Herbs for health

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Do You Need Barley grass in your Diet?

Do You

Wheat and Wild Gladiolas in WindImage by heatkernel via Flickr


Need Barley grass in your Diet?



Barley Grass is one
of the best superfoods you can get.


Super
foods or "green foods" refer to a group of nutrient dense foods that
include young cereal grasses, wheat grasses, and barley
grasses, also my favorite, Blue Green Algae. Nothing compares
to the dense nutrient content of super foods.


Barley
is one of the first grains cultivated by humans. Its use dates back to
7000 BC. Harvest reports on barley go back to 2440 BC, and the Chinese
were cropping barley around 2000 BC. Since scriptural times,
Asian and Middle Eastern cultures reportedly included wheat
and barley grass plants in their diets.

Studies have
shown that barley grass juice and barley grass powders have beneficial
effects on:

cholesterol

blood
pressure

immune response

cancer
prevention

bacteria

bad breath

arthritis


Be
sure the product you get is from young plants, look for some guarantee
on the label, because as the plants age they turn into grain that is
made into flour, which is a very unhealthy pro-inflammatory food .


Barley
grass juice and barley grass powders typical profiles contain:

Vitamins
B1, B2, B6, B12

pantothenic acid

frolic
acid

potassium

calcium

iron

phosphorus

magnesium

chlorophyll

amino
acids

protein

fiber

For
super health and vitality, your diet needs barley grass! It is one of
the cheapest products out there, it can be found everywhere, local
grocery stores, and health food outlets everywhere. One of the first
benefits of barley grass I noticed was that I no longer was
taking afternoon naps, my stamina and endurance increased.

You
owe to yourself to try it!

To your better
health!! The Ponch
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