Wheatgrass Health Benefits

What is wheatgrass?

Wheatgrass is young sprouted wheat of 1 to 2 weeks of age. Once wheatgrass reaches a height of 12 to 20cm it can be cut and then juiced. Due to its fibrous nature, wheatgrass is indigestible to humans, which is why it needs to be juiced and why cows need four stomachs to digest grass.

The health benefits of drinking wheatgrass

Here are some of the many health benefits wheatgrass has…

• Wheatgrass aids in the prevention of and fight against infections and improves the body's ability to heal wounds.
• Wheatgrass helps removes heavy metals from the body.
• Wheat grass absorbs 92 out of the known 102 minerals from the soil.
• Wheatgrass helps with skin problems such as eczema or psoriasis.
• Chlorophyll in wheatgrass helps improve blood sugar disorders.
• Wheat grass helps eliminate body odours.
• The high magnesium content in chlorophyll builds enzymes that restore the sex hormones.
• Wheatgrass helps prevent tooth decay.
• Chlorophyll in wheatgrass helps purify the liver.
• Wheat grass arrests the growth of unfriendly bacteria.
• Wheatgrass is an energiser for body and mind.
• Wheatgrass is great for constipation and keeping the bowels open.
• Wheat grass is non-allergenic.
• wheatgrass aids in the prevention and fight against cancer.

How much Wheatgrass juice to drink

We recommend you start with 30mls of wheatgrass juice followed with a glass of water or a piece of fruit, for the first few days. Once you are comfortable with this you can increase the amount up to 60mls, eg. 30mls twice a day. Wheatgrass has a strong cleansing effect and may make you nauseous if you start with too much.
If you have a hard time swallowing that shot of wheatgrass every day try mixing it with other juices.