Wheat Grass Juice
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advisable to consult your naturo food therapist. In any case before starting the systematic intake of wheat grass juice toxic elements present in the body should be eliminated by fruit juice fasting i.e. taking only fruit juices and warm water for a couple of days. It would also be beneficial to empty the bowels completely with the help of an anema. Thereafter along with wheat grass juice if the patient subsists on the raw diet of seasonal sweet and sour fruits, raw or steamed vegetables and sprouted grains, cereals and pulses, the results are faster and better.
11. The wheat grass juice should be “eaten and not drunk” i.e. not gulped down the throat in a hurry but should be sipped very slowly, this way digestive saliva in the mouth mixes with it properly and helps it get digested and absorbed properly in the system. Those who find the taste of the juice unpalatable may add some grape or citrus fruit juice in order to avoid nausea or vomiting sensation. However, salt, pepper or other spices should never be added to it just to make it tasty.
12. In the beginning of the wheat grass therapy restrict the intake of wheat grass juice and increase the doses gradually. If the dose of wheat grass juice is kept high from the beginning, then it is likely in some cases that the patient may complain of nausea, vomiting sensation, cold, diarrhoea or fever or similar other symptoms. But do not get panicky. You may try diluting the juice before taking it. In case you experience weakness, the most effective way to get over it is to drink protein/calcium rich sesame seed milk. And if the symptoms persist beyond 2 or 3 days, stop taking the wheat grass juice for a couple of days and resume it after the symptoms have subsided or you may like to seek expert advice.
13. It is advisable for maximum gain to take the wheat grass juice early in the morning on an empty stomach and do not eat or drink anything for about half an hour so that the juice gets absorb in the intestines.
14. Even after the disease is cured, it is advisable to take small doses (50ml) of wheat grass juice daily in order to maintain good health. Any normal healthy person can also take this quantity of the juice to increase immunity.
15. HOW TO GROW WHEAT GRASS FOR JUICE
(i) Wheat grass can be grown in any sheltered place where the direct rays of the sun do not reach from about 11 AM to 3 PM and where the temperature is mild. The direct rays of the sun have a tendency to sap the strength from the wheat grass.
(ii) A good variety of wheat should be soaked in luke warm water for 8-10 hours. The water should then be drained and those grains allowed to “slightly” sprout in a sprouting kit or a colander covered with wet towel or hung in a wet towel itself for about 12-16 hours.
(iii) Six or Seven shallow earthen pots or cheaply made wooden trays can be used to grow the wheat grass in succession each day as it takes 6 to 7 days for wheat grass to attain the desired height. These should be filled with organic compost manure/soil. Alternatively, suitably located flower bed borders can be used.
(iv) Spread the “slightly” sprouted wheat grains (touching each other) on the compost manure and cover these with a thin ¼” layer of well-moistured top soil or manure.
