Here is the true, strange tale of what I noticed from a wheatgrass fanatic who dropped it straight in his eyeballs. But, what caused 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 excessive. But, of course, there are individuals who are considered normal and people who are thought to be radical about the ingredients that both parties love wheatgrass, in this case. I’d want to believe I’m of the normal, sensible crowd, who flocks to grasses for their nutritional potential.
What is so wonderful about wheatgrass? Juicing wheatgrass gives you healthy amounts of: chlorophyll, enzymes, minerals, and vitamins, each in potent amounts. It is believed that chlorophyll is beneficial for your blood, because of its like chemical makeup of your blood cells. The verdict is still out on that, as far as I am concerned, but no scientist can deny its nutritional potency for such a small amount taken in. That’s why I consume wheatgrass so frequently; it’s hard to take in anything that compares, in my opinion.
But, there are people among us juicers, who take things to an extreme – like the time I was at my favorite health food store. They had an electric wheatgrass juicer on display. And a customer was drinking a shot or two of wheatgrass. Nothing strange or noticeable about this, yes? But then he held up an eyedropper and placed it in a third glass of wheatgrass juice and started using the eyedropper to shower wheatgrass juice directly into his eyes. Oh, this has lots of minerals and vitamins, he said, as he attempted to keep his eyes open, tears of green, pouring from the sides of his face.
Here’s another fascinating, although in this case strange, reason why I say talk to your health care provider before juicing. The common belief when one has something that is really good for them, is to do more of it. And while, logically, that may seem reasonable, it is not always a wise practice. Such as, in this example, placing juiced wheatgrass into your eyeball. 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 found yourself having good progress with weight training. After a few sessions lifting free weights, you began to realize results. Now, the fanatical weight lifter enthusiast in this example, might logically think that they can jump from lifting one hundred pounds, to suddenly lifting three hundred pounds. That sounds absurd, perhaps? 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 put in 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 well when I tried to take a shot or two straight, like I witnessed other people doing at the local juice bar. So, even now, after years of juicing, I still take it slowly with other juices added in mostly.
If you should venture into wheatgrass with your juicing, remember you can use a masticating juicer to get both the juice and benefits 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 come 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 glass of wheatgrass.
Juicing wheatgrass is not for novices: it’s something to get used to. It might be too potent to your body if you are not already healthy inside and out.
Just so you know we do not back juicing wheatgrass to put into your craved eyes. That’s a wee bit too oddball by our standards, and we are juicing every morning. Even though, that saidif you’re not that unlevel, and are proactively seeking solid facts and juicing recipees, then you’d be stuck scratching their head if you didn’t read what Joe is telling people over at JuicingTips.com, the not so famous newsletter that’s changing the way people who juice look at their health – and it is not for everybody.
- Joe Boone