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July 2007 - Posts

  • What is Wheatgrass?

    Wheatgrass juice is produced from wheat.  The healing properties of this strain of wheat have been recognized for thousands of years and used all over the world.  In our hectic modern day life, wheatgrass was forgotten until Ann Wigmore reintroduced it to health seekers approximately 40 years ago.

    Wheat begins it's life as seed, sprouts into a grass, matures slowly as it stores a burst of growth energy and then shoots into the familiar wheat stalk loaded with grain.  Our job is to harvest the wheat during it's grassy stage when it is loaded with living energy.

    Once this grass has been cut, squeezing the tender young blades of the wheat plant produces a rich, dark green liquid called wheatgrass juice.  Watery fruits & vegetables are relatively easy to juice.  In contrast, juice yields from wheatgrass are low making the process very labour intensive.

    Wheatgrass juice is considered a natural cleanser, accomplishing it's task with natural source vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

    Note that wheat and wheatgrass are different foods.  Fully mature wheat is classified a grain, while young wheatgrass is classified as a vegetable.  Most people with allergies to wheat / gluten have no allergies whatsoever to wheatgrass or wheatgrass juice.  Please check with your physician if you are concerned about potential wheat allergies.

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  • The Power of CHLOROPHYLL

    Wheatgrass juice is 70% chlorophyll, a proteinous compound that, through the process of photosynthesis, converts the suns light energy into chemical energy.  Chlorophyll is often referred to as "the blood of plant life" and closely resembles the molecules of human red blood cells.

    A lot of research has been done on the beneficial applications of chlorophyll. Dr. Birscher, a research scientist, states that chlorophyll, "increases the function of the heart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus and the lungs." According to Dr. Birscher, nature uses chlorophyll as a body cleanser, rebuilder, and neutralizer of toxins.

    Chlorophyll is similar in molecular structure to hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen to all the cells in the body. Dr Yoshihide Hagiwara, a Japanese scientist, suggests that chlorophyll can be absorbed directly into the blood stream. Hagiwara reasons that the human body can then transform chlorophyll into hemoglobin increasing the red blood cell count and the blood's capacity to deliver oxygen and other nutrients to the cell of the body. Current research confirms Hagiwara's reasoning. Wheatgrass juice is high in oxygen like all other green plant juices. The brain and all other body tissues function at an optimal level in a highly oxygenated environment.

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  • Grasses Power

    More than  fifty million years ago, grasses spread over the world and created a major reorganization of the animal world. Those animals that could take advanthge of its nourishing qualities thrived. From the chlorophyll the grasses contained, they were able to build blood, flesh, and bones; they became the most powerful animals on Earth.In the present day, elephants, moose, horses, elk, oxen bulls, and others grow strong and sustain their huge bodies by eating grasses and other herbs. And although humans do not have the ability to break down and digest large quantities of grass fibers, manu medical researchers believe chlorophyll extracts to be an excellent natural treatment for a number of diverse ailments.

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  • Wheatgrass Growing Tips

    Fill the tray with the organic compost mixture.Sprinkle one handful of Bio-Glow over the soil, evenly. Bio-Glow is a trace mineral fertilizer thatensures the highest nutritional value of the grass you grow.

    Place 150-200 grams of the wheatgrass seed into a jar, fill with water, and soak overnight.

    Drain off the water and plant the seed by gently spreading it evenly over the top of the soil, not buried in the soil.

    Water the tray of wheatgrass seed thoroughly, making sure not to disturb the seed.

    Get some newspaper. Take 6 to 8 pages of newspaper and completely cover the tray so that as little light as possible reaches the seed. Soak the newspaper completely with the watering can. This will help the seeds to sprout.

    For the next 2 to 3 days, keep newspaper wet! Important! If newspaper dries out, the root hairs of the wheat will dry out and the grass will not come up well. A piece of plastic can be laid over the newspaper to keep in from drying out. On the second day take the newspaper off and water the grass and then place the newspaper back on for one more day.

    When the grass is one to two inches tall, remove the newspaper and expose to indirect light. If it is completely hot outside, put the tray in the shade. If you grow it inside the house, drain over your sink, and then put grass near a window.

    Once the wheatgrass are set out in the light, they need to be watered every day. If you have problems with mould, then add 1 tablespoon of Bio-Glow to a half gallon of water and use that to water the grass.

    Begin to harvest the grass when it is six to seven inches tall. You can only harvest when you are going to juice at that time or you can harvest the whole tray. If you harvest the whole tray put it into a plastic bag and store in your refrigerator.

    Each tray harvests approximately 14 ounces of juice. One ounce of wheatgrass a day to begin with is ideal, working up to 4 ounces. Wheatgrass juice should be taken on an empty stomach, several times a day.

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  • Wheatgrass and its Nutritional Values

    1 Wheatgrass Juice is one of the best sources of living chlorophyll available.

    2 Chlorophyll is the first product of light and, therefore, contains more light energy than any other element.

    3 Wheatgrass juice is a crude chlorophyll and can be taken orally and as a colon implant without toxic side effects.

    4 Chlorophyll is the basis of all plant life.

    5 Wheatgrass is high in oxygen like all green plants that contain chlorophyll.  The brain and all body tissues function at an optimal level in a highly-oxygenated environment.

    6 Chlorophyll is anti-bacterial and can be used inside and outside the body as a healer.

    7 Dr. Bernard Jensen says that it only takes minutes to digest wheatgrass juice and uses up very little body energy.

    8 Science has proven that chlorophyll arrests growth and development  of unfriendly bacteria.

    9 Chlorophyll (wheatgrass) rebuilds the bloodstream.  Studies of various animals have shown chlorophyll to be free of any toxic reaction.  The red cell count was returned to normal within 4 to 5 days of the administration of chlorophyll, even in those animals which were known to be extremely anemic or low in red cell count.

    10 Farmers in the Midwest who have sterile cows and bulls put them on wheatgrass to restore fertility.  (The high magnesium content in chlorophyll builds enzymes that restore the sex hormones.)

    11 Chlorophyll can be extracted from many plants, but wheatgrass is superior because it has been found to have over 100 elements needed by man. If grown in organic soil, it absorbs 92 of the known 102 minerals from the soil.

    12 Wheatgrass has what is called the grass-juice factor, which has been shown to keep herbivorous animals alive indefinitely.

    13 Dr. Ann Wigmore has been helping people get well from chronic disorders for 30 years using wheatgrass.

    14 Liquid chlorophyll gets into the tissues, refines them and makes them over.

    15 Wheatgrass Juice is a superior detoxification agent compared to carrot juice and other fruits and vegetables. Dr Earp-Thomas, associate of Ann Wigmore, says that 15 pounds of Wheatgrass is the equivalent of 350 pounds of carrot, lettuce, celery, and so forth.

    16 Liquid chlorophyll washes drug deposits from the body.

    17 Chlorophyll neutralizes toxins in the body.

    18 Chlorophyll helps purify the liver.

    19 Chlorophyll improves blood sugar problems.

    20 In the American Journal of Surgery (1940), Benjamin Gruskin, M.D. recommends chlorophyll for its antiseptic benefits. The article suggests the following clinical uses for chlorophyll: to clear up foul smelling odors, neutralize strep infections, heal wounds, hasten skin grafting, cure chronic sinusitis, overcome chronic inner-ear inflammation and infection, reduce varicose veins and heal leg ulcers, eliminate impetigo and other scabby eruptions, heal rectal sores, successfully treat inflammation of the uterine cervix, get rid of parasitic vaginal infections, reduce typhoid fever, and cure advanced pyorrhea in many cases.

    21 Wheatgrass Juice cures acne and even removes scars after it has been ingested for seven  to eight months.  The diet must be improved at the same time. 22 Wheatgrass juice acts as a detergent in the body and is used as a body deodorant. 

    23 A small amount of wheatgrass juice in the human diet prevents tooth decay.

    24 Wheatgrass juice held in the mouth for 5 minutes will eliminate toothaches.  It pulls poisons from the gums.

    25 Gargle Wheatgrass Juice for a sore throat.

    26 Drink Wheatgrass Juice for skin problems such as eczema or psoriasis.

    27 Wheatgrass Juice keeps the hair from graying.

    28 Pyorrhea of the mouth: lay pulp of wheatgrass soaked in juice on diseased area in mouth or chew wheatgrass, spitting out the pulp.

    29 By taking Wheatgrass Juice, one may feel a difference in strength, endurance, health, and spirituality, and experience a sense of well-being.

    30 Wheatgrass juice improves the digestion.

    31 Wheatgrass juice is high in enzymes.

    32 Wheatgrass juice is an excellent skin cleanser and can be absorbed through the skin for nutrition. Pour green juice over your body in a tub of warm water and soak for 15 to 20 minutes.  Rinse off with cold water.

    33 Wheatgrass implants (enemas) are great for healing and detoxifying the colon walls.  The implants also heal and cleanse the internal organs.  After an enema, wait 20 minutes, then implant 4 ounces of wheatgrass juice.  Retain for 20 minutes.

    34 Wheatgrass juice is great for constipation and keeping the bowels open.  It is high in magnesium.

    35 Dr. Birscher, a research scientist, called chlorophyll "concentrated sun power." He said, "chlorophyll increases the function of the heart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus, and the lungs."

    36 According to Dr. Birscher, nature uses chlorophyll (wheatgrass) as a body cleanser, rebuilder, and neutralizer of toxins.

    37 Wheatgrass juice can dissolve the scars that are formed in the lungs from breathing acid gasses.  The effect of carbon monoxide is minimized since chlorophyll increases hemoglobin production.

    38 Wheatgrass Juice reduces high blood pressure and enhances the capillaries.

    39 Wheatgrass Juice can remove heavy metals from the body.

    40 Wheatgrass juice is great for blood disorders of all kinds

    (TO GET THE FULL BENEFIT OF CHLOROPHYLL IT MUST BE FROM A LIVING PLANT.).

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  • Medical References - Chlorophyll, Cereal Grasses

    1. Patek.  “Chlorophyll and Regeneration of Blood,”  Archives of Internal Medicine.  57, 76 (1936)
    2. Hughes and Letner.  “Chlorophyll and Hemoglobin Regeneration,”  American Journal of Medical Science, 188, 206  (1936)
    3. Kohler, Elvahjem and Hart.  “Growth Stimulating Properties of Grass Juice,”  Science. 83, 445  (1936)
    4. Kohler, Elvahjem and Hart.  “The Relation of the Grass Juice Factor to Guinea Pig Nutrition.”  Journal of Nutrition, 15,  445 (1938)
    5. Rhoads.  “The Relation of Vitamin K to the Hemorrhagic Tendency in Obstructive Jaundice (Dehydrated Cereal Grass as the Source of Vitamin K).  Journal of Medicine, 112, 2259,  (1939)
    6. Waddall.  “Effect of Vitamin K on the Clotting Time of the Prothrombin and the Blood (Dehydrated Cereal Grass as the Source of Vitamin K).”  Journal of Medicine. 112, 2259  (1939)
    7. Illingworth.  “Hemmorrhage in Jaundice (Use of Dehydrated Cereal Grass).”  Lancet.  236. 1031   (1939)
    8. Kohler, Randle and Wagner.  “The Grass Juice Factor.”  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  128, 1w  (1939)
    9. Friedman and Friedman.  “Gonadotropic Extracts from Green Leaves.”  American Journal of Physiology.  125, 486, (1939)
    10. Randle, Sober and Kohler.  “The Distribution of the Grass Juice Factor in Plant and Animal Materials.”  The Journal of Nutrition.  20, 459  (1940)
    11. Gomez, Hartman and Dryden.  “Influence of Oat Juice Extract Upon the Age of Sexual Maturity in Rats.  The Journal of Dairy Science.  24, 507  (1941)
    12. Miller.  “Chlorophyll for Healing.”  Science News Letter.  March  15, 17l  (1941)
    13. Gomez.  “Further Evidence of the Existence and Specificiey of an Orally Active Sex Maturity Factor (s) in Plant Juice Preparations.”  The Journal of Dairy Science.  25, 705  (1942)
    14. Kohler.  “The Effect of Stage of Growth on the Chemistry of the Grasses.”  The Journal of Biological Chemistry.  215-23  (1944)
    15. Boehme.  “The Treatment of Chronic Leg Ulcers with Special Reference to Ointment Containing Water Soluble Chlorophyll.”  Cahey Clinical Bulletin.  4, 242  (1946)
    16. Bowers.  “Chlorophyll in Wound Healing and Suppurative Disease.”  The American Journal of Surgery.  71, 37  (1947)
    17. Colio and Babb.  “Study of a New Stimulatory Growth Factor,”  Journal of Biological Chemistry, 174, 405  (1948)
    18. Juul-Moller and Middelsen.  “Treatment of Intestinal Disease with Solutions of Water Soluble Chlorophyll.”  The Review of Gastroenterology. 15, 549  (1948)
    19. Carpenter.  “Clinical Experiences with Chlorophyll Preparations with Particular Reference to Chronic Osteomyelitis and Chronic Ulcer.”  American Journal of Surgery.  77, 267  (1949)
    20. Offenkrantz.  “Water-Soluble Chlorophyll in Ulcers of Long Duration.”  Review of Gastroenterology,  17, 359-67  (1950)
    21. Anselmi.  “Clinical Use of Chlorophyll and Derivatives.”  (??H or M) Minerva Medica. 2, 1313-14  (1950)
    22. Lam and Brush.  “Chlorophyll and Wound Healing:  Experimental and Clinical Sudy,”  American Journal of Surgery.  80, 204-20  (1950)
    23. Granick.  “Structural and Functional Relationships between Heme and Chlorophyll.”  The Harvey Lectures.  (1943-l949)
    24. Cheney.  “Antipeptic Ulcer Dietary Factor.”  The Journal of the American Dietetic Association.  26, 668  (1950)
    25. Cheney.  “The Nature of the Antipeptic Ulcer Factor.”  Stanford Medical Bulletin,  8, 144 (1950)
    26. Sonsky.  “Vitamin K Influence of Preventative Prenatal Administration,” Ceskolovenska Gyneakologia, 29, 197  (1950)
    27. Mossberg.  “Vitamin K Treatment of Acute Hepatitus.”  British Medical Journal.  1,  1382-84  (1961)
    28. Reid.  “Treatment of Hypoprothrombinemia with Orally Administered Vitamin K.”  Quarterly Bulletin:  Northwestern University Medical School.  25.  292-95  (1951)
    29. Dohan, Richardson, Stribley and Gyorgy.  “The Estrogenic Effects of Extracts of Spring Rye Grass.”  Journal of the American Veterinary Medicine Association.  118, 323   (1951)
    30. Kohler and Graham.  “A Chick Growth Factor Found in Leafy Green Vegetation,”  Poultry Science.  30,  484  ((1951)
    31. Paloscia and Pallotta.  “Chlorophyll in Therapy.”  Lotta Controlla Tubercolosi, 22, 738-40  (1952)
    32. Shattan and Kutcher.  “Effect of Chlorophyll on Postextraction Healing.”  Journal of Oral Surgery.  46, 324  (1952)
    33. Kutcher and Chilton.  “Clinical Use of Chlorophyll Dentifrice.”  Journal of the American Dental Association.  46,  420-22  (1953)
    34. Kohler.  “The Unidentified Vitamins of Grass and Alfalfa.”  Feedstuffs Magazine.  August 8  (1953).
    35. Dunham.  “Differential Inhibition of Virus Hemagglutination by Clorophyllin.”  Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.  87,  431-33  (1954)
    36. Gandolfi.  “Repitelizing Potency Exerted on Cornea by Chlorophyll.”  Annali de Ottalmologiale Clinica Oculistica.  80,  131-42  (1954)
    37. Borelli.  “Chlorophyll (for Acne Therapy).  Der Hautarzt.  6,  120-24  (1955)
    38. Gandolfo.  “Antismotic Activity of Chlorophyllin.”  Rendiconti Instituto Superiore de Sanita.  18,  641-48  (1955)
    39. Offenkrantz.  “Complete Healing (Peptic Ulcer) with Water-Soluble Chlorophyll.”  American Journal of  Gastroenterology.  24,  182-85  (1955)
    40. Wennig.  Modification and Inhibition of Resorption of Urinary Substances with Chlorophyllin,”  Wiener Medizinishe Wochenschrift.  105,  885-87    (1955)
    41. Ammon and Wolfe.  “Does Chloro;hyll have Bactericidal and Bacteriostatic Activity?”  Arzneimettel-Forschung.  5,  312-14  (1955)
    42. Bertram and Weinstock.  A Clinical Evaluation of Chlorophyll, Benzocain and Urea Ointment in Treatment of Minor Infections of the Foot.”  Journal of the American Podiatry Association.  19,  366   (1959)
    43. The Scandanavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Volume 37, Number 4/April 1, 2002, pages 444-449 talks of a study titled: "Wheat Grass Juice in the Treatment of Active Distal Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial." Conclusion: "Wheat grass juice appeared effective and safe as a single or adjuvant treatment of distal UC."
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