Little Gems- Anemia

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Through the course of a day, seeing and speaking with many people

searching for health and well being, different questions, situations

and challenges arise needing to be solved. And sometimes these bumps

in the road offer little gems of wisdom. So that these little

nuggets of self-help insight may help a larger number of people, I am

creating a file entitled, " Little Gems " . Do you have gems that you

would like to share with the rest of us? Please post them here so we

all can learn together…

 

Ron, this is dedicated to you...

 

One of the best possible natural aids for anemia is wheatgrass

juice. Yes, it is literally the juice from wheat sprouts. Before

trying to grow this at home for yourself (which is actually very easy

once you know how to do it) I highly recommend going to Wild Oats or

some other natural market and have them make the juice fresh for you

at the deli counter. Unfortunately, this juice does not keep longer

than 10 minutes because of the process of oxidation, so it needs to

be prepared fresh everytime.

 

One ounce of this juice is the equivalent of 2 ½ pounds of garden

vegetables! Very potent, nutritious stuff. Now lets talk about why

it is good for anemia. Chlorophyll, the pigment that makes plants

green, is very similar to hemoglobin, the stuff that makes up red

blood cells. So not only will the chlorophyll help transport more

oxygen in the body (part of the responsibility of hemoglobin) which

also provides energy throughout the body, it is also thought that it

will actually help the body in rebuilding its hemoglobin supply.

 

Anemics may also need more iron. Wheatgrass, if grown on proper

soil, should help in this department but supplementation may still be

needed.

 

But my number one recommendation about wheatgrass juice is this…

Never, ever, ever drink it straight! It can taste quite horrible.

Unfortunate but true. I have seen where people were all excited

about this new discovery so they ran to get their first dose of

wheatgrass juice, and against my advice, they take a

straight " shot " . Then end result- it may have done them good, but

they will never drink it again… As die hard of a fan of wheatgrass

juice as I am, I will not and can not drink it straight… The taste

is just incredibly super sweet… I always take it in a mixed drink.

Wild Oats offers just such a combination- an apple grass cooler. The

added apple juice, ice and lime makes it much more palatable. And

while there are many dedicated wheatgrass drinkers that say it does

not do the body as much good if it is mixed with other juices, my

philosophy is that the juice will do no good what-so-ever if people

refuse to drink it… Take my advice, don't try to be a superhero.

 

Good luck Ron, and let me know how it goes…

Misty.