Wheatgrass: The Holy Grail of Foods

“Leave your drugs in the chemist's pot if you can heal the patient with food”, said the Father of Western Medicine, Hippocrates, the great physician of Classical Greece. I want to share with you the innumerable benefits of a thing as simple as Wheatgrass. Called as the ‘green blood’ by dieticians and the Holy Grail of foods, wheatgrass has a never ending list of benefits. In this blog, I have tried to provide a glimpse of this unending list.

Chlorophyll has been called “concentrated sunpower” owing to it being the very first product of natural light. Wheatgrass is one of the best sources of living chlorophyll. Wheatgrass’ molecular structure of Chlorophyll closely resembles to a substance called Hemin found in blood. Presence of chlorophyll makes wheatgrass high in oxygen and anti-bacterial. It washes away drug deposits from the body, neutralizes toxins, purifies liver and reduces blood sugar problems. Chlorophyll also has anti-septic benefits which help neutralize infections, heal wounds faster and reduce breath and sweat odor.

Wheatgrass also helps in rebuilding bloodstream, restoring fertility (owing to its high magnesium content) and removes scars and heals acne. It can also prevent tooth decay and if held in mouth for five minutes, it can substantially reduce tooth aches. Wheatgrass also helps with skin problems like eczema and psoriasis and is an excellent skin cleanser. It also helps in delaying grey hair growth.

If wheatgrass is grown in organic soil, it is known to absorb 92 of the 102 known minerals from the soil. It increases the life of herbivorous animals as it has what is called the ‘grass-juice factor’. 30 ml wheatgrass juice is equivalent to the nutritional value which one gets from vitamins, minerals and amino acids in one kilo of fresh green vegetables. It also has various enzymes and is a complete protein (20%).

Some other benefits of wheatgrass are as listed:

• ·         Helps reduce gastrointestinal problems like constipation, diarrhea and ulcers
• ·         Protects liver and blood and strengthens cells
• ·         Fights tumors and helps in combating Cancer
• ·         Boosts natural immune system
• ·         Restores alkalinity to the blood and purifies it
• ·         Combats Blood Pressure problems, Menstrual Problems, Insomnia, Asthma, Paralysis, Arthritis and Leukemia       
• ·         Combats Thalassemia and Anemia
• ·         Energizes and rejuvenates the body
• ·         Overcomes nutrition deficiencies
• ·         Helps in weight loss/gain along with dietary controls
• ·         Slows down aging process

A glass of wheatgrass juice has 5 times the iron in spinach, 7 times Vitamin C than in an orange, 30 times Vitamin A than in fresh milk, 11 times Calcium than in fresh milk and is equivalent to 1 kg of fresh organic vegetables.

Wheatgrass has innumerable benefits and can be easily incorporated in your diet. 1 tsp of wheatgrass powder can be mixed in a glass of warm water and had on an empty stomach. A simple and inexpensive addition to your diet can lead to benefits which will significantly improve the quality of your life.