Wheatgrass Shot?

Question

I recently went to Boost Juice and got a Wheatgrass Shot. What exactly does it do for you. (I'm guessing it should be good cause it tastes terrible)

Answer 1

Alternative health practitioners have long preached the benefits of wheatgrass, due largely to its chlorophyll content (chlorophyll is the pigment that gives plants their green color. It absorbs sunlight necessary for photosynthesis, hence the term "liquid sunshine"). But how, exactly, is wheatgrass beneficial?

The little tufts of wheatgrass we see in health food stores or juice bars are typically young sprouts of wheat seeds. According to author Steve Meyerowitz in his book Wheat Grass: Nature's Finest Medicine, wheat grass must be cut, or harvested, during the brief few days after the sprout has reached maturity, but before it makes the transition from vegetative to reproductive growth to yield maximum nutrients.

And "maximum nutrients" they are. Wheatgrass contains all amino acids, is full of essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, vitamins A, C and Bs, is high in iron and vitamin K*. And we mustn’t forget about the enzymes wheatgrass juice delivers. Enzymes are complex protein compounds produced by living cells that speed up biochemical reactions required for proper and normal functioning of every organ system and have also been found to aid digestion!

Green plant cells are the only ones capable of absorbing energy directly from the sun and storing it as the chemical chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is the pigment plants use to turn sunlight, water, carbon dioxide into glucose. It has been reported that Chlorophyll has regenerative properties and studies have supported its power as an immune booster, free radical fighter, energizer and promoter of healthy circulation.

Wheatgrass juice boasts 60% of the body's recommended daily allowance for vitamin K in a one-ounce shot and 120% in a two-ounce shot (other sources include broccoli, soybeans, brussel sprouts and cabbage). Vitamin K is necessary for blood clotting and bone formation and may help prevent osteoporosis.

According to James and Phyllis Balches' Prescription for Nutritional Healing, the molecular structure of chlorophyll closely resembles human hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein of red blood cells. In experiments with anemic animals, their blood count returned to normal after four to five days of receiving chlorophyll.

It is said a shot of wheatgrass juice can help cleanse the blood and other tissues, but just how much of the green stuff do we need? Meyerowitz suggests 1-2 ounces of fresh squeezed wheatgrass juice daily, although therapeutic doses can be up to 4 ounces. For the more dedicated enthusiast, wheat grass can be taken as an enema!

What about wheatgrass powders or "green superfood" tablets? While they are certainly simpler and more convenient, fresh wheatgrass proponent Piter U. Caizer, known as the "wheat grass messiah," argues that there is literally an energy, a life force eastern healers call "chi," present in fresh-squeezed wheatgrass that is not present in powders. Try both and decide for yourself.

However you take it, wheatgrass advocates are sure that, once you try it, you'll see the grass is always greener when you're a wheat grass lover!

Answer 2

Does Wheatgrass help digestion?

Answer 3

its full of anti oxidents,,,,,, yummy !!