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The Wonders of Wheatgrass

The Wonders of Wheatgrass. By Nikki Haas. Grass… that you eat???. Young grass of the common wheat plant Harvested for humans Nutritional value Curative properties Colon therapy. Whose idea was this?. Ann Wigmore (1909-1994) Born in Lithuania using herbal and home remedies

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The Wonders of Wheatgrass

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  1. The Wonders of Wheatgrass By Nikki Haas

  2. Grass… that you eat??? • Young grass of the common wheat plant • Harvested for humans • Nutritional value • Curative properties • Colon therapy

  3. Whose idea was this? Ann Wigmore (1909-1994) • Born in Lithuania using herbal and home remedies • Supported raw food diet • Founded the Hippocrates Health Institute • Made numerous claims about wheatgrass

  4. Nutritional & Curative Claims • http://www.hippocratesinst.org/Wheatgrass/Benefits-of-Wheatgrass.aspx

  5. Too good to be true? • What do we really digest and absorb • Wheatgrass alone or other factors? • The power of suggestion • http://www.jambajuice.com/#/smoothies/

  6. References • Ben-Arye E, Goldin E, Wengrower D, Stamper A, Kohn R, & Berry E. (2002). Wheat grass juice in the treatment of active distal ulcerative colitis: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 37, 444-449. • Jarvis, W. Wheatgrass therapy. Available at: www.ncahf.org/articles/s-z/wheatgrass.html. Accessed February 22, 2009. • Shermer, M. (2008, July). How Anecdotal Evidence Can Undermine Scientific Results. Why subjective anecdotes often trump objective data. Scientific American, 299, 42. • Young, M., Cook, J., & Webster, K. (2006). The effect of topical wheatgrass cream on chronic plantar fasciitis; A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trail. Complement Ther Med, 14, 3-9. • Wigmore, A. (1985). The wheatgrass book. Wayne, NJ: Avery Publishing Group.

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