Wheatgrass
is an extremely beneficial food in terms of both its cleansing capabilities.
The contents of wheatgrass
juice and powder (green
drink) are reported to be within the region of approximately 100
separate elements with scientists dubbing it a 'complete food'. According
to 'The Wheatgrass Book' (Wigmore, 1985), just 140g of fresh wheatgrass
offers the same nutritional value as over 3kg's of fresh green vegetables!
Wheatgrass
is a great source of vitamins B, C, E and carotene which are hugely
effective in destroying and eliminating free radicals and cleansing
the body. Wheatgrass is also highly regarded for its ability to
cleanse the blood, organs and gastrointestinal tract.
Because
it is also high in saponin, wheatgrass offers excellent support
to the lymphatic system, helping to carry away hundreds and thousands
of toxins from the cells of the body. Kulvinskas (Survival into
the 21st Century, 1975) wheatgrass helps to 'detoxify the body
by increasing the elimination of hardened mucous, crystallised
acids and solidified, decaying faecal matter...It is the fastest,
surest way to eliminate internal waste and provide an optimum nutritional
environment'.
These
are just some of the cleansing benefits of wheatgrass, and I have
barely scratched the surface with regards to listing its nutritional
content. Put most simply, whether you are looking to undertake
a formal cleanse, or simply try to add more nutrition to your diet
- these reasons alone are enough to consider adding wheatgrass
to your daily lifestyle. |
You
may have heard the expression before that - amino acids are the
building blocks of protein. They are absolutely essential to
our growth and cell regeneration. It is the astonishingly high
amino acid content in wheatgrass that is leading to many bodybuilders
and gym-goers incorporating fresh or powdered wheatgrass juice
into their daily routine.
Wheatgrass juice is a complete protein and contains, amongst others, the following
amino acids: arginine, serine, absenisic, lysine, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine,
methionine, leucine, tryptophane, phenylalanine, and valine.
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