You have probably heard colleagues chatting about Wheat grass at some point during the last few years. Whether it is in a juice bar or from a friend or member of the family already utilising some of the many various forms of wheatgrass but if you are like most people, you might still misunderstand wheatgrass or the natural healing power wheatgrass possesses.

Wheat grass is simply the young blades of grass grown from wheatgrain. When the wheatgrain is soaked and planted it develops shoots within a few days. A few days later these shoots grow into blades of lush green grass. Within 8-10 days the wheat grass can be ripe for processing, At this stage it is worth noting that although the wheatgrass already posseses high levels of nutrients it hasn’t had the time required to develop complex carbohydrates often found in wheatgrass grown over winter.

Once the wheatgrass is ready to be harvested it is usually turned into many forms, which usually include wheat grass powder (Mainly made by drying and grinding the wheatgrass blades into an extremely fine powder) wheat grass capsules (simply the powdered wheatgrass filled into capsules for easy digestion) wheat grass tablets (again usually the powder cold pressed into tablet form) and wheat grass juice. (The wheatgrass blades are put through a specialist wheatgrass juicer which crushes the liquid from the wheatgrass without destroying vital nutrients.)

Any of the various forms of wheatgrass are packed with an abundance of health boosting properties, with a wide range of minerals, vitamins, enzymes and amino acids. It also consists of more than 70% chlorophyll, which is very similar in its DNA make up to blood. This means our bodies can absorbs the nutrients in wheat grass very easily.

Wheatgrass has been used for decades but it has only just reached the UK and it can now be found online and at many juice bars. It has been in use for a lot of medical conditions and can be used on the skin for external skin problems like acne and eczema. When taken internally it can even help purify the blood stream replenishing it with essential nutrients that are essential for optimum health.

Disclaimer: This post has been developed from data freely available in the medical journals and press. For medical advice you should discuss your condition with a medical specialist.

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