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Why You Should Add Wheatgrass To Your Survival Garden
Have you ever been at a smoothie bar, scratching your head and wondering what wheatgrass was? Maybe you read an article or saw something on TV promoting how great wheatgrass was for you, but you couldn’t exactly figure out why you would want to eat grass.
Just as it sounds, wheatgrass is the new sprouts of a common wheat plant. It looks a lot like everyday lawn grass, but it’s thinner, hollow, and can be juiced. For years, nutritionists have touted wheatgrass as a powerful super food packed with amino acids, fiber, beta-carotene, chlorophyll, and vitamins.
The health benefits of wheatgrass are wide ranging. One study showed that daily wheatgrass intake reduced the symptoms of ulcerative colitis. Another study showed that wheatgrass has a chelation effect, or the ability to detoxify the body. Proponents of wheatgrass also claim that it can rebuild healthy red blood cells and improve blood-glucose levels in diabetic patients.
And though related to the common wheat plant, it’s important to know that wheatgrass does not contain wheat gluten.
So why should you be growing wheatgrass? Not only is it a healthy plant that’s great for you, it’s incredibly easy to grow and requires about as much effort as growing the grass on your lawn!
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/08/01/why-you-should-add-wheatgrass-to-your-survival-garden/
