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WHEAT GRASS - growing and juicing

GROWING WHEAT GRASS :

1. Choose organic, full, fat and healthy looking berries and soak in clean water overnight.

2. Drain and let sprout .

3. Fill a small pot or aluminium disposible food tray with a minimum of an of inch soil. Water the Earth, smooth it gently and spread the seeds over the over the pot so that each seed touches the other ( for max. density). Make sure there is enough drainage to let out excess water. You donot want the seeds to rot. Punch small holes in the aluminium trays with a fork if necessary.

4. Cover the pot with a dark plastic bag for darkness

5. After 3 days remove the cover and place the pot in the light of the sun. Water @ 1 ounce of water per day..

6. Let the grass grow for about 4-7 days more , unitl 7 inches high. The whole process may take upto 2 weeks, depending on the weather. Make sure the seeds and plants are not exposed to too cold temperatures. about 70 deg F is ideal.

7. You now have your very own, organic, fresh , in-home supply of wheat grass !


JUICING OF WHEAT GRASS :

1. Hold the grass blades on the top at one end of the pot, and with the other hand, cut close to the bottom ( make sure the soil does not come in ) with a sharp scissors. Cut out as much as necessary.

2. Wash ,Place the grass blades in a blender and blend really well and strain out the juice . Press out pulp through a cheese/ muslin cloth if necessary. Alternatively, ou could use special wheat grass juicers which cost over $ 200.00

3. Fresh juice should be consumed soon as extracted, on an empty stomach . Nothing should be taken for atleast 2 hours after drinking this juice. The diet throughout the day should be simple with plenty of fruit and veggies.

4. Drink about one to two fingers of juice a day depending on what suits your body.

TOMORROW :
Spinach Juice

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WHEAT GRASS JUICE - Benefits

Wheat grass juice is the juice obtained out of tender wheat plants grown out of wheat berries.

Wheat grass juice contains an anti-cancer element called ' Laetrile". Its action in Cancer is considered to be similar to that of insulin in diabetes. . Germinated grains and sprouted legumes are said to have a hundred times more laetrile than grains as are tender leafy vegetables.

The chlorophyll present in wheat grass purifies blood and stimulates its formation as well. Chlorophyll is one of nature's greatest healers. It is "concentrated solar power". It enhances tissue cell activitiy and its regeneration. Wheat grass juice is a complete food. Technically it is possible to live on this juice all your life without eating anything else. Not that you would want to..

It is an excellent mouthwash and draws out toxins from the gum and teeth, and prevents tooth decay. It keeps hair from greying. It is high in enzymatic content , is a great skin cleanser and can be absorbed through the skin for nutrition. The list of its panaceal properties, if there is such a word, is endless. Among other things, wheat grass juice is a great fruit and veggie wash - it renders chemicals sprayed on them, useless , is an antiseptic and is wonderful for diabetics.

Wheat grass juice, however, should be started only after developing full faith in it because it inititally causes gaseous distension of the abdomen , head-ache and similar de-toxifying symptoms, which lessen in a few days depending on the toxicitiy in your body during which period, your faith in the juice could be sorely tested.


TOMORROW :

HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN WHEATGRASS - Organic and easy

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raw juice recipes for health disorders

Here are some recipes for raw juices , and their targetted disorders :

Anaemia :

Carrot juice : 5 parts
Spinach juice : 1 part

stir well and consume.

Oligouria : ( Decreased formation of urine)

Carrot juice : 4 parts
Cucumber juice : 1 part

4- 5 times a day.


Mint Juice :

Fresh Mint Juice: 1 teaspoonful
Honey : 1 teaspoonful
Lemon juice : 1 teaspoonful
Add water to taste, if desired.

Mix well. Great appetiser. Prevents indigestion and bloating due to gas. Helps treat cough, cold, bronchial asthma, dyspepsia, intestinal worms and is an antiflatulent.

Mint is rich in Vits A,B,C and E and in minerals like Calcium ( for bones), Phosphorus ( also for bones) and Iron ( healthy blood). If you have Gastro enteritis, administer this juice every 2 hours.


Mint Chutney : ( is a great dip and sandwich spread)


fresh mint leaves 2 cups
roasted peanuts 1/4 cup 9 ( Can be avoided if allergic)
sesame seeds 1 tsp
Shredded coconut 2 tsp
oil - 1 - 2 tsp
cumin 1/2 tsp
mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
garlic 1 thin clove - optional.
lemon or lime juice - to taste.
salt to taste.

Blend mint leaves, peanuts, coconut, sesame seeds , garlic and salt, with lemon juice . Add water judiciously so that the chutney doesnot become too runny and is of spreadable consistency. Make well -ground but not very smooth.

In a small pan, heat the oil, add mustard and cumin seeds and allow to sputter/ crack. Add ground chutney and take off heat. Check for salt and lemon and transfer to storage container. Store in refrigerator. Can be frozen too and thawed for re-use.

Watch out if you are adding garlic, it can be pretty pungent but the health benefits are numerous.



TOMORROW : Wheat grass juice and benefits

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Raw juices and health . some recipes.

Fruit and vegetables contain all the essential minerals and vitamins in easily digestible forms and in forms that our body can easily absorb and use. They act as medicines and help in curing many disorders in a natural way.

A diet containing 80 % alkaline and only 20 % acidic food is an ideal one. Unfortunately, most of our foods are acidic in nature. flour, cheese, dairy, meat... Acidic foods increase the pH of the body and, over time, provide an environment that promotes nutritional disorders, lowered immunity and general degradation of healthy tissue. In order to correct this imbalance , it is necessary to consume adequate quantities of ripe fruits and raw vegetables.

Cooking destroys all the nutritive properties in natural foods and turns them into dead and sometimes, poisonous substances. All the useful enzymes in the food are destroyed by heating.

A diet of raw foods gives us vital energy. The human system has been designed to digest raw food and so raw food passes throught he system quickly and efficiently, without fermentation.

Fresh fruit and vegetable juices require no work from the body but are directly absorbed and are therefore tolerated by the weakest stomach. They are also quicker to neutralise acidity in bodies. A pound of carrots for example may be difficult to eat and digest but juice of these pound of carrots would definitely be easier to consume.

If we can aid tissues in repairing themselves by correcting nutritional deficiencies, we can postpone old age. In under 15 minutes of consumption of juices on an empty stomach, raw juices begin to enter the blood stream through the digestive processes. Every gland and organ is able to derive the benefit of this nutrition, through quick absorption. Vegetable juices do not contain more than 3 % protein , but these proteins are of a high biologic value.

Watch this site for recipes and other information regarding juicing.

Tomorrow :

Recipes for juices and the disorders they cure Naturopathy style..

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