Wheatgrass variants

Hi all,

I've recently started taking wheatgrass on daily basis since May this year..
Beginning with only fresh wheatgrass until it got too holiday season in July/August.
Just before I went I purchased a few bottles of Dr Wheatgrass Supershots from a UK based website.
I used that during the holiday period (3 weeks) and have really come to enjoy its convenience of taking it while being at home and first thing in the morning.
When I got back to the UK I was considering going back to fresh wheatgrass and now I’m torn between the two in regards to benefits...

In regards to cost this is not a real problem as my friend has a juice shop and gives me a heavy discount when purchasing from him and in regard to convenience the shop is around a 10 minute walk which can be annoying at times in the rain but not a big deal.

So ultimately my question is this...
Is there any difference between the two? Should I take one and not the other?
I heard the wheatgrass shots are the same thing but missing chlorophyll but this has no affect on the body... is this true? Or just a way to sell Supershots? Which should I be taking if given the luxury of both choices?

Many thanks folks,
Raf

Anyone...?

Sorry for the late reply Raf,

I am not sure about any difference between fresh wheat grass juice and super shots,but my daughter is taking super shots and she is doing well with it,i think it's the matter of convienience,Super shots from drwheatgrass are the best.

Zaini.

Hey,

In the past even I've taken fresh wheat grass juice. The yucky taste drink didn't benefit me a bit. I stopped in after a month.



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@Zaini

Are super shots some wheat grass tablets? In what way do they help?


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Sahil,

Wheat grass super shots are kind of syrup or juice you may call it,basically it's wheat grass in liquid form.When my daughter started taking wheat grass super shots,i was in hope that it might help increase her hb levels,as she is basically an intermedia,transfusion dependent though.it didn't help with the hb,but the changes in her energy levels were very significant.She is already an active child,but after starting wheat grass ,she keeps jumping all the time  .

You can check wheat grass super shots at www.drwheatgrass.com .

Zaini.

I think fresh wheatgrass is very good but it isn't very easy to take over long periods of time due to the taste. The wheatgrass extracts and tablets are both good substitutes and easy to take, but since we know so little about how it works, it may be that fresh has some qualities the other forms don't. However, Dr Reynolds has observed the same effects from his extract as found in the fresh wheatgrass. As Zaini mentioned, even without any change in Hb, you will often see a change in energy levels over long use of the extract. I think benefit can be found in all forms of quality wheatgrass products, so don't get bogged down in which is best, but rather just make sure you are using some form regularly.

Hi

In terms of rating as I have used all three, fresh on is the best, u can see good results, in India people have benefited from it(as fas as taste is concerned it smells like grass and tastes like grass - kids get used to it after a while). Supershots is an immunity builder. Tablets and powder are basically useless.

So I think we should try and do supershots as well as fresh. Fresh takes a week to grow so doing it like twice or thrice a week should also be beneficial.

Thanks to everyone for their replies..!
I've recently been taking the Supershots and I think I will stick with that for a while.
What I might do is alternate from week to week as such, few days of this few days of that...
Supershots seem to be so convenient that I was worried the effects are just not going to be the same...
Synthetic, long shelf life, tiny amount needed, etc. etc.
Since I had the luxury of both, I was torn between them...

many thanks,
Raf

Poo gill - you say Supershots is an immunity builder, have you observed better HB like with fresh wheatgrass? (if fresh has shown you higher HB's)...?

hi i am mother of little iwant to know more about wheatgrass how can i get i mean frm where i hv to buy iam in saudi arabia

Hi mother of little and welcome

You can check this link where you can order the super shots

http://www.drwheatgrass.com/CatalogueRetrieve.aspx?CatalogueID=4910&ProductID=12659


manal

Hi All

Just an update on wheat grass. I have been using fresh weat grass -100 grms and adding 400 ml of water make a juice out of it. So the end result is 500- 600 ml of diluted wheat grass juice(given 3 times a day).  HB   increase I have not studied so far cos it is only been a month and Prat has been down with an infection. However I feel that it has helped his immunity .. severity of the infection has been much lesser.

Give it a shot and see. For thal major's there has been studies which has shown increase in the gap of transfusions.

My concern is that 100 grms of wheat grass will have how much iron. Is there a way to check?

All the best.

Puja

Hi

Please check this article

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatgrass

This article states that:

Proponents of wheatgrass claim regular ingestion of the plant can

improve the digestive system
prevent diabetes and heart disease
cure constipation
detoxify heavy metals from the bloodstream help make menopause more manageable
promote general well-being.

It says detoxify heavy metals from teh blood stream. Doest that mean iron as well.



Table 1. Nutrient comparison of 1 oz (28.35 g) of wheatgrass juice, broccoli and spinach.
Nutrient Wheatgrass Juice Broccoli Spinach
Protein 860 mg 800 mg 810 mg
Beta carotene 120 IU 177 IU 2658 IU
Vitamin E 880 mcg 220 mcg 580 mcg
Vitamin C 1 mg 25.3 mg 8 mg
Vitamin B12 0.30 mcg 0 mcg 0 mcg
Phosphorus 21 mg 19 mg 14 mg
Magnesium 8 mg 6 mg 22 mg
Calcium 7.2 mg 13 mg 28 mg
Iron 0.66 mg 0.21 mg 0.77 mg
Potassium 42 mg 90 mg 158 mg
Data on broccoli and spinach from USDA database.[3] Data on Wheatgrass juice from indoor grown wheatgrass.[2]

Dear Andy,

How you will get your wheatgrass tablet?Do you mix any liquid with it?I want to give wheatgrass tablet 500 mg to my 18 months 21 days old baby.How it will be easy to give or may I mix juices with the tab?You advised for taking powder 500 mg but for quantity accuracy I think tablet is perfect..

Thanks

As long as she will take the tab form, it doesn't matter. If you're going to crush tabs, it's better to get the powder instead. If she can swallow tabs, that is fine.