Arnold
Lara MWheat Grass - The Miracle Cure?
July 31st 2006 08:10
There is a lot hype around wheatgrass at the moment, harpooned forward by the juice bar boom. Some people swear by its healing properties, while others remain sceptical. What are the facts?
http://www.swheat.com.au/
I recently tried a product called ‘Swheat’. The packaging was pretty cool, a split plastic shot glass, half filled with oj and half with wheatgrass juice, sealed at the top. You peel it off, and shot it all at once. It tastes like crap, but just wait until you feel the power of it’s magical healing properties. Like snake oil for yuppies!
This is what the Swheat website has to say about the immense health claims associated with wheatgrass.
“Wheatgrass juice is by scientists known as a ‘Super Food’”
• Detox of the liver and digestive system.
• Oxygenates the blood.
• Balance acid/alkaline levels.
• Improved mind function.
• Healthy/Natural energy booster.
• Improve stamina
• More radiant healthier looking skin.
• Fights free radicals.
• Lipase enzyme helps break down fat cells.
• Helps overcome cold and flu’s
• Appetite suppressant.
(There are no scientific references provided on the site.)
Many wheat grass producers espouse similar claims, some backed up with references. Nevertheless they obviously have a significant vested interest in the positive information. How true is it?
Fortunately the Australian Consumer Association has already done a lot of the hard work, scouring medical journals to find evidence to wither support or discredit these claims.
A full analysis can be found at:
/viewArticle.aspx?id=105224&catId=100395&tid=100008&p=1&title=Wheatgrass juice
This is the general conclusion that the authority has come to:
Essentially there is nothing wrong with drinking a shot of wheatgrass in the morning. It is more nutritionally beneficial than drinking a coke or coffee, though the extravagant claims associated with it are sometimes untrue, and sometimes merely exaggerated. Wheatgrass does contain some beneficial vitamins and minerals, though they are in small amounts and must be consumed in conjunction with a healthy diet of fresh fruit and vegetables for any effects to be actioned.
Bizzare Fact:
According to Wikipedia, the use of wheatgrass in modern Europe began when Edmund Bordeaux Szekely translated an ancient Essenes manuscript in the early twentieth century. Part of it stated that wheatgrass was a good food for human consumption.
http://www.swheat.com.au/
I recently tried a product called ‘Swheat’. The packaging was pretty cool, a split plastic shot glass, half filled with oj and half with wheatgrass juice, sealed at the top. You peel it off, and shot it all at once. It tastes like crap, but just wait until you feel the power of it’s magical healing properties. Like snake oil for yuppies!
http://www.choice.com.au
This is what the Swheat website has to say about the immense health claims associated with wheatgrass.
“Wheatgrass juice is by scientists known as a ‘Super Food’”
• Detox of the liver and digestive system.
• Oxygenates the blood.
• Balance acid/alkaline levels.
• Improved mind function.
• Healthy/Natural energy booster.
• Improve stamina
• More radiant healthier looking skin.
• Fights free radicals.
• Lipase enzyme helps break down fat cells.
• Helps overcome cold and flu’s
• Appetite suppressant.
(There are no scientific references provided on the site.)
Many wheat grass producers espouse similar claims, some backed up with references. Nevertheless they obviously have a significant vested interest in the positive information. How true is it?
Fortunately the Australian Consumer Association has already done a lot of the hard work, scouring medical journals to find evidence to wither support or discredit these claims.
A full analysis can be found at:
/viewArticle.aspx?id=105224&catId=100395&tid=100008&p=1&title=Wheatgrass juice
http://en.wikipedia.org
This is the general conclusion that the authority has come to:
Essentially there is nothing wrong with drinking a shot of wheatgrass in the morning. It is more nutritionally beneficial than drinking a coke or coffee, though the extravagant claims associated with it are sometimes untrue, and sometimes merely exaggerated. Wheatgrass does contain some beneficial vitamins and minerals, though they are in small amounts and must be consumed in conjunction with a healthy diet of fresh fruit and vegetables for any effects to be actioned.
Bizzare Fact:
According to Wikipedia, the use of wheatgrass in modern Europe began when Edmund Bordeaux Szekely translated an ancient Essenes manuscript in the early twentieth century. Part of it stated that wheatgrass was a good food for human consumption.
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