WHAT IS WHEAT GRASS?
* Wheat grass is actually a vegetable not a grain. It is considered a cereal grass along with barley, alfalfa, etc.
* The grass is cut and harvested when it is approximately seven inches tall.
* One of the numerous good things about wheat grass is that it does not contain the gluten that is in the grain.
Wheat grass is a complete food made up of:
* 12.0% water
* 70.0% chlorophyll bonded carbohydrates
* 12.0% protein
* 2.0% fat
* 1.8% minerals
* 2.2% crude fiber
In addition, it contains an impressive array of trace minerals, vitamins, amino acids (all eight essential ones), and enzymes.
MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHEAT GRASS AND OUR BLOOD
Chlorophyll is the blood of plants. Its makeup is almost identical to that of hemoglobin in human blood. The only difference is that chlorophyll has magnesium as its central atom. The central atom of hemoglobin ( BLOOD) is iron.
Nobel Prize winner Dr. Hans Fischer, while doing research on red blood cells, discovered that chlorophyll is remarkably similar to human blood on the molecular level. When wheat grass juice is taken internally, its chlorophyll is rapidly assimilated into the bloodstream due to its resemblance to hemoglobin. It enters the red blood cells and works to heal tissues, purify the liver, balance blood sugar, and flush out toxins. Chlorophyll stimulates the production of red blood cells in hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to the cells. Chlorophyll often returns red blood cell counts to normal within four to five days.
Chlorophyll / Oxygen / Blood
Otto Warburg, a German biochemist, won a Nobel Prize for his study that revealed that cancer cells cannot exist in the presence of oxygen. The enzymes, amino acids, and chlorophyll in wheat grass juice contain antibacterial compounds that are especially good at destroying anaerobic bacteria that thrive in oxygen-poor blood and tissue.
Chlorophyll increases the function of the heart and affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus, and lungs. It helps in the stimulation and regeneration of the liver – the main organ of detoxification in the body.
The main difference between wheat grass, and our blood:
Blood Central Atom
Plants Chlorophyll Magnesium
Humans Hemoglobin Iron
Major Components of Wheat grass Utilized by the Human Body
WATER Involved with nearly all body processes
CARBOHYDRATES Supply fuel
PROTEINS Build and repair tissue
FAT Supplies energy
MINERALS Blood building and waste removal
FIBER Helps with good elimination
CHLOROPHYLL Protects / heals/ cleans/ builds blood / oxygenates (SUN ENERGY)
ENZYMES Workers who act as catalysts in many processes including digestion
AMINO ACIDS Building materials
VITAMINS Growth and development of cells
Energizer
How Does Wheat grass Work
* It is easily absorbed by the blood stream.
* Less digestive work for the body means more energy and less sleep is required.
* You will experience clarity of thought due to more oxygen reaching the brain.
Appetite Depressant
* Wheat grass is a complete food. As a result the appestat in the brain naturally shuts down the appetite.
Digestive Aid
* Wheat grass enzymes act as catalysts in the digestion of food and add valuable nutrients that are quickly absorbed into the blood stream.
Fiber
* Wheat grass provides fiber and chlorophyll, which helps to achieve and maintain colon health and regularity. We use the juice for rapid detoxification and rejuvenation.
Minerals and Vitamins
* Wheat grass has approximately 92 of the 102 known minerals found in the soil.
* Wheat grass, has thirteen essential vitamins and minerals, in addition to dozens of trace elements and enzymes.
Thank you to The Creative Health Institute for this information.
