Dr. Mike’s Wellness Advice: Wheat Grass Benefits
Filed Under: Health & Wellness
Wheat grass benefits are countless, and taking regular ’shots’ of the greeny concoction are becoming more and more popular and mainstream. Grasses and grains such as kamut, wheat, barley, oat, alfalfa, lemon, barley, malt, soy, sprout, garbonzo, brown rice, and flax seed have many health benefits.
They are abundant in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, protein, dietary fiber, and chlorophyll. For example, barley grass has 7 times more vitamin C than a medium orange, and 11 times more calcium and 30 times more vitamin B1 than 8 ounces of milk.
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Grasses and grains also contain plenty of protein and essential amino-acids, crucial for proper digestion and assimilation of foods, a healthy immune-system, cell renewal, production of hormones, building of muscles, blood and organs.
Most grasses and grains have highly detoxifying properties – cleansing the colon and organs – but also remove heavy metals from the body. They assist in digestion, metabolism and healthy bowel movement due to their digestive enzymes and dietary fiber content. A very useful example is lemon grass, also known as citronella (common scent in candles, perfumes and soaps). Lemon grass detoxifies the liver, pancreas, kidney, bladder and digestive tract. It inhibits uric acid (and therefore helps with Gout) production, lowers cholesterol and fatty acids, alleviates indigestion and gastroenteritis, lowers blood pressure, and tones tissue and muscles.
Grasses and grains also contain great amounts of chlorophyll known to heal tissues, fight infection, purify the liver, improve blood sugar levels, and flush out harmful toxins from eating processed and chemically grown foods, breathing polluted air and drinking impure water. Chlorophyll is also known to be a potent antiseptic and antibacterial. The high magnesium content in chlorophyll builds enzymes that restore the sex hormones.
Furthermore, these grasses and grains are very potent antioxidants since many contain plenty of beta-carotene, which scientists believe can prevent cancer.
Yours in Optimal Health,
Dr. Mike
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