talks About How She Lost Weight and Regained Lost Energy and Self -Esteem Through Healthy Eating

I grew up in a world where fast food was a family, soft drinks a form of hydration, and veggies were my nemesis. 

In my first 3 years of high school, I was a cheerleader – which meant I was physically active, and did not have to worry about my weight or self-esteem. This all changed in my third year of cheer leading, where I had an injury and had to undergo knee operation on both knees. 

The result? I lost all the flexibility and strength that I’d cultivated in my legs. I had to learn how to walk again. 

The worst? My doctor said I shouldn’t partake in any physical activity that could potentially be stressful on my knees.

After this experience, a downward spiral began. My waistline increased; my self-esteem went down; my relationship with food deteriorated.

As the weight crept up, I started restricting myself. Eventually, I was stuck in the negative cycle of diet. I ate emotionally, I binged, and then I felt guilty for not having ‘willpower’

I turned to the promises of ‘low-calorie’, ‘low-fat’, ‘fat-free’, and went on every diet under the sun that promised to help me lose the weight. It was crazy, and chaotic!

Short term weight loss resulted, but those instances were quickly surmounted by the gaining of that weight back – and then more. My energy depleted, my skin was dull, and then I slowly felt myself fading away. I had no energy, no drive. My inner fire was dimmed. The weight and moodiness clutched onto me.

I felt anxious. I felt depressed. I felt hopeless.

One day, something clicked within me. Somehow, within me – I knew that there had to be a way. I knew that health, energy, radiance were all simultaneously achievable. 

It is possible. 

And I can do it.

I started going back to ye’ olden days of eating. No junk, no chemicals, no highly-refined, processed food. Just whole foods, fresh food - real food.

I slowly added greens through smoothies into my diet, and soon I found that I had a huge amount of sustainable energy within me. 

I didn’t need java no longer. I didn’t need to rely on sugar to give me the short-term boost. I didn’t need to live on borrowed energy.

The weight magically disappeared. My metabolism increased. The cravings for unhealthy food stopped, and I was soon craving for delicious fruits and homemade healthy goodness.

Food, once my enemy, became my friend.

Food, once a destructive force, became my source of nourishment and energy. 

Life started to flow again.

I knew there was no going back. And once I got onto my daily routine of incorporating green drinks, oh boy – everything started going so well, and fast. 

The next thing I knew, I could enjoy food in their natural state. I could enjoy the juiciness of the sweet strawberry, I could enjoy the crunchiness of a fresh cucumber – I didn’t have to pour sugar or salad dressing onto it! 

It was a miracle.

As the processed, refined, microwavable foods made an exit from my life – I welcomed the colourful, luscious, nourishing whole foods into my life. 

As my skin cleared up, energy levels increased and remained steady, I was able to tune in and listen to my body. I could understand my body better – and I knew that my body didn’t agree with dairy, gluten and refined food.

I also made a choice not to consume meat after experiencing factory farming first-hand. My body never missed it. My body thrives without it. Since then, I feel myself more peaceful, calm, and easily inspired.

Today, my diet consists of vegetables, lots of greens, whole grains, seeds, nuts, and fruits.

Today, I am thriving. 

Many people don’t realize that healthy living and eating is so simple, and so delicious. Raw cheesecakes, raw organic dark chocolate, quinoa sushi rolls and so much amazing food await them. If only they’d approach life with an open mind and heart.

Many people don’t realize that health is the most important asset you can ever have. Our physical body is our sacred vessel, the temple in which our soul resides. We need to take care and honour our body by nourishing it with healthy food and lifestyle choices.

Many people don’t realize that a healthy diet is a long-term lifestyle choice. It is the greatest prevention from diseases. 

Today, we think that we only make drastic healthy lifestyle changes when our body breaks down or shows symptoms of disease and illness.

But the thing is – we can choose to be healthy all the time. Today. Right now. 

We can choose to have beautiful skin, amazing energy, and radiate positivity all the time.

We can choose to live a happy, healthy, abundant life for this whole life experience.

We just have to make that choice.

I’ve made that choice. 

Have you?

About Jia Ni Teo

Jia Ni is a life coach, health coach, writer and creator of the mind-body-soul blog Happy Healthy Abundant. She is inspired to guide others to create and live the life of their dreams, through her return journey from fear into love. You can find and connect with Jia Ni on her Blog, Facebook & Twitter!