Guest guest Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 JoAnn Guest Feb 06, 2005 20:20 PST by KK Fowlkes http://www.wheatgrasskits.com/issue1.htm Before we establish the wheatgrass habit, it might be good to know a short history of this ubiquitous substance called grass. Why on earth did people start drinking grass juice? You'd think that people would realize that grass is for cows! Wheatgrass juice and barleygrass juice—just a fad? Wheatgrass juice is very sweet, while barleygrass juice is very bitter. In fact neither grass made into juice tastes really delicious—but in fact they of all the health foods out there, really deliver health—and fulfill all the claims made about them! During the early 1900's a man named Edmund Bordeaux Szekely discovered an ancient biblical manuscript which he subsequently translated. It was a remarkable discovery and Szekely was so enthralled with the translation that he formed a society he called the Biogenic Society to promulgate the teaching of this new (old) way of eating. He began publishing the manuscripts in the form of little books, which he sold very inexpensively because he felt that the world needed the message. He called the books The Essene Gospel of Peace. The Essenes were a very righteous people who lived near the Dead Sea during the time of Jesus Christ. Christ actually taught them the laws of health during that time. The main teaching of Essene Book I is: Don't kill your food by cooking it. The main teaching of Essene Book IV is : all grasses are good for man and wheatgrass is the perfect food for man. These little books can be purchased at any health food store. In the 1940's a man by the name of Charles Kettering (former Chairman of the Board of General Motors) donated money for the study of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll was studied intensively by medical doctors using FDA required standards i.e. double blind studies, etc. (There are currently over 40 articles written up in medical journals about the healing effects of chlorophyll.) These medical doctors found that chlorophyll was a great healer and used it as such for quite some time. The next question is…why aren't they still using it? Answer: I am sure if drug companies knew that if the average individual knew that the chlorophyll from their backyard grass would heal them, then they probably wouldn't be using high powered—high priced drugs! …and then, who could make money? Sometime during the 1940's a lady by the name of Ann Wigmore healed herself of cancer from the weeds she found in vacant lots in Boston. (See Why Suffer by Ann Wigmore.) She began a study of natural healing modalities—and with the help of a friend, Dr. Earp Thomas, she found that there are 4700 varieties of grass in the world and all are good for man. With the help of her pets, she arrived at the conclusion that wheatgrass was the best-—or the medicinal grass. She started an institute in Boston (Ann Wigmore Institute) and since then has taught people from all over the world about the grasses and the living food healing program—and helped them get well from some very serious diseases. She has written over 35 books telling about wheatgrass and living foods. Here we are in the year 2000 and many people are finding out for themselves the great benefits of wheatgrass (liquid chlorophyll). Since Ann Wigmore's time, there has also been research done on the healing properties of barley grass- by a Japanese man named Yoshihide Hagiwara. Yoshihide Hagiwara was the owner of a large pharmaceutical company in Japan. He had personally developed numerous medications. He became extremely ill from working with drugs. He came to the conclusion that if synthetic drugs make a person sick, then how could they make one well? He began to study Chinese medicine and found that the father of Chinese medicine said, " It is the diet which maintains true health and becomes the best drug. " Hippocrates, considered the father of western medicine, said basically the same thing. Ann Wigmore originally named her institute after Hippocrates—based on his teaching that the body can act as its own physician when provided with the proper tools (living organic nourishment), used in the way nature intended—unprocessed, uncooked. The truth seems to be that God originally designed the foods of the earth in such a way that they would not only nourish his earthly children, but would keep them at a peak of health. Our mistake seems to be that we alter this grand design by cooking, therefore destroying the food before we eat it. - Post subject: 'Wheatgrass at Work' - Dr Chris Reynolds -- March 31, 2004 This Month: Chlorophyll - Healer or Humbug? Chlorophyll - green food for thought Hello to everyone from a delightful early autumn in Melbourne. Sunny, crisp, cool days and browning of leaves as chlorophyll gently departs to take a rest until next spring. What about that green stuff we hear so much about? Well it's a photosynthetic pigment that absorbs red and blue-violet light thereby reflecting green light so plants, including wheatgrass and other cereals can display their characteristic green colour. The fresh juice squeezed from wheatgrass has been called by some, " liquid sunlight " . Since around 1940, this sunlight has been attributed with a plethora of healing powers and properties, many of which I can vouch for and have personally observed using my wheatgrass extract. Take any book about wheatgrass or the cereal grasses (there are many), and chlorophyll invariably takes pride of place at the head of the healing team. One such book claims therapeutic effectiveness for sinusitis, osteomyelitis, pyorrhea, peritonitis, gastric ulcers, anemia, arteriosclerosis and depression. And then there is the oft quoted American Journal of Surgery (1940) article that recorded 1,200 cases ranging from deep internal infections such as brain abscess, peritonitis and skin disorders had been treated with chlorophyll and were 'discharged as cured'. Ann Wigmore (1909-94), the lay healer who led the wheatgrass juicing craze back in the 40's, even resorted to using wheatgrass enemas as a means of cleansing the body and her followers pursue the same " treatment " to this day. She also claimed cures for almost everything including cancer. In 1988, the Massachusetts Attorney General sued her for claiming that her " energy enzyme soup " could cure AIDS. She had earlier received a rap over the knuckles for claiming that fresh wheatgrass juice could reduce or eliminate the need for insulin in diabetics, and could obviate the need for routine immunization in children. However, this article http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/may99/927236924.Bc.r.html shows that Ann Wigmore's " soup " may well have been a valid therapy or palliative for some types of cancer. To quote: " the presence of chlorophyll in the human diet has been shown to have beneficial effects, specifically because it is not absorbed. Experiments using Chlorophyllin (CHL), a solubilized form of chlorophyll, have demonstrated that chlorophyll can help to prevent liver and colon cancers by binding carcinogens commonly associated with these cancers and preventing their absorption by the intestines. So, eating foods containing a lot chlorophyll should be part of a healthy diet, but not because the chlorophyll somehow alleviates anemia. In that chlorophyll, although not absorbed through the gut wall, can prevent some carcinogens entering the systemic circulation. " There has been substantial scientific research into wheatgrass and other cereal grasses since the 1930s. Most if not all them have been comprehensively analysed, and of all the numerous components detected, chlorophyll led the therapeutic field. The magic molecule was an overnight success, appearing in everything from toothpaste to toilet paper. It became widely known as a miracle healing agent, a phenomenon that seemed to the layman like green magic and from one molecule, a huge industry developed. Yet, as shown in the above article, and another by messrs W.R. Bidlack and M.S. Meskin in " Nutritional quackery: selling health misinformation, " Calif Pharmacist 1989;36:(:34+ , chlorophyll is not absorbed! That is, not through the gut wall and, it follows, much less likely through the skin. It therefore can not be chlorophyll that brings about the healing processes I describe on my website. Besides, the wheatgrass extract I use contains barely detectable levels of chlorophyll, and that which remains would have very little if any therapeutic value. So I firmly believe that chlorophyll has very little to do with healing. After all, how could my extract be as effective as the dark green, chlorophyll-rich juice from wheatgrass sprouts? Well, based on numerous clinical observations, I can assure you it is every bit as effective. Why? Well, I believe it is because of the grass juice factor. This appears to be a very resilient molecule or group of molecules that is known to exist in many green plants including wheatgrass. It is a powerful, effective healing agent that somehow stimulates the immune system both topically and systemically. In other words, whereas chlorophyll degenerates after juicing and is not absorbed, the grass juice factor is both absorbed and retains its stability for years. In other words, although it seems obvious to the chlorophyll healing proponents, I believe they have got it wrong for the following reason. Grass juice factor without chlorophyll will work well as a healing agent. However, because the two substances are inseparable except by degradation of chlorophyll, it is not possible to have chlorophyll without the grass juice factor also being present. i.e. the factor is always there. Therefore it is the grass juice factor that does the healing. I don't expect to receive a lot of support from the other side of the green fence for this concept. But does it matter? Not really. Wheatgrass works whatever anyone says about it! All the best until next time. Dr. Chris Reynolds. Melbourne, Australia. http://www.wheatgrassprofessional.info _________________ JoAnn Guest mrsjo- DietaryTi- www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/Genes AIM Barleygreen " Wisdom of the Past, Food of the Future " http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/Diets.html Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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