WHEATGRASS

I hear lots of good things about it too. Sorry I don't know of anything informative to say, just that I've read great stuff.

I will say, and I don't mean to discourage you at all, that I gave a very little bit of wheatgrass to my son in his juice one day (a green juice we make from the juicer; the wheatgrass was in powdered form) and he had a "clean-you-out" diarrhea within 30 minutes or so. Maybe that's not a bad thing, I don't know. And, keep in mind, he's only four so a little probably goes a long way for a four year old, and he tends to have some stomach issues anyway that have come along since the lyme.

But again, the benefits I read about it sound fantastic. Maybe someone else has more info or experience.

I didn't do shots. My health food store sells growing wheat grass and I did a couple smoothies with them. I never noticed a huge difference but it can't be bad for ya.

I used to do a shot of it every day, but didn't really notice any difference.  I don't think I took it long enough; only for a month or so.

It became too much of a hassle trying to get the wheatgrass from my local health store.  They didn't make a profit on it, and they told me people would order grass and then not pick it up (so the store was stuck with it).  I would still be taking it if I could get the wheatgrass somewhere!  I tried growing my own too, but it didn't work out well....

Sinthia

 

Yes, I juice wheatgrass everyday and have for about 4 years. It is a HUGE detoxer and very alkaline - a very good thing for the body. It packs a powerful amount of nutrition in a small amount. If one is "new" to wheat grass - and you're juicing it from fresh wheatgrass and not mixing it with anything else - go SLOW and in small amounts -some recommend starting out (for an adult) no more than a shot glass - or the detox from it can be challenging.

I buy a flat of it 3 times a week from my local coop. It adds up but I feel for me it is a HUGE part of keeping me in as good a shape as possible - I have other health issues in addition to lyme. My LLND is VERY supportive of my juicing wheatgrass and sees it as a part of my treatment.

A GREAT book and DVD/documentary that explains about wheatgrass and one woman's AMAZING health challenges/journey is called Crazy Sexy Cancer by Kris Carr. I highly recommend it to everyone. It had a big impact on my approach to my health on a daily basis.

I have not had good success in growing my own - I can't get it as dense/thick as I can buy it.

If anyone has questions, or would like to "talk wheatgrass" -feel free to email me.

My natural dr told me it is easy to grow and just to cut it and put it into my shake. It is as easy as that.