Tribe.net. Local Connections Mystica http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#c6dea12b-5797-47ac-b2d6-225c331e7039 2008-03-18T13:33:21Z 2008-03-18T13:31:22Z

I am blood type O too. Wheatgrass is fine on my body. I find that wheatgrass tastes nicer than Kamut. Is Kamut Grass a complete protien like Wheatgrass is? I imagine that it is. Long live the simple gentle grass!

Mystica 2008-03-18T13:31:22Z Mystica http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#bc5d1136-4ce1-4480-a26e-01fe1099ea7b 2008-03-18T13:07:38Z 2008-03-18T13:07:38Z

Sprouting, soaking wheatberries (or any seed) "pre-digests" the grain, allowing the nutrients to be more easily assimilated and metabolized. This is an age-old approach practiced in most traditional cultures. Sprouting begins germination, which increases the enzymatic activity in foods and inactivates substances called enzyme inhibitors. Sprouting also causes a beneficial modification of various nutritional elements. According to research undertaken at the University of Minnesota, sprouting increases the total nutrient density of a food. For example, sprouted whole wheat was found to have 28 percent more thiamine (B1), 315 percent more riboflavin (B2), 66 percent more niacin (B3), 65 percent more pantothenic acid (B5), 111 percent more biotin, 278 percent more folic acid, and 300 percent more vitamin C than non-sprouted whole wheat. This phenomenon is not restricted to wheat. All grains undergo this type of quantitative and qualitative transformation. These studies also confirmed a significant increase in enzymes, which means the nutrients are easier to digest and absorb. It is best to sprout your seeds and grain! You get more value for your money.

Mystica 2008-03-18T13:07:38Z Mystica http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#0d455db9-8491-46fe-ad45-f0e5efae43e5 2008-03-18T13:01:42Z 2008-03-18T13:01:42Z

Julie, you don't eat the grass itself. You drink the juice. Wheatgrass juice is without questions one of the most healthy foods for people. It is a complete protein. Anne Wigmore is total proof of how one can rejuvinate themselves from the healing nature of this gentle food. She healed herself from cancer, gangreen etc, and at the age of 79 she had the body of a 30 year old. Doctors were amazed at her. I have read her books. All her grey hair turened back to it's naturel color and she had the energy of when she was a teenager.... it's just too bad she was found burned to death in he rgarage, otherwise she would have been living proof to the healing and rejuvinating power of live foods, which consisted of ALOT of wheatgrass. Our body is continually rejuvinating itself cellularly. It is very possible to heal most every ailment. The medical profession are taught from books that are very limited in preventing and treating disease. You should buy her book on Wheatgrass. You will be absolutely amazed.

Mystica 2008-03-18T13:01:42Z REana http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#07592800-cac4-4127-bee5-245e6788faca 2008-03-18T11:44:53Z 2008-03-18T11:44:53Z

And neeeigghhh! Thanks everyone, it took me a while to get this as I didn't come back to the thread until now, but I will take a bit of everyone's input here and swill it around. Juicer, check. Berries, on the way. Liver probs, well...I'll do my part to make sure I don't have any. Wheatgrass is delicious! (I apologize to any health nuts that are easily offended, but I like things that taste good! Mmm...home-made sorbet, cake, stevia, brownies........................) Enjoy life!!

REana 2008-03-18T11:44:53Z kahuna Lamaku http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#5d6b63b8-a018-4834-a482-2e4fc2ec1103 2008-03-02T16:45:09Z 2008-03-02T16:45:09Z

Hi Julie. In general, you are correct about juicing (esp. carrots) but, this thread is about wheatgrass which I cannot use because I'm a blood type O. For me, it is a metabolic inhibitor and can make me more susceptable to disease. If you going to grow your own grass for juice, I recommend Kamut. It is ancient wheat and is healthier in every way. Also, enzymes are deactivated in the stomach and reactivated in the small intestine. All enzymes are proteins and we use them just fine. There are no deleterious effects from enzymes unless you eat too much pineapple and burn your mouth. However, if you are allergic to the source of the enzymes you would have a problem. They obtain many enzymes from fungus. Who told you that too many enzymes were bad? It surely wouldn't be as bad as not enough enzymes. That's for sure. The other mostly unknown benefit of raw foods are biophotons which I will start a thread about. Aloha, Lamaku.

kahuna Lamaku 2008-03-02T16:45:09Z Julie http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#943bd3d1-dc70-4ab1-881c-256882353d34 2008-03-02T00:05:11Z 2008-03-02T00:05:11Z

drinking wheat grass juiced is participating in a raw food diet....juicing is a big part of raw foods diets and so I wanted to bring into awareness the relatinship between the two....and someone did mention eating raw food...asked me how I knew what I knew about it and so forth.....peace, Julie

Julie 2008-03-02T00:05:11Z $item.owner.firstName http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#b2f3f6ad-9c78-43f0-8f09-9c00be057a00 2008-03-02T00:02:01Z 2008-03-02T00:02:01Z

julie, you are trying to debate yourself over the raw vs cooked thing, and we are talking about drinking wheatgrass here, not what kind of diet people prefer to use. in this thread, have you seen anyone post that they thought a raw diet was beneficial?

$item.owner.firstName 2008-03-02T00:02:01Z wil http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#a98115a8-fbe3-459d-bfa5-4e8d6881d85e 2008-03-01T19:21:12Z 2008-03-01T19:21:12Z

I'm not talking about a raw vegan diet, i'm talking about wheatgrass. I don't much feel qualified say what is good for other people, besides their learning to listen to their own bodies. The amount of seeds that are consumed by sprouting is tiny, and they are used, even if you don't agree with the way they are used. We out and out waste a LOT of food in the U.S. I find waste much more worthy of disapproval than people using things in a different way than i would.

wil 2008-03-01T19:21:12Z Julie http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#044c6972-ecb2-4ee2-8e9b-e9ff732a1980 2008-03-01T18:41:59Z 2008-03-01T18:41:59Z

I do not have a study at my finger tips, but this info comes from trusted sources. Please share a study that says that a raw vegan diet is healthy and beneficial. Peace, Julie

Julie 2008-03-01T18:41:59Z Julie http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#b03dc462-0ccd-465b-be28-22cd994760db 2008-03-01T18:40:50Z 2008-03-01T18:40:50Z

Yes.....but in a country that doesn't have mass consumption of food at their door steps like we do, ......imagine what someone would say if they found out that we were using enough seeds to grow a field of wheat for use a few people.....it is ridiculous and disconnected. And yes.....a raw, vegan diet is not healthy for anyone......raw food that is healthy is raw milk, raw milk cheese, kefir, yogurt, raw meat.....peace, Julie

Julie 2008-03-01T18:40:50Z wil http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#11cc280b-61aa-445b-882e-9ea658e32248 2008-03-01T18:02:54Z 2008-03-01T18:02:54Z

I also believe in the benefits of cooking . I weakened my digestive system by eating raw foods for a long time, returning to cooking food felt good for me. I think raw foods are fine if a person's digestive system is strong enough. Wheatgrass juice seems good for me to me. It's not like we don't grow plants for lack of seeds though, so i really don't understand your reasoning. Most people have enough space to grow a tray of wheatgrass, but not enough for a field of wheat even if that were practical.

wil 2008-03-01T18:02:54Z Julie http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#9a9b2950-e9bb-4651-a749-4fcacad509a8 2008-03-01T17:40:37Z 2008-03-01T17:40:37Z

Here is an article by Susun Weed on Cooked vs. Raw food. Peace, Julie http://www.susunweed.com/Article_Optimum_Nutrition.htm

Julie 2008-03-01T17:40:37Z Julie http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#0525774e-d5b3-4a5d-9690-4638e271d4d9 2008-03-01T17:37:34Z 2008-03-01T17:37:12Z

Sprouts are the seed leaves of the plants...they naturally contain anti-nutritional substances i.e. poisons so that they won't be eaten before they have a chance to grow. The anti-nutritional substances are destroyed in cooking. Traditionally, Asian food/bean sprouts are most often cooked before serving. And, if you are not deterred by the fact that you are eating something that no animal in nature will touch....then think about three other things about sprouts.....you put a great deal of alfalfa/radish/brocolli/sunflower/wheat seeds in a jar to sprout them....if you were to grow these seeds into mature plants, imagine how much food you would produce....but we as Americans don't think twice about over consumption and use these same sprouts for just one salad. And.....sprouts are grown in a glass jar in water in your kitchen, far away from Earth and her nutrients.....and......they have stopped selling sprouts at our local health food store because salmonella bacteria grows very easily on them. It is time to return to the Earth and her ancient ways of nourishment......cawwwww! Julie www.crowsdaughter.com

Julie 2008-03-01T17:37:12Z Mark http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#89fa91f1-eaf8-463a-927f-09661ada6a65 2008-03-01T16:31:07Z 2008-03-01T16:31:07Z

Well, uh, what about my eating of sprouts??

Mark 2008-03-01T16:31:07Z $item.owner.firstName http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#65439542-dd3a-4a1f-8f05-ac4ffc62e085 2008-03-01T15:29:57Z 2008-03-01T15:29:57Z

Moooooo!

$item.owner.firstName 2008-03-01T15:29:57Z $item.owner.firstName http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#c66a802c-f7e9-4ec6-986d-0b5965f858aa 2008-02-29T23:59:44Z 2008-02-29T23:59:44Z

"well, this is hype, not true actually.....the enzymes in raw food/wheat grass may be there but we don't really use them very well." could you please back this statement up with some studies? i am real curious as to how you are coming to these conclusions....

$item.owner.firstName 2008-02-29T23:59:44Z Julie http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#d02c7f8b-bcd8-402d-8e95-d34598c26dcd 2008-02-29T23:30:46Z 2008-02-29T23:29:27Z

Well.....juicing is not healthy as we are led to believe. And it is not sustainable. What you get when you juice a vegetable is the sugars. That feeling you get after drinking freshly juiced veggies is a sugar high. More sugar in a glass of carrot juice than in a coke. And juicing is not sustainable.....we grow a plant, like carrot, juice it, throw away/compost the fiber....we juice lots of carrots this way. This is a product of our over consuming American culture....growing carrots and cooking them into soup and eating every bit of them is the most healthy and sustainable....if you were to sprout grain and then grind and cook that into bread, that would be healthy. I see wheat seeds grown into grass, juiced and drunk. These seeds could grow into wheat plants that would produce many more wheat seeds. That is sustainable. Much of the problem with wheat is that it is rancid......I buy organic wheat berries, grind them myself right before I make bread, and soaking the wheat overnight is beneficial also. Here is a link to Weston A. Price Foundation website and a bit about the wheat. http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/be_kind.html And.....all the talk of enzymes and raw food and how there are these great enzymes in raw food that help us so much....well, this is hype, not true actually.....the enzymes in raw food/wheat grass may be there but we don't really use them very well.....and too many enzymes from outside sources can be detrimental. If you eat mostly raw or all raw....your brain cells don't get enough nutrients and begin to die. Do this long enough and you will become stupid. Peace, Julie

Julie 2008-02-29T23:29:27Z jody http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#8f80a19b-c6ee-4c72-9b8f-89c881361732 2008-02-29T22:23:10Z 2008-02-29T22:23:10Z

Hi, I've pretty much cut grain out of my diet and everyday and in every way like the slimmer me. I eat pretty much grasses, veges, or bovine fed on grasses and am feeling top of my game. Juicing is a wonderful way to get minerals and oligeo elements and with the obesity rampant in America, you can look to corn fed, wheat fed, and soy fed- but then again, the US is obsessed with health and always has the the latest research ( courtesy of of whatever lobby that needs to supports its advertising. That goes for herbs, and food as well, buyer beware. If you eat bread a lot, you are going to get fat-

jody 2008-02-29T22:23:10Z wil http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#ff0017e6-7e89-4ddb-9b16-109db9dbc2db 2008-02-29T19:27:08Z 2008-02-29T19:27:08Z

Julie, i'd like to know where you get that information. Wheat grass feels like it is good for me, and bread, even homemade from ground wheat, does not feel good to me anymore. I know everyone is different and things are always changing too, but how a food or medicine makes me feel is the single most important piece of evidence to me, to tell if something is beneficial of not. I don't really see making bread as any holier than juicing grass. (?)

wil 2008-02-29T19:27:08Z $item.owner.firstName http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#7c1e2590-4dfb-434a-a949-55dccd641987 2008-02-29T17:58:58Z 2008-02-29T17:58:58Z

"This is not a healthy substance. " julie i dont see how you can say this......could you explain a little more how you came to this conclusion? i am particularly confused about the part where you state wheatgrass juice is hard on digestion wheatgrass is packed full of beneficial enzymes that actually help our digestion. cytochrome oxidase, an antioxidant required for proper cell respiration, lipase a fat-splitting enzyme, protease a protein digestant, amylase which facilitates starch digestion, catalese, which catalizes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen in the blood and body tissues, peroxidase which has an action similar to catalase on a cellular level. transhydrogenase an enzyme that aids in keeping the muscle tissue of the heart toned. and superoxide dismutase (slows aging of the cells). these enzymes help to detoxify pollutants in our bodies. these crucial enzymes are what help us digest our food. wheatgrass also has the ability to stimulate the production and natural repair of human reproductive sperm cells and dna. for more info check out dr. yasuo hotta's studies. wheatgrass is packed full of vitamins and minerals...specifically high amounts of vitamin c, vitamin a, b vitamins, and vitamin e, calcium, iron, sodium, potassium, and magnesium. of all the components in wheatgrass, chlorophyll is one of the most important. it is soluble in fat particles thus the chlorophyll gets moved through your lymphatic system to help break down fats, proteins etc that can accumulate there.

$item.owner.firstName 2008-02-29T17:58:58Z Julie http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#3d95767d-26be-48aa-8737-c7b91e58ded1 2008-02-29T17:07:10Z 2008-02-29T17:07:10Z

This is not a healthy substance. Eating grass can be detrimental to our insides. Grass is very sharp and will cut our delicate organs. Juicing wheatgrass is like juicing any other vegetable, it is not sustainable and is very hard on digestion. I suggest buying organic wheat berries, grinding them yourself into flour and making bread, the ancient and holy way to use this plant. Peace, Julie

Julie 2008-02-29T17:07:10Z wil http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#b4256a54-6a1c-48c0-964d-98e176df752e 2008-02-29T10:20:15Z 2008-02-29T10:20:15Z

I just got into this in the last month and am very glad i did. My landlady gave me a hit of wheatgrass juice and i got such a high off of it i decided to get into it mycellf. I went to the health food store and bought some wheat. I went to the hardware store and got some plastic planting flats, and i used regular soil in one and compost in the other to see which did better. They've both grown ok, but of course the compost one has grown better. I've just been using a compact fluorescent for light and that seems to be working fine. I bought an old juicer on ebay, which was a mistake as it was worn out. I bought another from these guys that i'm very happy with. I got the better of the stainless steel hand powered juicer. http://www.discountjuicers.com/ People can't handle the cellulose, as i understand it. My cat seems to like just a little nibble now and then though.

wil 2008-02-29T10:20:15Z Ellie http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#45d9c808-23c2-4c34-b2b3-6a6aef1b39ec 2008-02-29T09:49:17Z 2008-02-29T09:49:17Z

Oh sorry I see the berries are for growing it, sorry stupid moment, I thought that was something different. Anybody know where to get them?

Ellie 2008-02-29T09:49:17Z Ellie http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#8509f62d-ff1e-4ef2-aea9-93d38485c60c 2008-02-29T09:46:21Z 2008-02-29T09:46:21Z

Where do you buy it? http://www.happyjuicer.com/wheatgrass/information.asp http://www.ukjuicers.com/whatiswheatgrass.htm this site seems more reliable than the other They say that we can't digest it unless juiced due to its 'high celulose and fibrous content'...but don't all fruit and veg contain high fibre which AIDS digestion?

Ellie 2008-02-29T09:46:21Z REana http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/thread/c48f768e-c1fc-4423-b765-29357002fdec#49d9307d-7254-479a-a761-b6b8b7bce440 2008-02-28T05:37:53Z 2008-02-28T05:37:53Z

So I want to know all that it can do for health, and where to get the berries?

REana 2008-02-28T05:37:53Z