5/30/2011

Wheatgrass: Nature’s Finest Medicine

Much has been said of the nutritious benefits of wheatgrass: it creates a more oxygenated body, detoxifies it of impurities, and boosts its immune system against disease. So, what happens when wheatgrass is introduced to an already compromised system?
            Wheatgrass is called “living food”—because all its nutrients are absorbed from the soil and powered by the sun. Scientists and researchers took note of how animals immediately took to chewing grass when they were ill. Studies of the various nutrients in wheatgrass led to discoveries of not only how they keep the body healthy but how it can heal it. Wheatgrass’s numerous vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, and enzymes all work together in harmony with the human body.
            Chlorophyll, the main component in wheatgrass, harnesses the light power of the sun. This is how it helps heal and protect the body against disease. Chlorophyll stabilizes the blood sugar, making wheatgrass good for diabetics. Arginine and vanadium stimulate the pancreas to create more insulin. Chromium helps the insulin bind itself to cells, which allows for better sugar absorption in the blood. Chlorophyll also lowers cholesterol levels, which enzymes and fatty acids break down ingested fat. Arginine keeps blood vessels elastic for the easier passage of blood, lowering blood pressure.
            Much of wheatgrass’s striking healing powers, however, come from cases involving cancer. Chlorophyll’s high oxygen content can make a body inhospitable to cancer. The P4D1 enzyme destroys cancer cells and repairs any damaged DNA, while the enzyme 2-O-Glycosylisovitexin (2-O-GIV) prevents the multiplication of cancer cells. This is only the tip of the iceberg: wheatgrass also has nutrients that can target bacterial infections, arthritis, asthma, liver cirrhosis, anemia, and constipation. It can heal skin disorders and has side effects of lessened body odor and bad breath. Wheatgrass has proven to be nature’s finest medicine as it can target multiple ailing parts of the body. 

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