There is a health-center (not totally raw) that uses sprouted mungbeans for cancer, and NOT wheatgrass and oppose the use of wheatgrass.

They say that sprouted mungbeans contain B-17 (laetril) in the bound form and are much better then wheatgrass that contain the free form of B-17 (cyanid).

What do you think about this? Should you avoid taking abaout 4 oz wheatgrass for anti-cancer.

Have you heard that wheatgrass actually contains the bound and good form of vitamin B-17?

Yours // Jacob
www.levandefoda.se

All I know Jacob is that wheatgrass makes me feel good faster than any other food item I've ever tried.

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Hi Healthybun,
I second what Narz said. The best I have ever felt in life has always been when I am including wheatgrass(I use spelt actually cause its non hybrid wheat).

It is Natures most wonderful medicine and its healing powers are sooooo incredible you can't truely know its power till you use it and feel it for yourself. Its amazing.

As far as your question from what I have read and what I believe with all my heart wheatgrass does contain the good form of B17.

Here is an article you may wanna read






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There's more good to be ahd from grass than the "pleasure" of sowing, mowing, and showing it.
THE WONDER OF WHEATGRASS
Kelsey Clark

Have you ever watched cattle or horses grazing and wondered how such large, strong, and downright magnificent creatures sustain themselves on a diet that's primarily composed of grass ? Well, I have, and the notion never ceased to amaze me . . . that is, until I did some research and found out just how much food value chlorophyll-rich grasses offer.

Of course, more and more folks are finding out about the outstanding nutritional value of raw foods such as fresh greens, sprouts, and — although it's less well known than the others — wheatgrass . . . thanks to the tireless crusading efforts of a few nutritional scientists, most notably Dr. Ann Wigmore of the Hippocrates Health Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. It seems that — as a young woman — Dr. Wigmore was once afflicted with gangrene in both legs. She cured herself through the use of nutrition-rich, freshly grown wheatgrass . . . and went on to become one of this country's leading experts on sprout and wheatgrass therapy, a regimen that has been used in the treatment of nearly all chronic disorders.

WHY WHEATGRASS?

Nutritionally speaking, wheatgrass is one of the best of all grasses. It has the ability to absorb more than 100 elements from the soil (depending on the quality of the seed and the medium it's grown in, of course), and is a rich source of vitamins A and C and the Bcomplex . . . as well as of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfur, cobalt, and zinc. What's more, the food is abundant in vitamin B-17 (more commonly known as laetrile), a substance that's said to selectively destroy cancer cells in the body.

In one of many studies conducted by Dr. Wigmore, two flocks of chicks were fed identical diets, but one group received a supplement of chopped fresh wheatgrass. Within a few weeks the chicks that were fed the supplement had grown much larger than the others, were more alert, and had more feathers. Further tests with rabbits and kittens produced similar results.

In fact, some researchers now claim that 15 pounds of fresh wheatgrass is nutritionally equivalent to 350 pounds of garden vegetables. Wheatgrass, then, might prove to be an excellent survival food . . . because it's inexpensive, easily accessible, highly nutritious, palatable, and free of poisonous sprays. The grass can be raised year round in any apartment or house, in the city or the country, and grows well either in indirect sunlight or under artificial light. It's hardly surprising that many nations are looking toward various grasses in the search for emergency means of feeding their populations.

WHEATGRASS JUICE

Probably the easiest way to enjoy the benefits of wheatgrass is by drinking its juice. The solid matter contained in wheatgrass juice is approximately 70% chlorophyll, a substance that has been called "nature's great healer". And when the juice is taken internally, the chlorophyll is rapidly assimilated into the bloodstream, because the liquid's chemical composition resembles that of hemoglobin. For that reason, the "crude" chlorophyll enters red blood cells quickly . . . where it's said to heal tissues, purify the liver, improve blood sugar, and generally help flush out ingested toxins from within the body.

In action, chlorophyll seems to produce an unfavorable environment for bacterial growth in the body, rather than having any direct effect upon the bacteria themselves. Its fans claim that as a result of this quality, the compound neutralizes body odors, freshens breath, prevents infection in cuts and burns, aids digestion, and even seems to offer some protection against radiation. Indeed, considerable evidence indicates that a chlorophyll-rich diet affects the survival rate of laboratory animals receiving high doses of radiation. In one such experiment, every animal that did not receive fresh greens died within 10 to 15 days, while only half of the greens eaters failed to survive the same period.

It's speculated, then, that wheatgrass juice — taken on a daily basis — might even slow down the harmful effects of X-rays, and it's been claimed that wheatgrass plants kept in front of a color television set will actually absorb part of the radiation that the tube emits, as well as some pollutants and odors from the indoor air.

Wheatgrass juice is said to be helpful when used externally as well as when taken internally. Some claim that an enema of fresh wheatgrass juice cleans out the bowel and eliminates constipation, and the liquid is also used as a @#$%& to clear up vaginal infections. If you're plagued by dandruff, you might want to try rubbing the juice into your scalp, then rinsing and shampooing as usual. Even skin disorders such as eczema and psoriasis are said to be helped by the juice's healing chlorophyll. And don't forget to give your four-legged household companions a share in the crop. Adding a few blades of wheatgrass to your pets' drinking water will help keep them healthy, too.

HOW TO GROW WHEATGRASS . . .

For best results purchase hard, red winter wheat berries from a health food store or organic foods co-op. Then soak the seeds in lukewarm water overnight.

Wheatgrass can be grown in almost any shallow container. The staff at the Hippocrates Health Institute uses discarded biscuit trays from a bakery supply house, but wooden or plastic seedling flats also work well.

The following regimen may be more than most folks will want to attempt, but it shows just how serious some wholistic health people are about the benefits of sprouted wheat.

THE WHEATGRASS FAST

Although many health enthusiasts believe strongly in the merits of fasting (as a means both of eliminating toxins from the body and of allowing the digestive system to rest and repair itself), the total elimination of all nourishment for an extended period of time is not recommended for most people.

However, an ideal compromise — according to the staff at the Hippocrates Health Institute — is a wheatgrass fast, which consists of three or four wheatgrass-juice drinks per day, and chlorophyll implants twice a day. ("Implanting" is taking the chlorophyll-rich liquid into the body through the rectum.) Advocates of this method of fasting claim that it provides all the necessary nutrients in a concentrated and easily digestible form, so that the body receives the benefits of a complete fast without risking its dangers.

For the duration of your fast, the Hippocrates folks say you should begin each morning by drinking two glasses of warm water mixed with the juice of one lemon. (It's all right to sweeten the drink with some molasses or honey if you wish.) Next, take an enema to clean out the colon. Then, at regular intervals throughout the day, drink four ounces of wheatgrass juice . . . either straight or diluted with as much water as you wish. (While fasting, you should also drink a minimum of one quart of water per day.)

To implant the juice in the colon, start with a half-cup (gradually increasing to a full cup over the course of the first three days) and insert the juice into the rectum . . . using an enema bag. This is best done half an hour after taking the morning enema. (The second implant, later in the day, won't require a preliminary enema.) Elevate the lower half of your body if possible, and allow the chlorophyll to remain in your colon at least 20 minutes.

Nausea, headaches, fever, and cramps may occur during the first few days. If you begin to feel excessively weak, break the fast by eating grapes or watermelon (in season) or a small salad of leafy green vegetables.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Dr. Ann Wigmore's book, Be Your Own Doctor, contains further information on the wheatgrass fasting program. The volume is available for $3.95 plus $1.00 shipping and handling from Hippocrates Press, Dept. TMEN, 25 Exeter Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

To begin, line each flat with peat moss and moisten it. Then layer about an inch of good, rich soil on top, leaving slight gullies around the perimeter to insure proper drainage, and add enough water to make the soil spongy with moisture.

When you drain the seeds prior to planting them, be sure to save the water they were soaking in and either drink it yourself or feed it to your plants or animals. (This liquid is known to wheatgrass fans as "Rejuvalac" and is said to be very healthful.)

Now, spread the swollen berries thickly over the moist soil so that seed touches seed. Cover the flat with a layer of wet newspaper and then a layer of plastic, and leave it covered for two or three days. When you remove the plastic and newsprint, you should see small whitish sprouts peeping through the earth (they'll quickly turn green when you place them in the light).

Set the flats in a sheltered spot, where they'll be out of the direct rays of the sun from about 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (full midday sunlight has a tendency to sap the strength of the plants). When the blades reach 5" to 7" high — usually within 6 to 14 days — the grass is ready for cutting. Until then, make sure the flats are watered at least once a day.

Harvest your crop with a sharp knife or a pair of scissors, slicing the blades as near to their base as you can. If the grass pulls out in clumps, rinse it carefully so that you don't get any soil in your juice.

Once the harvest is completed, turn the stubble over without breaking it up. (You might also want to add a few earthworms to the flats.) Cover the dirt with plastic — to keep it moist — and allow it to rest for about three weeks before replanting it.

. . AND JUICE IT

The folks at Hippocrates have a manual wheatgrass-juicing machine that sells for about $75. The grass must be pulverized and then pressed to extract the juice. (If you use an electric extractor or a blender, you'll risk oxidizing the chlorophyll in the grass.)

However, if you don't want to go to the expense of buying specialized equipment, an old-fashioned meat grinder will do the job . . . as will a mortar and pestle (squeeze and smash the grass, then strain the juice through a cheesecloth . . . the leftover pulp is a fine poultice for cuts, burns, and sores).

Of course, there's always the "original" method of extracting the juice: Simply place small bunches of wheatgrass in your mouth and chew them slowly. This method of "juicing" can be done anywhere, anytime . . . but it's best to partake of wheatgrass on an empty stomach.

When you begin drinking the juice, start slowly. Take one or two tablespoons of the liquid daily, at first. It's recommended that you consume it in the morning on an empty stomach, and avoid solid foods for about 20 minutes afterward. Sip the juice slowly, mixing it with your saliva before swallowing it.

Wheatgrass juice often brings on feelings of nausea when the enzymes present in the juice mix with the toxins and mucus in your stomach. If that happens, lie down and rest until the feeling passes. (Some folks find it helpful to chew a little celery.) The wheatgrass is not toxic or harmful to you in any way, but its cleansing properties do — it's said — cause accumulated toxins in your body to empty quickly into your stomach. So just as you would with any new diet or exercise program, use caution and proceed slowly.

If you're trying to "detoxify" your system, wheatgrass enthusiasts say that you should gradually increase your intake until you're drinking three to eight ounces of juice daily . . . then — once you reach good health — two ounces a day will serve as a maintenance dose.

One pound of dry wheat produces two pounds of sprouts, four pounds of grass, or a maximum of 42 ounces of wheatgrass juice. The cut blades will keep for a short while in the refrigerator, although some nutrients are lost in storage. The juice, on the other hand, must be drunk immediately after it's squeezed to be fully effective.

Most folks sip the liquid straight, but it can easily be mixed with other vegetable juices.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hi again,
here is another article


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"Until man duplicates a blade of grass, Nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge." Thomas A. Edison

The foods we eat are the first line of defense from the negative effects of lifestyle, stress, pollution, radiation and toxic chemicals. Yet, so many processed foods are nutritionally empty. They leave us vulnerable to poor health and low energy. The good news is that many essential nutrients recommended by experts to help protect our bodies are concentrated in wheatgrass juice.

Wheatgrass juice is called the "King of the Juices" by Dr. James Balch. He says that it is very high in chlorophyll and is good for energy and body building. It is also beneficial for the blood sugar and is the best for healing of colon and lungs.

Wheatgrass is a bank of live enzymes vital to cell respiration, digestion, and blood cleansing. Filled with liquid oxygen, it is also a good source of laetrile (called vitamin B17), believed by many to have anticancer properties.

More information about Wheatgrass and Cancer.
"Chlorophyll, the healer, is at once powerful and bland - devastating to germ, yet gentle to wounded body tissues. Exactly how it works is still Nature's secret; (but) to the layman, at least, the phenomenon seems like green magic."H.E. Kirchner, M.D.

Have you ever tasted sunshine? Wheatgrass Juice is the closest you can get to drinking liquid sunshine. Grown outdoors, Evergreen Wheatgrass Juice is over 70% raw chlorophyll, which is the amazing green stuff plants use to turn sunlight into energy. (Photosynthesis)

Chlorophyll is also referred to as the "Blood of the plant" because the chemical composition of chlorophyll and hemoglobin is remarkably similar.
It is the opinion of Dr. Yoshihide Hagiwara, a Japanese scientist, that inside the body, the magnesium iron in the chlorophyll is replaced with an iron molecule, making new blood. In other words, when the "blood" of the plant is absorbed in humans, it is transformed into human blood, which transports nutrients to every cell of the body.

Remedial effects of Chlorophyll
from The Healing Power of Chlorophyll from Plant Life by Bernard Jensen
Wheatgrass is a rich nutritional food discovered by Dr. Ann Wigmore. She claims that wheatgrass contains the greatest variety of vitamins, minerals and trace minerals, and that 15 pounds of fresh wheatgrass is equal in nutritional value to 350 pounds of the choicest vegetables.

For your body to assimilate the minerals you consume, it is not simply the amount of minerals that is important, but rather the proportion and presence of other minerals in the grass which is most vital.

Please see Mineral Interaction Chart

More information about minerals in wheatgrass.

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here's one more

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Wheatgrass is one of the so-called green foods that are valued by health-conscious individuals as great natural source of nutrients. In Juice form it contains 70% chlorophyll, which is often referred to as the blood of plant life. It closely resembles the molecules of’ human red blood cells. Chlorophyll has been shown to produce an unfavorable environment for bacterial growth in the body and therefore effective in increasing the body's resistance to illness.

Wheatgrass is considered to be a complete food in itself. The fact is that one pound of fresh wheatgrass is equivalent in nutritional value to 23 pounds of choice garden vegetables. Due to its fibrous nature, which is indigestible by humans, wheatgrass must be liquefied before it can be consumed

Wheat grass is known as an alternative cancer therapy. Drinking of wheat grass juice helps your body to build red blood cells which carry oxygen to every cell. By increasing the oxygenation the body you can help offset smog and carbon monoxide and increase your endurance during physical exercise.

Wheat grass has been found to dissolve scars formed in the lungs and in addition helps wash drug deposits from the body, purifies the blood and organs and counteracts acids and toxins in the body. It helps to increase the enzyme level in our cells, aiding in the rejuvenation of the body and the metabolism of nutrients These enzymes help to disolve tumors.

This nutrient-rich grass contains 17 amino acids which are the building blocks of proteins. The body uses these amino adds for, things like building, muscle tissue, repairing cells, and clotting the blood. Wheatgrass retains 92 of the 102 minerals found in the soil. These minerals include calcium, phosphorus, iron magnesium and potassium. It is a rich natural source of vitamins A and C. Wheatgrass has more vitamin C than oranges and twice the vitamin A as carrots. It is exceptionally rich in vitamins E, K, and B-complex. It is also a natural source of laetrile (B-17). Dr. Chiu Nan Lai of the University of Texas has found that wheatgrass produces an immunization effect against many dietary carcinogens.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

good articles sing!!!! thanks for the great info

Wheatgrass, it does a body good!!!

Yes, thank you! I will read it as soon as I'm less buzy. Taking care of my own Living Food Health Center isn't that easy. But extremely fun!

Yours // Jacob & Katrin