Wheatgrass Juice - Detoxify The Body

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Have you heard of wheatgrass juice? Do not feel bad, most people have not, but juicing wheatgrass can be a key part of a healthy drink. You can add it to any combination of vegetables you are juicing and the benefits are legion; vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and those enzymes, which help with digestive problems. Wheatgrass juice is also used as a preventative as it detoxifies the body, increases blood flow, and is an excellent all-around addition to any diet. It also helps to alkalize and oxygenate the blood, boost the immune system, and assist in regulating the thyroid.

In addition, it contains seventy-five percent chlorophyll - most green vegetables have a great deal less than that - and chlorophyll reduces the risk of colon cancer. It is the "blood" of the plant world and its molecular structure is similar to our blood. No wonder it is an important ingredient in some of the better vegetable juices; you will find that wheatgrass juice is right there with the rest of them.

Wheatgrass looks like grass. If you buy it in your local health food store, make sure it is green and upright, not dry and tired-looking. It also comes as a powder or pill - or you can buy it frozen and ready to use. However, growing your own is definitely the best way - you know that your wheatgrass is as fresh as it can be. Treat it like a houseplant, which you water regularly and cut as required. There are wheatgrass kits, which come with full instructions on how to use it.

The taste of wheatgrass can be - challenging. However, look at it this way; today, we unknowingly absorb toxins with our diet and from the environment. Wheatgrass juice is a powerful detoxifier and helps to cleanse the body of many of those harmful elements. As it is an extremely alkaline plant (good news), be careful you do not mix it with anything too acidic such as citrus or tomatoes. Try an ounce of juiced wheatgrass, mixing it with juices from carrots, cucumber, and apple - and the next day, try adding two ounces. Add some honey to sweeten it and add a little more of the wheatgrass juice each day. Three to four ounces is usually enough for most people - some report a "warm" feeling as it goes down while others say that it gives them a "stomach" feeling. That is the detoxifying action, showing that your wheatgrass is doing its job.

Juicing wheatgrass can be done in your home juicer, but you might consider getting a "masticating" juicer. It is different in that it presses the juice more effectively from your wheatgrass in ways that your regular juicer does not. In addition, you can use your masticating juicer for other vegetables and fruits as well. If you make too much wheatgrass juice, you can freeze it for later use.

A word of caution if you are new to juicing wheatgrass. Because of its strong cleansing effects, consume a little of it throughout the day - just like many things, take a little at a time for the best effects. Do not drink it on an empty stomach and if you have a sensitive stomach, consider drinking wheatgrass juice every second day to start out. You will still enjoy the benefits of wheatgrass and you will find that over a short period, you will be able to drink it every day.