What's the deal with wheatgrass?
Posted on Mar 10th 2008 5:59PM by Martha EdwardsFiled Under: Vegetarian, Vitamins and Supplements, Diet & Weight Loss, Alternative & Green Health, Nutrition & Supplements
Drinking wheatgrass is one of those new-ish trends out there--particularly among those anxious to get healthy without too much effort. I'll admit, even I've added it a shot of it to my morning smoothie on a couple of occasions. But I'm curious: Why is wheatgrass so good for you? And does it actually live up to the hype?
Wheatgrass has a number of supposed benefits--it's said to help detox your liver and blood, as well prevent gray hair, tooth decay and even cancer--but surprise! There are few proven benefits to drinking wheatgrass daily. That's not to say it's not beneficial--it just hasn't been studied thoroughly. Wheatgrass has fairly significant amounts of vitamin A, iron and calcium, but if you eat your RDI of fruits and veggies, you're probably already getting enough of those.
Bottom line? It can't hurt, as long as you can stand the taste and the cost.
(Via Fitsugar)
Wheatgrass has a number of supposed benefits--it's said to help detox your liver and blood, as well prevent gray hair, tooth decay and even cancer--but surprise! There are few proven benefits to drinking wheatgrass daily. That's not to say it's not beneficial--it just hasn't been studied thoroughly. Wheatgrass has fairly significant amounts of vitamin A, iron and calcium, but if you eat your RDI of fruits and veggies, you're probably already getting enough of those.
Bottom line? It can't hurt, as long as you can stand the taste and the cost.
(Via Fitsugar)
