Wheatgrass - Nutritional values

Wheatgrass is the young wheat plant that is valued by health-conscious individuals as a great natural source of vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll and enzymes. As the human stomach can’t digest grass in its natural form the juice must be extracted from the young wheat plants. The juice is then drunk as an energy tonic, a blood cleanser, a natural antioxidant, as well as a healer of many illnesses.
Wheatgrass juice is considered to be a complete food in itself. It contains 70% chlorophyll, which is often referred to as the "blood of plant life" Both chlorophyll (as in wheatgrass juice) and haemoglobin (red blood cells) are molecularly similar and creates an unfavourable environment for bacterial growth in the body, and so increasing the body’s resistance to illness. Wheatgrass juice is also known as an alternative cancer therapy and it is ideal for dieters, athletes, and people on the go, who want to maintain a healthy immune system, or simply anyone who want to feel great.
Wheatgrass juice contains 20 amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. The body uses these amino acids for things like building muscle tissue, repairing cells and clotting the blood. Wheatgrass juice is also a natural source of B vitamins and vitamins A, C, E and K. There are also over 90 minerals (including calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium and potassium), which are needed to maintain good metabolism.

Suggested Dosage:
For normal health maintenance 1 to 2 shots of 30 ml daily.
For therapeutic dosage 2 to 4 shots of 30 ml daily.
People should gradually increase from 1 shot to 4 spread throughout the day.

Further reading about Wheatgrass can be found from the following authors:

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Ann Wigmore
- The Wheatgrass Book
- The Hippocrates

Steve Meyerowitz
- Wheatgrass – Nature’s Finest Medicine

Li Smith
- Wheatgrass – Super food for the New Millenium