May 14, 2008
The Way To Juice Wheatgrass For Particular Passionate Women
Here's the true, weird tale of what I noticed from a wheatgrass fanatic who squired it straight in his eyeballs. But, what tempted this man to be so driven?
Wheatgrass is rich in with nutritional benefits. Personally, I drink an ounce or two of wheatgrass now and then, which is in no way out of the ordinary. But, you may guess, there are individuals who are thought to be normal and people who are considered radical about the ingredients that both like wheatgrass, in this particular case. I'd like to believe I'm of the normal, reasonable crowd, who flocks to grasses for their nutritional impact.
What is so great about wheatgrass juicers? Juicing wheatgrass provides you healthy quantities of: chlorophyll, enzymes, minerals, and vitamins, each in potent amounts. It is believed that chlorophyll is good for your blood, because of its similar chemical makeup of your blood cells. The verdict is still undecided on that, as far as I am concerned, but no scientist can deny its nutritional potency for such a small amount taken. That's why I take wheatgrass so frequently; it's tough to find anything that compares, in my opinion.
But, there are people among us juicers, who take things to another level - like the day I was in my favorite health food store. They had an electric wheatgrass juicer on display. And a person was drinking a shot or two of wheatgrass. Nothing strange or weird about that, yes? But then he pulled out an eyedropper and placed it in a third glass of wheatgrass juice and started using the eyedropper to place wheatgrass juice in his eyeballs. Oh, this has lots of minerals and vitamins, he stated, as he attempted to keep his eyes open, tears of green, running from the sides of his face.
Here's another fascinating, although in this case odd, reason why I encourage you to talk to your health care provider before juicing. The common idea when one uses something that is really good for them, is to do more of it. And while, logically, that may sound logical, it is not always a smart practice. Such as, in this example, showering juiced wheatgrass into your eye. Think what you like, but I only drink mine.
Another example of such thinking might be: let's say, you have been working out at the gym, and were having good progress with weight training. After a few sessions lifting free weights, you began to see results. Here, the fanatical weight lifter enthusiast in this example, might logically believe that they can jump from lifting one hundred pounds, to abruptly lifting three hundred pounds. That seems absurd, maybe? Not to mention dangerous to the point that it could do more harm than good.
With juicing in general, not just wheatgrass, it's a good idea to wonder about the idea of starting off slow. When I first began juicing wheatgrass, I added about an ounce or two to my carrot juice. In about a 2 parts wheatgrass, to 8 parts carrot juice. I didn't feel so good when I tried to take in a shot or two straight, like I observed other people doing at the local juice bar. So, even now, after years of juicing, I still take in it slowly with other juices mixed in mostly.
If you should want to get into wheatgrass with your juicing, remember you can use a masticating juicer to get both the juice and values from grass and similar greens. Many people make the common mistake, thinking just any juicer will do. That's not true. Also, there are wheatgrass juicers. Wheatgrass juicers are available in both electrical and hand crank, or manual models. Both will get the job done, but hand crank models often must be clamped on to the lip of a counter (and not all of today's modern kitchens can accommodate this). This hand crank could be viewed as a good thing, or a bad thing, as you get one heck of a workout, long before you ever see your first ounce of wheatgrass.
Juicing wheatgrass is not for beginners: it's an acquired taste. It could be too potent to your body if you are not already healthy inside and out.
To be clear we don't support juicing wheat grass to drain into your eyes. That is definitely a bit bizarre in these parts, and our readers are each night. Even though, if you're not that off your rocker, but are proactively on the prowl for sage wisdom and juicing recipees, then you would be a bit mental if you did not read what Joe is sharing with his audience up at JuicingTips.com, the almost famous newsletter that's challenging the way know-it-alls look at their health - and it's not for everybody.
- Joe Boone